Work: Bantam Tools @bantamtools building exceptional computer-controlled machines for innovators. Art machine obsession.
Joined November 2006
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not being weird is dangerous. this is your only asymmetrical advantage against ai .
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May 24
A special moment from our 5th Anniversary celebration is coming tomorrow.
The @larvalabs artist talk, recorded live in NYC, will be published at 10am ET.
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May 25
This presentation is a must-watch for both collectors and artists to get a closer look at how Matt and John approached creating the best generative character collection, incorporating everything they learned from creating Punks and their prior long career in game and app design.
May 25
Matt Hall and John Watkinson of @larvalabs present Meebits Origins: a look inside the multi-year creative process that brought Meebits to life.
Recorded in NYC on May 2, 2026.
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May 20
We’re launching our DAM Essay Spotlight series with a landmark text in digital art history.
In 1971, Frieder Nake argued computers shouldn’t be used to produce objects for galleries — that the art market had reduced a new methodology to fashion.
Read: dam.org/museum/essays_ui/ess…
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Still very much a prototype, but my plotters just picked up a new skill: weaving!
#plottertwitter
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May 15
For a limited time, we’re offering rare savings on select Bantam Tools Art Machines and Accessories.
bantamtools.com/bluemoon
These deals run May 15 through May 31. Once inventory is gone, it may be a very long time before you see pricing like this again, possibly never.
Perfect timing for artists, educators, makers, studios, and anyone looking to bring physical drawing and painting into their workflow.
🌑 Once this Blue Moon passes, these prices disappear too.
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May 13
In the year before the passing of Vera Molnar, she wished to meet Frieder Nake. I organised the meeting at her retirement home in Paris. I withdrew to a corner and let them talk. It was wonderful to watch them converse about life and art.
Paris, 2022
#FriederNake #VeraMolnar
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May 13
@JacobJoaquin shared a new work on PlotterFiles and we used the new “Make” feature to produce this version at 18 × 18 inches on the @BantamTools ArtFrame 1824.
Go check it out at plotterfiles.com/results/3cb…
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PlotterFiles has some new features. Maks Surguy created it and it is now stewarded by the PlotterFiles team at Bantam Tools.
New: follow artists, upload makes, built-in tools, and more.
Read the full announcement from @msurguy -
plotterfiles.com/news/announ…
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Go forth and generate your glitch garments!
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Thrilled that @danzeeeeman has finally opened the glitchwear.store store for his computationally generated, one-of-a-kind, buyer-customized knitwear. I'm delighted to confirm that these are gorgeous and comfortable garments, too. #creativeCoding #generativeArt
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Mar 16
Drops on our radar this week:
- "ZimZeleno" by @Qotonana on @fx_hash_ (Mar 17)
- "Wavelet Dance" by @toThePixel on @bantamtools (Mar 13)
- "Magnetic Canvas Tile" by Nima Nabavi on @bantamtools (Mar 13)
- "Floof on the Run" by @_NatSarkissian on @bantamtools (Mar 13)
- "Alexander" by @bre on @bantamtools (Mar 13)
- "Algorithmic Synesthesia AC" by @harvey_rayner on @artblocks_io (Mar 13)
- "Seven Traits" by @patricktresset on @hash_gallery (Mar 10)
- "I See Generative, Chapter 0: Wind" by @pointline_ on @fellowshiptrust (Mar 5)
- "DearPlotter Font Generator" by @Licia_He on @editart_xyz (Mar 2)
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#GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding #CodeArt #AlgorithmicArt #ComputationalArt #bitVerse
Image: Alexander 6 by @bre
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Mar 14
Sequencefest.com was a blast! Thank you to everyone who came to the opening. On view for the next month and available to purchase online now! Shop at sequencefest.com
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Mar 4
Announcing Sequence Fest - an upcoming group exhibition exploring works of plotter art in motion. The idea of making frame-by-frame animations with my plotter has been an ongoing obsession bc of the imperfection, quirks, and texture imbued in the result.
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Alexander the Great statue animated by creating 6 frames made with 6 paintings painted on the @bantamtools WaterColorBot.
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The original statue I scanned at @brooklynmuseum in 2012. One of my favorite little statues in the museum.
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Introducing the @bantamtools WaterColorBot™ youtu.be/kP0agS2EowM?si=2KFq… Here are some of my favorite paintings I've made to test and explore greyscale/bluescale/brownscale paintings with the #WaterColorBot.
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Jan 25
A new version (v0.1.8) of p5.plotSvg, my @p5xjs library for plotter-oriented SVG output, is now out. It includes support for Inkscape layers and several bug fixes. github.com/golanlevin/p5.plo… #plotterTwitter #creativeCoding #generativeArt
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Jan 6
The third issue of Machine Arts Magazine is here.
Order your copy today on bantamtools.com
Featuring #AndeeCollard on plotting with paint, a conversation with digital art pioneer #AMichaelNoll, a living room art factory and workflow deep dive with @Licia_He , a studio visit with #FisonandRohrbacher, an artist statement from #JoelCammarata, a Q&A with #MMachine, and creative coding workflows for pen plotters with @bre with a contributor note from Maksim Surguy.
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