Manhattan
Taking it's name from a non-euclidean distance equation (also known as Taxicab), 'Manhattan' explores the
output of random points fed into a Voronoi diagram built using the manhattan distance equation.
The manhattan distance equation results in graphs that have a much 'lower resolution' and appear more
blocky.
It's this blockiness that this project aims to exploit and leverage as the core mechanic for the artwork.
The L1 voronoi graph is produced with a modified version of this
manhattan-vornoi
NPM library. The output is saved into SVG and then imported into Blender. A custom python script then continues
the generative process by applying colour, ranom perturbations along the z-axis and some small extrusion.
These pieces are rendered at 20% of the 16,000 x 10,000 final render size (which takes about 12 hours with dual
GTX 970 cards).
The final renders have significantly more detail:
This forms the first of a series of works based on voronoi graphs using manhattan distances.