artweeks 2023 installed

• print
• installation
• 2023

A R T W E E K S
layers of code
a single 40 x 40 inch panel
A die sublimation print on aluminium.
Oxfordshire Artweeks, 6th to 29th May.

generative stream

• 2023
• online kinetic
• print static

Samples from three tributaries of the GENERATIVE STREAM. Manifesting the online virtual stream as real world large format (commission only) prints.

colour burst

• 2023
• Print installed

A 40 inch square die sublimation on aluminium print as if installed on the studio gallery wall. A diagonally symmetrical burst of colour, generated by a unique REVAD algorithm.

nucle gallery

a GaLLERY view of NUCLE

• 2023
• Print installation

Four 40 inch square die sublimation on aluminium prints as if installed on the studio gallery wall. A gradient map adaption of an original installation, constructed from a fusion of real and virtual components, mixing marker pen ink, on layered layout paper, with projected light. An outcome from the installation deconstruction phase. Recorded during an enquiry into ABSTRACT TEXT. Seeded by the text NUCLEAR FISSION SAVES LIVES.

for the sake of pattern

• 2023
• Print

A triptych (so far) made purely FOR THE SAKE OF PATTERN, using the CONNECT alphabet as a construction resource with pattern and not words in mind.

artweeks 2023 update

Posters for installations 1, 2 and 3 have been added to my earlier post.

https://cddmgs.wordpress.com/2023/01/14/oxfordshire-artweeks-2023/

artweeks 2023 venue

• virtual exhibition
• 2023

ARTWEEKS VENUE © REVAD David Riley

My 2023 OXFORDSHIRE ARTWEEKS entry is confirmed for the May county wide ARTS FESTIVAL. My venue number, in the festival catalogue, is 514. Although the festival is in May, it has become traditional for me to FIDGET my ARTWEEKS profile with regular installation updates during February, March and April, only settling on a final installation in the week prior to the festival opening. My official profile can be found via:

https://artweeks.revad.com

love

• print
• 2023

LOVE © REVAD David Riley

Layers of CONNECTED code. A coded play on Robert Indiana’s original concept. Made with the CONNECT MIX alphabet.

connected

• print
• 2023

CONNECTED © REVAD David Riley

 

Layers of CONNECTED code, constructed in a MIX ALPHABET combining COLOUR and CONNECT alphabets.

a pattern of

A PATTERN OF BAD LANGUAGE

No. No expletives, just the phrase. . .

Originally installed on Instagram.

oxfordshire artweeks 2023

I am participating in Oxfordshire ARTWEEKS again this year. My new profile will be available from early February and will be updated through to the festival in May. As usual, my exhibition will be virtual with different perspectives available on my ARTWEEKS profile: artweeks.revad.com and Instagram: instagram.com/codedimages.

UPDATED 2023-03-14: now showing installations 1, 2 and 3.

Is this the final installation for May? Right now it feels good, but with several weeks to go it is impossible to say. Further inspiration can emerge at any time without warning. . .

going forward

As the new year begins, you will find a new look to revad.com, where I now show a grid of SELECTED FIDGETS. The FIDGET metaphor continues to be the single best descriptor of my practice. I can’t help myself and (if I am honest with myself) I don’t want to.

As usual, the many online spaces (I use to share my outcomes) are all linked at revad.com. But, here is a snapshot of the current crop:

• revad.com
• codedimages.revad.com
• generative.revad.com
• cddmgs.wordpress.com
• twitter.com/codedimages
• instagram.com/codedimages
• facebook.com/codedimages
• mewe.com/i/codedimages

Some are more active than others. Note, I no longer use any POD sites to exhibit. The only way to invest in an outcome is to agree a commission. Be aware, I only agree a commission if the project will further my practice. I am not in this to make money. Art is not a living.

Going forward, my main digital production environment consists of a desktop PC, a laptop (shown here) and a handful of Raspberry Pi modules. All are running Linux. The desk top and laptop are running Linux Mint 21.1 Vera Cinnamon and the Pi modules Raspberry Pi OS, all of which have Debian as a base. This gives a certain consistency and familiarity across these diverse hardware platforms.

In addition, I do use the Apple ecosystem of iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air, occasionally for production, mainly for consumption. This allows me to see my online virtual outcomes as others might. An audience eye view, you could say.

Primary software: The GIMP, Inkscape, Blender, Krita, Procreate, Processing, IDLE (Python) and Sublime Text.

Secondary software: Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher.

I spend the majority of time with The GIMP, Processing, Sublime Text, and Procreate.

So, there we have it. I will be going forward from here.

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