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.
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Right-Triangular Dither 1, 15% Teal
2021
acrylic on panel
144 × 96 inches
Buffalo AKG Collection
Atkinson Dither, 33.7% Cornflower Blue
2022
acrylic on panel
96 × 47 inches
Right-Triangular Dither 1, 68.6% Grey
2022
acrylic on panel
48 × 36 inches
Right-Triangular Dither 1, 68% Grey
2021
acrylic on panel and accompanying GIF
48 × 36 inches
Filter-Lite Dither in Red, Green, and Blue
2022
acrylic on panel
48 × 36 inches
Thoma Collection
Floyd-Steinberg Triptych in Orange and Teal
2020
acrylic on panels
dimesions variable (each panel 24 × 18 inches)
Atkinson Triptych in Yellow and Lavender
2020
acrylic on panels
dimesions variable (each panel 24 × 18 inches)
Two Row Sierra, 50% Blue
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
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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