Roman Verostko
Algorithmic Poetry (2010)
This series of algorithmic drawings created with brushes and pens mounted on a drawing machine are meant to express “the joy of the digital,” according to the artist. He was inspired by the memories of walking with his wife Alice in natural parks, seeking to marry “the stark logic of algorithms generate exuberant playfulness and quiet undulation.”
Rocktown Scrolls (2006)
The Rocktown Scrolls is a series of computer generated pen and ink drawings named after the artist’s hometown, in which colorful shapes are accompanied by texts from different sources (such as a poem by William Blake, a play by William Shakespeare, or a passage from the Bible) coded into algorithmically generated glyphs.
Pearl Park Scriptures (2004-2005)
This series is influenced by the morning walks that the artist took around Pearl Park in Minneapolis. Inspired by the decorated pages of medieval illuminated manuscripts, the compositions are dominated by a drawing in bright colours and lines of glyphs that were generated for these works. Some glyphs have no meaning, while others present in coded form text by Darwin, Lao Tsu, the Apache Indians, or the book of Genesis.
Pen plotted work (1988-1998)
Verostko started to define his particular visual style during this period using a pen plotter and a collection of brushes. The pen plotter was controlled by a software written by the artist.
Early Algorist Period (1980-1988)
This period starts with Verostko’s first exhibition piece, The Magic Hand of Chance (1982-85), which used a program written by the artist that generated in real time a series of six visual improvisations that were displayed on a monitor. He later on developed his first algorithmic drawings on paper, which have a certain resemblance to his earlier work.