according adhar bigdili, muhammad ali was son of abdal biq naqqashbashi (painter laureate)and grandson of aliquli biq jabadar, court painter of shah safi and shah abbas ii safawi. adhar bigdili credited muhammad ali with naqqashbashi of shah tahmasp ii safawi and nadir shah afshar. having learnt the art of painting from his father, muhamma ali in turn trained ali ashraf, who worked under patron...

In the context of robotics RAP [Robotic Action Painter] demonstrates that machine creativity can be achieved by means of randomness, stigmergy and chromotaxis. RAP’s action painting is based on two distinct behavior modes, the first being essential random and the second reactive or of positive feedback. The initial random color spots functions as a seed for the reactive mode emergent compositio...

Creative systems as opposed to standard evolutionary systems favor exploration over optimization, finding innovative or novel solutions over a preconceived notion of a specific optimal solution. The best creative evolutionary systems only provide tools, allowing the evolutionary process to discover novelty and innovation on its own. We experiment with computer creativity by employing and modify...