Artist Information:
Lena Tan
Vancouver,
Canada
Member Since: Mar 2001
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Artist Statement:
These images emerge from the
accidental interplay of light
and colour. They present a
simple surface, an aesthetic
arrangement of hue and shade.
Below this surface are layers
of sensation: details of
colour and pattern, perfection
of forms.
The basis of each image is a
fractal, a mathematical
construction seeded by a
random number. Fractal shapes
resemble forms found in
nature, such as leaves, trees
and coastlines. Using
fractal-based software, I
layer multiple patterns,
creating soft washes or
breaking surfaces into an
explosion of pixels that make
up their own universe.
Pushing the computer’s
capabilities as a painting
medium, I arrive at random
images that elicit a human
resonance. The machine is the
interface by which to
transcend intellect and
intention – an expression of
the Daoist wuwei (non-action)
– and out of the infinite
possibilities proffered, to
stop at a moment of grace, one
of infinite moments.
“In youth, not knowing the
taste of sorrow, in my verses
I strove to speak of sorrow,”
wrote the poet Xin Qiji
(1140-1207). “Now I know all
about the taste of sorrow, I
can only say: the weather is
cool, it’s a fine autumn.”
These images are about cool
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Artist Exhibitions:
Millenium Art Gallery
http://www.MilleniumArtGallery.
com/a/ltan...
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Lena Tan's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Lena Tan's Portfolio.
These images emerge from the accidental interplay of light and colour. They present a simple surface, an aesthetic arrangement of hue and shade. Below this surface are layers of sensation: details of colour and pattern, perfection of forms.
The basis of each image is a fractal, a mathematical construction seeded by a random number. Fractal shapes resemble forms found in nature, such as leaves, trees and coastlines. Using fractal-based software, I layer multiple patterns, creating soft washes or breaking surfaces into an explosion of pixels that make up their own universe.
Pushing the computer’s capabilities as a painting medium, I arrive at random images that elicit a human resonance. The machine is the interface by which to transcend intellect and intention – an expression of the Daoist wuwei (non-action) – and out of the infinite possibilities proffered, to stop at a moment of grace, one of infinite moments.
“In youth, not knowing the taste of sorrow, in my verses I strove to speak of sorrow,” wrote the poet Xin Qiji (1140-1207). “Now I know all about the taste of sorrow, I can only say: the weather is cool, it’s a fine autumn.” These images are about cool ... |
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