AARON
AARON
AARON is the collective name for a series of computer programs written by artist Harold Cohen) that create original artistic images autonomously, which set it apart from previous programs.
AARON
Proceeding from Cohen's initial question "What are the minimum conditions under which a set of marks functions as an image?", AARON was in development between 1972 and the 2010s. As the software is not open source, its development effectively ended with Cohen's death in 2016. The name "AARON" does not seem to be an acronym; rather, it was a name chosen to start with the letter "A" so that the names of successive programs could follow it alphabetically. However, Cohen did not create any other major programs.
AARON
Initial versions of AARON created abstract drawings that grew more complex through the 1970s. More representational) imagery was added in the 1980s; first rocks, then plants, then people. In the 1990s more representational) figures set in interior scenes were added, along with color. AARON returned to more abstract imagery, this time in color, in the early 2000s.
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