Raven Kwok

Raven Kwok (aka Guo, Ruiwen) is a visual artist and creative technologist. His artistic and research interest mainly focus on exploring generative visual aesthetic brought by computer algorithms and software process. In 2014, Kwok graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) with the M.F.A. degree in Electronic Arts.

His works have been exhibited and screened at media art and film festivals worldwide, including Ars Electronica, Electronic Language International Festival (FILE),  Vienna Independent Shorts (VIS), Punto y Raya (PyR), Resonate, FIBER, etc.

In 2023, Kwok was granted the 44th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award: Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction in Documentary.

5158, But Figurative.Generative Art. Dimensions Variable.2024
Created by Raven Kwok, 5158 started as a feasibility study on plane tiling using Heighway dragon curves. The pixel data is later fed into the generative system and controls the folding of every line segment within the curve. The construction process is recursive, mapping the number of iteration to the combined brightness of the corresponding pixel area. Every dragon curve within the tile folds and tranforms in turn, collectively revealing a figurative image captured by the webcam in real time.
The artwork photographs are courtesy of Chengdu Times Museum.
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