Benjamin Starr in Visual News:
Although much of their artwork looks random, that’s far from reality. A growing number of “data artists” are creating conceptual work using information collected by personal data trackers, mobile apps, scientific experiments and even hand written notes.
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Translating that data using creative metrics and physical mediums, their works reveal patterns hidden in nature and ourselves, often revealing it through the lens of colorful sculptures or images.
Some artists, like Laurie Frick, envision a world transformed and beautified by our wealth of data. Others see it as an interpretive tool used to see things previously hidden to our senses...[more]
