Prompts for "Aesthetics and Programming"
Due on Monday, February 10 by 11:59pm
Please email responses as a PDF to dbarowy@cs.williams.edu
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- What do you think a programming language is for?
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Sol LeWitt was an American artist and one of the founders of the “conceptual art” movement. He said:
In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.
Follow the instructions provided by LeWitt (i.e., draw this):
A square divided horizontally and vertically into four equal parts, each with a different color and line direction. Red, yellow, blue, black pencil
- Could the instructions above be considered a program?
- What is your GitHub username? If you do not have a GitHub account, please create one.