Śūnyatā #3 (2023)
Acrylic, oil pastel, chalk, graphite; brick, iron, copper and plaster pigments on canvas.
96.5cm x 96.5cm (100.7 x 100.7 framed).
Commission by Trehearne Architects
Śūnyatā #2 (2023)
Acrylic, oil pastel, chalk, graphite; brick, iron, copper and plaster pigments on canvas.
96.5cm x 96.5cm (100.7 x 100.7 framed).
Commission by Trehearne Architects
Reinterpretations (2023)
Digital artwork filtered through Midjourney AI
Layer/Space:Flood (2023)
Digital work using layers created by generative process
Layer / Space (2023)
Digital work using layers created by generative process
Hybrid / Collision (2023)
Different artworks and styles colliding through statistical interpolation
Language / Layers (2023)
Generative art using typography in p5.js
‘gm’ (v2) (2023)
Generative art using typography and phrases in p5.js
NFT minted on fx(hash)
This is the genesis Optimystery drop, many hours in the making, and refined to consistently output a nice balance of variation and great compositions.
Inspired by Neville Brody’s early digital typography experiments, I created an infinite graphic design typography generator, using selected fonts (all licensed for commercial use).
The default phrase is “gm”, and you can add other variations and crypto-meme phrases using the fxparams.
The algorithm first chooses: using all available fonts, using fonts with a particular tag/style (comix, gamer, handwriting), or picking between 1 and 10 random fonts. Fonts are also given a weighting to show more aesthetically effective ones more often. The code then picks a phrase, gives it a size, position, colour (from a probability of bright HSL colors, black, white, or a color from a range of pre-defined palettes), chooses whether to apply a gradient or blend mode, then repeats this process every 500ms, overlaying phrases on top of each other. You can change the speed of the draw in increments of 100ms using the slider.
Pause the output by pressing ‘p’ (while focused in the window), and save to .png by pressing ‘s’. If you want to print a particularly well-composed interesting frame, you should experiment with the pixel density setting beforehand, depending on the size you need based on the 300dpi required for print. The artwork will size to your viewport.
According to fx(hash) submission rules the randomness is seeded, and will produce the same result each time the code is run from an auto-generated seed.
Enjoy as a meditation on the ephemeral and infinite nature of “gm”, and use to produce a wall-ready print to remind you.. “gm”
‘gm’ (v1) (2023)
Generative art using typography and artist’s own images as source material in p5.js
Mass / Relief: Tension (2023)
Steel mesh, plaster, shellac, glue, acrylic on dibond with obeche float frame (50x50cm)
Śūnyatā #1 (2023)
Acrylic, spraypaint, chalk, oil pastel on canvas – 96.5cm x 96.5cm (100.7 x 100.7 framed)
Commission by Trehearne Architects
Dyed canvas (2022)
Single line / automatic drawings (2023)
Felt tip markers and graphite on paper – A4
The Soil is a Factory #4 (2023)
Spraypaint, graphite, acrylic on unprimed canvas / monotype using organic material (bracken, leaves) – 75x72cm
The Soil is a Factory #3 (2023)
Layered monotype using organic material (grasses, bracken). Acrylic on unprimed canvas – 50x80cm
The Soil is a Factory #2 (2023)
Layered monotype using organic material (grasses, bracken). Acrylic on unprimed canvas – 50x80cm
The Soil is a Factory (2023)
Layered monotypes using organic material (grasses, bracken, flowers). Acrylic on paper – 25x35cm to 35x50cm
Nightlife (2022)
Artwork created with Midjourney trained on my digital artwork ‘Cornucopia’
Scroll (2022)
Acrylic and dye on calico, 35x104cm
Marshes (2019)
ink on paper, 53x115cm
Blue (2019)
ink on paper
Kaede (2022)
Ink and acrylic on canvas, 56 x 66cm
Untitled (monotype) (2022)
Untitled (monotype) (2022)
Industry #1 (2022)
Screen print, acrylic paint & ink layered monotype, stencil on paper
Internal Map / Collage Painting (2023)
Mixed media on canvas (acrylic, tape, string, headphones, wood, scrim, frozen paint, sim cards, pulses, permanent marker) – 78x82cm
Palimpsest (2022)
Acrylic on canvas, 84x42cm
White Painting (2022)
acrylic, oil pastel, mixed media, 120x80cm
Mass / Relief: Impression #1 (2022)
Polyfilla and acrylic on perspex (30x30cm)
Fragment (2021)
Acrylic on dibond. 17x122cm
Cornucopia (2017)
Inkjet print, A4
Pathways (2018)
Mixed media on paper, 107x107cm
(acrylic, lightfast inks, graphite, acid free 300gsm paper)
Night into Day / Prahar (2018)
Ink on paper, 53 x 115cm
(lightfast inks, acid free 400gsm paper)
Fire Mountain (2018)
Paint and resin on dibond, 23 x 76cm
Alchemy Drawings (2018)
Alchemy was “an open drawing project aimed at exploring how we can sketch, draw, and create on computers in new ways. Alchemy isn’t software for creating finished artwork, but rather a sketching environment that focuses on the absolute initial stage of the creation process. Experimental in nature, Alchemy lets you brainstorm visually to explore an expanded range of ideas and possibilities in a serendipitous way.”
Dye on paper (2022)
Loop:Recycle (2009)
Sound Art installation at UAL
(50 found loudspeakers, wiring, 8-channel amplifier, laptop running custom Max/MSP patch)
Recordings were made of journeys across London to collect loudspeakers and appliances containing loudspeakers (advertised on freecycle). 50 loudspeakers were then recycled and arranged in clusters fed by a custom Max/MSP software patch that randomly output these recordings to one of 8 randomly assigned channels feeding an 8-channel amplifier. This created an evolving and ever-changing soundscape of field recording loops across a broad area and frequency range, including larger speakers magnetically attached to a metal bench which certain recordings would vibrate intensely, providing an additional tactile physical way to experience the sound.
4 channel vinyl collage (2009)
Sound Art diffusion at UAL
Processed classical recordings on found vinyl (24:08)
https://yanwhitemusic.bandcamp.com/track/vinyl-requiem
Cell (2016)
Ink & Paint on dibond, 40 x 40cm
Red Mandala (2012)
Screen print, 50 x 50cm framed
Time is Gold (2014)
Mixed media on paper, 50 x 50cm
Blue World (2014)
Mixed media on paper, 50 x 50cm
Digital Collage: Scrolls (2016)
Layered details from comics and textiles
Digital Collage: Technical Diagrams (2015)
Ciel (1994)
Acrylic transfer from vintage magazines. A4