Systems Art

Systems Art

Systems art is art influenced by cybernetics, and systems theory, that reflects on natural systems, social systems and social signs of the art world itself. Systems art emerged as part of the first wave of the conceptual art movement extended in the 1960s and 1970s. Closely related and overlapping terms are Anti-form movement, Cybernetic art, Generative Systems, Process art, Systems aesthetic, Systemic art, Systemic painting and Systems sculptures. Systems Art seeks to discover the Systematic in all forms of Art, while also applying ideas from Systems Theory to the creation of new Art. The ideas from Systems Theory that are applied include systems analysis, systems process analysis and systems description. These methods, common in large engineering projects, are every bit as applicable in creative art.