The Generative Operation of Color in Algorithmic Image Culture

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Authors: Nicholas Van-Orton
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Abstract

Abstract This research note articulates a theoretical position on the nature of color generativity within the context of algorithmic image culture. Drawing on the theoretical framework developed in the previous study Version 7 the text argues that color cannot be fully reduced to computable optimizable or parametrizable data. In this approach color is understood not as a tool not as a decorative element and not as a form following attribute but as an autonomous experiential and temporal generative principle. The purpose of this document is not empirical validation or historical analysis but the articulation of a clear theoretical position that defines the researcher’s stance toward contemporary algorithmic and artificial intelligence based visual systems. ORCID Researcher Profile

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cybernetics and Technology in Society Art Technology and Culture Digital Media and Philosophy

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
7 January 2026
Language
EN