proceduralart
nounUK /prəˈsiː.dʒər.əl ɑːt/
US /prəˈsiː.dʒər.əl ɑːrt/
Art made by following a set of rules or steps, often with a computer.
The class made procedural art by following simple drawing rules on the computer.
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2. Art created by repeating a process many times until a pattern appears.
The swirling pattern in the poster is procedural art made by repeating one small step.
3. A style of art where the artist writes instructions instead of drawing directly.
She practices procedural art by writing instructions that the computer turns into pictures.
4. Visual work produced by a computer program following fixed rules.
The museum showed procedural art made entirely by short computer programs.