There's a famous 1965 experiment to generate synthetic Mondrians by computer. Most people couldn't tell which was real, and people actually liked the fake better. This was some of the earliest computer art, done on an IBM 7090. (Just a historical note, not a comment on the current contest.)

http://www.newmediacaucus.org/wp/routing-mondrian-the-a-mich...

http://www.dam.org/mix/noll-all-artworks-4-computer-patterns...