Indeterminacy, the I Ching, and John Cage

The creative use of indeterminacy, that is, "e;chance,"e; is an often-overlooked design opportunity despite the universality of chance in art, nature, science, and life. How can "e;chance,"e; a seemingly capricious phenomenon, be made to work for someone? One controlled use of chance is through the Chinese I Ching "e;chance operations"e; method of composer and artist John Cage (1912-1992). This bo...