Chances are you’ve seen Josh’s work, even if you’re unaware of it. In the entertainment/commercial industry he is a coding unicorn for VFX artists. He writes software art to generate special effects for movies like TRON: Legacy (2010) and more.
What is even more amazing is that he creates personal art in his spare time! This is a major motivation here at 7Electrons. It’s awesome to have Josh on board here at 7E.
Sky Paintingsis a series of digital paintings derived from code. He writes, “They are about sublime serendipity, and the universality of biological syntax. Each render takes about as long as a human would need to actually paint the same thing. Many fractal scenes were generated, but only a few were hand-picked for final presentation. These 2400 DPI prints, coded in Java/Processing, implement an iterative function. The slowly shifting transforms result in paint-strokes.”
Tron: Legacy Directed by Joseph Kosinski Screenplay by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (based on characters by Steven Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird) USA, 2010
Watched on 22nd June 2014 First viewing
Having recently revisited the original Tron – a childhood favourite – I thought I’d finally give the sequel a try. It’s a slick CGI affair which shows just how far computer animation has come in the intervening 28 years, but it lacks some of the charm of the original. (Possibly just because I have fond childhood memories of Tron, and I’m seeing this through my jaded adult eyes.)
Also, the technology used to make Jeff Bridges (as evil computer program CLU) appear 28 years younger gives him the eerie doll-like appearance of a Polar Express character. This is especially noticeable when CLU is face-to-face with Bridges’ appropriately-aged human character, Kevin Flynn. Perhaps the difference would be less distracting if all the computer program characters were similarly CGI animated, but CLU is alone in his creepy dead-eyed appearance, with the exception of a brief cameo by Bruce Boxleitner as the eponymous Tron.
Michael Sheen’s Bowie-esque performance as a flamboyant nightclub owner is fun though. (Wait, computers have nightclubs? Computers have nights? Don’t overthink it…)
By the way I’m going to write a fanfiction about #reed900 in Tron universe, if you are interested in, join my VK group (https://vk.com/club133548760) or follow my instagram account (@katesceneart) for news and announcements!
