LookingOutwards-02 Section D

Creator’s name: Karsten Schmidt

Title of work: Axis

Year of creation: 2008

Karsten Schmidt’s generative art titled “Axis” is very admirable for its beauty, the feelings it evokes, along with the impressive process of creating it that involved both the physical and digital worlds. This collection consists of sculptural forms that were created through the use of hanging strings whose motion was recorded over time. His portfolio states that “The local differences in velocity for each point along the string are used as a metric to create the subtle shading and cloth-like texture.” This work became postcards used to advertise an installation. This collection is absolutely beautiful to look at. Each design has a floating, soft, and dynamic appearance that resembles fabric and the way it effortlessly contours to create organic patterns. One of my favorite items to draw is fabric due to its unique texture which is one reason I truly love looking at this work. I supposed that the algorithm used to create this work involved some sort of digital camera or motion sensor that took in the information and translated it digitally on a software program. I am not completely sure what the tools and programs required to create this would be. After looking at Kasten Schmidt’s portfolio, he seems to be very interested in motion which also involves physics. We can see his artistic sensibilities and style manifested in this algorithm, especially when knowing a little bit about how it was created.

Axis | Flickr