Gary Greenfield
“Black and Blue Ricochet Trio ”
Digital Print, 14" x 24", 2008.
These three side by side black and blue "ricochet compositions" were generated by placing particles on each of the sides of a 16-gon, assigning them starting angles, and then letting each move in a straight line until it encounters an existing line segment at which point it is reflected - the ricochet - and then paused so that the next particle may take its turn. Further, if a particle ricochets off its own path, then the area it has just enclosed is filled using the requisite black or blue drawing color that particles were alternately assigned.
Gary Greenfield, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics & Computer Science Department, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
"Many of my computer generated algorithmic art works are based on visualizations that are inspired by mathematcal models of physical and biological processes. Examples include cell morphogenesis, swarm behavior, diffusion limited aggregation, and interacting particles. By experimenting with the parameters affecting the underlying algorithms in the simulation environment and with the various drawing attributes, I strive to focus the viewer's attention on the complexity and intricacy underlying such processes."
ggreenfi@richmond.edu