Erik SwahnFields — Imperfections
Opening Event
Tuesday 21st February
6 - 8pm: Reception evening
On View
22 - 27 Feb 2023
4 Cromwell Place, South Kensington
London SW7 2JE
Prepare a rectangular or square canvas. Pick one or two sets of pigments. Plot one or two fields of slightly irregular dots, with one layer for each pigment. Offset each layer slightly, horizontally or vertically. Apply a level of randomness to the placement of each dot so that pigments in lower layers can obscure pigments in higher layers. Optionally, divide and displace the randomness in rectangular patches.
Click on press the image and press 1-5 to export the image in increasing resolution. Note that browsers have different upper limits for canvas size. There are five different aspect ratios: 1:1, 5:8, 8:5, 1:2, and 2:1.
Fields is part of the group exhibition Imperfections. Through a series of long form projects by generative artists, this exhibition explores the role imperfections play in great artworks, and how the pursuit of artistic perfection appears to be a paradoxical endeavour.
Erik Swahn
Erik Swahn (b. 1977) is an artist and architect based in Sweden exploring the minute details of procedural art. Initially, Swahn’s artistic practice included physical mediums such as acrylic, ink and charcoal before transitioning to creative coding. His practice investigates colour, pigment blending and overlapping forms with a pointillist style.
Alongside Swahn’s digital art practice, he teaches...
