...Pedro Jácome de Moura Jr; Cecília Lauritzen Jácome Campos Purpose This paper aims to build around an abductive argument: the epistemological value of the Arts-derived knowledge is equivalent and may be supplementary to that of science, contributing to the literature on the epistemological mistrust...

... source of discussion and debate. Assuming that a robust future and wider scope of influence for SOC is, indeed, desirable, this paper attempts to chart a way forward for the field in which the role of “the arts” would move from the periphery of the field to take up a more fitting place alongside “science...

... argues that these new media artworks employ a cybernetic narrative via modes of “circularity,” “feedback,” and “perception.” Design/methodology/approach – This paper offers a theoretical approach to new media art and cybernetics in order to analyze three select works. Since the works mentioned have...

... on a certain amount of organization in content, semantic and otherwise. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Examples from a personal art projects set the stage for the major questions of the paper regarding the ordering of content. Findings – One can create...

...Prof Ranulph Glanville, Prof David Griffiths; Mário Vieira de Carvalho Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss Stockhausen's comment that the destruction of the twin towers in New York in September 11, 2001 was “the greatest work of art that ever existed” – a comment that raises crucial...

.../approach – The approach taken is that of a synthesis. Findings – Bateson attributed the ecological peril to bad thinking and suggested that the author needs better thinking, including what the author can learn from the syncretic practice of art. To operate in the realm of play – music, poetry, myth...

... of mankind. The aim of this research is to show a continuity of the development of ornamental structures based on modular elements used as ornamental archetypes. Design/methodology/approach Research of the material from archaeological findings, history of art, painting, architecture, and applied arts...

... as a vehicle for inviting conversation at the “Cybernetics: Art, Design and Mathematics 2010” Conference. Design/methodology/approach The majority of research in color focuses on the perceptual, experiential, phenomenon. Conceptual color is a perceptual and non‐experiential. It is color observed...

...Monika Silvia Broecker; Georg Ivanovas; Stephen Nachmanovitch Purpose To elucidate the relationship between science and the arts in Gregory Bateson's thinking, from the viewpoint of an artist‐musician and student of Bateson. Design/methodology/approach Synthesis. Findings One theme...

... matters. Design/methodology/approach The approach is to review developments on the internet, especially those of general cybernetic interest. Recent discoveries of cave art in Britain are described. Findings The UK Cybernetics Society website is a valuable source of current news. The death...

...Alan Dorin Examines the way in which works of generative computer‐based art, specifically those which reference Artificial Life, may gain aesthetic appeal through instilling a sense of “wonder” in a viewer. This idea is examined from its roots in our fascination with natural phenomena...

...Dale Thomas Describes a system designed for public use as an “edutainment” system. It allows a user to direct the evolution of three‐dimensional shapes as a form of interactive art. The objects under evolution are defined by artificial DNA, which ultimately defines their final form...

... the conceptive author and the maker of a personal replica of things in nature. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Cognition Creativity Cybernetics Art Creativity implies, mainly, the capacity of finding new modalities of approaching phenomena, of devising various ways of differentiating in order...