Randy Kart

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 “To me, visualizing data is a form of storytelling, like coaxing a seed to bloom. It is not just about numbers or facts. It is about uncovering the narrative woven within them and translating that into something deeply human.” Randy Kart

My creative process begins with a simple but potent idea, a data seed waiting to take root. Over the course of 25 years, I have cultivated a personal archive of more than 86,000 physical textures, each one a voice in a visual symphony contributing depth, emotion, and nuance to the story unfolding on the canvas.

The materials I work with, ink, paint, wood, thread, newsprint, and canvas, are not mere tools. They are repositories of memory. Each carries a tactile history that, when layered and manipulated, creates a conversation between material and meaning.

In my practice, tradition and technology are collaborators. I integrate ancient techniques like héliogravure, cartography, and woodblock printing with modern systems such as machine learning and computer vision. These digital co creators allow me to reimagine and transform texture in ways that extend beyond the physical. The algorithms are trained not just to interpret data, but to echo the imperfections, rhythms, and organic irregularities found in the real world.

Every piece I create is a dialogue between past and future, analog and digital, creator and viewer. To preserve that conversation, each work is etched into the blockchain, creating a permanent and transparent record that affirms its provenance and longevity.

What emerges are modern artifacts that function not only as artistic expressions but as time capsules. They bridge generations and technologies, holding fragments of culture, code, memory, and motion. Each piece becomes a tangible marker that connects our shared past with an unfolding future.

Through this work, I aim not only to create but to preserve narrative, to give form to data, voice to texture, and a future to legacy.