Greenfield
"DLA Painting #6638"
Digital print, 5" X 5", 2006.
Diffusion Limited Aggregation (DLA) paintings are
visualizations of topological structures that are formed, starting from
"seeds", by particles undergoing Brownian motion colliding and adhering
to
them. DLA paintings in this series were made by locally constraining the
random walks of the individual particles (here realized as paint
particles). The interplay between randomness and symmetry is achieved by
compositing ten different layers each consisting of three such
structures.
"DLA Painting #14848"
Digital print, 5" X 5", 2006.
See description of previous artwork.
Gary Greenfield
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics & Computer Science Department, University of Richmond
"My recent computer generated algorithmic art works have been based on visualizations of simulations inspired by mathematcal models of natural processes. Examples include cell morphogenesis, swarm behavior, and diffusion limited aggregation. By controlling various drawing attributes and by making use of image compositing techniques I try to direct the viewer's attention to the intricacy and complexity underlying such processes."