Alan Singer
I am engaged in a hybrid art that includes a sense of form in space,
specifically mathematical forms visualized with the help of
software
such as 3-D Xplormath, Cinderella.2, and K 3-D Surf. I create forms
from equations, and then arrange these shapes as one would do with a
collage.
Finally all of the images are combined with Photoshop, and I hand
print the images on moist Fabriano paper under the pressure of an
etching press. These are all hand pulled one-of-a-kind monoprints.
I began to experiment with implicit surfaces after seeing examples
presented at R.I.T. by Richard Palais who demonstrated 3-D
Xplormath
in the Mathematics building. I made hundreds of forms using my own
parameters, then saved them and worked with them in Photoshop.
Not only did I learn a lot about math, but I felt I was creating
forms new to visual art. I would put these forms together in a
landscape space, and give them theatrical lighting, and finally
print out the results on my etching press.
The forms are developed using mathematical visualization tools such as 3-D Xplormath, and K 3-D Surf. Once the images are developed I put them together in a landscape that is also mathematically configured. The only element in this composition which was not completed on the computer is the sky which is in watercolor. All of the forms are then transferred onto moist paper under the pressure of my etching press.
For this image I found a useful tool in the software called Knot Plot, as well as using k 3-D Surf to create implicit surfaces which I then arranged in a landscape entirely created through mathematical calculation. I am even learning to control the lighting using numerical controls for mixtures and beginning to understand the color palette of RGB ( it is like theatrical lighting ).