In 2005, LIA was commissioned by software{ART}space – a platform founded by Steve Sacks of Bitforms Gallery, New York – to create two works of software art. The resulting pieces, Remove 11 and Remove 13, were released as limited-edition artist CD-ROMs.
The commission focused on the concept of “unframed” software art, designed for execution on various digital displays. For this release, LIA was featured alongside a group of artists including Casey Reas, Golan Levin, and James Paterson.
Remove 11 is a system that transitions from a predictable order into entropy and a chaotic conclusion. Remove 13 utilizes masses of one-dimensional forms that move toward a central gravitational point, reacting to an attractor that draws the elements into a collapse.
The Series
Generated outputs from Remove 11 (top row) and Remove 13 (bottom row).
The Concept
LIA is not trying to emulate nature. Her models are not the behavior of birds flying or patterns in animal fur. She is carving her prime matter, developing digital plastic arts where her tools are used to manipulate and sculpt code. Her prime matter is the same that creates images in nature: algorithms. Her clay is mathematics and time, and by exploring both, she reaches outcomes that are not dissimilar to what nature creates using the same means.
Remove 11 sees the order turning into entropy, a system developing predictably and then bursting into an unexpected chaotic conclusion. Remove 13 explores masses of one-dimensional forms moving towards a gravitational point, collectively reacting to an attractor that draws them in to collapse.
Text by Miguel Carvalhais, May 2005.
The Methodology
The art is derived from custom code written by the artist. The code represents paint or clay that the artist uses to create. It is molded, tweaked, and layered until the artist is satisfied with the results of the executed code. Since the art is “unframed,” the owner chooses the presentation – large-scale projection, LCD, or dedicated monitor.
Excerpt of the project text by Steve Sacks, Founder of Bitforms Gallery.
Project Details
Year Created: 2005
Medium: Software Art (released on limited edition CD-ROM)
Commission & Distribution
software{ART}space / Bitforms Gallery, New York, USA (2003)
software{ART}space Featured Artists: LIA, C.E.B. Reas, Golan Levin, James Paterson, LeCielEstBleu.
