Broken Printer
Currently live: The Broken Printer Recycling Program
- Tabor Robak has invited collectors recycle their Broken Printer works
- Submit: 3-16 Broken Printer works
- Receive: Recycling Bin archetype
- Traits: Inherited from Broken Printer works (including signatures)
- New trait: Number of works used in the recycled work’s creation
- Quantity: Max 100 recycled works
- Method: Burning Broken Printer works
- Recycle here
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In Broken Printer, Robak artfully blends the nuances of traditional printing with the boundless scope of generative art, inspired by the evolution of printing technology. This series pays homage to graphic design and desktop publishing, focusing on the unique aesthetics of faulty prints juxtaposed against the perfection promised by advertising.
Beginning as a project to generate printer calibration pages, it evolved into a comprehensive emulation of Photoshop's early functionalities in code—layer styles, masking, filters, and more – with the unlocked infinite possibilities of procedural generation. Through this exploration, Robak challenges viewers to find beauty in technological imperfections, urging a reevaluation of the quest for perfection.