Abstraction Sketch

When looking for a piece to try to recreate in processing I was not really sure what I was looking for as I cycled through one artist after another on the MoMA website. Then I stumbled across Vaslav Nijinsky whose untitled pieces immediately caught my attention. One of the initial things I found interesting about the artist is that he was much better known as a dancer and choreographer and that his pieces were in a way a graphic representation of the art of dancing.

Vaslav Nijinsky Untitled 2 of 3

The reason his untitled piece 2 of 3 (1918-19) drew me in was the nostalgic feeling that they evoked. Looking at the pieces reminded me of doodling in High School Geometry class. That made these pieces even more impressive since Nijinsky drew them all freehand where as the doodles I would make were with a compass and protractor. And after having attempted to duplicate this piece using the Processing framework it really does make me miss my protractor and compass.

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