Between machines and art: The impact of CNC technology on artistic creation
This study shows how a hybrid workflow based on a Style-GAN-3 (with 256 × 256 pixel resolution) together with a €185 open-hardware plotter reframes authorship by uniting algorithmic invention with material execution. Specifically, it focuses on the development of a low-cost CNC machine, named ‘Goros...
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| author | Marcelo Fraile-Narváez Mihaela I. Chidean |
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| description | This study shows how a hybrid workflow based on a Style-GAN-3 (with 256 × 256 pixel resolution) together with a €185 open-hardware plotter reframes authorship by uniting algorithmic invention with material execution. Specifically, it focuses on the development of a low-cost CNC machine, named ‘Gorosito’, which includes various customisation elements, such as the ability to interchange drawing tools to suit the operator/artist. Experimental validation of Gorosito is performed using images generated with generative AI and also including a comparison of the results with those produced by a commercial CNC machine. Results reveal precision of 0.045 mm and a 34% cost saving comparing with other commercial solutions. Our findings also show that each artwork, derived from the same digital file, acquires a unique expression, which leads to a redefinition of authenticity in digital art and provides a renewed perspective on the interplay between technology, artistic creation and cultural perception. The study thus positions Gorosito as an open and reproducible framework that any creative-code laboratory can adopt, bridging machine learning research with low-cost digital fabrication. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d9643190dcb84bb4998952ee614a8bb72025-08-20T03:31:40ZengElsevierArray2590-00562025-09-012710046610.1016/j.array.2025.100466Between machines and art: The impact of CNC technology on artistic creationMarcelo Fraile-Narváez0Mihaela I. Chidean1Architectural Graphic Expression, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Fuenlabrada, 28942, Madrid, Spain; Corresponding author.Signal Theory and Communications, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Fuenlabrada, 28942, Madrid, SpainThis study shows how a hybrid workflow based on a Style-GAN-3 (with 256 × 256 pixel resolution) together with a €185 open-hardware plotter reframes authorship by uniting algorithmic invention with material execution. Specifically, it focuses on the development of a low-cost CNC machine, named ‘Gorosito’, which includes various customisation elements, such as the ability to interchange drawing tools to suit the operator/artist. Experimental validation of Gorosito is performed using images generated with generative AI and also including a comparison of the results with those produced by a commercial CNC machine. Results reveal precision of 0.045 mm and a 34% cost saving comparing with other commercial solutions. Our findings also show that each artwork, derived from the same digital file, acquires a unique expression, which leads to a redefinition of authenticity in digital art and provides a renewed perspective on the interplay between technology, artistic creation and cultural perception. The study thus positions Gorosito as an open and reproducible framework that any creative-code laboratory can adopt, bridging machine learning research with low-cost digital fabrication.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590005625000931Development of low-cost CNC machineGenerative artificial intelligenceHuman–machine creative - collaborationDigital art materialisationMaterial variability in digital fabrication |
| spellingShingle | Marcelo Fraile-Narváez Mihaela I. Chidean Between machines and art: The impact of CNC technology on artistic creation Array Development of low-cost CNC machine Generative artificial intelligence Human–machine creative - collaboration Digital art materialisation Material variability in digital fabrication |
| title | Between machines and art: The impact of CNC technology on artistic creation |
| title_full | Between machines and art: The impact of CNC technology on artistic creation |
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| title_short | Between machines and art: The impact of CNC technology on artistic creation |
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| topic | Development of low-cost CNC machine Generative artificial intelligence Human–machine creative - collaboration Digital art materialisation Material variability in digital fabrication |
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