In Hypergiraffe, Piter Pasma uses 3965 bytes of Javascript to produce generative doodles, each assembling its own whimsically descriptive randomized title (shown in the work’s properties). With high contrast palettes and playful expressions, this compact collection of 200 editions by a master generative artist remains among the most coveted on the fxhash platform for its bright, organic, and jazzy compositions. This work has origins in Pasma’s exploration of physical representation of code-based work using a plotter and early versions of the 'algorithmically generated angular doodling' minted on hic et nunc in early 2021.
Early generative angular doodling, 2021
Starting as a demoscener in 1997, Pasma painstakingly honed his craft, as evidenced by the generative artworks he started documenting on Instagram in 2019 – at which point he quickly garnered recognition for his combination of aesthetic impact and technical achievement.
In his wildly-successful 2021 work for Art Blocks Curated, Skulptuur, Pasma’s groundbreaking application of Monte Carlo path tracing (a rendering method that applies faithful real-world lighting to digital objects) established him as one to watch in the generative art scene and a must-have for any serious contemporary digital art collection.
Skulptuur #47, sold for ~$250,000 in 2021
