In many ways,
@LACMA has been a leader in collecting and showing computer-based artwork, so it is very special to me to have their support as an institution. Here’s a bit about the two works they collected:
Connected, for the Moment #1, is a digital work collected as an nft. This iteration is one of five produced from an algorithm I created that focuses on the particular ways in which hand-drawn lines tend to deviate from a “perfect line”. I’m very interested in systems, so a systematic look at the mechanics of the hand and arm was intriguing to me.
Discrete Affection #3, is part of a series of four charcoal drawings on paper that take a different approach to visually exploring the same idea. Although the compositions are algorithmically generated and extremely “computer native”, I executed the final drawings by hand with a particularly sensitive medium. I wanted the deviations and imperfections introduced by the hand to come to the forefront in order to give a clear view of how differently the analog and digital world behave.
Both works were part of my “Mechanical Hand” exhibition at
@weareunitlondon last year in London.
It’s amazing to have the pair, which focus on similar themes from different angles, go together into
@LACMA collection.
Caitlin Spencer, Curatorial Assistant, Contemporary Art at LACMA, recently had the opportunity to speak to artist Tyler Hobbs about two works acquired by the museum and about the artist's engagement with generative art. Read their conversation →
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