dinkolas – PlotterTwitter

Plotter twitter is technically quite interesting, there’s lots of cool algorithms at play, interesting glitches with pens running out of ink, experiments with different media, etc. But for me the vast majority of the work was just that – technically interesting – nothing more. As art, maybe some of the pieces made me feel awe at the precision of the lines, or dread of the task of executing the drawings which is interesting because it implies an empathy for the machines, or just aesthetic enjoyment. But again, my reaction was mostly the same as how I react to reading clever code/algorithms.

Several works by Licia He showed up in the hashtag, and I appreciate the combination of the imprecise nature of watercolor with the precision of the machine. This is also reinforced by the titles of the works, which are sort of conversational and comforting.