Data Research

I have begun to research into artists who use data in interesting ways. Here below are a few that caught my eye. 

                      'Meshu' by Sha Hwang and Rachel Binx

Meshu is a data location project with a difference, the designers idea allows you to select and enter locations on a map or use check ins from foursquare to create your own unique pieces of jewelry - necklaces,earrings,cuff links. It represents where you are, where you've been and where you are going in a data form which is not only personal but wearable. Materials used are acrylic, wood, nylon, and silver. 

'Ten artists, Ten years' by Arthur Buxton & Derek Ruths, 2012

This is data art of 10 famous artists such as Monet and Matisse and their paintings in pie chart form.The color distribution of each pie represents the five most used shades in each painting. I love the way such classics have been given a contemporary edge through the use of data to create a completely different interpretation of the paintings.   

'Stem' by Diana Lange 

Again this is colour data in such an interesting and unusual form. Diana Lange builds stems from colour processing through a processing application she has created that searches for images on Flickr which then creates beautiful eye catching compositions based on the colour data of the image. 

She says:

 'This little program looks for photos on flickr by a given search word. Afterwards, the colors of the photos are analyzed. The color itself gets detected and how often each color is found. This data is the foundation of every stem. Each segment represents one color of the photo, the diameter shows the quantity. The cell resolution in all segments is based on the brightness of the color.'