John Provencher

John Provencher on the aesthetics of pixilation

[test]

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*[test]* is a generative script that tests various image processing/downscaling algorithms, exploring the image's resilience to resolution and dither.

The *Mona Lisa* is often used for image-based algorithms [compression, noise reduction, image scaling and interpolation, edge detection, color correction, etc …] due to its detailed and recognizable features. Over time, the original painting remains in a continuous flux of digital transformations as it serves as a benchmark for these algorithms & programs. These endless variations push the material limits of the original painting... Pixels are stretched, assorted, down/up-sized, and re-arranged, making the *Mona Lisa* a digital motif of endless variation.

*[test]* is an exploration of form within the limitations of the past, where colors and resolution were limited and screens were textured, hued, faded. Even within these limitations, the generative potential of a single image is endless and the possibility for new images arise with each output.
