Orin Buck

This is the sixth entry in the series of algorithmic computer art. The artwork will open in a new browser window.

Internet Explorer 6 and earlier won't display this work correctly because it doesn't support transparent PNGs.

I just set up a friend with a free artist site on MosaicGlobe.com and it was as pleasant as I thought it might be just from looking at their website and a couple of sample artist sites. The new site can be found at frankcraven.mosaicglobe.com.

New York Landscapes with Cranes

Recent photographs

Showing photos from New York and maybe Venice that include construction cranes. The crane that fell in Turtle Bay (the Middle East Side) landed a block from my apartment, pointing in my direction. I took photos on the spot and later realized that I have lots of pictures of that type of crane.

Opening Reception Friday, Oct. 3, 6–8pm

Pastoral: a satire

With art by Orin Buck including a painting, Adam and Eve Tempted by Television, and a video, Pastoral (2003).

MTA vs. Google Earth 60" x 58" digital print

September 3 – October 10, 2008
Haven Arts Gallery, Bronx NY [map]
Opening Reception Friday Sept. 5, 5–9pm

"An exhibition of the unique aesthetic responses of over 40 male artists when presented with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s map of the New York Cities subway system as a base upon which to create. The blank canvas is gone, replaced by a loaded image for each artist to interpret and transform."

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This uses transparent PNGs so it can't be viewed properly on an older browser like Internet Explorer 6. Third in the new series of PHP/CSS/HTML alogorithmic art, this piece is recreated for your browser every 10 seconds. The new home page at buckart.com uses these dots. The dots come in just a few sizes and colors, but the background color is completely random.

Each browser is served individually, so each viewer gets a unique series of images.

This is the second work in the new series.

Click here and relax as the work changes every 10 seconds.

The first few times there may be a delay while images are downloaded.

Click here and relax as the work changes every 5 seconds.

This PHP/CSS/HTML artwork is best viewed fullscreen on a browser like Internet Explorer 7 or Opera that has a full screen mode. (IE6 doesn't show the work correctly.) I haven't done much algorithmic computer art since the early '90s, but I've had this particular approach to the infinite possibilities of computer art in my imagination for a couple of years now, and this is the first finished piece. Leave it on screen for a while to see what it does. All the colors are randomly picked from over 16 million shades. The composition is recreated every 5 seconds using random numbers within set boundaries. Each browser is served individually, so each viewer gets a unique series of images.

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