Human Generated Data

Title

Footsteps

Date

1968

People

Artist: Bruce Nauman, American born 1941

Classification

Audiovisual Works

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund, M22732.B

Copyright

© Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Human Generated Data

Title

Footsteps

People

Artist: Bruce Nauman, American born 1941

Date

1968

Classification

Audiovisual Works

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund, M22732.B

Copyright

© Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2021-04-04

Text 94.2
Paper 66
Label 56.7
Driving License 55.6
Document 55.6
License 55.6

Clarifai
created on 2021-04-04

design 96.6
desktop 93.5
pattern 93.4
illustration 90.5
vector 90.1
fabric 89.3
abstract 88.9
web 86.1
stripe 85.6
iron 85.5
grid 85.5
line 85.4
texture 84.6
metallic 83.7
element 83.3
graphic 82.2
punt 82.2
steel 82.1
dot 81.7
net 81.6

Imagga
created on 2021-04-04

pattern 43.8
texture 39
halftone 38
design 36.8
art 28
backdrop 26.4
black 25.4
graphic 23.4
element 21.5
space 19.4
textured 19.3
modern 19
fiber 18.8
material 18
frame 17.7
dot 17.6
color 16.2
circle 15.5
textile 15.2
blank 14.9
shape 14.9
silver 14.2
grid 14.2
fabric 14.1
decoration 13.9
industry 13.7
grunge 13.6
industrial 13.6
reflection 13.5
retro 13.1
mosaic 13
metal 12.9
template 12.9
sign 12.8
rough 12.8
weave 12.7
border 12.7
technology 12.6
business 12.2
metallic 12
web 11.9
woven 11.8
decorative 11.7
thread 11.7
cloth 11.5
copy 11.5
light 11.4
text 11.4
digital 11.4
new 11.4
artistic 11.3
iron 11.2
page 11.2
effect 11
wallpaper 10.7
creative 10.6
surface 10.6
creation 10.5
canvas 10.4
style 10.4
paper 10.4
print 10.4
line 10.3
symbol 10.1
dirty 10
gray 9.9
tile 9.8
old 9.8
backgrounds 9.7
sheet 9.4
strong 9.4
facility 9.3
future 9.3
check 9.1
square 9.1
information 8.9
detail 8.9
steel 8.9
decor 8.9
computer 8.8
journal 8.8
shiny 8.7
ink 8.7
chrome 8.5
plate 8.5
communication 8.4
number 8.4
cover 8.3
letter 8.3
data 8.2
antique 8.1
planner 7.9
month 7.8
organizer 7.8
schedule 7.8
diary 7.8
dots 7.8
tone 7.8
aluminum 7.8
round 7.8
calendar 7.8
date 7.7
seamless 7.6
dark 7.5
closeup 7.4
speed 7.3
artwork 7.3
time 7.3
year 7.3
collection 7.2
depository 7.1

Google
created on 2021-04-04

Rectangle 90
Font 83.9
Material property 80.1
Parallel 79
Pattern 75.7
Monochrome 71.5
Symmetry 70.3
Number 69.3
Circle 65.5
Triangle 65.3
Typesetting 62.8
Handwriting 56.8
Metal 56.3
Slope 54.7
Grille 51.6
Steel 51.5
Paper 51.4
Ink 51.4
Brand 50.8
Graphics 50.1

Microsoft
created on 2021-04-04

text 99.4
pattern 55.2
screenshot 15.3

Color Analysis

Categories

Captions

Microsoft
created on 2021-04-04

diagram 37.4%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-11

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a collage or conceptual artwork, featuring a stark, minimalist aesthetic. It combines handwritten notes, typed instructions, and a strip of magnetic tape. The use of contrasting patterns and textures contributes to a unique visual experience.

Components:

  • Background: A repetitive pattern of black dots on a white background, covering the majority of the space.
  • Instructions: A rectangular piece of white paper with typed instructions, likely related to operating a tape recorder. The text provides guidance on setting the speed, ensuring tension, and playing the tape loudly.
  • Handwritten Notes: A small, irregular white paper with handwritten notes. The handwriting suggests brainstorming, or personal annotations.
  • Magnetic Tape: A strip of black magnetic tape, possibly cut or manipulated to suggest a loop. It is positioned to overlap the dotted pattern and the instructions, adding a sense of three-dimensionality.

Key Features and Style:

  • Geometric contrast: The image's most remarkable feature is the juxtaposition of the black dotted background with the white paper, and the black magnetic tape, leading to a very strong contrast.
  • Text as a Key Element: The typed instructions are a prominent element, which seems to be the main message.
  • Conceptual Nature: The combination of elements and the handwritten notes suggest a conceptual approach to art, potentially exploring themes of sound recording, instructions, and experimentation.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-11

Here's a description of the image:

The image is a black and white composition featuring text and geometric patterns. The background appears to be composed of several layers or cut-outs of paper with a dense polka-dot pattern.

In the upper left corner, there's a small white rectangle with handwritten notes, likely instructions or labels, in a light, messy script.

To the right, a larger white rectangle contains typewritten instructions. The instructions detail how to set up a tape recorder to play a loop of tape and mention using a bottle or other object to maintain tension on the loop. It also suggests flipping the tape if no sound is heard. Finally, it suggests playing the tape loudly for as long as desired.

A strip of black tape diagonally stretches across the middle of the composition. A wider horizontal strip of black tape sits below it.

Text analysis

Amazon

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Google

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