𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 is a generative art program that directs a robotic pen plotter to produce layered harmonic waveforms, each built from hundreds of oscillating paint strokes.
When the program is initialized, the properties of each waveform - frequency, amplitude, and phase shift - are randomly selected, resulting in a unique structure each time the program is run. These sixteen paintings are a representative sample of the program’s output and a physical manifestation of the algorithms that power it.
𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘐𝘯 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘴 is a series of paintings created with a robotic pen plotter. The robot follows instructions produced by a generative algorithm that creates a unique output each time it runs. Multiple sine wave oscillation functions, each with differing periods and amplitudes, combine to alter the size and orientation of hundreds of polygons to create a layered organic form.
A quick peak behind the scenes! To produce this series, I created 128 iterations of the program and selected 8 for plotting. Here's what they all look like.
I find the curatorial aspect of generative art to be one of the most enjoyable. Selecting iterations that produce an interesting composition is where I feel the human element is most clearly expressed in this art form.
While working on this series, I thought about all of the hidden topologies that shape our lives; trying to put form to the formless. The curvature of a friendship, the boundaries of desire, the distance between aspirations.
The generative algorithm I designed for this series produces curving forms of various complexity. Each form is made up of hundreds of thin lines. When layered atop each other, they produce moiré interference patterns: complex shades and textures, the emergent properties of shape and color, paint and paper.
𝘖𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 is a series of paintings created with a robotic pen plotter. The robot follows instructions produced by a generative algorithm that creates a unique output each time it runs. This is the fourth painting in the series. Various acrylic paints were applied to Stonehenge acid-free cotton paper. Custom framing by
Nielsen Arts in Albany, CA.
My works are serial in nature. They are the physical manifestations of the generative programs I create. There is a unique partnership, a transference of powers, when bits of information become paint on paper.
Thousands of line forms layer atop of each other, producing moiré interference patterns: the emergent properties of shape and color, paint and paper.
𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘴 𝘔𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 is a series of paintings created with a robotic pen plotter. The robot follows instructions produced by a generative algorithm that creates a unique output each time it runs. This is the sixth painting in the series. Various acrylic paints were applied to Stonehenge acid-free cotton paper. Custom framing by Nielsen Arts in Albany, CA.
These four paintings are currently available at The Compound Gallery in Emeryville, CA. Each were created with a robotic pen plotter that follows instructions produced by generative algorithms which I designed to mimic organic shapes and behaviors.