Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 8: Tooling Era (2000s)
2004
Twenty-Six Visions of Hildegarde by Roman Verostko

Twenty-Six Visions of Hildegarde by Roman Verostko the pioneering Algorist who was deeply influenced by early twentieth-century abstractionists, was created for the SIGGRAPH 2004 Synaesthesia exhibition. This collection comprises pen-and-ink drawings enhanced with gold leaf, each measuring 25 by 33 inches. In this series, Verostko continues to explore the interface between digital procedures and artistic expression, using algorithms akin to his painting methods. These artworks are meticulously drawn using a pen plotter controlled by algorithms developed through Verostko’s Hodos program, manifesting complexity through code and encapsulating his lifelong engagement with algorithmic art.
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random.
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People
Movements
generative art, Algorists
Filed under
- Ideas
- Algorithmic Art, generative art
- Technologies
- algorithms, gold leaf, Hodos, pen and ink, plotter, Plotter Art
- People
- Roman Verostko
- Works
- Twenty-Six Visions of Hildegarde
- Exhibitions
- Synaesthesia
- Organisations
- SIGGRAPH
Echoes across time
- 1989 · Roman Verostko, Carnival, Pathway Series
- 1971 · Manfred Mohr’s First Solo Museum Exhibition of Computer-Generated Art
- 1964 · 23-Ecke by Georg Nees
Le Random editorials
- Mat Dryhurst on Becoming Infinite, Peter Bauman, October 24, 2024
- Christiane Paul on Curating Cohen’s AARON, Peter Bauman, January 29, 2024
- Zach Lieberman on the Resonance of Generative Art, Peter Bauman, August 2, 2023
- Casey Reas on the History of Generative Art - Part 2, Peter Bauman, July 5, 2023
Le Random podcast
- Digital Curators Series 02—Regina Harsanyi & Jon Ippolito on Preserving the Digital — listen with transcript on Le Random (04 Nov 2024, 79 min). Transcript mentions Roman Verostko. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Discussing Digital Art in 1Q 2025 — listen with transcript on Le Random (01 Apr 2025, 79 min). Transcript mentions Roman Verostko. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Recapping Digital Art in 2Q 2025 — listen with transcript on Le Random (29 Jun 2025, 56 min). Transcript mentions Roman Verostko. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Timeline Ch 8—Tooling Era (2000s) with Christiane Paul, Casey Reas, Christa Sommerer & Golan Levin — listen with transcript on Le Random (15 May 2024, 64 min). Chapter 8’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify