Curiosity Blocks Ars Digitalis ab Yuko Suzuki

Opus Curiosity Blocks Ars Digitalis a designatore Yuko Suzuki est victor maxime honoratus praemii praestigiosissimi 2025 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Categoria Certaminis Designatio Generativa.

ArgentumDesignatio Generativa· 2025

Curiosity Blocks Ars Digitalis

a Yuko Suzuki

Cliens: NTT InterCommunication Center (ICC)

Victor praemii Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Categoria Designatio Generativa

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De Curiosity Blocks Ars Digitalis

Hoc opus ad exhibitionem creatum est cuius propositum est pueros ad voluptatem programmationis introducere. Est animatio technica anamorphosi appellata utens, qua imagines antea distortae recte in speculo cylindrico reflexae apparent; id est, anamorphosis mobilis. Plures partes animationis combinantur ut repraesentent novas inventiones oriri cum curiositas coniungitur et superponitur. Artifex, qui etiam chalcographus est, relationem inter formam et impressionem super relationem inter imaginem in tabula et imaginem in speculo superposuit.

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De Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Curiosity Blocks Ars Digitalis victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Curiosity Blocks Ars Digitalis opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Curiosity Blocks Ars Digitalis creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

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Merita, sodales gregis et singula technica a designatore praebita.

Proprietates Singulares: 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.
Dimensiones et Involucrum: 1920 × 1920 pixel, 5 minutes 42 seconds, 2 pieces
Notulae: Generative Art, Coding, Trick Art
Technologia Productionis: 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.
Provocatio Designandi: 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.
Investigatio: 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.
Inspiratio: 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."
Duratio Operis: 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.
Cursus Operationis: 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.
Agnitiones Imaginum: 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.