Digital Manipulation of Local Geography and Landscape

Digital Manipulation of Landscape & Geography

Digital Manipulation of Local Geography and Landscape, Gabriel Vega, Spring 2015 Independent Research Projects

The first stage of this project resulted in creating six 24″ X 30″ high resolution prints. To create these prints, I used original imagery from various sources including Google Earth and NASA. The images were then used as an input and manipulated using a custom algorithm. The software to create...
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Isolated Environments and Locations; The feeling of Desolation

Digital Manipulation of Local Geography and Landscape, Gabriel Vega, Spring 2015 Independent Research Projects

My project revolves around geographic locations. Specifically locations that seem to be isolated from the industrialized and commercialized world. In its current stage, the project is set to be displayed in a series of large prints. Each print represents a location that is cut off from the world. I want...
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Digital Manipulation of Local Geography and Landscape

Digital Manipulation of Local Geography and Landscape, Gabriel Vega, Gabriel Vega, Spring 2015 Independent Research Projects

Inspired by American landscape painter Thomas Cole, I will be creating large scale prints of the local landscape and geography. For this particular project I will be continuing my work in the field of generative and algorithmic based art-making by using code to manipulate raw image data. I will predominantly be using...
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