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Random Architecture

Davies, Peter (2004) Random Architecture. Art Editions North. ISBN 9781873757208

Item Type: Book

Abstract

Random Architecture is a monograph concerning the artworks of James Hutchinson that elude or exceed the normal physical attributes of our day-to-day surroundings, but also incorporate much of the visual information that we encounter. Alongside his development of wall-based drawings derived from many images taken from the saturation of contemporary culture, he has become increasingly interested in the development of specific computer programs that directly link the viewer to the artwork, whilst delegating an element of control to the computer itself.

'Locating the 'real' within the virtual involves my introduction of hand-drawn images mapped onto the surfaces of self-generating architecture, producing a continually evolving series of randomly selected, mapped images, navigable by the viewer in an ever-changing environment. The self-generating architecture comes from the development of a program that builds architectural forms based on basic cubic forms. The cubes 'grow' along the vertical and horizontal axes. These can be navigated through real time as they change.'

Published to accompany the exhibition at BALTIC during December 2004. Features an interactive CD Rom.

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Depositing User: James Hutchinson

Identifiers

Item ID: 1116
ISBN: 9781873757208
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/1116
Official URL: http://www.cornerhouse.org/bookstore/product/rando...

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Date Deposited: 14 Nov 2011 16:13
Last Modified: 17 Feb 2020 11:46

Contributors

Author: Peter Davies
Author: David Thorp
Author: Chris Sams

University Divisions

Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries > School of Art and Design

Subjects

Fine Art > Digital Media
Fine Art > Drawing
Fine Art > Exhibition Catalogues
Fine Art > New Media
Fine Art > Painting
Fine Art > Printmaking

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