Between Material and Ideas: A Process-Based Spatial Model of Artistic Creativity - Computers and Creativity - page 208

Fig. 8.2 At a certain moment, the artwork exists as a conceptual representation, which corre-
sponds to a point (marked CR ) in a conceptual space of all possible conceptual representations.
Possible variations to the idea constitute a topological network in this space. The current concep-
tual representation defines a subspace in the material space of all possible material manifestations
of this particular concept. The current material representation of the work is a point (marked MR )
in the material space of all possible material results. This point can be either inside or outside of
the current conceptual subspace. If it is outside, the artist can either alter the concept to include the
current material representation, or change the material form, by the application of tools. Possible
alterations by a specific tool are indicated, forming a topological network in the material space
construction that contains all its possible instances. If we work with images, the
material space consists of all possible images, for example, a bitmap of a certain size
and resolution, which theoretically can represent any conceivable image. If we work