Metallic gel ink on black cotton paper, 10 x 14 in. Set of nine.

“Duplicate Decisions” is a set of nine abstract, generative paintings created with a robotic pen plotter. The robot follows instructions produced by a generative algorithm that combines several subroutines to create flowing, tentacled forms. The program creates a unique form each time it runs.

Tentacles vary in thickness and their thickness determines their color and length. Thinner tentacles are shorter and have a redder hue, while thicker tentacles are longer and have a sepia hue. This series considers the similarities between electromechanical algorithms that power computation and biochemical algorithms that produce life.

This series is available for purchase here.