Estrobos

This work is a symmetrical visual composition of a set of rectangles of equal size arranged in a grid by a repetition structure. At the base of this image, the rectangles are arranged in the same tone of gray and other rectangles appear randomly in different shades of lighter and darker gray as a kind of strobe light. This movement in light and shadow seeks to make the image dynamic and also has a constant established rhythm but at the same time appears random due to the different positions in which each one occurs. It is a minimalist piece that, in turn, vibrates and generates visual tension. It is an exploration of light that is done in movement. And the visual movement that is generated with the different light values ​​at various points on the grid.

Technical, aesthetic and conceptual development

Technical development is based on a generative image with code through the p5.js editor, following the aesthetics and concept of whoever takes as an artistic reference: Vera Molnár, who worked with geometry and her main tool was the computer. Vera Molnar began creating algorithmic paintings based on simple geometric shapes. The visual simplicity of his pieces contrasted with the complexity of the algorithms that generated them, creating a balance between mathematical rigor and artistic expression. A perfect combination between science and visual arts. Furthermore, repetition and variation of shapes and patterns were recurring elements in his work. I wanted to contrast this geometric static sense that in turn with the use of black and white has optical movement by itself with a vision of explicit movement in the light generating rhythm and movement. Abstract images represent a direct manifestation of the process of creative thinking as it might appear in a computer design, like in this case. Electric light is pure information. The different tones of opacity of light generate other levels of visual information that, when combined over a certain period of time, create movement.

Literature

• MCLUHAN, Marshall. (1964). El medio es el mensaje.pdf