Christopher Madden

  • Visualisation of an animation on the foyer wall of an office block.

    Visualisation of artwork in the foyer of an office

    Video/photo montage. 2022

    Look at the image above for a second time after a few seconds and notice how the artwork on the wall has changed.

    It’s a visualisation of an animated artwork on the foyer wall of a large office building, with the artwork montaged onto a static image. The rotating forms within the artwork are moving slowly here so that they create an ordered, calming effect. The speed of the movement can be changed, for instance to create a faster, more dynamic feel if necessary.

    The works in my Complexity series, such as the example shown here, lend themselves very much to spacious office foyers due to the way that they work well at very large scales.

    The amount of detail that is generated in these works is very high, as can be seen in other examples here.
    The works can be displayed as static images or as very eye-catching animated images (either projected or on electronic displays).
    Any corporate art consultancy that is interested in this work – please get in touch!

    corporate art in an office foyer
    A static image of the work.

  • 30 Disks – interacting simple shapes forming complex shapes

    This video starts slowly. Don’t stop watching it during the first 20 seconds or so.

    30 Interacting Disks

    Abstract moving image    February 2015

    An abstract moving image work from a series in which multiple copies of a single shape move and interact using simple computer algorithms, creating complex shapes.
    In this work 30 disks follow circular paths. Where even numbers of disks overlap they present white, while where odd numbers of disks overlap they present black.
    A key motive behind these video animations is the linking of art and science through the exploration of the creation of complex forms from the interaction of simple forms.

    Below are some still frames from the animation.

    art and science - complexity from simplicity
    art and science - complexity from simplicity
    art and science - complexity from simplicity

    To see higher resolution videos and more information about this series click here.

  • Contemporary art and science – the creation of complexity from simplicity (Generative art)

    contemporary art meets science - the creation of complexity from simplicity in generative art

    The generation of complex forms from simple forms.

    Digital works. Series begun 2008

    This is a design to accompany a series of video animations that explore the creation of complex forms from simple forms. The animations are often in the form of rotating grids, though not always.
    The works were first conceived as a device to visualise the creation of the complex structure that underlies the physical universe from extremely simple fundamental components.
    Very much an example of art meets science.
    More on the subject.