Steve Meyfroidt

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  • Fluid

    Fluid

    I’m interested in the behaviour of fluids in relation to complexity theory, particularly the way that emergent behaviours can arise from large systems of simple elements. Think of water, a simple molecule, uninteresting except perhaps for a charge difference between its ends. Then think of huge ocean waves rolling into shore… you’d never imagine that Read more

  • Perception/Collage

    Perception/Collage

    A university assignment related to “collage as drawing” sent me running off to make a generative collage-making machine. While exploring the idea of gollage made using a software-assist, I encountered Ben Bogart’s Dreaming Machine #3, which started me thinking about how our eyes and brain perceive the world. When we look at an object, there’s Read more

  • Mutation

    Mutation

    I’ve been following a thread of research on artificial evolution, i.e. evolution simulated with software genomes, and its application to making creative work, for well over a decade. The topic has re-emerged in my work over the past year or two, and remains as an open inquiry. This post is about some related pieces made Read more

  • 0xFFD8FFEE

    0xFFD8FFEE

    A long development process went into a series of hybrid monoprint/linoprints that took me from painting to drawing to printmaking, being led all the way by the materials. An exciting process to go through. It started with a painting made with household and acrylic paints on paper, inspired by Hieronymous Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Read more

  • Pandemic Art

    Pandemic Art

    During the initial lockdown period in early 2020, as we discovered what SARS-Cov2 was all about, I had just started a printmaking module and was getting to grips with new processes. My subjects were drawn from the pandemic-saturated media, playing into my interest in multiples and variation. Bottles Bio#1 Bio#2 Virions Read more