Author: zhentinj@andrew.cmu.edu

DeniseJiang-LookingOutwards-02

I looked into artist Lia’s generative artwork on Flickr. I think she might start this drawing with lines that have thick line weights created by hatching. After arrayed several series of these lines, she might distort and bend (like these commands in Rhino), these lines to achieve visual illusion. Her work is also artistic in a way these lines create volumes and spaces. By placing series of lines together, surfaces are formed. The drawing has tight and loose parts, and the dramatic acute-angled curves bring contrast and depth. I also discovered that the hatching components of the lines differ as it moves from the tight parts to the loose parts. The asymmetrical yet symmetrical-in-part composition creates movement for this artwork, allowing audience to follow the flow of the surfaces. Her idea of creating dynamic moves by repetition corresponds to her algorithm, making it a piece of “smart” art.

Lia’s Webstie
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Denise Jiang – Self Portrait

sketch

function setup() {
    createCanvas(600, 600);
    
    text("p5.js vers 0.5.2 test.", 10, 15);
}

function draw() {

	background(223,232,240);

	//right face
	fill(240,223,230);
	noStroke();
	rect(288,0,310,286);
	rect(287,385,313,215);
	quad(288,284,600,287,600,336,354,336);
	quad(354,336,600,336,600,536,286,385);



	//brow
	noStroke();
	fill(96,57,19);
	rect(45,169,180,22);
	quad(342,177,349,197,479,150,473,129);
	quad(470,129,479,150,563,152,583,132);


	//right eye
	noStroke();
	fill(54,54,54);
	rect(373,259,171,25);

	//line
	stroke(96,57,19);
	strokeWeight(0.5);
	line(287,0,287,287);
	line(288,287,354,335);
	line(354,335,287,385);
	line(287,385,287,599);
	

	//left eye
	stroke(96,57,19);
	strokeWeight(5);
	noFill();
	ellipse(135,280,161,88);
	
	strokeWeight(1);
	line(69,236,80,249);
	line(105,216,109,239);
	line(158,222,148,238);
	line(205,231,190,249);

	//eyeball
	fill(54,54,54);
	noStroke();
	ellipse(135,280,28,82);

	//mouth
	noFill();
	stroke(54,54,54);
	strokeWeight(10);
	rect(76,418,425,110);
	
	strokeWeight(5);
	line(82,460,494,460);
	line(82,486,494,486);

	fill(242,109,125);
	noStroke();
	rect(81,462,416,23);






}

Denise Jiang – Looking Outwards – 1

Screen Shot 2016-09-02 at 5.28.42 PM

http://www.modelo.io/

Before taking Computing for Creative Practices, I was introduced to Modelo, an interative 3D modeling collaboration platform. In one of my architecture course, this platform allows a 3D view of our models, and can easily make sections and even animation. Using the program was very useful in visualising the design, and it is accessible because it runs on a web page. According to their website, an architect and an industrial designer founded Modelo. Their profession were very design-based and they probably have used and compared some different 3D modeling software, such as Rhino and AutoCAD. To my knowledge, architects all know their project very well since they have developed the whole project and modeled digitally. However, others like clients who don’t have access to those modeling software wouldn’t be able to visualize the project in a 3D environment. So the founders of Modelo must experienced that inconvenience in offering a visual presentation to others, and often for presentation there aren’t too many functions required. Rather than making animations, Modelo allows everyone enjoy the project in his own willing. Since it is interactive and web-based, it let communication within the team or with the client easier. During my use of Modelo, I received feedback(screenshots and comments built in the program)from my TA and the professor, and I could also look at other people’s work in a 3D form(I could rotate and make sections as I wish).