Martin Wattenberg by Evan Neuhauser

“Data Visualization: Art, Media, Science”

AboutWattenberg is a computer scientist and artist.

Currently co-leading “The big picture” data visualization group at Google.

Has had his art show in exhibits in The London institute of contemporary arts, The

Whitney Museum Of American Art, and The New York Museum of Modern Art.

Data artist“My artwork uses data in the broadest sense, from musical scores to collections of photographs, to fuel visual explorations of meaning. Most pieces are interactive, inviting the viewer to take part in the artwork either online or in gallery installations.”

Wind Map Made using data from the national digital forecast database.

Shows wind patterns throughout an entire winter.

FleshMapGiant study done with Veranda Viegas with the help of Dolores Labs.

Focuses on three main parts, Touch, Look, Listen.

Touch goes over both male and female's favorite places to be touched.

Look goes more into the look and surprises of the human body.

Listen goes over which anatomy of the human body gets mentioned the most per

music type.

Fleshmap.com

Thinking MachineA visualization of a match of Chess vs a Computer, shown with a mixture of waves and

pulses.

Shape of Song

Questions?