Claire Lee – Looking Outwards 02

I was really inspired by the work of artist and programmer Jessica Rosencrantz, which explores and mimics the relationships in natural processes with computer-generated visuals. Although I couldn’t find much about the algorithm that she uses to generate her pieces, I think that nature does follow a general pattern with a bit of randomness to it, and her algorithms probably do something similar to that. Her current pieces, which she produces under a company she co-founded with Jesse-Louis Rosenberg, are pieces of jewelry or household items that simulate nature-made patterns like leaf skeletons, fingerprints, or coral.

I really liked that she took her knowledge of biology and programming and turned it into art. Not only is her work a very interesting juxtaposition of subjects, but it is also quite beautiful.