Dave Bollinger

I’m an American procedural code-based artist living in central California. I use creative coding as an artistic medium.

State Space & Various Curves (D202501xx) LE

Several variations of several different systems.
Limited Edition 1/1 unique pen plots. Created 1/2025, plotted 1/2025.
11” x 17”, unframed. ID’d, numbered and signed.
Archival pigment ink on acid-free 270gsm smooth Bristol.

Curva et Circulus (D202412xx) LE

Series of 20 constrained variations and repetition of a shared simple motif.
Limited Edition 1/1 unique pen plots. Created 12/2024, plotted 12/2024.
11” x 17”, unframed. ID’d, numbered and signed.
Archival pigment ink on acid-free 270gsm smooth Bristol.

Figurative Curve Variations (D202411xx) LE

Series of 15 constrained variations and repetition of a shared simple motif.
Limited Edition 1/1 unique pen plots. Created 11/2024, plotted 11/2024.
11” x 17”, unframed. ID’d, numbered and signed.
Archival pigment ink on acid-free 270gsm smooth Bristol.

Textural Curve Variations (D202410xx) LE

Series of 15 constrained variations and repetition of a shared simple motif.
Limited Edition 1/1 unique pen plots. Created 10/2024, plotted 10/2024.
11” x 17”, unframed. ID’d, numbered and signed.
Archival pigment ink on acid-free 270gsm smooth Bristol.

Single Line Filigrees (D202409xx) LE

Series of 3 textural curves, each consisting of a single continuous line over 500’ long.
Limited Edition 1/1 unique pen plots. Created/plotted 09/2024.
11” x 17”, unframed. ID’d, numbered and signed.
Archival pigment ink on acid-free 270gsm smooth Bristol.

French Curve Variations - Painted (D202407xxP) LE

Series of 31 daily constrained variations and repetition of a shared simple motif.
Plotted from the same source material as the D202407xx ink-only plots below, but instead of inking all lines: first, various subsets of lines were painted; then another subset of lines were inked.
Limited Edition 1/1 unique pen plots. Created 07/2024, plotted 09-10/2024.
11” x 17”, unframed. ID’d, numbered and signed.
Mixed media acrylic paint & archival pigment ink on acid-free 300gsm hot-pressed watercolor.

French Curve Variations (D202407xx) LE

Series of 31 daily constrained variations and repetition of a shared simple motif.
Limited Edition 1/1 unique pen plots. Created 07/2024, plotted 08/2024.
11” x 17”, unframed. ID’d, numbered and signed.
Archival pigment ink on acid-free 270gsm smooth Bristol.

Densely Cobbled Spirals (D202312xx) LE

Series of 10 closely-packed packed rectangular “cobbles” in spiral (et al) arrangements.
Limited Edition 1/1 unique pen plots. Created 12/2023, plotted 05/2024.
11” x 17”, unframed. ID’d, numbered and signed.
Archival pigment ink on acid-free 270gsm smooth Bristol.

(images from assorted older projects may still be available on my Flickr - though I rarely use it any more)