MARCHING ANTS - SERENITY

''Not like not in the moment but like at the same time in all moments...''

A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH FOR ART MAKING - TOOL HACKING ART MARCHING ANTS

As a contemporary artist who experiments with different mediums and materials, I am always looking for new ways to push the boundaries of creativity. Marching Ants Series is no exception.

And 'SERENITY' is the genesis idea made me stick with this project. The captivating effect of marching ants animation made me think on how much we need the 'calm' sometimes. My thoughts took me a state where i feel peaceful. I thought creating marching ants compositions will sooth my anxiety but i wasnt expecting watching them will help too. It soothes me, I wish it soothes others too. 

The core element of these series is the marching ants animation of selection tool that we are all familiar with. Instead of using it as an assistant painting tool, I have discovered a way to use it as a material to create compositions. By leveraging the screen recording feature, I have captured the marching ants animation style drawings and exported them in mov format to process them on video editing software for creating the master piece.

This technique has allowed me to explore the beauty of simplicity and the power of hacking tools in art. It challenges the conventional notion of what art is and how it should be created. It's about breaking the rules and discovering new paths that lead to unexpected destinations which honestly resonates with me a lot because Im a self taught artist and always had to figure out my own ways to learn&make things.