The Swarm Paintings, produced in 2001/2, were the result of several experiments with an “Ant Algorithm” applying virtual emergent pheromone trails to a real space pictorial expression. A computer running an ant algorithm was connected to a robotic arm (in fact a CAD/CAM machine), which “translated” in brush strokes the trails generated by the artificial swarm of ants. Considering the dynamics of the deposition/evaporation mechanism, the robotic arm would only perform when a certain pheromone peak threshold was reached. Swarm Paintings opened the path to emergent machine creativity. Works signed on the back with date and time.
SP001, 2002, acrylic on paper, 33 x 33 cmSP002, 2002, acrylic on paper, 33 x 33 cmSP004, 2002, acrylic on paper, 33 x 33 cmSP006, 2002, acrylic on paper, 33 x 33 cmSP008, 2002, acrylic on paper, 33 x 33 cm (SOLD)SP009, 2002, acrylic on paper, 33 x 33 cmSP010, 2002, acrylic on paper, 33 x 33 cm
LegoBot, my first autonomous robot
Legobot was my first autonomous robot. Made with the Lego Mindstorms RCX (Robotic Command eXplorers) brick, launched by the end of the nineties, it has actuators and one optical sensor. When it detects color, the robot turn around generating circular pattern paintings.Legobot_001, 2002, acrylic on canvas, 33 x 33 cm (SOLD)Legobot_006, 2002, acrylic on paper, 33 x 33 cmLegobot_008, 2002, acrylic on canvas, 33 x 33 cm (SOLD)
ArtsBot Swarm of robots
I created in 2003 a swarm of ant-like robots. Though apparently fairly simple, these robots were unique in their morphology and behaviour. The paintings of the robots of 2004 are historical. They open up the way for Swarm Art.130204, 2004, permanent ink on paper, 240 x 180 cm140204, 2004, permanent ink on paper, 200 x 170 cm170204_2, 2004, permanent ink on paper, 116 x 89 cm200204, 2004, permanent ink on paper, 240 x 180 cm010304, 2004, acrylic and permanent ink on canvas, 195 x 130 cm150304_2, 2004, permanent ink on canvas, 190 x 160 cm. (SOLD)010904 (Made in Berlin), 2004, permanent ink on canvas, 170 x 230 cm. (SOLD)020904 (Made in Berlin), 2004, permanent ink on canvas, 190 x 230 cm
The Erased Series In this series, I give the robots a previously printed artwork. Robots react to colours and shapes, as a sort of machine interpretation, creating a new picture.
240204, 2004, ink and permanent ink on paper, 100 x 100 cm240204-2, 2004, ink and permanent ink on paper, 100 x 100 cm240204-3, 2004, ink and permanent ink on paper, 100 x 100 cmErased Marilyn 0605, 2005, ink and acrylic on canvas, 100 x 80 cmErased Amadeo, 2005, ink and acrylic on canvas, 130 x 130 cmErased Mona Lisa, 2005, ink and acrylic on canvas, 88 x 40 cmErased Courbet, 2005, ink and acrylic on canvas, 88 x 108 cm (SOLD)
