*Elefante* builds on my previous long-form work and pushes it to incorporate multiple remixed canvases using a single photograph of a giant Yucca (Latin name - Yucca elephantipes) as a starting point.

The project blends elements of Brutalism, Concrete art, and collage to create abstract displays of coloured forms and photography, some reminiscent of architecture, some paper cut-outs.

I aimed for the pieces to ‘scan’ well from a distance or at smaller sizes, but also to have a more 'material' quality than some of my prior work. I wanted texture without skeuomorphism.

Elefante

When one pays homage to the _departed_, what unfolds?

"Décorés" - a French word meaning "awarded" or "gilded" - delves into the realm of fleeting beings who are bestowed with the precious metals of gold and silver. Through a fortuitous yet deliberate interplay, figurative entities emerge, bearing organic characteristics that defy all sense of proportion. From extraterrestrial beings to minuscule cellular organisms, this collection encompasses both the monumental and the infinitesimal.

Décorés

If winds were fibers, what would they weave?

I live on a hillside near the coast. Seasonal winds sculpt the trees into tortured but elegant shapes. Some are stripped bare but still reach for the sky. Others bend their trunks to protect their foliage like a shield.

This project began with an idea to simulate smoke and the winding paths it follows. The smoke coalesced into strands of fiber and colorful yarn. Then it swirled into strange and organic forms.

Some look like those wind-sculpted trees. Others are blankets unraveling, or storybook creatures felted from wool.

If you look close, they are all fuzzy and soft and begging to be touched.

As this project developed I researched fiber arts, an artistic tradition with a rich history. I spoke with artists and friends who knit, weave, felt wool, and raise Alpacas and sheep. Windwoven pieces don't try to simulate actual weaving, but the project is grounded in the fiber arts world. Many palettes are drawn from yarn and wool roving colors and from shades of Alpaca fur. The color blending mimics the dynamic colors that can be achieved when carding dyed wool.

Of course, most of the outputs could only be made with code, pushing fiber-like artwork into new realms.

Windwoven

Hypertype

Darkness of winter months, pleas for softness. 
A tender counting until days grow longer. 

Released for the VerticalCrypto Art _Companions of Code_ exhibition: London / NYC, 2023.

Press [s] in live view to save file as PNG.

This original generative art was created with code utilizing the p5.js library.
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