Jeffrey Ventrella
Artists
Jeffrey Ventrella
Algorithmic Artist
Petaluma, California, USA
Statement
I was a terrible math student and I failed Math 001 in college. After earning my BFA I discovered fractal geometry, and began programming. Suddenly I had a reason to care about math. Three decades later, my appetite is still growing. I use minimal algorithmic design to generate emergent art that expresses natural process. I apply my art education and design experience to incorporate visual language. The craft of visual language is fundamental to art, design, and communication media. The challenge, in my mind, is to tap this vast reservoir for the purpose of making abstract math concepts come to life and speak to a larger cross-section of people.
Artworks

Golden Ratio Curve #2
50 x 30 x 3 cm
custom algorithm-generated image printed on archival paper
2021