rive

What holds it together is what breaks it apart.

created by abstractment

rive #491 - geometric triangles

an intro

Starting with a repeatable system of colors and/or triangles typically seen in geometric abstraction, rive employs generative art to break/split/rive those patterns--and the comfort we find in them--in slight, seemingly unintentional ways. With each subsequent split, our comfort fades as the artwork is shredded into barely recognizable fragments of a once carefully orchestrated pattern. Not all splits are created equal; some are subtle and barely visible while others are acute and violent. I had three goals when creating rive; 1) make something outside of my typical style, 2) make a collection entirely from triangles, and 3) use a generative system to develop the color palettes.

color

The colors employed in rive are almost entirely generated through code with color combinations determined based on color theory. The only exceptions are the 'Black && White' and 'Black, White, && ...' colors.

rive #516 - full spectrum

full spectrum

6.4%

rive #360 - monotone

monotone

17.8%

rive #459 - analogous

analogous

16.0%

rive #212 - complementary

complementary

15.5%

rive #274 - split complementary

split complementary

11.4%

rive #825 - triadic

triadic

7%

rive #222 - tetradic

tetradic

4.6%

rive #231 - square

square

15%

rive #85 - black && white

black && white

5.2%

rive #613 - black, white && ...

black, white, && ...

7.6%

collection samples

rive #806
rive #319
rive #376
rive #483
rive #543
rive #378
rive #391
rive #517
rive #690