Decodeine.org. Nature Inspired Design Network. DESIGN AND COMPUTATION. {Software} Structures. A text about Software & Art by Casey Reas I want programming to be as immediate and fluid as drawing and I work with software in a way that minimizes the technical aspects. I often spend a few days creating a core piece of technical code and then months working with it intuitively, modifying it without considering the core algorithms. I use the same code base to create myriad variations as I operate on the fundamental code structure as if it were a drawing - erasing, redrawing, reshaping lines, molding the surface through instinctual actions. In the past year, I have begun removing code from the process of creation. A defining factor in this shift was the work of Sol LeWitt - specifically his wall drawings.
Lines not long, not strait, not touching, drawn at random using four colors, uniformly dispersed with maximum density, covering the entire surface of the wall. LeWitt has written hundreds of wall drawings since their origin in 1968. 1. 85. A 12" (30 cm) grid covering the wall. A. B.