Author: jiyeonch

LO: Generative Art

“Hommage à Paul Klee”, Frieder Nake, 1965

Something in particular that I enjoy about this project is the fact that while from far away, it looks like a hand-drawn drawing, when you look more closely, the generated aspect is apparent in the perfectly straight lines and perfect ellipses– blending those generative codes to create something that mimics that of a human hand, and pointing to the human art artistic thought that went into the code itself. On a website, I actually found a list of some of the variables that Nake coded to determine the generative code: the width of the horizontal lines, the amount, radius, and position of the circles, whether a quadrilateral is to be left empty, or filled by vertical or triangular lines, and more. Although the art is technically generated by code, the artwork still innately reflects Nake’s own artistic sensibilities in that it reveals his style of drawing, what kind of a drawing he is trying to create with the code, and which variables he determined to create these artworks he calls his own.

Project 02: Variable Faces

sketchDownload
var pot = 3;
var plant = 1;
var eyebrows = 3;
var eyes = 3;
var mouth = 3;

function setup() {
    createCanvas(400, 400);
}
 
function draw() {
    background(251, 166, 156);
    noStroke();
    fill(255,202,196);
    rect(0,300,400,100);
    if(plant<=1) { //spiky
        noStroke();
        fill(43, 92, 48);
        triangle(140,200,110,120,190,200); //1
        fill(50, 136, 58);
        triangle(155,200,120,70,200,200); //2
        fill(65, 167, 75 );
        triangle(200,200,290,70,260,200); //5
        fill(77, 144, 84 );
        triangle(190,200,220,35,250,200); //4
        fill(57, 116, 62);
        triangle(175,200,160,30,220,200); //3
    }
    else if(plant<=2) { //flower
        noFill();
        stroke(143, 167, 65);
        strokeWeight(6)
        bezier(155,110,185,130,210,200,188,200); //leftstem
        stroke(143, 167, 65);
        strokeWeight(6)
        bezier(250,53,180,130,200,200,200,200); //rightstem
        noStroke();
        fill(178, 123, 210); //lightpurple
        ellipse(140,95,20);
        fill(178,123,210);
        ellipse(155,100,20);
        fill(178,123,210);
        ellipse(150,115,20);
        fill(178,123,210);
        ellipse(135,110,20); //end of flower left
        fill(178, 123, 210);
        ellipse(245,45,20);
        fill(178,123,210);
        ellipse(260,50,20);
        fill(178,123,210);
        ellipse(255,65,20);
        fill(178,123,210);
        ellipse(240,60,20); //endof flower right
        noStroke();
        fill(223, 186, 244);
        ellipse(249,55,10) //topflowermiddle
        fill(223, 186, 244);
        ellipse(145,105,10); //bottomflowermiddle
        noStroke();
        fill(143,167,65);
        arc(197,150, 80, 80, 0, PI/2, OPEN); //rightleafright
        fill(143,167,65);
        arc(237,190, 80, 80, PI,-PI/2, OPEN); //rightleafleft
        noStroke();
        fill(143,167,65);
        arc(154,190, 80, 80, -PI/2, 0,OPEN); //leftleafright
        fill(143,167,65);
        arc(194,150, 80, 80, PI/2, PI, OPEN); //leftleafleft
    }
    else if(plant<=3) { //cactus
        noStroke();
        fill(34, 72, 13);
        ellipse(200,85,90);
        noStroke();
        fill(34, 72, 13);
        rect(155,85,90,110);
        noFill();
        strokeWeight(30);
        stroke(34,72,14);
        bezier(130,80,130,100,120,120,160,120); //rightarm
        noFill();
        strokeWeight(30);
        stroke(34,72,14);
        bezier(275,100,275,120,280,150,240,145); //leftarm
    }


    if(pot<=1) {
        noStroke();
        fill(209,164,96);
        quad(100,200,300,200,250,360,150,360); //pot1
        fill(194, 140, 55);
        rect(90,190,220,35); //pottop1
        fill(160, 118, 53 );
        triangle(144,340,148,352,155,321); //crack
        triangle(153,329,155,321,142,310);
        triangle(141,310,144,313,143,292);
    }
    else if(pot<=2) {
        noStroke();
        fill(178, 123, 210);
        ellipse(200,280,180);
        fill(152, 104, 180);
        rect(105,190,190,35); //pottop1
        fill(132, 83, 161);
        triangle(220,368,233,364,240,330);
        triangle(240,330,237,340,270,317);
        triangle(270,317,263,320,275,300);
    }
    else if(pot<=3) {
        noStroke();
        fill(104, 180, 153);
        ellipse(200,270,180,180);
        fill(104, 180, 153);
        quad(110,180,290,180,230,350,170,350);
        fill(73, 146, 120);
        triangle(260,180,270,180,245,215);
        triangle(245,215,250,204,269,238);
        triangle(269,238,265,232,260,267);
    }

    if(eyes<=1) { //opencircleeyes
        fill(65, 49, 21);
        ellipse(175,280,5,8);
        ellipse(225,280,5,8); //righteye
    }
    else if(eyes<=2) { //closed
        noFill();
        strokeWeight(3);
        stroke(65, 49, 21);
        bezier(220,280,220,290,235,290,235,280);
        stroke(65, 49, 21);
        bezier(180,280,180,290,165,290,165,280);
    }
    else if(eyes<=3) { //squint
        noFill();
        strokeWeight(3);
        stroke(65, 49, 21);
        line(180,280,168,275)
        line(180,280,168,285)
        line(220,280,232,275)
        line(220,280,232,285);
    }

    if(mouth<=1) { //openmouth
        noStroke();
        fill(108, 32, 55);
        ellipse(200,312,18,20);
    }
    else if (mouth<=2) { //smile
        noFill();
        strokeWeight(3);
        stroke(65, 49, 21);
        bezier(190,310,190,325,210,325,210,310);
    }
    else if (mouth<=3) { //sidemouth
        noFill();
        strokeWeight(3);
        stroke(65, 49, 21);
        bezier(200,320,210,325,218,320,225,310);
    }

    if(eyebrows<=1) {
        noFill();
        strokeWeight(3);
        stroke(65, 49, 21);
        bezier(225,253,230,265,238,265,240,265);
        bezier(175,253,170,265,162,265,160,265);
    }
    else if(eyebrows<=2) {
        noFill();
        strokeWeight(3);
        stroke(65, 49, 21);
        bezier(225,253,230,250,238,260,240,265);
        bezier(175,253,170,250,162,260,160,265);
    }
    else if(eyebrows<=3) {
        noFill();
        strokeWeight(3);
        stroke(65, 49, 21);
        line(220,260,230,255);
        line(180,260,170,255);
    }
    strokeWeight(3); //cheeks
    stroke(255, 158, 147);
    line(238,295,245,290);
    line(246,295,253,290);
    line(162,295,155,290);
    line(154,295,147,290);

fill(255);
    noStroke();
    textSize(12);
    textAlign(CENTER);
    text("2 CORINTHIANS 4:7",333,390);
}

 
function mousePressed() {
    pot = random(0, 3);
    plant = random(0, 3);
    eyebrows = random(0,3);
    eyes = random(0,3);
    mouth = random(0,3);
}

Project 01: Self Portrait

jiyeonch_selfportraitDownload
function setup() {
    createCanvas(300, 300);
    background(220);
    text("p5.js vers 0.9.0 test.", 10, 15);
}

function draw() {
    background(118,148,115);
    noStroke();
    fill(246, 153, 138);
    ellipse(90,102,130,125);//leftheart
    noStroke();
    fill(246, 153, 138);
    ellipse(210,102,130,125);//rightheart
    noStroke();
    fill(246, 153, 138);
    triangle(38,140,width/2,270,262,140);//heartbottom
    noStroke();
    fill(0,0,0);
    ellipse(150,139,100,110);//hair
    noStroke();
    fill(0,0,0);
    quad(100,145,90,190,210,190,200,145);//hair2
    noStroke();
    fill(227,194,148);
    ellipse(150,150,90,100);//face
    noStroke();
    fill(0,0,0);
    ellipse(130,145,15,10); //left_eyelash
    noStroke();
    fill(227,194,148);
    ellipse(130,143,15,10); //left_eyelid
    noStroke();
    fill(0,0,0);
    ellipse(167,145,15,10); //right_eyelash
    noStroke();
    fill(227,194,148);
    ellipse(167,143,15,10); //right_eyelid
    noStroke();
    fill(246, 153, 138);
    ellipse(175,157,15,10); //right_cheek
    noStroke();
    fill(246, 153, 138);
    ellipse(123,157,15,10); //left_cheek
    noStroke();
    fill(0,0,0);
    ellipse(width/2,167,20,15); //mouth
    noStroke();
    fill(227,194,148);
    ellipse(width/2,165,20,15); //mouth2;
    noStroke();
    fill(0,0,0);
    triangle(100,160,width/2,100,115,100); //hairleft;
    noStroke();
    fill(0,0,0);
    triangle(200,160,width/2,100,185,100); //hairright;
    fill(185, 73, 217);
    triangle(161,120,170,137,185,120);//leftclip
    fill(185, 73, 217);
    triangle(195,103,205,120,185,120);//rightclip
    fill(248, 237, 104);
    quad(177,118,186,114,190,122,182,127);//clipmiddle
}

I found it challenging to have to keep guessing and checking where to code the corners of the triangles/quadrilaterals to go, that was probably the most tedious part of the process.

LO: My Inspiration

Pom Pom Mirror, Daniel Rozin

This piece, by Israeli artist Daniel Rozin, is an interactive artwork that mimics the movements of its viewer on a pom-pom “mirror”. A Microsoft Kinect sensor detects the movements of the viewer standing in front of the piece, and a computer translates the data to move the motors on the ‘mirror’, resulting in a black “shadow” rippling across the sea of white pom-poms to mirror the viewer’s position and movement. This project stood out to me because, while many other technological artworks utilize hard, rigid materials, these pom-poms bring in a softer, more organic aspect to the piece that demonstrates a reconciliation between mechanical machine to human interaction.