Cryptid Art
The first generative art collection by Residual Labs, Cryptid Art explores the feasibility of using stochastic processes to assemble patterns that resemble life, or something like it.
Each piece is created from a stochastically generated sequence of Gaussian random walks reflected across a temporal axis to produce symmetry, complexity, and perceptual identity.
Coded entirely in R, Cryptid Art is organized into 4 broad classes – loose taxonomies shaped by density, drift, and random variation.
Within each class, the system is capable of generating infinitely many unique cryptids, each one an unpredictable expression of the underlying statistical design.
Classes
(Cryptid Taxonomy)
Gallery
A sample of N=32 cryptids
Methodology
The Cryptid Art collection consists of 250 unique, distinct pieces.
4 pieces were selected to represent the conceptual and visual range of the collection (open-form).
195 pieces were then randomly generated (long-form).
A final set of 51 were selected from a random sample of N=800 pieces (short-form).