Ink on paper, 11 x 14 in. Set of nine.

“Memory Pressure” is a set of nine abstract, generative paintings created with a robotic pen plotter. The robot follows instructions produced by a generative algorithm that creates a unique output every time it is run. These nine paintings comprise a representative sample of the program’s output.

Multiple sine wave oscillation functions, each with differing periods and amplitudes, combine to alter the size and orientation of thousands of polygons to create clusters of ribbon-like forms. These forms flow around eddy currents dispersed throughout the canvas, producing vortices of mixing colors.