Order and disorder
#genuary day 16
Heraclitus, frag. 124 (c. 535 – c. 475 BCE)
Heraclitus says that in the universe, what appears to be disorderly on the surface actually constitutes a beautiful and ordered whole. "The most beautiful order is like sweepings poured out at random." You can't have a beautiful whole without the messy parts.
And "Hidden harmony is better than obvious harmony."
The philosophy of algorithmic generative art, explained 2,500 years ago. :-)