20:28
Drawing
16th August, 1985 (made)
16th August, 1985 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Harold Cohen (b. 1928) studied painting at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. He subsequently moved to the United States and from 1973-1975 he worked at the Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University, where he developed the AARON computer program. Besides instructions on form and colour the program also takes into account what AARON has previously drawn, thus making it highly complex. Over the years AARON was further developed by the artist ('taught by the artist'), making it more and more a complex system. AARON is said to be the first robot in human history to create art, the world's first pure A.I. (artificial intelligence) artist. AARON cannot learn new techniques or imagery on its own - this must be hand-coded by Harold Cohen - but it is capable of producing a practically infinite output of distinct images in its own style.
Many of the works created by AARON are signed by Harold Cohen. In this case, the "Aaron" signature has been created by the computer program itself.
Many of the works created by AARON are signed by Harold Cohen. In this case, the "Aaron" signature has been created by the computer program itself.
Object details
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| Title | 20:28 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Computer-generated black and white plotter contour line drawing on paper, drawn by software AARON |
| Brief description | Black and white drawing by AARON, a computer program written by Harold Cohen, '20:28:', by Harold Cohen / AARON, United States, 1985 |
| Physical description | This computer-generated black and white plotter contour line drawing depicts 3 figures, one male, two female, with three balls. The male figure is sitting on the ball watching the females while they are apparently dancing. Below is the signature by AARON and the time when the program created the drawing: 8-16-85 20:28. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Aaron 8-16-85 20:28' (Inscription by artist AARON.) |
| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patric Prince |
| Production | made 16th August 1985 at 20:28 hours |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Harold Cohen (b. 1928) studied painting at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. He subsequently moved to the United States and from 1973-1975 he worked at the Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University, where he developed the AARON computer program. Besides instructions on form and colour the program also takes into account what AARON has previously drawn, thus making it highly complex. Over the years AARON was further developed by the artist ('taught by the artist'), making it more and more a complex system. AARON is said to be the first robot in human history to create art, the world's first pure A.I. (artificial intelligence) artist. AARON cannot learn new techniques or imagery on its own - this must be hand-coded by Harold Cohen - but it is capable of producing a practically infinite output of distinct images in its own style. Many of the works created by AARON are signed by Harold Cohen. In this case, the "Aaron" signature has been created by the computer program itself. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.964-2008 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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