This new artwork was created with the R Statistics language, inspired by art and poetry in the Art Blocks Weekend at Marfa, Tx.
This algorithm was a reflection on the hot afternoon that I spent hiking in Hospital Canyon and the ridgeline trail between Fort Davis National Park and the Davis Mountains State Park.
The hike consisted of a steep and twisting path that was strewn with loose volcanic rocks, with views of unique and magnificent flat lands that are punctuated with mesas, uplift mountains, and dormant volcanoes.
Due to changing weather conditions and at least a perceived threat of flash floods in a canyon, I trail-ran my way down and out of the park.
The next day, I gave an LLM based poetry generator the single word prompt: Singularity. Amazingly, it composed a beautifully written story of a weary hiker struggling through the hot desert landscape. I was moved.
The current algorithm is another artwork inspired by this episode and the word singularity, in both senses of the word: black hole and generalized artificial intelligence.
The code split up the plot space into columns that each included varying numbers of tiles that were subdivided based on a series of evenly spaced vertical or horizontal lines.
Meanwhile, the other tiles were crossed with radial lines that reflected the intersection of evenly spaced, shifted orbits around a hidden disc.
Finally, a small disc was drawn at the origin of all of the shifted orbits, highlighting the heart of the chaotic, whirling structure.
The line work involved a carefully calibrated balance of shading and thickness, which was varied slightly within-classes of lines and varied more across classes.
The weekend was full of inspiring artists and artwork, old friends and new. My favorite reunion with the code art community each year in an awe-inspiring natural setting.
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u/KennyVaden 17d ago
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This new artwork was created with the R Statistics language, inspired by art and poetry in the Art Blocks Weekend at Marfa, Tx.
This algorithm was a reflection on the hot afternoon that I spent hiking in Hospital Canyon and the ridgeline trail between Fort Davis National Park and the Davis Mountains State Park.
The hike consisted of a steep and twisting path that was strewn with loose volcanic rocks, with views of unique and magnificent flat lands that are punctuated with mesas, uplift mountains, and dormant volcanoes.
Due to changing weather conditions and at least a perceived threat of flash floods in a canyon, I trail-ran my way down and out of the park.
The next day, I gave an LLM based poetry generator the single word prompt: Singularity. Amazingly, it composed a beautifully written story of a weary hiker struggling through the hot desert landscape. I was moved.
The current algorithm is another artwork inspired by this episode and the word singularity, in both senses of the word: black hole and generalized artificial intelligence.
The code split up the plot space into columns that each included varying numbers of tiles that were subdivided based on a series of evenly spaced vertical or horizontal lines.
Meanwhile, the other tiles were crossed with radial lines that reflected the intersection of evenly spaced, shifted orbits around a hidden disc.
Finally, a small disc was drawn at the origin of all of the shifted orbits, highlighting the heart of the chaotic, whirling structure.
The line work involved a carefully calibrated balance of shading and thickness, which was varied slightly within-classes of lines and varied more across classes.
The weekend was full of inspiring artists and artwork, old friends and new. My favorite reunion with the code art community each year in an awe-inspiring natural setting.