Yes no software 2 network d image 2 100% gray coverage i want programming to be as immediate and fluid as drawing. Inspired by sol lewitts wall drawings, software structures explores the relevance of conceptual art to the idea of software as art. The processing software and all of the code presented can be downloaded. The sculptures have light sensors photocells that detect and respond to a persons. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Software structures was created in 2004 by casey reas in association with jared tarbell, robert hodgin, and william ngan and was restored in 2016 by casey reas. Unless otherwise noted, the code was written with processing and p5.
Each system is two synthetic sensors and actuators and different relations between these elements determine how the systems react to the stimuli in their. Its my office and also the home of the ucla arts software studio. Reas or casey reas, is an american artist whose conceptual, procedural and minimal artworks explore ideas through the contemporary lens of software. Philip taaffe, overtone, 1983 linoprint, philip, basic. Each line in the image reveals the history of one systems movement. Curated projects from artists that combine media and architecture. Originally created by casey reas with jared tarbell, robert hodgin, and william ngan, software structures was restored by reas in 2016 to work well with contemporary web browsers.
Reas software art projects typically explore systems, specifically their. Reas began writing software to produce his own complex images, which take the form of prints, installations, and sitespecific digital murals. Artist casey reas, whose fourth solo show, theres no distance, is on view with bitforms gallery, describes. Sculpture, a structure made of vibrating steel rods illuminated by strobe lights flashing at high frequencies. Software structures whitney museum of american art. Casey reas tissue 2002 the tissue software exposes the movements of thousands of synthetic neural systems. I created three example software structures to search for relationships. Casey edwin barker reas born 1972, also known as c. Software with hundreds of elements all performing intense calculation e.
Reas processes and software structures are presented in different forms. United visual artists, mark hansen and ben rubin, rafael lozanohemmer, christian moeller, jennifer steinkamp, carsten nicolai. A different structure with intense drawing and without excessive calculation would run excellently in flash. Unless otherwise noted, the software was created with processing.
Created by casey reas in association with jared tarbell, robert hodgin, and william ngan. Jan 9, 2014 casey reas, software structures 2004 stay safe and healthy. The original software was created as java applets which are no longer widely supported in web browsers. The books modular structure allows for different combinations of its units and. The catalyst for this project is the work of sol lewitt. Casey reas is professor of design media arts at ucla and coauthor of processing. Reas software has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions at museums and galleries in the united states, europe, and asia. Can we see a picture of your workspace andor desktop. A programming handbook for visual designers and artists mit press, 2007. A software painting is generated from code that puts a set of ideas into motion. The catalyst for this project is the work of sol lewitt, specifically his wall drawings. An archive documenting the projects and collaborations of casey reas. Software is not limited to running on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and phones. Kristin lucas, speculative habitat for sponsored seabirds learn more.
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