Assessment 2: Final Coding Sketch (Part 1- artist research and practice code sketches leadin
Shihoku Fukumoto- artist that inspired my sketch
For my coding sketch, I was inspired by Japanese textile artist Shihoko Fukumoto, studied painting but has transformed her artistic practice to wall hung textile installations, who uses traditional Japanese indigo tie dyed textile materials to create visually appealing shapes, tones and variations of indigo blue. These techniques are particularly used in Fukumoto's work 'Constellation'. The artist uses imagery that depict moons, stars and their relationship with space, captivating the viewer into a universal dimension. Fukumoto blends the Japanese craft of indigo dyeing, using an iterative technique of resist dyeing the fabric, creating subtle works of luminous and transcendent beauty.
Fukumoto's conceptual exploration revolves around her concern with space. The Japanese natural indigo dyeing is more than just shades of blue, representing the colour of space. The artist explains that the indigo hue has a spiritual element to it, while also containing a transparent beauty, achieving a high level of subtly nuanced blues, varying from light to dark, and even achieving hues of purple. The artist's inspiration also is derived from her metropolitan experience within the city of Kyoto, with it's vibrancy and the calmness of the temples of Kyoto. The principles behind her work 'Constellation' are encouraged by the use of simplicity, freshness and depth. Light is a central aesthetic and crucial to the understanding of her work, offereing a paradox in association to the indigo dye's vulnerability to sunlight. Indigo being a natural dye, it is also sensitive to other aspects of weather conditions that determine the artist's working pattern. The summer is spent planning out ideas while in the winter months is spent dyeing her work. According to Fukumoto, indigo dyeing is a lengthy iterative process (approximately 4-5 days) as the material can be dyed up to ten times to achieve the desired colour intensity, a technique that adds another iterative element to the work.
An example of Shihoko Fukumoto's 'Constellation' work is below:
http://www.artnet.com/WebServices/images/ll5644llg7DfDrCWBHBAD/shihoko-fukumoto-the-constellation.jpg
I came accross Shihoko Fukumoto's work while searching for possible artist's for my CAVA203 textiles major project. Upon my research, Fukumoto's work 'Constellation' caught my eye and inspired me to code a sketch for MEDA102 that uses simple, yet effective aesthetic shapes to execute my idea. My concept deals with the use of surveillance and monitoring in the public environment, how we as citizens of the wider world no longer have any possession of privacy. I wanted my final sketch to show a sense of being watched to the viewer viewing my animated sketch, attempting to create an aesthetic that comes accross as making the viewer uneasy, attempting to create a sketch that makes the viewer feel like they are being watched.
In relation to Fukumoto's 'Constellation', using basic processing, I have started off basic to create simple elliptical sketches to somewhat resemble Fukumoto's work above. The sketches below are my practice sketches before I get involved with the final sketch (final sketches are in blog post Part 2)
THESE PRACTICE SKETCHES ARE ANIMATED!!
int counter; void setup() { //setup function called initially, only once size(800, 800);//size of canvas (800 X 800 pixels) background(20, 7, 90); //set background white colorMode(HSB); //set colors to Hue, Saturation, Brightness mode counter = 100; }
void draw() { //draw function loops counter++; noStroke(); //shapes aren't outlined for (int i = 0; i < height; i +=40); fill(random(255), 200, 500, 500); //colour of ellipes
if (mousePressed == true) { //add some interaction ellipse(mouseX, mouseY, 20, 20);//adds interaction for the viewer, using the computer mouse to draw on the existing sketch } else { //rect (90, 90, 90, 90); ellipse(width/2, height/2, 80*sin(counter), 80*sin(counter));//lines 26-31 control where the ellipse is drawn as well as its size ellipse(width/4, height/4, 40*sin(counter), 40*sin(counter)); ellipse(width/6, height/6, 20*sin(counter), 20*sin(counter)); ellipse(width/100, height/1, 5*sin(counter), 9*sin(counter)); ellipse(height/50, width/25, 9*sin(counter), 8*sin(counter)); ellipse(height/900, width/2, 77*sin(counter), 33*sin(counter));
int counter; int X=10; int Y =10; float sand=255; } }
This is my second practice sketch leading up to my final sketch. THIS IS AN ANIMATED SKETCH!!!
int counter;
void setup() { //setup function called initially, only once size(800, 800); //size of canvas background(20, 7, 90); //set background white colorMode(HSB); //set colors to Hue, Saturation, Brightness mode } void draw() { //draw function loops //background(20, 7, 90); //colour of background
//int cols = 20; //number of columns //int rows = 4; //number of rows //float sand = 255; //255 = white
counter++; noStroke(); //shapes not outlined for(int i = 0; i < height; i +=1); fill(random(255), 200, 500, 500); if(mousePressed == true) { //add some interaction ellipse(mouseX, mouseY, 20, 20); //viewer interaction by clicking and drawing on existing shetch //curve(80, 80, 90, 70, 99, 72, 89, 83); //size and location of curve } else { //rect (90, 90, 90, 90); //size of rectangle ellipse(width/2, height/2, 80+sin(counter), 80*sin(counter)); //size and position of ellipses and rectangles on canvas ellipse(width/4, height/4, 40*sin(counter), 40*sin(counter)); ellipse(width/6, height/6, 20*sin(counter), 20*sin(counter)); ellipse(width/100, height/1, 5*sin(counter), 9*sin(counter)); ellipse(height/50, width/25, 9*sin(counter), 8*sin(counter)); ellipse(height/900, width/2, 77*sin(counter), 33*sin(counter)); ellipse(height/9, width/22, 7*sin(counter), 3*sin(counter)); ellipse(height/90, width/2, 11*sin(counter), 75*sin(counter)); ellipse(height/80, width/80, 11*sin(counter), 75*sin(counter)); ellipse(height/18, width/18, 41*sin(counter), 41*sin(counter)); ellipse(height/189, width/189, 150*sin(counter), 141*sin(counter)); ellipse(height/7, width/7, 60*sin(counter), 60*sin(counter)); ellipse(height/12, width/12, 10*sin(counter), 60*sin(counter)); ellipse(height/120, width/120, 1+sin(counter), 1*sin(counter)); rect(height/8, width/8, 190*sin(counter), 190*sin(counter)); rect(height/3, width/3, 190*sin(counter), 190*sin(counter)); //ellipse(height/5, width/5, 77+sin(counter), 77+sin(counter)); rect(height/400, width/400, 80*sin(counter), 8*sin(counter)); } }
In order to execute my concept, I wanted to start off basic and work my way up to more complex codes to create the sketch, rather than drawing the rectangles and ellipses individually.
References:
Gale, M. C. 2009, 'Carol Mackenzie Gale B.A. (Hons) M. A' Shihoku Fukumoto, 22 September 2016,
<http://carol-scarletwoman.blogspot.com.au/2009/05/shihoko-fukumoto.html>
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