Martin Wattenberg is a computer scientist and artist who leads Google's "The big picture" data visualization group. He creates interactive art installations that visualize data in novel ways. Some of his works include Wind Map, which visualizes wind patterns over a winter season using weather data, and FleshMap, a large study co-created with Veranda Viegas exploring how different music genres reference the human body. His art uses data to fuel visual explorations of meaning and has been displayed in prominent art museums.

1. Martin Wattenberg by Evan Neuhauser
“Data Visualization: Art, Media, Science”

2. About
Wattenberg 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.

3. 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.”

4. Wind Map
Made using data from the national digital forecast database.
Shows wind patterns throughout an entire winter.

5. FleshMap
Giant 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

6. Thinking Machine
A visualization of a match of Chess vs a Computer, shown with a mixture of waves and
pulses.

7. Shape of Song

9. Questions?