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On Growth and Form

Digital Artwork
2009 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Software illustrating growing flowers. The surface pattern of the petals reflect the myriad of textures seen throughout the V&A's collection

Object details

Object type
TitleOn Growth and Form (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Software (AS3)
Brief description
'On Growth and Form', software (AS3), Daniel Brown, 2009
Physical description
Software illustrating growing flowers. The surface pattern of the petals reflect the myriad of textures seen throughout the V&A's collection
Gallery label
(08/12/2009)
This is a new work commissioned by the V&A especially for Decode. Here Daniel Brown uses complex mathematical algorithms to make continuously animated flowers. His On Growth and Form series depicts ever-changing and continually growing flowers. The amorphous blooms depicted are inspired by objects in the V&A collection.
Object history
Work lent to the following exhibitions:
Brown & Son: Art that makes itself
31 March – 31 May 2015
Watermans Arts Centre, London

Scouse Roots: Art that makes itself
8 April - 1 May 2016
FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), Liverpool
Collection
Accession number
E.297-2014

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Record createdMay 11, 2012
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