In our chat, "Pioneering Digital Expression in the '90s," from April 10, 2024, a panel of legends joins Le Random's ⁠Peter Bauman⁠, ⁠Conrad House and thefunnyguys⁠. They share their diverse perspectives on the 1990s as pioneers of an often overlooked decade. It's only overlooked because of its recency, as the impact the decade had can still be seen all around today, including AI and Internet-related art. The parallels between artists getting started on the Internet in the '90s and artists...

The Le Random team met up to celebrate a year since our public launch. thefunnyguys, Zack Taylor, Peter Bauman and Conrad House discuss: -One year of LR: Our favorite collected pieces 36 Points by Sage Jensen & seeds of seeds by Entangled Others Polygona Nervosa by Golan Levin RGB Elementary Cellular Automaton #1 by ciphrd Mondrian by Herbert W. Franke -One year of LR: Our favorite editorial pieces Demystifying Generative Aesthetics by Peter Demystifying Generative...

In our chat, "Pioneers of '80s Art & Innovation," from February 7, 2024, a panel of icons joins Peter Bauman and Conrad House. They share their diverse perspectives on the 1980s in digital and generative art, reflecting the decade's richness and complexity. Speakers include: Mark Wilson, Copper Giloth, Dan Sandin, David Em, William Latham, Stephen Todd, Darcy Gerbarg + Geoff Davis Chapters 📖 [00:00:00]: Introduction [00:01:55]: The Decade of the 80s [00:02:30]: Darcy...

On February 1, 2024, Le Random collaborated with Joyn to host and present a community celebration of Genuary. Genuary is a generative art month, during which artists create daily pieces according to 31 carefully selected prompts. We invited some very special artists as guests, including the organizer of the event itself, Piter Pasma. We asked the artists about their experience participating in Genuary 2024 and more. The talk is in conjunction with an article Peter Bauman (Monk Antony) wrote...

The Le Random team of ⁠⁠⁠thefunnyguys⁠⁠⁠, Peter Bauman (⁠⁠⁠Monk Antony⁠⁠⁠) and Conrad House (⁠⁠⁠Nemo Cake⁠⁠⁠) spoke to special guest and celebrated collector ⁠⁠⁠Michael Spalter about the dense history of the 1960s in generative art⁠, the Early Digital Era. This episode corresponds with: ⁠⁠⁠Generative Art Timeline: Chapter 4⁠⁠ 10 Significant Early Digital Era Moments (Covered in the talk)⁠ 1961: New Tendencies and Fluxus Begin 1963: Nake begins making computer art + 1965:...

The Le Random team of ⁠⁠thefunnyguys⁠⁠, Peter Bauman (⁠⁠Monk Antony⁠⁠) and Conrad House (⁠⁠Nemo Cake⁠⁠) spoke to special guest and acclaimed expert Georg Bak ⁠about the foundational significance of the 1950s in generative art history: The Analog Era. This episode corresponds with: ⁠⁠Generative Art Timeline: Chapter 3⁠ 10 Significant Modern Era Moments (Covered in the talk)⁠ 1951: MIT and the US Navy First Demonstrate the Whirlwind Computer ( + 1954: Whirlwind and SAGE Initiatives...

The Le Random team of ⁠thefunnyguys⁠, Peter Bauman (⁠Monk Antony⁠) and Conrad House (⁠Nemo Cake⁠) spoke to special guest and acclaimed gallerist Kate Vass about a whirlwind ⁠one hundred years of generative art history (1850-1949)⁠,the Modern Era. This episode corresponds with: ⁠Generative Art Timeline: Chapter 2 10 Significant Modern Era Moments (Covered in the talk)⁠ The Great Exhibition of London Lights Early Spark of the Arts & Crafts Movement (1851) Modern art Begins:...

Generative Art in the 1970s and Today Join hosts Peter Bauman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monk Antony⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Content at Le Random), Anika Meier (Expanded Art) and Conrad House (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nemo Cake⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Collecting at Le Random), as they welcome generative art legends Joan Truckenbrod and Hans Dehlinger to discuss the 1970s in generative art. The episode is released to celebrate Chapter 5 of our Generative Art Timeline, covering the decade of the '70s.

Originally Aired 28 June, 2023, this episode features Casey Reas, ciphrd, Anne Spalter, Anika Meier and Georg Bak. We celebrate the full-launch of Le Random's website.

The Le Random team of thefunnyguys, Peter Bauman (Monk Antony) and Conrad House (Nemo Cake) spoke to special guest Marius Watz about the ancient roots of generative art, the Pre-Modern Era. This episode corresponds with: Generative Art Timeline: Chapter 1 Article: Timeline Chapter 1's Ten Top Moments 10 Significant Pre-Modern Era Moments (Covered in the talk) Blombos Cave Drawing (70,000 BCE) I Ching Introduces Binary Concept (1,000 BCE) Euclid’s Elements (300 BCE)  ...

Peter Bauman (Monk Antony) speaks to Dr A Michael Noll about his time at Bell Labs, creating arguably the first digital computer fine art, North America's first computer art exhibit and much more!