2022 Predictions, Genuary 2022 and SYMAP

Originally posted on Substack “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill And 2022 is here… it’s truly remarkable how quickly time has gone and continues to go. This time last year, generative art was a small niche group of enthusiasts who appreciate the art form. Now.. well it’s become quite an interesting spectacle and will be interesting to see how it continues to play over the next couple of years....

January 5, 2022 · 10 min · 2016 words · Chris Ried

Constructivist Art, Some Interesting Reads and Painting Catapults

Originally posted on Substack Never stop dreaming.. - Roy T. Bennett Good morning my friends! I hope you are finding amazing inspiration in the interesting stuff that you have been working on. First up: Content these days take longer to curate because its a niche space so I’d love for anyone to send me interesting generative/ creative works that they have created or inspired by. I’ve also been spending a good deal of time trying a bunch different things that I have been releasing fewer newsletters....

November 19, 2021 · 8 min · 1627 words · Chris Ried

Painting Robots, Domain Shifting And Creating an Inviting Space in Generative Art

Originally posted on Substack Never stop dreaming.. - Roy T. Bennett First of all, I can’t thank you enough for your participation on Twitter in recommending the many wonderful women in the generative space. I think it’s amazing to see so much talent and creativity in the space. I’ll highlight over the next number of newsletters. Creating An Inviting Space in Generative Art I think it is important that we encourage a depth of perspective that comes we celebrate inclusion....

October 30, 2021 · 8 min · 1593 words · Chris Ried

Marfa, Subdivision and Runtime Patching

Originally posted on Substack “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.” - Wayne W. Dyer So this weekend I had the amazing opportunity to make it to Marfa Texas for the inaugural Artblocks weekend which was such a treat. I was able to meet a bunch of genart inspirations; Caleb Ogg (iso.hedron), Aaron Penne (aaron_penne), Tyler Hobbs (tylerxhobbs), Kesean (keseantx), Stefan Contiero (stefan_contiero), Dimitri Cherniak (dmitricherniak) to name a few which was a special treat....

October 16, 2021 · 8 min · 1643 words · Chris Ried

Interlocking Cable Ties, Generative NFTs, Mathematical Optimization Art

Originally posted on Substack “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein Hello Friends, This week has been fascinating on multiple fronts in the generative art space....

August 20, 2021 · 7 min · 1296 words · Chris Ried

Nodi3D, Machines Making Art, and Eigenvectors

Originally posted on Substack “A blank canvas…has unlimited possibilities.” - Stephanie Perkins Good Evening Folks or Happy Friday! I’ve been working on multiple small projects and this above was supposed to be a simple infographic of the most popular frameworks. However it has become an all weekend event on Twitter which was a great community effort. Being that there has been so much interest, I though this will be a great opportunity to move the wireframe version above into an interactive graph which I do look forward to finishing....

August 20, 2021 · 7 min · 1332 words · Chris Ried

Fourier Transforms, Glitch Monsters, Digital Art Displays

Originally posted on Substack “Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and become who they’re destined to be.” - Jennifer Elisabeth Hello friends! I hope you all have been having great weeks full of inspiration. I know that I am spotty right now with the newsletter. There are a number of things going on (two jobs mainly) which I hope will pass in the next couple of months....

July 24, 2021 · 7 min · 1285 words · Chris Ried

Alien Dreams, Generating MIDI, and Drawing with Oceans

Originally posted on Substack “To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.” - Akira Kurosawa Paying attention to detail is one of the hidden secrets of any artist. It provides them the ability the “see” and interpret their surroundings or emotions of any subject in ways the viewer has yet to understand. La Crau w/ Peach Trees - Van Gogh Take, for instance, the following painting by Van Gogh....

July 10, 2021 · 5 min · 979 words · Chris Ried

Conceptual Art, Fear, and Generative Synthesis

Originally posted on Substack I’ve been reading through the book “Art & Fear” by David Bayles and Ted Orland. I thought I might share a few passages that I highlighted. that are good nuggets about pursuing art and the insecurities that come with it. The function of the overwhelming majority of your artwork is simply to teach you how to make the small fraction of your artwork that soars. One of the basic and difficult lessons every artist must learn is that even the failed pieces are essential....

July 5, 2021 · 4 min · 749 words · Chris Ried

Bonsai Trees, Color History and Depth Estimation

Originally posted on Substack “The absence of limitations is the enemy of art.” - Orson Welles The discipline of trimming and waiting, the bonsai master takes the medium of the tree and molds it using wire as a way to encourage the shape of growth. Throughout the years he cuts, and prunes, sheers and replants and cuts some more. Once in a while he moves the tree to a new pot, sifting through the roots system looking for only the living and then places the bonsai back into position....

June 12, 2021 · 7 min · 1335 words · Chris Ried