A P13L is the atomic unit of digital and generative art. It cant be quantified. A P13L is vibrant and alive. Artists choreograph P13Ls and P13Ls possess artists. P13Ls are ideas about image-making that transcend the technology they flow through.

Each of the artists in the P13L exhibition has pushed the boundaries of digital and generative art in their own ways. As a counterpoint to the stream of technology being developed to make itself invisible, these artists foreground the materiality of their medium. And at a time when online spaces for digital and generative art are at the highest energy in over 20 years, this group of artists, who committed themselves to these fields a decade ago, remain vibrant creators. Their past work has stood the tests of time and their current work pushes forward. Casey Reas

Feral File  P13L

POST 2 is a grid of fixed-width alphanumeric and graphic symbols. These elements create a soft architecture that supports evolving geometric compositions that transition from one configuration to another. The focus is on the choreography of the image and how it changes through time. He uses an older pixel font, but as he puts it, the &ldquo;pieces are cold,&rdquo; without a nostalgic warmth for retro-computing aesthetics. 

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POST 2 by ertdfgcvb #25/30, 1 AP

In the long tradition of kinetic art and experimental film and video, p1xelfool&rsquo;s works contain a world within themselves. We might be looking at the inside of an atom or the birth of a simulated universe &mdash; the work leaves room for broad interpretation. There&rsquo;s enough within them to trigger recognition and association, but the lack of resolution creates space for mystery. In &ldquo;k.a9&rdquo; specifically, we experience two objects rotating around one another in an endless dance of forces in balance. This software is one of a pair of p1xelfool&rsquo;s first ever generative, live-code releases. We&rsquo;re thrilled to feature this new direction on Feral File.

k.a9 #6

k.a9 #16

k.a9 #20

k.a9 #26

p1xelfool&rsquo;s work creates tension by flattening moving 3D geometry into low resolution 2D graphics, and by contrasting high-fidelity physics simulations with extremely low-resolution graphics. The form and color create a strong reference to scientific diagrams, and more specifically to early representations of data within digital media. In &ldquo;k.f0,&rdquo; two opposing trails of particles rotate around the outside of a void marked with two coordinate axes that flicker in and out. Each particle, drawn as a small cluster of enlarged pixels, dissipates and dissolves as a constant stream of new material flows into the environment. The &ldquo;k.f0&rdquo; software is one of a pair of p1xelfool&rsquo;s first generative, live-code releases. We&rsquo;re thrilled to feature this new direction on Feral File.

k.f0 #6

k.f0 #8

k.f0 #10

k.f0 #15

k.f0 #16

k.f0 #21

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POST 1 is a grid of fixed-width alphanumeric and graphic symbols. These elements create a soft architecture that supports evolving geometric compositions that transition from one configuration to another. The focus is on the choreography of the image and how it changes through time. He uses an older pixel font, but as he puts it, the &ldquo;pieces are cold,&rdquo; without a nostalgic warmth for retro-computing aesthetics. 

When the artwork is running, press &lsquo;m&rsquo; to change the margins and &lsquo;c&rsquo; to toggle cursor visibility.