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“I explore the power of linked multilevel mathematical equations to ferret out a small sample of the virtually infinite patterns hidden in the photographs I use as raw material. I do this by loading images, initially digital photographs, into my system then systematically transforming them by varying the input values to the painting program. Images can be hybridized with each other and retransformed any number of times. Pixels are never manipulated by hand-everything is done by the equation sets. My goal is to explore the image generating power inherent in the marriage of real-world photos and mathematics. Part of the art is the images created, part of it is the invention of a continuously growing image transformation engine. In this way I demonstrate that hidden in ordinary photographic images of flowers, landscapes, everyday objects, animals and humans is an endless array of magical forms waiting to be borne by the grace of mathematics.”
Learn more about Allen Hirsh’s art, creative process, and inspirations.