@inproceedings{Mason:2005:NGA,
  optpostscript = {},
  optorganization = {},
  author = {Kaye Mason and J{\"o}rg Denzinger and Sheelagh Carpendale},
  optkey = {},
  series = LNICS,
  optannote = {},
  editor = {Andreas Butz and Brian Fisher and Antonio Kr{\"u}ger and Patrick
            Olivier},
  address = {Berlin},
  localfile = {papers/Mason.2005.NGA.pdf},
  optisbn = {},
  publisher = {Springer-Verlag},
  optkeywords = {},
  optmonth = {},
  optciteseer = {},
  doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11536482_9},
  opturl = {},
  volume = {3638},
  optcrossref = {},
  optwww = {},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 5\textsuperscript{th} International Symposium
               on Smart Graphics (SG'05, August 22--24, 2005, Frauenw{\"o}rth
               Cloister, Germany)},
  optnumber = {},
  abstract = {We present a system using semi-autonomous agents to help artists
              express ideas. Agents control their representation on a canvas via
              interactions in agent space. They are given rules, which include
              the ability to form, join, leave and dissolve coalitions. While
              individually, agents constitute only small parts of the
              composition, together they form more and more complex parts until
              the full picture emerges. The artist can take direct control of an
              agent or coalition if the result is unsatisfactory. We have
              implemented the Surreal engine that realises these ideas and we
              present a case study of its usage in producing Mondriaan-like
              paintings.},
  title = {{N}egotiating {G}estalt: {A}rtistic {E}xpression by {C}oalition
           {F}ormation between {A}gents},
  year = {2005},
  pages = {103--114},
}