Four Barrel Coffee and The Mill are pleased to present "Generative Forms" by Jonathan Whitmore. With a background in astrophysics and data science, Whitmore writes computer code that generates images. Specifically, he combines generative mathematical explorations with pseudo-random numbers generated by a computer, essentially setting up systems that push randomness through a rigid rule structure to create an image. Whitmore’s practice draws inspiration from the consequences of interconnected and simple rules, resulting in intricate and subtle visual compositions. Although created on a computer, the finished artwork ultimately lives in the real world as a print on metal.
As a process based artist also interested in a variety of aesthetic outcomes, Whitmore starts the design phase of production in his head or on a sketch pad and then translates it into a generative process. Random computer generated numbers directly control many of the visual parameters for each of his pieces. By creating rules that a computer follows deterministically and combining with randomness, Whitmore creates beautiful, unique, and chaotic visual compositions. In the end, there is a delicate balance between maintaining control of the composition and letting randomness break down the visual. Whitmore finds endless inspiration through toying with this balance.
Born just south of London, England but raised just north of Dallas, Texas, Jonathan Whitmore has maintained a distinct love of the arts while delving into many other fields and disciplines. After a childhood rich with art exploration, Whitmore attended Vanderbilt University for his undergrad and triple majored in physics, mathematics, and philosophy. He then moved to San Diego, CA to attend UC San Diego for graduate school, earning a PhD in astrophysics in 2011. Whitmore’s career as an academic continued with a three year postdoctoral position at Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia. His research led him to the world's largest optical telescopes at observatories at mountaintops in Hawaii and in the remote Atacama desert in Chile; during this time he starred in the IMAX film Hidden Universe. After three years as an astrophysicist, Whitmore transitioned into the technology industry, moving to the San Francisco Bay Area to work as a data scientist in 2014. He was awarded an Insight Data Science Fellowship where his final project was estimating the price of Abstract Expressionist artwork being sold at auctions. With art being a strong presence in Whitmore’s life through all of these career chapters, Whitmore feels incredibly lucky that his work with computing and astrophysics data for over a decade translates into skills that allow him to broadcast the images in his head into visual output in the real world.
"Generative Forms" runs from May 9th through June 25th at The Mill in San Francisco. Join us on Thursday June 13th from 6-9pm for the artist’s reception, which is a part of the Summer Divisadero Art Walk. Drinks will be served and the artist will be in attendance.
The Mill is a cafe and bakery that has been supporting artists with exhibitions since 2013. This exhibition is free and open to the public. The Mill is located at 736 Divisadero St., and is open from 7am until 9pm every day. Contact [email protected] and visit themillsf.com.
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As a process based artist also interested in a variety of aesthetic outcomes, Whitmore starts the design phase of production in his head or on a sketch pad and then translates it into a generative process. Random computer generated numbers directly control many of the visual parameters for each of his pieces. By creating rules that a computer follows deterministically and combining with randomness, Whitmore creates beautiful, unique, and chaotic visual compositions. In the end, there is a delicate balance between maintaining control of the composition and letting randomness break down the visual. Whitmore finds endless inspiration through toying with this balance.
Born just south of London, England but raised just north of Dallas, Texas, Jonathan Whitmore has maintained a distinct love of the arts while delving into many other fields and disciplines. After a childhood rich with art exploration, Whitmore attended Vanderbilt University for his undergrad and triple majored in physics, mathematics, and philosophy. He then moved to San Diego, CA to attend UC San Diego for graduate school, earning a PhD in astrophysics in 2011. Whitmore’s career as an academic continued with a three year postdoctoral position at Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia. His research led him to the world's largest optical telescopes at observatories at mountaintops in Hawaii and in the remote Atacama desert in Chile; during this time he starred in the IMAX film Hidden Universe. After three years as an astrophysicist, Whitmore transitioned into the technology industry, moving to the San Francisco Bay Area to work as a data scientist in 2014. He was awarded an Insight Data Science Fellowship where his final project was estimating the price of Abstract Expressionist artwork being sold at auctions. With art being a strong presence in Whitmore’s life through all of these career chapters, Whitmore feels incredibly lucky that his work with computing and astrophysics data for over a decade translates into skills that allow him to broadcast the images in his head into visual output in the real world.
"Generative Forms" runs from May 9th through June 25th at The Mill in San Francisco. Join us on Thursday June 13th from 6-9pm for the artist’s reception, which is a part of the Summer Divisadero Art Walk. Drinks will be served and the artist will be in attendance.
The Mill is a cafe and bakery that has been supporting artists with exhibitions since 2013. This exhibition is free and open to the public. The Mill is located at 736 Divisadero St., and is open from 7am until 9pm every day. Contact [email protected] and visit themillsf.com.
Four Barrel Coffee and The Mill are pleased to present "Generative Forms" by Jonathan Whitmore. With a background in astrophysics and data science, Whitmore writes computer code that generates images. Specifically, he combines generative mathematical explorations with pseudo-random numbers generated by a computer, essentially setting up systems that push randomness through a rigid rule structure to create an image. Whitmore’s practice draws inspiration from the consequences of interconnected and simple rules, resulting in intricate and subtle visual compositions. Although created on a computer, the finished artwork ultimately lives in the real world as a print on metal.
As a process based artist also interested in a variety of aesthetic outcomes, Whitmore starts the design phase of production in his head or on a sketch pad and then translates it into a generative process. Random computer generated numbers directly control many of the visual parameters for each of his pieces. By creating rules that a computer follows deterministically and combining with randomness, Whitmore creates beautiful, unique, and chaotic visual compositions. In the end, there is a delicate balance between maintaining control of the composition and letting randomness break down the visual. Whitmore finds endless inspiration through toying with this balance.
Born just south of London, England but raised just north of Dallas, Texas, Jonathan Whitmore has maintained a distinct love of the arts while delving into many other fields and disciplines. After a childhood rich with art exploration, Whitmore attended Vanderbilt University for his undergrad and triple majored in physics, mathematics, and philosophy. He then moved to San Diego, CA to attend UC San Diego for graduate school, earning a PhD in astrophysics in 2011. Whitmore’s career as an academic continued with a three year postdoctoral position at Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia. His research led him to the world's largest optical telescopes at observatories at mountaintops in Hawaii and in the remote Atacama desert in Chile; during this time he starred in the IMAX film Hidden Universe. After three years as an astrophysicist, Whitmore transitioned into the technology industry, moving to the San Francisco Bay Area to work as a data scientist in 2014. He was awarded an Insight Data Science Fellowship where his final project was estimating the price of Abstract Expressionist artwork being sold at auctions. With art being a strong presence in Whitmore’s life through all of these career chapters, Whitmore feels incredibly lucky that his work with computing and astrophysics data for over a decade translates into skills that allow him to broadcast the images in his head into visual output in the real world.
"Generative Forms" runs from May 9th through June 25th at The Mill in San Francisco. Join us on Thursday June 13th from 6-9pm for the artist’s reception, which is a part of the Summer Divisadero Art Walk. Drinks will be served and the artist will be in attendance.
The Mill is a cafe and bakery that has been supporting artists with exhibitions since 2013. This exhibition is free and open to the public. The Mill is located at 736 Divisadero St., and is open from 7am until 9pm every day. Contact [email protected] and visit themillsf.com.
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As a process based artist also interested in a variety of aesthetic outcomes, Whitmore starts the design phase of production in his head or on a sketch pad and then translates it into a generative process. Random computer generated numbers directly control many of the visual parameters for each of his pieces. By creating rules that a computer follows deterministically and combining with randomness, Whitmore creates beautiful, unique, and chaotic visual compositions. In the end, there is a delicate balance between maintaining control of the composition and letting randomness break down the visual. Whitmore finds endless inspiration through toying with this balance.
Born just south of London, England but raised just north of Dallas, Texas, Jonathan Whitmore has maintained a distinct love of the arts while delving into many other fields and disciplines. After a childhood rich with art exploration, Whitmore attended Vanderbilt University for his undergrad and triple majored in physics, mathematics, and philosophy. He then moved to San Diego, CA to attend UC San Diego for graduate school, earning a PhD in astrophysics in 2011. Whitmore’s career as an academic continued with a three year postdoctoral position at Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia. His research led him to the world's largest optical telescopes at observatories at mountaintops in Hawaii and in the remote Atacama desert in Chile; during this time he starred in the IMAX film Hidden Universe. After three years as an astrophysicist, Whitmore transitioned into the technology industry, moving to the San Francisco Bay Area to work as a data scientist in 2014. He was awarded an Insight Data Science Fellowship where his final project was estimating the price of Abstract Expressionist artwork being sold at auctions. With art being a strong presence in Whitmore’s life through all of these career chapters, Whitmore feels incredibly lucky that his work with computing and astrophysics data for over a decade translates into skills that allow him to broadcast the images in his head into visual output in the real world.
"Generative Forms" runs from May 9th through June 25th at The Mill in San Francisco. Join us on Thursday June 13th from 6-9pm for the artist’s reception, which is a part of the Summer Divisadero Art Walk. Drinks will be served and the artist will be in attendance.
The Mill is a cafe and bakery that has been supporting artists with exhibitions since 2013. This exhibition is free and open to the public. The Mill is located at 736 Divisadero St., and is open from 7am until 9pm every day. Contact [email protected] and visit themillsf.com.
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