![[OLD FALL 2019] 15-104 • Introduction to Computing for Creative Practice](wp-content/uploads/2020/08/stop-banner.png)
The artwork above is a project by Gerhard Richter called “4900 Colors, Version II” that is comprised of 196 panels that are a 5 x 5 square. Richter used a computer program to designate a random color to each square from a list of 25 colors. The algorithm used was a simple random function that assigned a color at random from the list, but the artwork itself is a beautiful composition as it does not look as random. Richter’s purpose in this artwork was to illustrate how even when randomness is the primary generation factor, patterns can still emerge as the probability of having a pattern of colors is not as low. I admire this projects use of a simple code structure to generate a seemingly complex image through multiple iterations and then the way in which these iterations are represented together.
