This work was created programmatically in Processing and then drawn with a Chinese calligraphy brush and ink via an AxiDraw pen plotter. While it was made with code and drawn with a machine, the program’s use of simulation and wet media allows the lines to flow freely. This is meant to challenge the hyper-constrained nature of the machine executing the drawing program. It allows the machine to have a sense of gesture, imperfection, and material quality, while still having the robotic quality of being able to perfectly replicate a process. Check out the code at this link.
Step 1: Large cell differential growth with flow field forces
Step 2: Wait for the program to run and create compelling forms
Step 3: Equip AxiDraw with calligraphy brush, let it paint the form as I move the paper at different angles to produce varying line weights