LO: Generative Art

This piece by Anders Hoff mimics the fracturing patterns that occur in brittle materials like glass or ceramic. The process by which this piece was created was by randomly creating new fractures from the tip of fractures that are already present. Without looking at the code, I think that Hoff probably made sure that the line of the new fracture started where the previous line ended but in a random direction and at a random length. I think that this piece is really interesting because it has a deeper meaning of fractures in materials and in social infrastructures and viewers could make up their own conclusions and theories on what the piece means rather than it being obvious and upfront. This piece was part of a larger collection that explores how simple algorithms and rules can have wildly complex and intricate results and I think that using generative art and coding to explore this idea is really unique and intelligent.

Artwork

Artist: Anders Hoff

Year: 2014