BEAUTY & Code.
Generative art, or art derived from computer code, is a relatively new format, in which the artist-programmer realizes a vision or idea by defining parameters and commands. But making generative art is, in many ways, just like painting or any other classical fine art.
When you create a painting, you start with an inspiration and sketch it on paper. You then prepare your oils, brushes, and canvas, and you refine the painting until it’s just right. I follow a similar process with generative art. When something inspires me, whether it’s a contour map in a geographic magazine, or a chart representing a mathematical formula, I sketch it on paper and jot down the keywords that best describe it. Then, I sit down at my computer and compose the code that will “paint” the right “brush strokes.” I run the code to generate images on my computer, and go through multiple iterations until the code outputs the shapes, colors, opacities, and shadows that perfectly express my original idea.I leverage the power of my computer to generate the artwork. Where a classical fine artist would pull out his oils and brushes to express colors and shapes, I do the same with parameters.
Creating art with code, I’m constantly making new discoveries of exciting visual possibilities. Computers have revolutionized countless aspects of human life, and now, generative art has the potential to revolutionize artistic expression, opening infinite space for innovation.
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Generative Art presents both the technique and the beauty of algorithmic art. I used processing to code and create this visual.
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SPIRA.
findING the artistic intersection between programming, and individual expression.
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EQU.
linking computation and the visual arts. I used processing to code and create this PIECE.
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GRO.
GENERATIVE ART. HARMONIC CIRCLES ANIMATED IN PROCESSING.
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