Xu Xu – Looking Outwards – 02

Matthias Dörfelt (MOKA) is a German artist that’s currently working in Los Angeles. Through the use of software products and robotics, he manages to create drawings, prints, animations, videos, and interactive installation. He strongly believes that computation is able to create expressive and playful artworks, therefore he favors special surprises over control during his creation processes. The following artwork is named “Ant Thought, too”, which is a series of computer generated drawings made from a custom computer program. This series of composition was first drawn with a pen plotter, then Dörfelt used acrylic paint to overlay colors on top, and then added the final black ink details in the foreground with pen plotter. Through these interesting techniques, Dörfelt was able to create intriguing, abstract artworks that appear to be interesting and thoughtful. By injecting human-like traits such as flaws, weirdness and naivety, he strives to explore the possibilities of machines.