Artwork
Meditation
Meditation is a drawing by Roman Verostko. It dates from 1989 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
This is a drawing made with a machine. Roman Verostko wrote a program to draw the lines for him in 1989. Each line was plotted one at a time, no repeats.
Verostko started using computers to make art in the 1980s. His program was called Hodos. The lines look careful, like handwork, but a pen plotter did them.
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Overview
Meditation is a unique drawing created in 1989 by Roman Verostko using a pen plotter controlled by his custom program, Hodos.
Technique & Style
The drawing was produced by a machine that plotted each line individually, with no repetitions, resulting in a varied and intricate composition. The lines, while precise, have a hand-crafted appearance.
Subject & Meaning
The work features a deliberate use of void and clustered drawing activity, giving it an oriental flavor. A red seal imprint bearing the artist's Chinese name, Ke Rong-Meng, is also present.
History & Provenance
Verostko began experimenting with algorithmic art in the early 1980s, modifying his software in 1987 to control paint brushes on a pen plotter. Meditation was created for the opening of 'Pathways' at Honeywell.
Artist & collection
Artist
Roman Verostko was an American artist and educator who created code-generated imagery, known as algorithmic art.
