identidades de papel vs. la identidad de un papel
{a paper born as an artwork, an identity shaped and expressed freely} vs. {how many paper identities do we play disguised, unrevealed, hidden behind the fear of not being?}
This is a new round of handmade papers that I have created based on algorithmic explorations, both with hand-coded generative and a mixed hand-coded/AI approach. The process that I use is described in this article. The paper is the artwork itself, not a support for the artwork: it involves no printing, silkscreen printing, painting, drawing, etc. No transfer of image of any kind. The paper is born being the artwork.
Images of the digital blueprint paired with the produced paper. More artworks to be added over time, most probably soon.
#7
I used a variation of the code used for the original artworks I did with this technique, allowing the shapes to be distorted along curves. See below the algorithmic output and the artwork I created on paper based on it.
#6
This is an output that was originally created in digital form using the process I describe in this article: I trained AI models on my hand-coded generative outputs and then used that visual semantics to influence AI image generation. See below: the original output, the blueprint and the final paper artwork.
#10
Again, an output based on the same algorithm as #6, without the distortions.
#2
Another iteration of the same algorithm. This time, I produced the artwork in double the size. Since the waterbed that I use to create the paper is limited to roughly 75 x 55 cm, I divided the image in 4 quadrants and produced each one separately. See below the original blueprint and an image showing the 4 pieces of paper, each 75x55cm. The total size is, then, 150 x 110 cm approximately.
#5
This uses the same technique in each step as #6 (mixed AI-hand coded approach). Creating the background is a generative process in itself, bound by certain rules but incorporating much randomness into the final result.
#3
Another iteration of the algorithm that I used for the original two paper artworks. In this case I very much varied the colours in the paper making process. During the production of the paper making it's crucial to establish a proper dialogue with the paper pulp and each layer as it's produced - it usually ends up in many adjustments being made.
