Beautiful Maps: Locate Me, Placate Me, Facilitate Me, City Of Endless Dreams. 2005.

About

Generative artwork. This computaional paintings is actioned by the interpretation of computer code. Small scale events and objects have affect within systems. These code structures create patterns on the nano scale making digital paintings that look like maps. This custom made software makes millions of maps. The artwork become a city of algorithmic events constantly changing.

"They form part of Stanza’s Amorphoscapes series (which he has been working on since 1996). Unlike existing web-based incarnations, these are limited-edition touch-screens which better demonstrate Stanza’s uncompromising ability to craft technology. These works are exquisitely executed. Aesthetically and technologically they are flawless, standing out vividly against a backdrop of new media art which can be clunky and ill-defined. Even to the untrained eye, or those uninitiated in new media arts, Stanza’s skills and outputs as an artist working with electronic technologies are apparent." Charlotte Frost

"Stanza's work crosses borders between artistic, technological and scientific sectors. He creates participatory digital artworks that invite viewers to guide data flows or to simply observe self-generating compositions. His digital paintings shift through abstract and iconic patterns, which people can explore akin to virtual environments. Interactive and visually appealing, his style also maintains the substantive power through multi-facetted content. " David Mather

Exhibition

There are 20 artworks in this series, built into the custom made software system that is available for exhibition. They can be exhibited on multi screen plasma screens or as a series of projections.

Availability

Available as signed software suite which contains all the 20 artworks built in.