{"id":4946,"date":"2016-11-29T06:28:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T06:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/?p=4946"},"modified":"2020-02-26T21:19:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T21:19:22","slug":"conference-project-proposal-nature-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/?p=4946","title":{"rendered":"Art from Code: Nature + Code"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Perlin Escape (2011) Holger Lippmann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For my conference project, I am interested in recreating elements of nature using Processing. As we further dissected the definition of Generative Art, I found there to be a close relationship to GenArt and nature itself. Both follow set systems of rules, yet are also full of unpredictability. By using Processing, I\u2019m curious as to how I can utilize its tools of controlled randomness to resemble the various aspects within nature. For instance, my sketchbook consists of loose, random drawings of what came to mind when I thought of nature. I wanted a lot of variety such as curves, noise, harsh lines, detail, looseness, etc.<\/p>\n

I was greatly inspired by some of the work I had studied of Holger Lippmann for my artist presentation at the beginning of the semester. Though I chose him at random, I felt a very strong connection to his work and felt it represented a lot of my interests as an artist. His work is full of structured randomness, and that\u2019s something I\u2019d like to use within my conference project. For instance, his works titled NoiseWave IX really caught my attention. While using the same shape over and over, Lippmann was able to create beautiful designs of abstract oceans and beaches. This is where I got the idea of nature from for my conference project. I wanted to create work like Lippmann\u2019s: purely digital that also resembles realistic beauty in the world.<\/p>\n

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NoiseWave IX (2015) Holger Lippmann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I look back on my Night Waves sketch for Projector Night. It\u2019s as if Night Waves is a baby step towards all I would like to accomplish with this conference. I\u2019ve learned a lot since then, and I hope to expand on the tools used within Night Waves such as noise and variance.<\/p>\n

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Night Waves (2016) Kaili Aloupis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was inspired by \u201cWing\u201d by Jack Colton, \u201cWaldorf Sun\u201d by Garret Hsuan, \u201cMembrane\u201d by Moyna Ghosh, \u201cDown the Rabbit Hole\u201d by Nabila Wirakusumah, \u201cJellybean Solar System\u201d by Meghan Sever, and \u201cRainbow Cetology 1\u201d by Wade Wallerstein. Their sketches provided me with insight into the relationship between design and realism that I would like to incorporate into my own sketches as well.<\/p>\n

When viewing my work, I hope to express both the world of design and the natural world. I want both to be clearly present in my sketches. When people see it, I want them to think, \u201cWow, that was made with a computer?\u201d I want it to have all the positive aspects of the digital and natural. It\u2019s also important to me that I represent my artistic aesthetic and positively express that to the viewers. I want to share my style, as varied as it is. I have a lot of ideas I\u2019d really like to see through, but in the end I will be picking the 5 best.<\/p>\n

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Ocean (2016) Kaili Aloupis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I want my sketches to be looped, so at any instance a viewer could jump in and watch without losing the essence of the sketch. For example, I\u2019d love to create a puddle with rain drops falling onto it and creating ripples within the puddle. Using randomness and perhaps mouse-click interactivity, I\u2019d love for rain drops to appear smoothly one after another, or a few at a time. I love the idea of interactivity, but I don\u2019t know if there is room for it in most of my ideas for this conference project. Animation is of course essential. I want the flow of my sketches to be smooth and tame, much like that of nature, for example water dripping off flower petals or the tide on the beach. Variance and noise will be important throughout my work because I feel that helps represent the realism I\u2019m going for. I\u2019ll also be utilizing my own functions throughout my work so as to make the process easier to change at my leisure.<\/p>\n

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Sketchbook2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sketchbook1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Because I want my sketches to maintain a certain realism, I\u2019m a bit concerned about the amount of detail put into each sketch. I\u2019m still unsure as to \u201chow much is too much\u201d, so along the way I hope to find that balance. In true GenArt style, I always start with an idea in mind but the end result is far from anything I had ever imagined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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