Harm van den Dorpel
16.5 × 11.8 in
"Untitled Flower. Traced from a 3D source model of a dandelion —
Pusteblume in German, the seed-head "blow-flower." During the single
drawing pass I paused the plotter to swap pen colours; this is why the stems
shift colour from segment to segment. The fluffy, parachute-like wings that
carry the seeds — the pappus — are drawn in pencil."
Generated through autonomous computational processes and realized as a unique plotter drawing, this work draws on forms found in nature, where intricate structures emerge through simple patterns and rules. The work invites reflection on the parallels between organic growth and computational processes.
