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Algorithmic Visual Artist.

Vermont, USA

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Joined July 2012

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James Merrill

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A Series of Tubes - 2020. So much has changed with my art practice since I made this work. Everything from inks to the paper that they're drawn on, even my Axidraw is newer and runs different hardware and software. I'm still fascinated by the visual identity of this project

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James Merrill

4 years

#processing mixed with #watercolor and plotted on an #axidraw #plottertwitter #generativeart

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James Merrill

3 years

Minted my first thingy on @hicetnunc2000 , excited to do some more experimental and weird stuff here. #HEN #hicetnunc #simulated #abstractart

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James Merrill

3 months

Swizzlin' with fountain pens.

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6 months

BUSY #plottertwitter

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5 months

Back on the grind #plottertwitter

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4 months

Here are some of my favorite plotter artists you may not have heard of since they're not involved in Web3. cc: #plottertwitter 🧵

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James Merrill

1 year

flow states

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4 months

Keeping BUSY #plottertwitter

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2 months

Another plot done! Fun fact, I went to lean over my table to see the details, and a single drop of rain fell from my hair and pretty much ruined the whole thing. #plottertwitter

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3 years

Something new :) #p5js

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4 years

Finally finished! Over 4,000 lines of #javascript , lots of trial and error, but I was able to come up with something that I've very excited about. I call it, a Series of Tubes! #plottertwitter #generativeart #p5js #abstractart

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James Merrill

2 years

I'm incredibly excited that my generative project ORI will be the next curated release on . 11 months of grueling work has led to this moment, right here, and I can't wait to share it with you! (1/5)

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James Merrill

1 year

ORI Unfolded #17

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6 months

Finally done the first prototype plot of this artwork. The details are insane. #plottertwitter

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2 years

ORI // Unfolded - 26 looping animations demonstrating the folds behind my generative art project ORI. Each fold affects every fold before it, and the animation sequentially layers them. Easy to see, hard to explain.

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5 years

Dunno how to describe this. #plottertwitter #axidraw #generativeart

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3 years

Watercolors + rectangular subdivision. Commission work. #plottertwitter

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2 years

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2 years

gm from Marfa

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1 year

isometrics 🩶

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1 year

You should know about Poisson Disk Sampling. Once you know what it is, you'll spot it in some of the best generative artist's work. Read more ↩️

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James Merrill

1 year

I'm excited to announce my project is an interactive art installation, "The Algorithmic Art Studio." It seeks to demonstrate the link between aesthetics, curation, generative art, and plotters. The installation will be at SIGGRAPH 2023 in LA from August 6th-10th. Details ⤵

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James Merrill

2 years

It’s crazy how fast the up/down is on the new Axidraw coreless motor.

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1 year

Sketching some new ideas #notebookplot #plottertwitter

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5 months

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5 months

The way that my Axidraw plots these lines is so satisfying to watch. #plottertwitter

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James Merrill

2 years

Writer.

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James Merrill

4 years

Javascript curves and loops #plottertwitter #axidraw #p5js #javascript

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5 months

Aerial view #plottertwitter

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Stack #plottertwitter

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5 months

Another day, another math problem. #debugview

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James Merrill

4 years

Some tubes and stuff #plottertwitter #generativeart #p5js #javascript #axidraw

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James Merrill

1 year

I need to be doing around 400 other things, but these are so fun to generate.

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James Merrill

9 months

Good morning from the lab.

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James Merrill

8 months

Interacting with algorithms.

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1 month

A study of collapsing systems - 2024 #plottertwitter

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2 months

debug view

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James Merrill

3 years

Floating points in a digital RI\/ER. Dive in here: #hicetnunc #simulation #abstractart #CleanNFT

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James Merrill

3 years

Recently combined some #generative rectangle subdivision and #watercolor #plottertwitter

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James Merrill

1 year

Clarity

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James Merrill

1 year

Im not nervous Im not nervous Im not nervous Im not nervous.

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James Merrill

1 year

I have a new found love for pixel art. What happens if you start to mix it with generative systems?

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James Merrill

2 years

Stuck in Texas, so here’s an ORI. The folding engine is on full display in this one.

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James Merrill

1 year

gm

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James Merrill

3 years

Used to make web forms in Javascript now Im making crazy abstract art

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James Merrill

2 years

Refactoring #generativeart #artblocks

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James Merrill

2 years

It's a beautiful morning to blend polygons together with linear interpolation. #generativeart #processing

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James Merrill

3 years

Chaos Blocks #19 for @FeralFile -GRAPH. #plottertwitter

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James Merrill

11 months

The most satisfying part of this artwork is after 10 hours of drawing, the plotter does one final, single line to finish it off. This single stroke shows the path of the forces which cause all of the chaos within the system.

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James Merrill

1 year

#plottertwitter made with Pilot Iroshizuki Kon-Peki, a personal favorite ink of mine.

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James Merrill

2 years

Weave #generativeart #p5js #javascript

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James Merrill

1 year

felt artsy might delete later

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James Merrill

5 months

ORI - Plotted on paper. #plottertwitter

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James Merrill

2 years

Today's a big day.

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James Merrill

3 years

Chaos Blocks 15/30. #plottertwitter

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James Merrill

3 years

I've been coding my butt off in anticipation for this moment for months now. 🤞 that I have what it takes to do a drop on @artblocks_io !

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James Merrill

1 year

I love building orderly systems and then tearing them apart.

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1 year

Corrupted plot #plottertwitter

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James Merrill

11 months

Code + pens + stop motion = ???

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James Merrill

2 years

Today marks a milestone in my artistic career. 11 months ago I set out to participate in the premiere generative art platform online @artblocks_io , and today I finally did it. I put in hundreds of hours making ORI something new and different, and it paid off. Thank you everyone!

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3 years

I have one goal for this year, it's to do a curated drop on @artblocks_io .

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11 days

One for the sketchbook #plottertwitter

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1 year

Mathematics is the language of nature.

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James Merrill

2 years

tbh idk

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James Merrill

3 years

Tried to combine a fluid sim with some active geometry. The results were slow.... After 3.5 days and 600gb of data of running I let this one go. Love the results but there wont be many of this type of work in my future. Listed on @hicetnunc2000 right now. #simulation #hicetnunc

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James Merrill

1 year

My next project is all about breaking the rules. Instead of cohesion across the collection, I am specifically trying to make the most diverse set of outputs from a single autonomous generative system to date on the blockchain. #OnchainSummer :)

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1 year

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James Merrill

4 years

Single cell. This algorithm shoots particles outward and does some very basic hit detection. Then I plot all the lines and fun little intersections. #plottertwitter #abstractart #axidraw #p5js #processing #lineart

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1 year

RUNAWAY is releasing Aug 22nd on @BuildOnBase w #onchainsummer . It is an open edition, long-form generative project with new dynamics. Its goal is to be the most diverse generative system deployed to the blockchain. How? Breaking some established rules of Gen Art. Details ⤵

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James Merrill

2 years

Goldfish #generativeart

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2 years

Don't sleep on purple #plottertwitter

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1 year

👋👋

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2 years

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James Merrill

3 years

For my contribution to -GRAPH on @FeralFile I took my code to the next level with some new techniques to clip lines by polys. You'll be able to see how it's made when you preview the NFTs in the exhibit. Each drawing computes around 25,000,000 intersections with JS. Nov 30th!

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James Merrill

4 years

Whaddup #plottertwitter , I made a thing. Sometimes I feel like gold on black is played out, but it just looks so darn fresh. I actually used two shares of gold on this one. For sale on my Etsy store. #p5js #generativeart #abstractart

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James Merrill

10 months

🖌️ Enjoying the dynamics of this ORI today.

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James Merrill

3 years

R||SE - My next NFT on @hicetnunc2000 is all set and ready to be swapped @ 5PM EST today (if the tezo gods permit it to be so). 11tez / 49 editions. #hicetnunc2000 #ohgawdlettheblockchainwork #tezosnft

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James Merrill

2 years

Today’s drop day! ORI opens up for minting at 1pm EST on . Thank you everyone who helped me over the last year in my journey on this project. First 25 will get a little something else special post-launch.

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2 years

A Series of Tubes - 2020 #plottertwitter

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James Merrill

3 years

Abstract sail boat? Origami bird? What do you see?

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4 months

🌊🏄‍♂️

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4 years

Something fresh #p5js #plottertwitter #javascript #ArtistOnTwitter

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James Merrill

2 years

The next step of ORI is here. Today I'm launching two ways to collect ORI physicals for token holders: high-quality prints and a unique 30-edition plotter drawing collection. Both use modified versions of the ORI program to bring the utmost quality to collectors. 🧵

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2 years

ORI 31 plotted with Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki. #plottertwitter

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2 years

gm - ORI #108

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1 year

255θ

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James Merrill

11 months

🥳 ORI launched on @artblocks_io one year ago today. It has connected me with many amazing collectors, curators, and artists worldwide. Gen art on the blockchain is truly life-changing, and I love this space and will continue to fight for its survival. Below, some OOB renders.

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4 years

Another #watercolor and code combination. Lines made with #processing #generative #algorithm and drawn by #axidraw plotter. #plottertwitter

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James Merrill

3 years

I just took my Series of Tubes generative plotter algorithm and adapted it for screens. Wrote this javascript code during downtime and before I knew it I was 5k lines deep. It was a blast coming up with different ways to distort my lines. NFT on FND.

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James Merrill

2 years

What if the best way to own an ORI was on your wall?

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James Merrill

1 year

Well hello there #plottertwitter

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2 years

A series of tubes - 2020 #plottertwitter

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1 year

Erratic

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5 months

Hot off the presses #plottertwitter

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1 year

vibe check #generativeart

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James Merrill

11 months

Bifurcation diagrams are very intriguing visuals that occur from math. Recently, I plotted one recently to paper.

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Differential Eqns

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3D bifurcation diagram

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James Merrill

2 years

When building ORI I made stripes geometry that was wildly inconsistent. Often, the outputs were unpleasant, but when they worked, they were some of my favorites. Since I couldn't always get a solid result, they never made it to the final algo.

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James Merrill

2 years

12 hours later.

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1 year

Back in the studio.

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2 years

I've been using wavy hand gestures to describe how ORI folds geometry to everyone at Marfa this weekend. Here's a much better way of visualizing how the algorithm works.

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