Author Archives: Frank

Auto Park – Generative Abstract Parking

This generative series explores a world of bizarre parking arrangements. Inspired by aerial photography and top down videogames, the modern car park becomes a canvas and automobiles a brush to paint a variety of compositions from realistic to abstract. It … Continue reading

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Antiflow – Supersymmetry from opposing forces

Antiflow is an exploration of how balanced complexity can arise from chaos by harnessing the dynamic interplay of opposing forces. To that end we were inspired to create this wildly unique set by mixing modern physics concepts with abstract expressionism … Continue reading

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STRANDED – 8×8 Generative Art Using One Line

I’ve recently gotten interested in the super tiny NFT platform 8bidou where artists share their 8×8 pixel art creations. I spent a while coming up with a special new generative algorithm that would make sense within this space. The concept … Continue reading

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Byte City Nights – A Bitwise Cityscape Generator

My final generative work for the fxhash beta is an abstract cityscape built with bitwise operators. This 256 piece set demonstrates several different ways of producing interesting patterns with simple math operations. There are 7 different possible operators it may … Continue reading

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Chaospills – Generating Art from Chaos

My latest generative work is a based on a simple chaotic algorithm that fills the canvas with intricate fractal patterns. I have been working on it for several months, first releasing a small demo late last year. The final version … Continue reading

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Tree Skyness – Generative Tree Top Scene

Crown shyness occurs when the tops of fully grown trees avoid touching each other, forming gaps in the canopy. This piece simulates that phenomena and plays with celestial object avoidance. Features include four seasons, time of day, up to 12 … Continue reading

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Astronomic Comics – Generative Comic Books

On the most barren hostile worlds in the galaxy there are glimmers of life. An alien species has found a way to thrive by building cities under protective domes. Each page of this 512 page generative comic book documents one … Continue reading

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Divide By Circle – 3D Generative Art

My first 3D generative piece on fxhash is an experiment with subdivision, cubes and a circle. The algorithm uses a special subdivision formula that can force arbitrary cuts like a circle, lines or spiral. There is a mutation system attached … Continue reading

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Gensuzendō – Generative Calligraphy

Hitsuzendō (way of Zen through brush) is believed by Zen Buddhists to be a method of achieving nirvana. This work is my own way of following that practice. This piece combines many techniques to create the shapes, simulate the brushwork, … Continue reading

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Interview with Gather

In January 2022 I had a chat with Gather, it was the first intervew I had about my generative art. You can read directly it on the gather.org site, but I also have syndicated it for you here. Who are … Continue reading

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