more algorithms

the nature of time

buddhism, mandalas, wheel of life, etc…

zen gardens, sand cones, tricycle page

sand, wind and music

chaos and order, dots and lines, drawing

silence and sound, music

immobility and motion

water and waves, light and caustics

water drops, frost and vapor, smoke

a few concepts relating to my past/current work:

drawing on water with waves and caustics

past records: getty center and chanting bowl

project with mac mini, sound card, piezzos, tibetan chanting bowl and water

water drawing on paper

sand drawing on sand

sand deposition on sand

erosion on a beach from wind, tide and waves

the breeze activates a marker attached to a sail; a piezzo shakes the sand down

installation of ephemeral sand arrangements

videos of sand traces being recorded, then diversely erased by wind, water, hand, rake, etc.

evolving, ephemeral line drawings for computer/wall display

cagean chance performances of Rorschach images for computer/wall display

interference experiments with light and water

recording the ephemerality of clouds

positions, states are all ephemeral at all scales in nature, as in humanity.

unique/accidental ephemeral happenings versus renewable/planned ones (the score, its performances, that performance.)

ephemerality in art mostly exists through gallery or studio performances. record it and it becomes permanent.

although a deep contradiction of the principle, it’s often useful to record and document ephemeral events or actions.

…from the algorist artist jean-pierre hébert

Suddenly algorithms are everywhere and I’m reminded of Fibonacci and the way, as a child, I used my eyes to trace the patterns of everything I saw; leaves, shadows, loose threads…

Algorist artists: those who create art using algorithms. The Algorists website identifies its predecessors as prehistoric basket weavers..

…to 20th century conceptual artists (like Sol LeWitt)…

What I find most appealing is the refusal to define art: “An algorist, by definition, creates “art”. One might employ original algorithms in creating a scientific visualization that some may view as “art”. Yet the visualization may not fit another’s conception of “art”. Or one might employ original algorithms and create work that one person may experience as art while another may not experience it as art. The definition does not attempt to identify what constitutes “art”.”

And so to Hébert and his use of the Mac OS X to create his art…