Introduction
This page was created for the 2024 Friends of Libraries Week's "Beyond Data Viz: Data Art" with Gregory J. Matthews, PhD.
Activity
- Dr. Matthews' GitHubClick "Repositories," then select "Mondrian" to participate in the presentation activity from home!
Note: You must download R first.
Ebooks
- Jer ThorpThe video above is narrated by leading data artist Jer Thorp. Explore more of Thorp's work on his website.
Data Visualization, Storytelling, and Art Books
Dr. Matthews: Data Artist and Math Professor
Gregory J. Matthews, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Loyola University Chicago.
He has been making data art since 2011 and has had his work displayed in numerous shows in the Chicagoland area, and since 2016 he has organized the Data Art Show at the Joint Statistical Meetings.
- Google Image Search SeriesMatthews created a statistical model to produce a generalized predicted image based on its Google search results.
- "Data Art: Where Statistics Meet Creativity"A featured article on Dr. Matthews by Kim Gilliam.
More Data Artists
- Brian FooBrian Foo reimagines and remixes cultural objects, including music and soundscapes, for public education and entertainment.
- Federica FragapaneFederica Fragapane is an information designer, who creates story-driven data visualizations.
- Jeffrey Yoo WarrenJeffrey Yoo Warren explores strength and identity through digital and physical objects. His work often explores equity and the politics of space in relation to power.
- Laurie FrickLaurie Frick codes everyday activities and health statistics to create data art from glass, felt, wood, and other objects.
- Nathalie MiebachNathalie Miebach created woven sculptures and music to explore the role that aesthetics play in the translation and understanding of scientific systems.
Data Art Projects
Tracking Transience by Hasan Elahi
Hasan Elahi's art is about governmental and corporate surveillance. His work plays on the ideas of sousveillance, or watching the watcher, and watching himself.
Math and Art Books
Questions to consider
- How has technology (computers, modern programming, artificial intelligence) changed the way we create and view art?
- To what extent does human-computer interaction impact everyday design? How will it in the future?
- Where in history can you see data art?
- Where is the divide between data viz (visualization) and data art? What makes an object art?
- How can creativity improve our understanding of complex concepts in science and mathematics? How can STEM give us a new and nuanced perspective toward art?