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More-or-less off-topic, but if you live in SF you should check out the house near Ocean Beach that's painted like a Mondrian: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlbeanlarson/6184099446/ I forget the exact cross street -- somewhere between Judah and Taravel, overlooking the beach. A good excuse for a walk on the beach, if nothing else!
More-or-less off-topic, but if you live in SF you should check out the house near Ocean Beach that's painted like a Mondrian: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlbeanlarson/6184099446/ I forget the exact cross street -- somewhere between Judah and Taravel, overlooking the beach. A good excuse for a walk on the beach, if nothing else!
I ran down the street real quick in Google Maps, it's 2140 Great Highway: http://goo.gl/maps/NZNAO
More-or-less off-topic, but if you live in SF you should check out the house near Ocean Beach that's painted like a Mondrian: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlbeanlarson/6184099446/ I forget the exact cross street -- somewhere between Judah and Taravel, overlooking the beach. A good excuse for a walk on the beach, if nothing else!
I'd be really impressed if a computer program simulated the -tactile- texture and gamut as well.
Mondrian's New York period paintings are deceptively simple. I've read a teacher's writeup of his student's efforts to recreate Mondrian's Composition (I think). Not easy.
Matching the palette, precise layering, bevels and edges. Mondrian's New York paintings were precise and subtle.
Here's a similar description (can't find the article I vaguely remember):
Two-year study of Mondrian's Victory Boogie Woogie in Gemeentemuseum Den Haag to be rounded off by symposium Thursday, 28 August 2008 http://www.codart.nl/news/338/
I'm a little bit sad that such awesomeness can be reduced to an algorithm. As my graphic designer friends used to joke, "There's a Photoshop filter for that!" I'd be really impressed if a computer program simulated the -tactile- texture and gamut as well. Mondrian's New York period paintings are deceptively simple. I've read a teacher's writeup of his student's efforts to recreate Mondrian's Composition (I think). No…
Rules are in Dutch, so I did a quick translation of the most important parts Generate Mondriaan's Victory Boogie Woogie in code Everyone who can make squares appear on a screen can join until March 7th 2013 Submit your code to elegant@setup.nl Rules * Any programming language can be used * Please do try to document your code as good as possible and add a little description how it works, as the judges will not speak a…
The winner is a foregone conclusion, it's the person who submits the solution in Piet: http://www.dangermouse.net/esoteric/piet.html It'll be a worthy victory, though.
Rules are in Dutch, so I did a quick translation of the most important parts Generate Mondriaan's Victory Boogie Woogie in code Everyone who can make squares appear on a screen can join until March 7th 2013 Submit your code to elegant@setup.nl Rules * Any programming language can be used * Please do try to document your code as good as possible and add a little description how it works, as the judges will not speak a…
And anyone can enter? You don't have to be Dutch / speak Dutch?
If you'd like to participate you might want to send and email to find out if you're eligible to enter. Or consider it just an intellectual challenge ;-)
I'm a little bit sad that such awesomeness can be reduced to an algorithm. As my graphic designer friends used to joke, "There's a Photoshop filter for that!" I'd be really impressed if a computer program simulated the -tactile- texture and gamut as well. Mondrian's New York period paintings are deceptively simple. I've read a teacher's writeup of his student's efforts to recreate Mondrian's Composition (I think). No…
Here you go:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-elkins/post_1036_b_75666...