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Kathryn Farley, Generative Systems
Scientists/Engineers in Classroom
Yoshu Yasu Suzuku, Generative Systems, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, c.1970-1976, 1 slide: col.; 35 mm. The Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology, Sonia Landy Sheridan fonds. 0501-110.
Mitch Petchnick (blue shirt), Generative Systems, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, c.1976, 1 slide: col.; 35 mm. The Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology, Sonia Landy Sheridan fonds. 0501-110.
Industry also lent support to Generative Systems in the form of personnel (engineers, scientists and company executives) who acted as advisers, mentors and guest lecturers. In this interview excerpt, Sheridan speaks about the impact of industry representatives in the classroom. (c) Artists who utilized technology to produce work were also invited to visit Generative Systems classes and discuss their methods of creation, as Sheridan recalls. (d)
Besides enhancing the program’s curriculum, the presence of scientists, artists, engineers and industry executives in Generative Systems courses helped to forge a community of technological art practitioners and enthusiasts that extended far beyond the physical boundaries of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. As it developed, the program continued to gain momentum, build solidarity, and generate interest from individuals across the country and around the globe via workshops and demonstrations presented by Sheridan, as this letter from one enthusiastic participant demonstrates. (e)