Dave Bollinger

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

My earliest code-based work dates from the early 1980’s, written in BASIC on a Radio Shack TRS-80 computer. During the 1990’s I coded with C/C++/Pascal on IBM PC’s. During the 2000’s, I discovered Processing and my work since has been based in Java and Javscript. Regardless of the underlying tool or technology, my interest has always been to find creative applications of it that suit my artistic endeavors.

My most recent work has focused on the production of unique physical pieces via a pen-plotter. All physical plots depicted here are available for purchase, see the Patrons page for information if interested - thank you!

Series 5 Brōkunŏt (D202503xx) LE

The title of this project is a play on the words “broken unknot”. A single circle, arranged within in a vast space of ambient isotopic equivalence, but intentionally damaged with introduced flaws, i.e.: an unbroken circle... that has been broken.
11” x 17”, unframed. ID’d, numbered and signed, titled on back.
Archival pigment ink on acid-free 270gsm smooth Bristol.

Early Brōkunŏt (D202502xx) LE

Several early series from the Brōkunŏt system.
S0 (1 concept), S1 (12 vertical), S2 (8 horizontal), S3 (8 mixed simple) & S4 (8 mixed complex).
(all series have been generated, but not all may have been plotted yet - this collection is still a work-in-progress)
Limited Edition 1/1 unique pen plots. Created 2/2025, plotted 2-3/2025 (..and those still left to plot).
11” x 17”, unframed. ID’d, numbered and signed, titled on back.
Archival pigment ink on acid-free 270gsm smooth Bristol.

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.

Other (non-plotter) Work:

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