Recursivism is a conceptual framework for analyzing contemporary artistic practices, especially those involving AI, where the generative process itself reflexively modifies its own rules. It formalizes an aesthetic paradigm distinguishing simple iteration from genuine self-modification of creative principles.
Recursivism is a new way to understand art, especially art made with AI, by focusing on how the creative process itself can change its own rules. It helps researchers analyze how art evolves over time, both historically and with modern AI tools, by categorizing different levels of self-modification.
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