WINDOW (Arch)

By Nicolas Sassoon

WINDOW (Arch) is an animation created in January 2022 using a digital moiré patterning technique, consisting of two overlapping images to generate the illusion of a third image. The composition pictures an arched window framing an abstract and polychromatic landscape, overlooking a sun-like orb. Fauvist works by Henri Matisse and André Derain were inspirational for WINDOW (Arch), with its bright and expressionistic rather than representational color palette. These color choices and patterning effects also relate to histories of depicting architectures and landscapes in optical art and computer graphics. WINDOW (Arch) can be adjusted to various displays; the owner of this NFT can request custom versions of the artwork to fit the resolution of specific displays. Artwork information: 960 pixels by 1080 pixels (variable dimensions), 72 frames, 25 frames per second, 256 colors, 2022.