LO: Randomness

Vera Molnar comes to my mind when randomness in computational art is brought up. Molnar is one of the first artists who created art through code. One of her projects that really represent randomness is “Interruptions.” Molnar created these pieces by creating square grids with little lines with tilts to different tilts and then making some lines disappear to create forms. Each piece is all different as she used a limited random generator that varied x and y by two or three millimeters. I find the works very interesting as it mimics how straightly places lines can be “interrupted”, similar to a domino effect or even the lines repelling each other. She made these to create shapes with the interruption similar to how in painting there are shapes that pop out of the background. Her pieces seem fairly easy but so much more complex. As a woman, I admire her very much.

Vera Molnar: http://www.veramolnar.com/