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02.02.25 That Was The Week That Was - 2nd February 2015
This week started painfully. I managed to sprain my left ankle — not by any activity at the gym but by simply standing up from the sofa on …
26.01.25 That Was The Week That Was - 26th January 2025
Sunday saw me heading to New York for a few days to meetup with Gary Hustwit to consult on a new film project through our joint venture …
12.01.25 That Was The Week That Was - 12th January 2025
The only consistency I want is to be inconsistent You'll often see comments from "collectors" of art how an artist should be consistent; …
06.01.25 Llamas, Pizzas, Mandolins by Paul Taylor
Llamas, Pizzas, Mandolins by Paul Taylor ‘If I were advising governments, I would say that there’s a 10 per cent chance these things will …
05.01.25 That Was The Week That Was - 5th January 2025
There are certain things in this world which keep me sane; things that I look too which reinforce my idea people are inherently good and …
19.11.24 Over the years, many of the things I’ve made have been inspired by my ongoing …
Over the years, many of the things I’ve made have been inspired by my ongoing love affair with film. From Cinema Redux to my current work …
02.11.24 From the archive 2016
From the archive 2016. A sketch creating generative objects and selecting subsets for possible interface ideas.
10.10.24 Morfff
Morfff. From the archive. I’ve always been fascinated with creating physical analog objects from a coded digital process. A few years ago …
26.09.24 Collisions #9 will be auctioned with @sothebys x @lumen_prize 9th–16th October
Collisions #9 will be auctioned with @sothebys x @lumen_prize 9th–16th October. “This collection, curated by Auronda Scalera and Dr. …
12.08.24 Grids
Grids. More play with this system. Controlling snapping to a grid and amount of objects.
31.07.24 The Art of Cybersecurity (2019) As this was featured in the history of …
The Art of Cybersecurity (2019) As this was featured in the history of generative art timeline created by @lerandomart_ I thought I’d post …
25.07.24 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
This is a remarkable book in so many ways, not least it was written by Mary Shelley as a response to the challenge of writing a horror …
06.06.24 All Flows 2024
All Flows 2024. A couple of weeks ago I had the honour of speaking @allflowslive — a three day design event in Milton Keynes. I talked …
03.06.24 With just five Descendants left I’m currently working on the 2nd generation, …
With just five Descendants left I’m currently working on the 2nd generation, descended from the first generation. Things start to get …
24.03.24 That Was The Week That Was — 24th March 2024
The week started with travelling to Copenhagen – one of my favourite cities – for CPH:DOX and the European premiere or ENO which Gary …
05.03.24 Gary Hustwit and I just launched a new thing: Anamorph
Gary Hustwit and I just launched a new thing: Anamorph. It’s a software and film company where we’ll be exploring ways to bring generative …
08.02.24 Convert an image to a MOV with 6 channel sound
This is very niche, but I'm making note of this even if it's just for myself. The other day I had need to create a .mov from a .png, but I …
06.02.24 It’s been lovely to see people collecting the Descendants, my imagined robots …
It’s been lovely to see people collecting the Descendants, my imagined robots based and generated from my own vintage Japanese collection. …
26.01.24 In the early 2000s I bought a large box of random vintage toy robots off Ebay
In the early 2000s I bought a large box of random vintage toy robots off Ebay. Most were cheap and inconsequential, but some were Japanese …
18.12.23 2023 has been a varied, interesting year
2023 has been a varied, interesting year. Whilst my work is not for everyone, nor would I want it to be, I appreciate all the support from …
08.11.23 I’m not interested in creating realistic anything
I’m not interested in creating realistic anything. Instead I’m interested in creating things that don’t or can’t exist.
06.11.23 A 1/1 print from the Collisions series
A 1/1 print from the Collisions series. This series is my visual homage to the beauty to be found when you’re open to colliding seemingly …
29.10.23 That Was The Week That Was – 29th October 2023
This week I travelled to the Venice Biennale Musica to install Nothing Can Ever Be The Same – my collaboration with documentary film maker …
07.09.23 Tonight sees the opening of Gen/Gen: Generative Generations, a generative art …
Tonight sees the opening of Gen/Gen: Generative Generations, a generative art group show spanning six decades presented over three floors …
04.08.23 Geometrical psychology, or, The science of representation (1887)
Geometrical psychology, or, The science of representation (1887) Benjamin Betts' remarkable attempts to mathematically model human …
20.07.23 Specimens of Fancy Turning (1869) – The Public Domain Review
Specimens of Fancy Turning (1869) – The Public Domain Review Photographs from 1869 of geometry created on a lathe. Beautiful.
17.07.23 "As much as I love purely digital work, I also love the appeal of physical …
"As much as I love purely digital work, I also love the appeal of physical objects and the context of a real-world gallery gives me an …
15.06.23 Brendan Dawes, Persian Dreams: Monument, still, 2023
Brendan Dawes, Persian Dreams: Monument, still, 2023. Inspired by The Book of Kings, or Shahnameh, these contextually charged artworks …
23.05.23 When things collide
When things collide.
01.05.23 Interesting things often happen at the edges.
Interesting things often happen at the edges.