These generative artworks were written in the R Statistics Language, my preferred coding language for research and statistics. Many of these were created in response to events that occurred during the global pandemic, as we watched exploding death rates, extreme apathy and resistance to helping others, and self-interested political leadership that only made matters worse. While the world offered us anxiety and dread, my creative interests turned from largely nature photography artwork to code-based artwork that created different output each time it was executed. I started to "meet" other code artists online who shared my excitement about this artform, with different art backgrounds and technical disciplines from myself that included designers, painters, engineers, biostatisticians. This was a rare chance to make friends and share what we had learned, during the apocalypse. We were fortunate. Daily practice developed my artistic style and themes that span across pieces.

Views from the Apocalypse

Leben Und Tod 1 (10/10/2020, R code). This generative artwork is part of a three-part series (numbered 1, 2, 3). The code randomly generated 25 circles and tested their center coordinates and radii, until finding a set where no overlap occurred. A subset of edge-coordinates were then used to produce outward pointing lines for each circle. A spectral color gradient was used that depends on the distance to a central point to color the lines. Two concentric black discs with colored edges were then drawn.

Leben Und Tod 1

What is the value?

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