Daniel Temkin

Dither Studies: Hand Renders

(2016 - now)

The Dither Studies are created by giving the computer an impossible task: to approximate a solid color using a palette of two complementary colors that will never visually recombine. They are then hand-rendered by the artist, painstakingly recreating the computer's output. The dithering algorithm, responsible for these patterns, is perhaps the fundamental algorithm of digital photography and has changed little since the 1970s. Read more on Dither Studies...

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Two Row Sierra, 50% Blue (Approximation of Green)
2019
acrylic on panel
48 × 36 inches

Atkinson Dither, 48% Green
2018
acrylic on panel
48 × 36 inches

Atkinson Dither, 48% Teal
2018
acrylic on panel
48 × 36 inches

Floyd-Steinberg, 12.5% Green
2019
acrylic on panel
72 × 48 inches

Atkinson Dither, 57% Grey
2017
acrylic on panel
72 × 49 inches

Jarvis Dither, 56% Grey
2019
acrylic on panel
72 × 48 inches

Burkes Dither, 32.4% Blue (Approximation of Green)
2019
acrylic on panel
48 × 36 inches

Floyd-Steinberg, 12% Green
2019
acrylic on panel
72 × 48 inches

Two-Row Sierra Dither, 45% Green
2018
acrylic on panel
48 × 36 inches

Filter Lite Dither, 34% Grey
2017
acrylic on panel
72 × 49 inches

Photoshop Diffusion Dither, 39% Teal
2019
acrylic on panel
48 × 36 inches

Burkes Dither, 45% Teal
2018
acrylic on panel
72 × 48 inches

Floyd-Steinberg, 16.4% Lavender
2020
acrylic on panel
72 × 48 inches

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