Author: Eliana

Looking Outwards – 04

The piece I picked is Radio Rocks by Dove Bradshaw. These pieces consist of conical sculptures of different types of rocks- Wissahickon schist, Pocono sandstone, and a basalt mixture. These sculptures were created in this shape to emmulate ancient cairns that used to be used as Neolithic astronomical markers and functioned as antennas.

First Drawing of Radio Rocks, 1998

Within these conical sculptures, Bradshaw placed three radios each that received waves from different frequencies. Local, world band short wave, and outer space. These radios received these frequencies and emitted them at low levels. Dove Bradshaw does a lot of work with stone, salt, and things that evoke themes of nature, the world, and space. This work is a vestige of neolithic creations with themes that intersect with the work that she makes.

Close-up: Top, World band short wave signal, Left,
local radio and Right micro-wave signals from outer space.

link to the artist’s website: http://www.dovebradshaw.com/works/Radio%20Rocks.htm

Looking Outwards – 03

The project that I picked is 3D-printed houses that are being fabricated by SQ4d. This project is being carried out in different locations in New York and is printing sustainable and affordable housing. They are using a 3D printer made out of aircraft-grade aluminum and have the capability to print any material, right now specifically printing mortars and concrete.

Printed Concrete

This company has been printing houses since it was founded in 2017. The director of operations is Kirk Andersen and his goal is to speed up the production of homes while lowering the cost overall and the environmental impact. The company is a collection of engineers, designers, architects, and tech specialists which work in an interdisciplinary manner to engineer and produce these projects. I have linked a podcast from Kirk Andersen, the SQ4D website, and a news article about the company.

Completed Printed House


Project 04 – String Art

sketch
/* eliana fleischer
    efleisch
    section e */ 

//GLOBAL VARIABLES
// these global variables will be used to be able to change the values while drawing different string arts
    
var dx1;
var dx2;
var dy1;
var dy2;

var dx3;
var dy3;
var dx4;
var dy4;

var numLines1 = 50;
var numLines2 = 15;

var ax1 = 50;
var ax2 = 150;
var ay1 = 50;
var ay2 = 300; 

var bx1 = 300;
var bx2 = 350;
var by1 = 300;
var by2 = 100;


function setup() {
    createCanvas(400, 300);
    background(124,158,129);
}

function draw() {

    push(); // push will create the bold deges of the lines
    stroke(0);
    strokeWeight(4);

    ax1 = floor(random(15,200)); // randomize x values for the two lines
    ax2 = floor(random(15,200));
    bx1 = floor(random(200,385));
    bx2 = floor(random(200,385));

    ay1 = floor(random(15,150)); // randomize the y values for the two anchor lines
    ay2 = floor(random(150,285));
    by1 = floor(random(150,285));
    by2 = floor(random(15,150));

    line(ax1, ay1, ax2, ay2); // anchor line A 
    line(bx1, by1, bx2, by2); // anchor line B


    dx1 = (ax2-ax1)/numLines2; // creates dx and dy for the lines created divided by numLines
    dx2 = (bx2-bx1)/numLines2;
    dy1 = (ay2-ay1)/numLines2;
    dy2 = (by2-by1)/numLines2;


    var x1 = ax1; // set the starting points of the string art lines to the anchor line values
    var y1 = ay1;
    var x2 = bx1;
    var y2 = by1;

    line(15,15, 385, 15); // upper anchor line
    line(15,285,385,285); // lower anchor line

    var x3 = 15; // creates the initial changing x values
    var x4 = 385; 
    var x5 = 15;
    var x6 = 385;

    dx3 = (385-15)/numLines1; // dx for the lines going to the left
    dx4 = (15 - 385)/numLines1; // dx for the lines going to the right


    pop();


    for (var i = 0; i <= numLines1; i +=1){ // for loop making the background lines
        stroke(243,204,113); // orange lines
        line(15,15, x3, 285); // lines going to left

        stroke(247,255,118); // yellow lines
        line(385,15,x4,285); // lines going to the right

        stroke(236,180,236); //purple lines
        line(15,285,x5,15); //lines from the bottom going left

        stroke(236,180,180); // pink lines
        line(385,285,x6,15); // lines from the bottom going right


        x3 += dx3; // changes the x values by the set dx
        x4 += dx4;
        x5 += dx3;
        x6 += dx4
    }

    stroke(29,5,95);
    strokeWeight(3)
    for (var i = 0; i <= numLines2; i+=1){
        line(x1, y1, x2, y2); // uses the randomly generated points to start lines
        x1 += dx1; // chnages the values by the set dxs and dys 
        y1 += dy1;
        x2 += dx2;
        y2 += dy2;
    }
    noLoop();
}

I think the most difficult part of this project for me was creating an interesting image. I did this by randomizing one of the string art shapes.

Project 03 – Dynamic Drawing

sketch
/* eliana fleischer
    efleisch
    section e */ 

var d = 10
var x = 20
var y = 20 // sets up variables for x, y and the size of the heart
    
function setup() {
    createCanvas(600, 450);
    background(220);
}

function draw() {

    background(255 - mouseX); //makes background go from lighter to darker as the mouse moves in the positive x direction

    x = mouseX; // makes x mouse x and y mouse y + 10 
    y = mouseY + 10;
    noStroke();
    push(); // push so only small heart is filled blues
    fill(0,0,mouseX); // fills in shades of blue relativeto the x position of the mouse
    beginShape();
    vertex(30, 40); // starting point for the small heart right side
    bezierVertex(40, 10 , 55 , 50, 30 , 70); // anchor points for the small heart right side
    vertex(30,40); // starting point for the small heart left side
    bezierVertex(20, 10 , 5, 50, 30, 70); // anchor points for the small heart left side 
    endShape();
    pop();

    d = mouseX; // makes the size of the heart relative to the mouse position
    d = constrain(d, 0, 300); // keeps the size fo the big heart from getting bigger than the canvas

    if (mouseX >= mouseY){ // filling the heart in a gradient relative to x and y
        fill(mouseX,0,0);

    } else {
        fill(mouseY, 0, 0);
    }

    beginShape(); 
    vertex(x, y); // makes starting coordinates for the big heart x and y 
    bezierVertex(x + d, y - (d) , x + (d) , y , x , y + (d)); // anchor points scaled by d 
    vertex(x, y);
    bezierVertex(x - d, y - (d) , x - (d), y, x, y + (d));
    endShape();

}

I think the hardest part of this project for me was figuring out different ways to create the dynamic aspect of this project.

Project 02- Variable Faces

efleischer -02 – project
/* 
    eliana fleischer
    efleisch
    section e
*/

//Global variables to be used across different functions
//these are all the variables that will be used to make the initial face before randomization.

var eyewidth = 20;
var eyeheight = 20;
var faceshape = 1;
var facewidth = 200;
var faceheight = 200;
var eyecolorR = (15);
var eyecolorG = (255);
var eyecolorB = (100);
var noseheight = 5;
var nosewidth = 5;
var iris = 10;
var skinR = 100;
var skinG = 100;
var skinB = 100;
var x = 320;
var y = 240;


function setup() {
    createCanvas(640, 480);
    background(220);
}

function draw() {

    background(eyecolorR, eyecolorG, eyecolorB); // sets background to the random variables for the eye color
    //faces 
    push();
    fill(skinR,skinG, skinB);
    noStroke()
    if (faceshape == 1){

        face1 = ellipse(x,y, facewidth, faceheight); //draws ellipse face

    } else {

        face2 = rect(x - facewidth /2 , y - faceheight /2 , facewidth , faceheight); //draws square face
    }

    //nose
    fill(255, 204, 255)
    nose = ellipse(x, y, noseheight, nosewidth); //draws nose at the center of the face
    pop();

    //eyes
    fill(255); //white fill for irises
    strokeWeight(2); // outline for eyes
    Leye = arc(x - facewidth / 5, y - faceheight / 5, eyewidth, eyeheight, 0, PI + QUARTER_PI, OPEN); //draws left eye
    Reye = arc(x + facewidth / 5, y - faceheight / 5, eyewidth, eyeheight,100, PI + QUARTER_PI, OPEN); //draws right eye

    //iris
    fill(eyecolorR, eyecolorG, eyecolorB); // fills in the irises with the random eye color
    Riris = ellipse(x + facewidth / 5, y - faceheight / 5, iris, iris)
    Liris = ellipse(x - facewidth / 5, y - faceheight / 5, iris, iris);

    //mouth
    strokeWeight(1);
    mouth = line(x - facewidth / 5, y + faceheight / 5, x + facewidth / 5, y + faceheight / 5 );

}


function mousePressed() {

    // when the user clicks, these variables are reassigned


    facewidth = random(100, 200);
    faceheight = random(100, 200);
    eyewidth = random(15, 45);
    eyeheight = random(10, 45);
    nosewidth = random(5,15);
    noseheight = random(5,15);
    iris = random(1, 7);
    eyecolorR = random(0,255);
    eyecolorG = random(0,255);
    eyecolorB = random(0,255);
    faceshape = int(random(1,3));
    skinR = random(100,200);
    skinG = random(100,200);
    skinB = random(100,200);
}

The most difficult part of this project for me was figuring out a creative solution to increase variability and actually make unique and distinct images through randomization.

Looking Outwards -02

The series of works I picked is “Quantum Superpositions” made by Markos Kay. These generative art pieces were created using a simulation that is inspired by the events in the Large Hadron Collider, but all the imagery is original and not actual images from the Collider. The artist used an original simulator to generate the images and then superimposed them on each other to represent different quantum properties.

Entanglement 1

I find this piece to be really interesting because of the interdisciplinary nature combining aspects of quantum mechanics and digital art. These pieces come together in a way that is visually striking, especially considering the complexity and randomness of the generated images that are overlayed.

Markos Kay’s body of work is composed of mostly video art which differs from this series of stills. While the stills are all pulled from video simulations, the intricacies of the particle interactions and the complicated quantum mechanics are better represented in the superimposed images that the artist has created.

Interdeterminancy 1

Link to the artist’s website: https://www.mrkism.com/superpositions.html

project 1: my self-portrait

efleisch project
/*Eliana Fleischer
    efleisch
    Section E
*/

function setup() {
    createCanvas(500, 500);
    background(240, 146, 243);
    //used a RGB color chart to find the color code for a purple bakcground
 
}

function draw() {
    //these lines were a way to add more elements to my assignemnt and also experiment using the "color" command in the code
    // i put all the starting points as the same so it would make a light refraction-esque shape
    strokeWeight(10)
    stroke("red")
    line(width/2,height/3,500,height/3)
    stroke("orange")
    line(width/2,height/3,500,height/3+10)
    stroke("yellow")
    line(width/2,height/3,500,height/3+20)
    stroke("green")
    line(width/2,height/3,500,height/3+30)
    stroke("blue")
    line(width/2,height/3,500,height/3+40)
    stroke("purple")
    line(width/2,height/3,500,height/3+50)
   

    strokeWeight(1)
    stroke(0)
    //this is the fill I am using for my skin tone. I used the same RGB generator for it as with the purple background
    fill(164,127,73)
    
    // i used the starting point of width/2 and height/3 and based all of my measurments off of that scale
    ellipse(width/3 -25, height/3, 20, 30) // these are the ellipses for my ears. i put it first so it would be drawn behind the head
    ellipse(width/3 + 75, height/3, 20, 30)
    ellipse(width/3 +25, height/3, 100, 125) // head
    circle(width/3 -25, height/2 +80, 25) // these are the hands 
    circle(width/3 +75, height/2 +80, 25)

    fill(255)// this is the white fill for my eyes

    ellipse(width/3, height/3, 24,32)
    ellipse(width/3 + 50, height/3, 24, 32)

    fill(62,32,9) // this is the brown for the center of my eyes 

    circle(width/3, height/3, 16) //center of eyes
    circle(width/3 + 50, height/3, 16)

    fill(0)

    triangle(width/3 + 25, height/3 + 25, width/3 +13, height/3 + 37, width/3 + 37, height/3 + 37) //mouth

    fill(255)
    triangle(width/3 + 25, height/3 + 25, width/3 + 20, height/3 + 32, width/3 + 30, height/3 + 32) //teeth

    strokeWeight(3) // i wanted my hair to be drawn bolder so i increased the stroke weight

    fill(0)
/* these points I used to plan out my quadrilaterals but I dont need them for the final product
    point(width/3 + 25, height/3 - 65)
    point(width/3 - 15, height/3 - 55)
    point(width/3 , height/3 - 50)
    point(width/3 - 25 , height/3 - 10)

*/ 

    quad(width/3 + 25, height/3 - 65, width/3 - 15, height/3 - 55, width/3 - 25 , height/3 , width/3 , height/3 - 50)// hair
    quad(width/3 + 25, height/3 - 65, width/3 + 40, height/3 - 55, width/3 + 75 , height/3 , width/3 +75 , height/3 - 50)


    strokeWeight(7) // i decided to use points instead of small circles to utilize a different element 
    point(width/3, height/3 ) // pupils 
    point(width/3 +50, height/3 )

    strokeWeight(1) // decreased stroke weight again for drawing the body
    rect(width/3 -25, height/2 -20, 100, 100) // body
    rect(width/3 -40, height/2 +5, 15, 75) // arms
    rect(width/3 +75, height/2 +5, 15, 75)
    fill(0, 102, 0) // green for pants
    rect(width/3 - 25, height/2 +80, 45, 100) //pants
    rect(width/3 +30, height/2 +80, 45, 100)


}

I think the most challenging part of my project was centering all of my objects relative to each other.

LO: My Inspiration

The interactive piece that I picked is “untitled” by Felix Gonzalez-Torres. The basis of the art piece is that it is a spilled pile of candy that weighs about 175 pounds. The weight of the colorful candy represents the artist’s partner that died of AIDS. The concept of the project is that when people view the installation, they are able to take a piece of candy with them and it is supposed to be reminiscent of the way that his partner slowly diminished before he died. The project was an interactive piece in the media of candy so it did not use any software or scripts to create. This interactive piece was one of the first of quite a few that were also interactive pieces surrounding the love and loss themes that surrounded the AIDS epidemic and how it ravaged the LGBTQ community specifically gay men. In my opinion, it points toward other interactive pieces that allow for the viewers to step into a new perspective whether it is the perpetrator, like in the case of the piece by Gonzalez-Torres, or into the shoes of those affected by it.

This is a link to some descriptions of his pieces that were installed in museums around the country.