© Yu Zhang, Mathias Funk 2021
Y. Zhang, M. FunkCoding ArtDesign Thinkinghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6264-1_1

1. Introduction

Yu Zhang1   and Mathias Funk1
(1)
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
 

The art world is interwoven with technology and actually quite innovative and playful. From cave paintings to the use of perspective, novel colors, and lighting, to printing techniques and direct inclusion of machines and code, there are examples of how art broke ground and changed its shape forever. Already before the beginning of the twenty-first century, artists used code and programmed machines to generate art or even be part of it.

There are so many examples of technology in art. It is also interesting to see the path of how it has grown in the past 70 years. ...

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