Color Plate Section

Color Plate A

No. 1.

Mauro Annunziato and Piero Pierucci, Solo, picture generated by Relazioni Emergenti. (© Mauro Annunziato and Piero Pierucci) Depending on the genetic code of the ancestors, and on the mutation introduced at each iteration, the final graphical result of the evolution could be very different.

No. 2.

Ronald Warunek, JT-1, mixed media on paper, 4.5 x 6 in, 2000. (© Ronald Warunek) This work is capable of change and transformation. (See Artists' Statements section.)

No. 3.

Tatsuo Unemi, SBART screenshot, 2001. (© Tatsuo Unemi) An example of a field.

Color Plate B

No. 1.

Duncan Rowland and Frank Biocca, The Genetic Sculpture Park. (© M.I.N.D. Lab) The upper collection of bottles shows the initial randomly generated population from the first generation. The lower collection shows the population after five generations selectively evolved according to the simple aesthetic criteria. Both collections are ordered left to right and top to bottom by rated fitness.

No. 2.

Phillip George, Mnemonicon 4, mixed media on canvas, 1230 x 2800 mm, 1995. (Also exists as an 800 x 1000 mm Iris print.) (© Phillip George) One of the images incorporated into the Mnemonic Notations CD-ROM, Mnemonicon 4 is a representative of 16 works produced at the same time.