Owen Schuh “Drawings, Rules”

Owen Schuh “Drawings, Rules”

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Owen Schuh draws his inspiration from mathematical rules, algorithms and complex organic systems. In particular, he is fascinated by simple sets of well-defined rules that generate unexpectedly intricate and nuanced structures. His work is painstakingly created by hand, using at most the aid of a pocket calculator.

DRAWINGS, RULES will present 3 large canvas works by Schuh. Diatom (Circle Packing), 2011, uses algorithm roughly as this:

1) Draw the first circle. 2) Draw another circle placing it’s center as close to the center of the first circle as possible. 3) Every nth circle is slightly larger or smaller. 4) Repeat step two. Depending on the painting the circle size ratios and frequencies may be altered. In some like Diatom (2011) The circles are numbered in the order in which they were drawn. In addition the Voronoi diagram is drawn indicating the region of points which are nearer to the center of a given circle than to the center of any other.

Owen Schuh (born 1982, Stevens Point, Wisconsin) lives and works in Philadelphia, PA. Initially pursuing biology, Owen earned a degree in fine art and philosophy from Haverford College, in Philadelphia, in 2004. In 2007, he received his Masters of Fine Art from The Tyler School of Art, also in Philadelphia, and completed his final year of study in Rome, Italy. Owen returned to Haverford college to teach drawing and painting in 2008 before moving to San Francisco the following year. He has exhibited in Germany, Italy, and throughout the United States, and has lectured occasionally on his work and algorithmic art practice. His work is included in a number of private collections, as well as the Kupferstichkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. He volunteers at the San Francisco Exploratorium museum and is a former resident at the artist collective Root Division, where he taught after school classes in origami to under-served public school students. He is currently involved in a collaboration with the mathematician Satyan Devadoss. Their collaboration thus far has resulted in the exhibit The Cartography of Tree Space at Satellite Berlin (2015).

Media

• Painting
• Drawing

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