degenerative

ryley-o.eth × Sally Ohlsen

degenerative is a remix by ryley-o.eth of his grandmother Sally Ohlsen’s watercolor paintings — 42 works painted throughout her life in Monroe, WA.

Each painting has been faithfully reconstructed stroke by stroke and stored on-chain. Every week, a single number — the chaos factor — determines how far each painting has drifted from its source. The style of that drift changes weekly, drawn from seven modes.

Forever degenerating; forever dependable; forever targeting the perfect source, but forever falling short.

Paintings

All 42 of Sally’s watercolors, faithfully reconstructed.

Examples

See what the pieces look like each week as chaos changes.

About

The project and the ideas behind it.