The Artists Timeline presents key figures in the history of digital art, computer art and generative art. Beginning with early pioneers of algorithmic and computer-based image production in the 1960s, the timeline traces the development of artistic practices that use computation, software and digital systems as creative tools. Early computer artists experimented with plotter drawings, programmed images and algorithmic processes, establishing the foundations of what would later become generative and media art. Over the following decades, artists expanded these approaches through interactive systems, networked media and software-based artistic practices. Today, digital art also includes artists working with artificial intelligence, machine learning and data-driven systems. By bringing together artists from different generations, the timeline provides an overview of how artistic engagement with computation has evolved across the history of digital art.
