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Software Art

What is Software Art?

Software Art provides an interesting framework »describing not merely software used to produce art, but rather software itself as the artwork« (Cox, 2007, p. 147).

Software Art marked a shift from *pure syntax* to *something semantic, something that is aesthetically, culturally and politically charged*.(Cramer, 2003)

Why is it different from Generative Art?

The interaction with the software itself and why it is important

process based approaches

Software Studies

Argument: Software Arts can be seen as a reaction to the limited interaction with the tools in Generative Arts

History of Software Art & Generative Art
Software Art and its process based approach
Software as the main subject of research