La cosecha
The work seeks to represent a natural environment that the viewer can easily identify, through lines, ellipses and the random movement applied to the lines, which simulates the wind. Inspired by the work of Grace C. Hertlein, called “The Field”, it also seeks to move away from geometric abstraction. The Harvest not only takes into account the works of Grace C. Hertlein, but also reflects the author’s learning, harvesting what was learned.
Technical, aesthetic and conceptual development
In the technical development, this work was made with three main lines where several lines are joined to these where a random movement was also applied, but trying to ensure that visually these are always joined to the main one and then they are repeated and moved to cover the lower part of the canvas. Something similar happens with the ellipses at the top of the canvas where there is a static one that seeks to represent the sun or the moon and the others that do not have the light emitted with random movement filled. And the work can also change color by pressing the letter “Z” on the keyboard to simulate day and night. In addition to what was mentioned in the technical development, what was learned during the subject in the activities was also taken into account due to the feedback from the teacher at the time of performing the movement when limiting the randomness and speed of the movement, seeking to make it comfortable for the eye. When planning the work, the works of Grace C. Hertlein were investigated, taking “The Field” as the main reference, discovering how her work was distinguished from the others of that time by seeking naturalness and organicity and the use of randomness in her patterns in what that time was computer art, the majority being abstract works made up of figures and a sense of order. The work sought to respect visual aspects such as thin lines and be a somewhat natural representation, but mainly taking into account something written by Grace C. Hertlein which is that “distortion algorithms are applied to static-looking designs, which results in feelings of energy and tension.”
Literature
FRICKE, Christiane. (1999). “Nuevos Medios” en AAVV. Arte de siglo XX. Vol. II. München: Taschen.
Grant Taylor, “Humanizing the Machine: Women Artists and the Shifting Praxis and Criticism in Computer Art,” in The Journal of the International Digital Media and Arts Association, Vol 4, No. 2, (2007)