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AARON: Machine Painter

AARON: Machine Painter. What is AARON?. An AI program written by Harold Cohen that generates original art Has evolved through 4 Major phases beginning in 1973. AARON Mural (1979). Mural for Capitol Children's Museum (1980). Liberty and Friends (1985). Meeting On Gauguin’s Beach (1988).

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AARON: Machine Painter

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  1. AARON: Machine Painter

  2. What is AARON? • An AI program written by Harold Cohen that generates original art • Has evolved through 4 Major phases beginning in 1973

  3. AARON Mural (1979)

  4. Mural for Capitol Children's Museum (1980)

  5. Liberty and Friends (1985)

  6. Meeting On Gauguin’s Beach (1988)

  7. Two Friends with Potted Plant (1991)

  8. Aaron, with Decorative Panel (1992)

  9. Theo (1992)

  10. Standing Figure with Decorated Background (1993)

  11. Two Women with Decorated Background (1994)

  12. How AARON Uses Objects • Knowledge of external-world objects • Knowledge about representation-building processes

  13. CLOS (Common Lisp Object System) • Object Oriented Programming Standard for Common Lisp • defclass macro

  14. AARON’s Composition • Places objects from foreground to background • Does not go back • Uses depth-first search to decide whether to place more objects

  15. So is AARON A Success?

  16. Sources • How to Draw Three People in a Botanical Garden, Harold Cohen • Coloring Without Seeing: a Problem in Machine Learning, Harold Cohen • The Further Exploits of AARON, Painter, Harold Cohen • Who or What Is AARON?, http://www.usask.ca/art/digita_culture/wiebe/aaron.html

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