I started by creating abstract shapes and that lead to an exploration of moiré, a visual phenomenon that I was fascinated by, which then became central to my work. I have been working with various pen plotting/drawing machines to create a range prints.

From there I began playing around with the plotter as a drawing machine. Watching it was as therapeutic as drawing the lines myself. I was captivated by the machine as it drew each line so accurately. I was then introduced to pen plotters and decided to make the plotter draw a set of horizontal lines. The lines started taking a quality of their own over time, depending upon both the steadiness of my hand and my level of patience. I began drawing repeated lines with ballpoint pens a few years ago as a way to relieve stress by doodling. My aim with this thesis is to engage in the community of generative artists using design to add to the dialogue through the discoveries I make in my work. How much creativity is derived from the program and how much from the programmer? What role does the designer play if they leave things to random chance? As graphic designers, exploring these questions will help expand how we define our agency within our work.

The current dialogue about generative art involves questions about originality and agency. Generative art is created through an autonomous and procedural system. Machines and technology are ubiquitous in our lives and are also present in something as subjective as art.

Mark making explorations through generative and computational translations.ġ) Generative art explorations through mark making experiments and computational translations.Ģ)Generative art explorations through visualizations of natural phenomenon.ģ) Visualizing natural phenomenon through generative art. Subtitle: Generative art explorations through visualizations of natural phenomenon.

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