Tag: drawing machine

Drawing Machine: Lockdown ‘Lathis’

My conference project was on datamoshing, taking inspiration from the works of Takeshi Murata. I took up my theme as the lockdown situation in India. There are always two sides to the coin and while the efforts and sacrifices made…

Drawing Machines: Early Experiments

Glitch Art My introduction to machine-guided art involved the process of “glitching” images by manipulating their code to the point of indistinguishability. To work in collaboration with a machine by going directly against its natural inclinations at first struck me…

Drawing Machines: Three-Pendulum Harmonograph

Before experiencing Sarah Lawrence I had never taken an art class or pursued my interest in creative endeavors. I confined myself to things I knew I was good at such as sports and school work. Refusing to step outside of…

Drawing Machines: Found Machine

The machine I chose for this project was a miniature, corded fan.  In initially examining my object, I could see that harnessing the energy of its centrifugal motion could make for a very powerful artistic tool. “Accessing the main points…

Drawing Machines: Early Experiments

To say that machines can not be a part of art, is to completely misinterpret the definition of art. I can not say what art is and what it is not because that would make me as hypocritical as the…