Liz Maday looking outwards 2

“Waves” (2016) by Austrian software artist LIA.

The work I chose to examine was “Waves” by Austrian software artist LIA. i was quickly drawn to this work by its peacefulness and calming nature. the sine wave patterns in this work are randomly generated, and don’t repeat, and upon learning this I associated something other than human with its beauty. Humans lack the ability to replicate random patterns, and tend to have flawed conceptions of what is truly “random.” The fact that this consistently random motion could only have been produced by a computer adds an additional level of awe and admiration for the program and artist that produced this installation. It is so enjoyable to just stare at this work and let it mesmerize you, in a way that is only possible through generative code.