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Wind of Boston: Data Paintings is an installation by Refik Anadol Studios that uses data from patterns of wind around Boston and turns them into a series of data paintings. Even though this visualization is not necessarily immediately readable by the viewer to gain valuable information, the final product(s) are beautiful installations on digital canvases. Refik Anadol Studios developed custom software to analyze and visualize wind speed and direction patterns throughout one year, and used that data to create the series. The visuals provide a very fluid, calming feel and make me reminisce about the oceanside, which may have been the artists’ intention. I truly appreciate the dynamics of each piece and the process documentation. The final results are incredibly beautiful.