2023-09-17

The following lines are inspired by an interview given by Jean-Michel Jarre.

When classical instruments like the piano or violin appeared, they changed the nature of music. The same thing happened and continues to happen today with electronic and purely digital instruments. And the same thing can be seen in different art forms.

Technology determines style.

In a 2017 interview, Jean-Michel Jarre said that without Native Instruments' "Massive" plugin, the dubstep genre probably wouldn't exist. I've also heard elsewhere that some plugins have had a big impact on electronic music genres.

In generative design you can also see this with WebGL, Processing, p5.js and other tools. But we shouldn't be dependent on the software we use for generative design.

We rely on these technologies, but you shouldn't expect too much from them. What differentiates the artists who use these technologies is the way they use them.

I see my parameterized work in a similar way. Certain groups of parameters are like virtual instruments that give the work a certain "sound quality".

This is an example of how one art form—electronic music—can influence another art form—creative design.