Pressed Pause is an expression of presence.
It is a hybrid motion work which gives the viewer the opportunity to choose how they would like to view the composition; live-running animation or still. The paused state is the pre-selected beginning. Behind the still image, each piece continues to advance in constant motion.
The viewer can decide whether to reveal the already-running motion or keep it still, unaware of the changes taking place in the background. Through a simple interaction of pressing and holding (via touchscreen, keyboard, mouse, or a gamepad button), the viewer can resume or pause the piece.
Pressed Pause is an expression of presence.
It is a hybrid motion work which gives the viewer the opportunity to choose how they would like to view the composition; live-running animation or still. The paused state is the pre-selected beginning. Behind the still image, each piece continues to advance in constant motion.
The viewer can decide whether to reveal the already-running motion or keep it still, unaware of the changes taking place in the background. Through a simple interaction, the viewer can resume or pause the piece.
"Efflorescence" was made in response to the vibrant colors present in Harold Cohen's "In AARON’s Garden" series. It is my hope that Efflorescence feels like exploring AARON’s Garden from my perspective. I accentuated its multilayered relationships of color and applied motion techniques I've developed over the years to evoke a sense of curiosity.
My process to create this kinetic art series started with re-creating the core concepts of "In AARON’s Garden", including a weighted analysis of Cohen’s color palettes. In each piece, five unique scenes are produced and layered together in varied depths; sometimes you’ll notice a detail-view of a branch or flower while other times you’ll see a larger expanse of foliage. A wash of semi-glitch strokes partially reveals each scene based on color relationships.
The state of constant motion gives life and mystery to each layer, blending them together and highlighting different aspects as time progresses. The scene also evolves based on the viewer’s time of day. Subtle tints (derived from Cohen’s palettes) emerge to represent sunrise, day, sunset, and night.
The title comes from the state of blooming of a flower; "Efflorescence" is an active word and emphasizes the importance of change within nature. When I look at "In AARON’s Garden", I find a wonderful world of color and variety. I wanted to capture this and reinforce the importance of change, growth, and exploration.
DIVERGENCE
Divergence, a never-ending abstract motion work, reacts to audio and touch inputs. Dive into stacks of deterministic layers to explore emerging patterns, and fine-tune the audio reactivity to your preferences.
You may wish to use the controls to wander within Divergence until the aesthetic feels right to you, or complements your audio input. Navigating the art in this way gives a tangible window into my artistic process. My aesthetic is influenced by the music I listen to as I code. I enjoy experimenting and looking for the art in the algorithm. This can mean playing with overarching ideas, but also making many small changes until I find consistent visual appeal over a range of outputs.
Divergence exhibits animations changing over time in expanding, textural layers. It elaborates on concepts I’ve developed in previous works: my approach to color in phase; linear motion in Parade; interlacing lines and expansion/contraction in Kaleidoscope; and the noise textures of Sift. Newly explored is continuous animation with touch and audio inputs, which affect the viewing position in time and space.
A common quip in the Art Blocks community is that motion art has a penalty. Many enjoy a final product that is printable to frame at home. As technology advances, I believe it is equally important to create work that can only exist on a screen, and is unique to digital art. Larger displays are catching up to the artistic space and becoming more accessible, but I also want my work to be approachable immediately. Keeping the code lean and performant allows it to run well on a range of screen sizes and processor powers, from mobile devices to multi-story displays. There has been discussion that a body of motion work takes a long time to sift through, as it needs to be viewed live. In consideration of this, I made Divergence immersive, rather than a static experience. I want the extra time spent with it to be fun and entertaining.
Usage: Navigate left/right to traverse the timeline; navigate up/down to travel through the layers and expand/contract the patterns. Please see “Display Notes” for further instructions (user input, audio reactivity, url parameters). Accessibility is important to me, so Divergence accepts inputs from touch, keyboard, mouse, and gaming controllers with an analog stick.
*Photosensitive seizure warning: These artworks contain flashing colors and moving patterns.
DIVERGENCE
Divergence, a never-ending abstract motion work, reacts to audio and touch inputs. Dive into stacks of deterministic layers to explore emerging patterns, and fine-tune the audio reactivity to your preferences.
You may wish to use the controls to wander within Divergence until the aesthetic feels right to you, or complements your audio input. Navigating the art in this way gives a tangible window into my artistic process. My aesthetic is influenced by the music I listen to as I code. I enjoy experimenting and looking for the art in the algorithm. This can mean playing with overarching ideas, but also making many small changes until I find consistent visual appeal over a range of outputs.
Divergence exhibits animations changing over time in expanding, textural layers. It elaborates on concepts I’ve developed in previous works: my approach to color in phase; linear motion in Parade; interlacing lines and expansion/contraction in Kaleidoscope; and the noise textures of Sift. Newly explored is continuous animation with touch and audio inputs, which affect the viewing position in time and space.
A common quip in the Art Blocks community is that motion art has a penalty. Many enjoy a final product that is printable to frame at home. As technology advances, I believe it is equally important to create work that can only exist on a screen, and is unique to digital art. Larger displays are catching up to the artistic space and becoming more accessible, but I also want my work to be approachable immediately. Keeping the code lean and performant allows it to run well on a range of screen sizes and processor powers, from mobile devices to multi-story displays. There has been discussion that a body of motion work takes a long time to sift through, as it needs to be viewed live. In consideration of this, I made Divergence immersive, rather than a static experience. I want the extra time spent with it to be fun and entertaining.
Usage: Navigate left/right to traverse the timeline; navigate up/down to travel through the layers and expand/contract the patterns. Please see “Display Notes” for further instructions (user input, audio reactivity, url parameters). Accessibility is important to me, so Diverenge accepts inputs from touch, keyboard, mouse, and gaming controllers with an analog stick.
*Photosensitive seizure warning: These artworks contain flashing colors and moving patterns.
A visual abstraction of musical performances.
Each "Ensemble" is solely composed of triangles, which represent the components of written music notes (stem, flag, notehead). The triangular notes animate in the rhythm of musical styles: Tremolo, Vivace, Rondo, Flourish, Call and Response, Capriccio. In the absence of sound, the animation highlights the exchange of ideas among a group of musicians during a performance.
A written composition provides musicians with direction, expecting live performers to apply their own influences and flair. "Ensemble" draws a comparison between musical performance and on-chain generative art. The cryptographic hash provides a unique composition of letters and numbers, which is interpreted and performed by the artist’s code.
Click to start the performance! Press any key or double click to show/hide the ARTCODE header.
*Photosensitive seizure warning: These artworks contain flashing colors and moving patterns.
In this optical parade, motion is created from the harmonious expansion and contraction of colorful bars. Click to pause. *Photosensitive seizure warning: These artworks contain flashing colors and moving patterns. Dutch auction starting at 2 Eth and proceeding through the following tiers every 5 minutes until a resting price of .5 Eth is reached: 2 -> 1.5 -> 1 -> .5
In this optical parade, motion is created from the harmonious expansion and contraction of colorful bars. Click to pause. *Photosensitive seizure warning: These artworks contain flashing colors and moving patterns.
This project is a visual representation of realities that are out of phase. Interference patterns, colorful echoes, and emerging secrets are explored. Mathematical functions produce constant motion, but rarely, a peaceful scene resolves within the chaos. Click or press any key to pause. *Photosensitive seizure warning: These artworks contain flashing colors and moving patterns.
This project is a visual representation of realities that are out of phase. Interference patterns, colorful echoes, and emerging secrets are explored. Mathematical functions produce constant motion, but rarely, a peaceful scene resolves within the chaos. Click or press any key to pause. *Photosensitive seizure warning: These artworks contain flashing colors and moving patterns. This is a Dutch Auction where the price decreases every 5 minutes as follows: 3 -> 2.5 -> 2 -> 1.5 -> 1.25 -> 1 -> .75 -> .5 -> .25
This series explores color in layered intersections. The unique hash determines the procedure of each traversal; endpoints, divergences, elevations, and color immersion. Left click or press any key for coruscation.
This series explores color in layered intersections. The unique hash determines the procedure of each traversal; endpoints, divergences, elevations, and color immersion. Left click or press any key for coruscation
Generative art exploring the relationships between color, shape and sky. I love all the feelings colorful skies can evoke and have attempted to share some of mine with this piece.
4096 x 4096 https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmcsKs6tr54R2W3Ro4yTyHDZyw5prux3HVhnMxqefdz8N7
A generative art piece comprised of many nested circles interacting with each other, blending colors, shapes and refractions.
Dimensions: 4096 x 4096https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmSgEu4gAZBq7p2P5y2p32fVoJhZKtYkDJgwYJobymWSQQ