Mark Wilson, drawing with computers.
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In 1980, he bought himself a microcomputer- learning the programing aspect and incorporating his own madeup software using algorithms, and began producing artworks. Originally inspired by pictures of circuit boards, computer components, and other electronic insides. The peices still being produced look as if they could exist within a circuit board, or in your computer.
I thought this peice was interesting when found on rhizome- but as i began to read the interview that took place with Mark Wilson- it began to become more and more complex- I’d say out of my understanding, as i dont understand math immensley, or creating software. If you are more interested- there is a breakdown of how one of these peices had been produced, layer by layer- here.
- There is also many other peices shown on the interview page with rhizome, here.
or here, his personal webpage.
Mark’s digital art is truly amazing, despite the long and complicated process and of coz the time spent making it, there can be some sense of completeness in his art paintings. throughout history, artist tend to approach the medium with all sorts of different ideas when it comes to the commodity culture but this is truly an alternative artistic approach that captures the essence of our digital world.
Hey! this is like the blog I just posted about “Infected Art” by Alex Dragulescu. He also used algorithms that allowed the computer to create patterns. This looks like one of the first art pieces using this method! Of course Dragulescu’s work is more technologically advanced and 3D. It just shows how technology continues to improve on little things that can eventually become bigger that all of us.
I love the craziness that is occurring for every image, most artist sometimes have the tendinitis to overdo the art piece. But for Mark Wilson work it works.