“Technological Textiles: Computing History and Decorative Textiles,” the current exhibit at the Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery at Saint Vincent College, has been digitized and is now available for viewing online.
The display includes sections on the history of generative art, Joseph Marie Jacquard’s 1801 invention of the Jacquard loom, patterns and designs, Ada Lovelace and the birth of computer programming, Charles Babbage’s calculating machines, IBM’s textile graphic system and modern computer-generated textiles, which includes a series of interactive activities for visitors.
The website explores generative art, which is art created with coding as a central characteristic.
Coverlets emerged as early examples of generative art using an autonomous, external system to which the artist gives partial or total control, according to the gallery.
The digital exhibit will be available for viewing indefinitely at mccarlcoverletgallery.omeka.net.
For more information, email gallery curator Lauren Churilla at lauren.churilla@stvincent.edu.
