Tag: Thread

The Thinnest Thread of Light

Anyone familiar with the work of Vancouver’s Rodney DeCroo will know how trauma informs his art. The son of a violent and PTSD-ridden Vietnam War veteran, DeCroo spent his childhood moving from Pennsylvania to the gloomy rough-and-tumble towns of British Columbia and back again, accruing the d...

The Rainbow Thread: Weaving Pride into Boston???s Rich Tapestry

Boston — a nexus of tradition and innovation, a bustling harbor of historical milestones, and a beacon of cultural diversity, has a rich and diverse narrative. Amidst tales of patriots, poets, and Presidents, one vibrant chapter often goes unsung — the city’s enduring legacy of LGB...

Computational Thread Art

This is a post describing how I created artwork inspired by Petros Vrellis’ pieces (for more detail, see his website). I will be focusing largely on the algorithms that I used to generate the threads, rather than the physical implementation (which is done using a bike wheel, clothes hange...