When Jack Pollock created his abstract splatter paintings, he was, in a sense, a progenitor of glitch art, taking something considered to be an error or malfunction and turning it into a work of art. I liked how the article drew a distinction between glitches that are inherent and celebrated as art, and glitches that are induced to create art. Although glitch art was categorized as either untamed or domesticated, I think this is more a matter of how well a person understands coding and algorithms. Once the artist/programmer has attained a mastery of these areas, the computer can no longer be unpredictable. If you are the one programming the computer, are you really giving up control to it? That being said, I would definitely be interested in creating my own glitch art! When you purposefully let go of control in your art, you are still in control. I like making big decisions, and then delegating execution. If I program the algorithm, I am still the artist and the creative mind behind the work, and I trust that the computer is capable of realizing my vision in the piece.

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