Author: fom@andrew.cmu.edu

Blog 01

Neri Oxman – architect, artist, professor – focuses on work that
combines design, biology, computing, and materials engineering.
Of her many projects, all pushing the boundaries of biology and
art, I have always been particularly fascinated by
Silk Pavilions I and II – a series of silkworm spun installations
that, beyond their visual impact, explore sustainable methods of
spinning, weaving, and making silk without the use of cocoons.
Silk Pavilion I, designed by her research team
(and 6500 live silkworms) was constructed over a period of
three weeks, all with the help of a robotic loom-like jig and
a CNC machine to make the 26 polygonal panels as a base structure
for the silkworms to begin laying their silk upon. Her Silk Pavilions,
along with the rest of her work, point to a future of
interdisciplinary and interspecies work that aims to solve
sustainability challenges – like some of the techniques used to
make silk that requires silkworms to be boiled.

Silk Pavilion I: https://oxman.com/projects/silk-pavilion-i
Silk Pavilion II: https://oxman.com/projects/silk-pavilion-ii

Project 01

Here is my self portrait.

function setup() {
    createCanvas(500, 500);
    background(252, 181, 104); // background orange
}

function draw() {
	// ornament
	strokeWeight(3);
	stroke(255);
	fill(116, 203, 200); //teal stripe
	rect(225, 0, 45, 500);
	strokeWeight(3);
	stroke(255);
	fill(79, 141, 241); // blue stripe
	rect(135, 0, 45, 500);
	strokeWeight(3);
	stroke(255);
	fill(255, 190, 214); // pink stripe
	rect(45, 0, 45, 500);
	strokeWeight(3);
	stroke(255);
	fill(192, 226, 148); // green stripe
	rect(315, 0, 45, 500);
	strokeWeight(3);
	stroke(255);
	fill(255, 246, 140); // yellow stripe
	rect(405, 0, 45, 500);

	// hair
	noStroke();
	fill(40, 24, 15); // hair color
	ellipse(250, 250, 380, 420);
	noStroke();
	fill(40, 24, 15);
	rect(60, 250, 380, 300);
	noStroke();
	fill(40, 24, 15);
	triangle(20, 500, 90, 405, 90, 500);
	noStroke();
	fill(40, 24, 15);
	triangle(480, 500, 410, 405, 410, 500);

	// ears
	strokeWeight(5);
	stroke(247, 150, 107);
	fill(244, 218, 188);
	ellipse(100, 260, 60, 80);
	strokeWeight(5);
	stroke(247, 150, 107);
	fill(244, 218, 188);
	ellipse(400, 260, 60, 80);

	// neck
	strokeWeight(5);
	stroke(247, 150, 107); // shadow color edge
	fill(244, 218, 188); // shadow color
	rect(185, 415, 125, 100);

	// face
	strokeWeight(5);
	stroke(247, 150, 107); // skin color edge
	fill(255, 237, 213); // skin color
	ellipse(250, 250, 300, 365);

	// eyes
	strokeWeight(3);
	stroke(0, 34, 68); // eye color edge
	fill(238, 239, 248); // eye color
	ellipse(190, 230, 75, 55);
	strokeWeight(3);
	stroke(0, 34, 68);
	fill(238, 239, 248); 
	ellipse(310, 230, 75, 55);

	strokeWeight(3);
	stroke(0, 34, 68);
	fill(91, 32, 1); // iris color
	circle(190, 225, 45);
	strokeWeight(3);
	stroke(0, 34, 68);
	fill(91, 32, 1);
	circle(310, 225, 45);

	noStroke();
	fill(0); // pupil color
	circle(310, 225, 15);
	noStroke();
	fill(0);
	circle(190, 225, 15);

	strokeWeight(10);
	stroke(255); // reflection color
	point(195, 220);
	strokeWeight(10);
	stroke(255);
	point(315, 220);

	strokeWeight(7);
	stroke(0, 34, 68); // eyelash color
	line(190, 205, 190, 185);
	strokeWeight(7);
	stroke(0, 34, 68);
	line(310, 205, 310, 185);
	strokeWeight(7);
	stroke(0, 34, 68);
	line(172, 210, 172, 190);
	strokeWeight(7);
	stroke(0, 34, 68);
	line(328, 210, 328, 190);
	strokeWeight(7);
	stroke(0, 34, 68);
	line(208, 210, 208, 190);
	strokeWeight(7);
	stroke(0, 34, 68);
	line(292, 210, 292, 190);

	// glasses
	strokeWeight(6);
	stroke(82, 76, 69); // glasses color
	noFill();
	ellipse(175, 225, 123, 100);
	strokeWeight(6);
	stroke(82, 76, 69);
	noFill();
	ellipse(325, 225, 123, 100);
	strokeWeight(6);
	stroke(82, 76, 69);
	line(237, 225, 263, 225);

	// bangs
	noStroke();
	fill(40, 24, 15); // bang color
	square(200, 60, 100, 15);
	noStroke();
	fill(40, 24, 15);
	square(129, 80, 80, 15);
	noStroke();
	fill(40, 24, 15);
	square(290, 80, 80, 15);
	noStroke();
	fill(40, 24, 15);
	rect(155, 70, 190, 60);

	// eyebrows
	noStroke();
	fill(0); // eyebrow color
	triangle(205, 180, 205, 160, 140, 180);
	noStroke();
	fill(0);
	triangle(295, 180, 295, 160, 360, 180);

	//nose
	strokeWeight(4);
	stroke(247, 150, 107);
	fill(244, 218, 188);
	circle(230, 306, 24);
	strokeWeight(4);
	stroke(247, 150, 107);
	fill(244, 218, 188);
	circle(270, 306, 24);

	strokeWeight(5);
	stroke(247, 150, 107);
	fill(255, 237, 213);
	circle(250, 307, 27);

	noStroke();
	fill(255, 237, 213);
	ellipse(250, 298, 30, 40);

	// mouth
	strokeWeight(8);
	stroke(229, 162, 153); // lip color
	fill(255); // teeth color
	arc(250, 340, 155, 100, 0, HALF_PI)
	strokeWeight(8);
	stroke(229, 162, 153);
	fill(255);
	arc(250, 340, 155, 100, HALF_PI, PI);
	strokeWeight(8);
	stroke(229, 162, 153);
	line(175, 340, 325, 340);

	// earrings
	strokeWeight(3);
	stroke(224, 135, 73); // earrings edge color
	fill(232, 190, 64); // earrings color
	rect(80, 290, 25, 60, 20);
	strokeWeight(3);
	stroke(224, 135, 73);
	fill(232, 190, 64);
	rect(395, 290, 25, 60, 20);

	strokeWeight(4);
	stroke(255); // earrings reflection color
	fill(255);
	rect(88, 300, 2, 32, 10);
	strokeWeight(4);
	stroke(255);
	fill(255);
	rect(403, 300, 2, 32, 10);

}