This is the final version of the Euclidean Pattern Generator as a Java desktop application. I built this version five years ago, but never quite finished it. Now I want to get it out of the way to make a fresh start with a new online Javascript Euclidean patterns app that runs in the browser…. Read more »
I’m very proud to tell that my painting ‘Parkeerplaats’ won the ‘Schilderij van het Jaar 2016’ (Painting of the Year 2016) award, a prize for artists from the Netherlands and Belgium. After several rounds of jury selections, the final winners were announced on January 14th at the CODA Museum in the city of Apeldoorn. You… Read more »
Since a few weeks I have an iPhone 6S. It has 3D Touch, Apple’s technology to detect pressure on the phone’s screen. It takes some time getting used to. Things unexpectedly happen when you press down on the screen. But it feels naturally very soon. It’s like a third dimension after swiping across the surface… Read more »
My painting Parkeerplaats has been nominated for the exhibition and yearly prize ‘Schilderij van het Jaar’ (Painting of the Year) at the CODA museum in the city of Apeldoorn. The exhibition of paintings by ten selected nominees will be held from January next year at the CODA museum. More information (in Dutch only) can be… Read more »
For several years I maintained a weblog on this site about programming techniques for audio and graphics, a field in computer programming that always interested me a lot. I removed it however when I found I spent all my time on painting and contributed nothing to the weblog anymore. The past year I became more… Read more »
This is an idea for an application that generates MIDI notes from moving machine parts. Not real machines however, but software simulations. Cogs, wheels and gears that rhythmically rotate and drive each other and while doing so transmit their rotation, torque and most importantly their collisions as MIDI notes and CC messages.
An Artist Spotlight was published this month on The 405! I’m very happy to be there between the music, art, film and tech articles, represented with a large selection of paintings. See the article here. About The 405: The 405 is an independent Music & Culture website with a keen eye for discovering and championing… Read more »
Musician Don’t DJ uses the Euclidean Pattern Generator in his music. A record was released and I became involved. It’s been about five years since I posted anything in this blog, so this is a nice opportunity to try and bring it back to life. Travel By Goods Last year artist Thomas Baldischwyler contacted me…. Read more »
During the month of July my painting ‘Zomer’ (Summer) hangs at the Plantage Etalage in Amsterdam. Plantage Etalage is a small, one window exhibition space with monthly rotating art exhibitions, initiated by Puntspatie graphic design. More info on Plantage Etalage’s July exhibition page. Location Plantage Etalage is located right opposite the Artis zoo main entrance,… Read more »
I’d like to thank everyone who visited the exhibition, attended the opening, sent me messages, left comments on social media sites or otherwise supported me. It was a great first exhibition!