He is not doing it mathematically as some commenters apparently first believed. But it's still pretty amazing what some people will get out of a tool which was never meant for the purpose. (I barely ever use Excel, I didn't know it had any drawing tools beyond making graphs.)
Imagine that you make the Excel cells small. Fill each with a solid color appropriate for the intended product. If the artwork is large enough the "pixels" will blend into a nice image. Not magic.
ReplyDeleteNo, but sounds like a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteAlso, one of the illustrations show a drawing inside a spreadsheet with normal-sized cells, so I'm not so sure.
No, but sounds like a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteA lot of work, and not easy to do, but the end result is artwork that could be much more easily and efficiently done with traditional means. What's the point, then? If he enjoys it, it doesn't have to have a point but for the rest of us?
In the article he says he found it easier than actual paint, so I guess I can see it as more than a gimmick - you've got to use whatever you can use.
ReplyDeleteFair points.
ReplyDeleteI have several times in the past blogged artists who work under the heading I call "Art or Sport?". Is it interesting for the art content, or more for the unusual way it's achieved?
Personally I think that the "sport" artists (carving sculptures out of matches...) have merit and a place, but I think it does not make the art content more important.