Argento Generativo · 2025
Curiosity Blocks Arte Digitale
by Yuko Suzuki
- A' Design Award d'Argento 2025 in Generativo
- CLIENT: NTT InterCommunication Center (ICC)
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 168,969
- Verification code 0D2A5E4D85 · Verify this award
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About Curiosity Blocks Arte Digitale
Quest'opera è stata creata per una mostra volta a introdurre i bambini al divertimento della programmazione. Si tratta di un'animazione che utilizza una tecnica chiamata anamorfosi, in cui le immagini vengono distorte preventivamente per apparire corrette quando riflesse in uno specchio cilindrico; essenzialmente, un'anamorfosi in movimento. Molteplici parti dell'animazione sono combinate per rappresentare l'idea che nuove scoperte nascono quando la curiosità si connette e si sovrappone. L'artista, che è anche un incisore, ha sovrapposto la relazione tra matrice e stampa alla relazione tra l'immagine sul display e l'immagine nello specchio.
About the A' Design Award d'Argento
Curiosity Blocks Arte Digitale ha vinto l'A' Design Award d'Argento, un riconoscimento enormemente prestigioso conferito a design di fascia alta, splendidi e impressionanti. I vincitori d'Argento sono opere tremendamente brillanti ed estremamente creative che illustrano l'eccezionale competenza, il talento e l'acume dei loro designer. Ci si aspetta che Curiosity Blocks Arte Digitale sia un'opera meravigliosa, una vetrina di eccellenza, notevolmente professionale e profondamente innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award d'Argento è un'invenzione molto notevole e ammirata che giova ai confini dell'arte, della scienza, del design e della tecnologia e li fa avanzare. Curiosity Blocks Arte Digitale è una creazione molto invidiata che evoca desideri, porta sentimenti positivi e accende meraviglia e stupore.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- This work is an animation that uses a technique called anamorphosis, in which images are drawn that are distorted in advance so that they will look correct when reflected in a cylindrical mirror.
The artist used a technique of combining multiple animation parts to imagine how curiosity connects and overlaps to create new knowledge and discoveries. - Dimensions & Packaging
- 1920 × 1920 pixel, 5 minutes 42 seconds, 2 pieces
- Tags
- Generative Art, Coding, Trick Art
- Production Technology
- This work was created using a programming language called Processing. The animation is designed with a structure that combines multiple parts like blocks, and has a layered structure for each color like a print. 16 different animation parts and their variations were created, and the program transformed them from a flat surface to a circular shape.
- Design Challenge
- The most difficult part was converting the flat animation into a circular animation using a program, and then experimenting to see if the design would look visually interesting when projected onto the mirror.
We projected a number of patterns onto the mirror and adjusted the overall balance to determine the optimal shape. This process involved trial and error to get a visually appealing and consistent result, and it took a lot of time and effort, especially adjusting the design when reflected in the mirror. - Research
- In this study, we used a program to distort an image and observed how it changed when projected onto a cylindrical mirror. Through various observations and feedback, we were able to gain a deeper understanding of how the distorted image was shaped by the mirror, and we confirmed that it was possible to create visually appealing and innovative designs. In addition, the animation incorporated mathematical elements (such as trigonometric functions and vectors) that students will learn in junior high and high school, allowing them to visually experience concepts they will learn in the future.
- Inspiration
- The artist, who is also a printmaker, has overlaid the relationship between a block and a print with the relationship between an image reflected on a display and an image reflected in a mirror, incorporating into the animation the way that, like a multi-colored print, each color has its own unique layer and overlaps to form a layered structure.
The title "Blocks" contains connotations such as "a mass," "a section divided into grids," "a series of commands in a program," and "a woodblock print." - Project Duration
- This work was exhibited at "ICC Kids Program 2024 you().code().world()." held at NTT InterCommunication Center in Tokyo from July 23rd to August 25th, 2024.
- Operation Flow
- In this animation, pre-distorted images are used so that they appear in the correct form when reflected in a cylindrical mirror. The interaction occurs primarily as the user observes in front of the mirror, with the deformation of the animation changing based on the angle and viewpoint of the mirror. The interaction is visual and depends on how the user perceives the image. To achieve better results, it is crucial to carefully adjust the patterns of distortion and the timing of the animation. The performance stands out due to its consistent visual deformation and movement, providing a strong visual impact through the mirror.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photo courtesy NTT InterCommunication Center, Curiosity Blocks, 2024.
Image #2: Photo courtesy NTT InterCommunication Center, Curiosity Blocks, 2024.
Image #3: Photo courtesy NTT InterCommunication Center, Curiosity Blocks, 2024.
Image #4: Photo courtesy NTT InterCommunication Center, Curiosity Blocks, 2024.
