Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Randomly Generated Art: Bouncy Balls

Partner: Derek Macario




In this exercise we constructed a 5x5 inch foam board cube using tape. We rolled dice to determine how long we would shake the cube, for this case it was 3 minutes. Two bouncy balls covered with black and red ink are inserted through a slot cut into the cube and then the cube is shaken, bouncing the ink covered balls on the inside of the cube. Each side of the cube is given a number and arrow indicating its order and orientation in the final composition when the cube is opened and split into 6 squares. 



I enjoyed the results of this project and think they kinda look like blood cells moving around. The feeling of motion and movement made from the bouncy balls can be seen clearly by the ink, which seems to create a chaotic narrative. The borders created by the cube is also a nice effect.



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