The mesmerizing animation of Aqueduct's curves of self-reflecting data, and the isometric, orthogonal extrusions of "Harmony In Motion" feel like they convey a comparable level of data abstraction. After all, in neither project I'm actually sure what it is that I'm seeing.
But that's OK, and as Uinges puts it: "(…)the viewer's interpretation of the final result has just begun"!
Collage of two video loops of abstract digital artworks. On the left is "Aqueduct #18" that consists of 11 undulating waves on top of each other. Each is made up of segments in different colours and sizes, mostly red, light blue and muted green. The background is a deep purple that appears almost black. On the right is "Harmony In Motion #7", an animation of a irregular, stylized construction of light blue isometric girders arranged in right angles being extruded from smaller starting elements. The background is a mid grey.
Calx' exuberant lines and bright colours express a bodiless vitality. In Coral, the same tones of orange, brown and red represent the calcinated substance that Calx alludes to.
The juxtaposition of these two works makes me contemplate the balance between mankind's constant desire to leave a mark on the world and the dire consequences this behavior can have for fragile ecosystems.
Ed (Ch=mpathy) recreated a squatter neighborhood in Manila as a generative artwork, and I think that the random rendering process mirrors the unplanned construction in these places. Despite the beauty of the outputs, the visible lack of municipal infrastructure is probably not an artful simplification, but a fact of life.
I put it next to a beautiful, subdued iteration of Calx.
Soft floral textures and energetic red dashes convey a sense of fluent harmony when it's hardest to find: when we're "free falling" and feel "human and deeply uncertain, yet somehow still hopeful".
On the other hand, ALIYE's complex, ethereal web connects colours and shapes that represent human bonds grown over the years, and in this case, the ones that the artist built—with us!
6/ The other writers of Atelier and I wrote in–depth articles about each of the four drops that were part of the collective's group show "Outliers" (https://www.ateliergen.art/gazette).
To find links to the other projects I mentioned, you can take a look at my current Deca gallery "xifh" that shows all of them together (https://deca.art/boringoldguy/xifh).
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