Tectonics #050
Recursion is a common technique of computational problem solving involving self-referential functions. Tectonics is a generative, 90-piece visual study of recursion, an exploration that produced unlikely associations with traditional cubism.
Medium
Image
Process
Procedural
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Edition Type
1/1/90
Date of Mint
September 7, 2022
Date of Acquisition
February 22, 2023
Acquisition Number
44
Contract Address
Token ID
50
Tectonics is a short-form generative series by Michael Kozlowski exploring geometric recursion. Recursion is the mathematical process of self-referential algorithms commonly seen throughout a variety of nature and computer science. The project’s algorithm interpolates on its own colors, geometries, and functions to generate emergent and complex compositions reminiscent of cubist paintings. Kozlowski also incorporates a set of generative post-processing shaders to give the project a stronger illustrative and hand-drawn feel. The final output blurs the lines between what can be seen as digital and what can be seen as analogue, playing on the narrative of man vs. machine.