Alive Life by Rui Filipe Antunes, web art, 2008
The pixels from the digital representation of Da Vinci's famous drawing -an image which depicts the ideal proportions of the human (male) body-- become alive, mimicking the behavior of skin cells. The squamous epithelium is the specific type of epithelial tissue that covers the surface of the skin. Depending on their colour intensity, pixels are considered to be 'living' agents--thus having implemented the behavior of these cells--, or they simply serve as their nutrients. From this simple set of rules, and the agent's autonomous iterations, new visual representations of the famous image occurs.
Rui Filipe Antunes
Recently finished the MSc in Arts Computing at Goldsmiths College, University of London. With a previous background in Computing and Fine Arts, has exhibited in different galleries, festivals and curatorial projects, including FILE2008 in São Paulo and Art Tech 07 in Tenerife. Recently his work shifted from the physical materiality into the virtual evolutionary ecosystems. Has taught multimedia and computing in Portugal for ten years. Currently works, in London, as a freelance software developer specialized in visual effects. He is also part of Piki productions.
