In my earlier post I described how I had generated some Mondrian-ish images, according to simple rules that I had proposed.
The panels generated
according to these simple rules can be described using an artificial
language, rather in the manner that a chromosome can be described
using a genetic code.
Take a look at the six
evolving panels in the above image.
The first (top-left)
can be described by the code HYR, meaning
Horizontally divided panel with Yellow
above Red.
The second (top-row)
can be described by the code HWW,
which is White above
White.
The third
(top-row) is just the Vertical
composition of these first two panels. That is panel one beside panel
two. We give this the code V HYR HWW,
meaning Vertically
divided panel with HYR
beside HWW,
i.e. panel one beside panel two.
Continuing
in this way, the first two panels on the bottom line would read HWB
and HWW.
respectively. Note that in this description we are omitting details
of the ratio in which panels are divided.
The
third panel in the bottom row then has the description V
HWB HWW,
being the Verical
composition of the two preceding panels on the bottom row. That is HWB
above HWW.
Now
we have the elements that we need to make our final composition. The
final panel on the left (which is the same as the completed
Mondrian-ish image shown first in my earlier post)
The
final panel is then the Horizontal composition is described by
H VHYRHWW VHWBHWW
which
is the DNA of this particular Mondrian-ish image.
In
fact, the formulation
H VH**H** VH**H**
describes
all of the panels which were presented in my earlier post , if only we
replace the *'s with colours according to
our rules. And choose appropriate ratios for the divisions