After watching Casey Reas talk, it made me think deeper into randomness in art. At 27:25 Casey Reas says something in the lines of “somewhere in between here is the space from order to chaos.” This made me stop and think that randomness does not always mean completely uncontrolled, but instead that I can set the rules in my work and let parts of it change or behave unexpectedly.
I specifically found how he mixes structure with variation, what I mean by this is that he makes the shapes move or appear in ways that are so unpredictable but still it feels connected and put together because it follows a specific system. I loved that the work could look random but not messy.
This made me really think about randomness and that with a good system it could flow really well. I wanted my work to look organized but at the same time not predictable. So I used this idea mainly through the colors and shapes, so when I move my mouse to the left side the design changes to cool colors but if I moved it to the right side it changes to warm colors. I still control the colors which appear in both sides, so even if the appearance changes it’s still organized. As well as the shapes, I used repeated shapes and a clear pattern to give the design structure. I found out the best designs comes from a clear plan and then as I’m working I can leave space for unexpected changes but still making sure the final design looks intentional and not messy.