Technisch Gevormd || Art statement [English]
'Technisch Gevormd’ bridges the gap between programming and physical art. With this artwork I let this dividing line disappear and I show that the combination of code and physical materials can lead to an aesthetic and surprising result.
‘Technisch Gevormd’ is a wall ornament generated by means of code, executed in ‘Processing’ and translated into the physical world. By using physical materials I have been able to bring more depth into the artwork and I have managed to create a more interesting, aesthetic whole.
When we talk about making art, we immediately get a slap on our wrist as soon as we get out our laptops first. Art seems only to be allowed to arise through physical actions and actions related to paper. Laptops, computers and other digital devices supposedly limit us and keep us from being creative. With ‘Technisch Gevormd’ I prove the opposite and I show that starting to create on digital devices can provide new insights and can positively surprise us.
What you’re looking at is the result of a process in which I searched for the meaning of collaboration. A process of trial and error. In this process I first zoomed in on the meaning of ‘collaboration’ and started the discussion with the people around me, to then zoom out completely and let go of the word ‘collaboration’. I have explored the network of programming, have been inspired by my environment, including my digital environment, and have exchanged knowledge.
During the design and creation of ‘Technisch Gevormd’ I was mainly inspired by Saskia Freeke1, a Dutch artist, creative coder, interaction designer and visual designer. Since 2015 she daily has been making an interesting visual image by the means of coding. Looking at her work made my fingers tingle to go to work and I wanted to master this skill myself. She too had a challenge for herself. The challenge for her was to publicly share her work and her goal was to discover, play and relax. Her goal and mine are partly in line, because for me this was all a journey of discovery and I started to experiencing coding as something relaxing as well. The difference is that I consciously want to prove that computers and other digital devices are not a limitation of our creativity but rather a tool that we need to learn to use in the right way.
In addition to trying to make a point with this artwork, it has above all a personal value. I started a fight with myself where I learned not to have to meet expectations and rules and I have learned not to take concepts like ‘collaboration’ too literally. I have developed a skill that I have wanted to develop for a long time, but which I have never given myself the time for, because I thought that other skills and activities were more important. This was a life learning in addition to a learning process. AS an artist, it is not about doing things ‘right’, but about self-satisfaction and expressing your own will and perspective.
Two years of making daily art, Saskia Freeke (31 january 2017), webpage: https://medium.com/@sasj_nl/two-years-making-daily-art-244be8438db5
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