In this optical parade, motion is created from the harmonious expansion and contraction of colorful bars. Click to pause. *Photosensitive seizure warning: These artworks contain flashing colors and moving patterns. Dutch auction starting at 2 Eth and proceeding through the following tiers every 5 minutes until a resting price of .5 Eth is reached: 2 -> 1.5 -> 1  -> .5

Parade #217

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Midmorning's lustrous qualities are inspired by radiance seen in Herbert Franke's Math Art.

1920x1920 MP4, 19 second loop (extended to 1:17)

Released on the occasion of the Tribute to Herbert W. Franke.

Midmorning

interlacing lines 
constantly folding patterns
reflecting outward

Kaleidoscope #77

This project is a visual representation of realities that are out of phase. Interference patterns, colorful echoes, and emerging secrets are explored. Mathematical functions produce constant motion, but rarely, a peaceful scene resolves within the chaos. Click or press any key to pause. *Photosensitive seizure warning: These artworks contain flashing colors and moving patterns.

phase #777

This series explores color in layered intersections. The unique hash determines the procedure of each traversal; endpoints, divergences, elevations, and color immersion. Left click or press any key for coruscation.

Traversals #70

“No Constraints” is the result of an experiment releasing the constraints of my algorithms. On the surface, it looks chaotic and turbulent. Zoomed in, the eye finds comfort in the emergent patterns.

I chose this piece for Foundation because it mirrors my feelings on the crypto art community. I was intimidated to enter the deluge of creativity in the scene; within, I found positive energy and kindness. Joining the exploration of generative art’s potential has inspired a new approach to my work.

No Constraints

DIVERGENCE
Divergence, a never-ending abstract motion work, reacts to audio and touch inputs.  Dive into stacks of deterministic layers to explore emerging patterns, and fine-tune the audio reactivity to your preferences.  

You may wish to use the controls to wander within Divergence until the aesthetic feels right to you, or complements your audio input.  Navigating the art in this way gives a tangible window into my artistic process.  My aesthetic is influenced by the music I listen to as I code. I enjoy experimenting and looking for the art in the algorithm.  This can mean playing with overarching ideas, but also making many small changes until I find consistent visual appeal over a range of outputs.  

Divergence exhibits animations changing over time in expanding, textural layers.  It elaborates on concepts I’ve developed in previous works: my approach to color in phase; linear motion in Parade; interlacing lines and expansion/contraction in Kaleidoscope; and the noise textures of Sift.  Newly explored is continuous animation with touch and audio inputs, which affect the viewing position in time and space.  

A common quip in the Art Blocks community is that motion art has a penalty. Many enjoy a final product that is printable to frame at home.  As technology advances, I believe it is equally important to create work that can only exist on a screen, and is unique to digital art. Larger displays are catching up to the artistic space and becoming more accessible, but I also want my work to be approachable immediately.  Keeping the code lean and performant allows it to run well on a range of screen sizes and processor powers, from mobile devices to multi-story displays.  There has been discussion that a body of motion work takes a long time to sift through, as it needs to be viewed live.  In consideration of this, I made Divergence immersive, rather than a static experience. I want the extra time spent with it to be fun and entertaining.  

Usage: Navigate left/right to traverse the timeline; navigate up/down to travel through the layers and expand/contract the patterns.  Please see “Display Notes” for further instructions (user input, audio reactivity, url parameters).  Accessibility is important to me, so Diverenge accepts inputs from touch, keyboard, mouse, and gaming controllers with an analog stick.  

*Photosensitive seizure warning: These artworks contain flashing colors and moving patterns.

Divergence #13

Cheers!

Loren Bednar

phase #344

phase by Loren Bednar

Traversals #85

Traversals by Loren Bednar

4096 x 4096 PNG

Part of a series of generative landscapes

Atmosphere #3

Foundation

Divergence #58

DIVERGENCE
Divergence, a never-ending abstract motion work, reacts to audio and touch inputs.  Dive into stacks of deterministic layers to explore emerging patterns, and fine-tune the audio reactivity to your preferences.  

You may wish to use the controls to wander within Divergence until the aesthetic feels right to you, or complements your audio input.  Navigating the art in this way gives a tangible window into my artistic process.  My aesthetic is influenced by the music I listen to as I code. I enjoy experimenting and looking for the art in the algorithm.  This can mean playing with overarching ideas, but also making many small changes until I find consistent visual appeal over a range of outputs.  

Divergence exhibits animations changing over time in expanding, textural layers.  It elaborates on concepts I’ve developed in previous works: my approach to color in phase; linear motion in Parade; interlacing lines and expansion/contraction in Kaleidoscope; and the noise textures of Sift.  Newly explored is continuous animation with touch and audio inputs, which affect the viewing position in time and space.  

A common quip in the Art Blocks community is that motion art has a penalty. Many enjoy a final product that is printable to frame at home.  As technology advances, I believe it is equally important to create work that can only exist on a screen, and is unique to digital art. Larger displays are catching up to the artistic space and becoming more accessible, but I also want my work to be approachable immediately.  Keeping the code lean and performant allows it to run well on a range of screen sizes and processor powers, from mobile devices to multi-story displays.  There has been discussion that a body of motion work takes a long time to sift through, as it needs to be viewed live.  In consideration of this, I made Divergence immersive, rather than a static experience. I want the extra time spent with it to be fun and entertaining.  

Usage: Navigate left/right to traverse the timeline; navigate up/down to travel through the layers and expand/contract the patterns.  Please see “Display Notes” for further instructions (user input, audio reactivity, url parameters).  Accessibility is important to me, so Divergence accepts inputs from touch, keyboard, mouse, and gaming controllers with an analog stick.  

*Photosensitive seizure warning: These artworks contain flashing colors and moving patterns.

Divergence by Loren Bednar

The internal and external connections of a Bounds-like structure, inspired by utility poles and their various components.

Junction #3

Junction #12

Junction

An assortment of connection structures used between Bounds constructs and their Junctions

Junction: Pins #35

Junction: Pins #55

Junction: Pins

An experiment in the degradation of an organized system with subtle changes in the pattern.

Bounds #4

Bounds #1

Bounds

This is the first hash-derived entry into my "Precisions" series.  I have been using Precisions as a meditative art practice where I focus on exact positioning of elements, less-emphasized colors, and repetition of geometric shapes.  

In "angles", each element is comprised of right triangles transformed over a common point.  I decided to bring some of the fragmentation from my previous project, "Restrictions", to produce irregular works.  I found beauty in that unpredictable asymmetry and feel it really enhances the structure of this piece. 

Precision: angles #4

Precision: angles #1

Precision: angles

Precision: micro is the next entry in my "Precisions" series. It focuses on smaller shapes in smaller spaces, where individual elements are placed, overwritten, removed, and sectioned out.  My previous Precisions pieces used exact placements to reach a sense of balance, but with micro, I've introduced removal as an instrument of balance.

Precision: micro #4

Precision: micro #1

Precision: micro

An experiment in placement by restriction. A set of rules allow a fragment to be placed, causing a more sparse or compact compsosition.  Best viewed in 1024x1024 or higher

Restrictions #4

Restrictions #1

Restrictions

A combination of moments placed into 4 spaces

Compartments #92

Compartments #28

Compartments

Experimenting with a different approach to dynamic math fields.  Each component influences the final piece, imbalance causes unexpected results - some complementary, some not. There is harmony in balance.

Balance #4

Balance #1

Balance

A tiny animation tool with an EGA palette :) Icons: frame backward, set loop frame, frame forward, onion skin (previous frame), save frame*, save data as json (copy from text field), clear (click 3 times to clear project), play / stop. Click and drag or just click for dots. Clear dot by clicking with the same color. 3 clicks of a color fills the frame, 4 clicks clears the frame :) Load data by pasting animation json and clicking “Load”. *Savable PNG appears next to text fields. By @LorenBednar

Animate!

Hic et Nunc

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Digits #774

Digits #737

Digits

Parade #388

Parade #351

Parade by Loren Bednar

price #48

price #46

price

Part of Genuary 2024 with the prompt, "Pixels."

Pixels. #24

Pixels. #34

Pixels.

Part of Genuary 2024 with the prompt, "Screensaver."

Congratulations, your screen is now saved!

Screensaver. #9

Part of Genuary 2024 with the prompt, "Screensaver."

Screensaver. #27

Screensaver.

Part of Genuary 2024 with the prompt, "Progress bar / indicator / loading animation."

Progress! #4

Progress! #7

Progress!

Part of Genuary 2024 with the prompt, "Chaotic system." 

This is a visual interpretation of the inbound hash which creates this work.

Chaos #15

Chaos #21

Chaos

Part of Genuary 2024 with the prompt, "Less than 1KB artwork."

The HTML and JavaScript for this piece is 1023 Bytes 🤝

1023B #8

1023B #9

1023B

Part of Genuary 2024 with the prompt, "Draw 10 000 of something."

50x50x4 #16

50x50x4 #15

50x50x4

👋👋👋

Part of Genuary 2024 with the prompt, "Generative typography."

Hello #2

Part of Genuary 2024 with the prompt, "Generative typography."

Hello #14

Hello

Part of Genuary 2024 with the prompt, "8x8"

 8  #19

 8  #6

Kaleidoscope #64

Kaleidoscope

Supply: 100
Fixed price: .25 eth

Afterimage is a dynamic artwork filled with blended, changing colors that explores the edge between what is seen and what was seen.

It captures the brief, beautiful moments our eyes see daily through unfolding waves of color as they leave behind a variety of shifting patterns.

Viewers are encouraged to explore the persistence of shapes and patterns as a result of motion.

Loren's looping concept creates tangible tensions where loops are frequently “close but not quite” perfect, adding to the concept of distortion.

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