Brendan Dawes
The Art of Form and Code

This site documents my continuing fascination for making computer-based work using generative and automated systems to create objects which exist digitaly, physically and sometimes both.

Find out more about me and feel free to get in touch.

Explore the work: data / electronic / web / paper / plastic / pixels / iot / interface / time / memories / everything

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Produced for Use — Limited edition physical objects.

Represented by Gazelli Art House.

Mar 15 2024 Blog /  

“Nobody asks a painter what make of paint brush they use

Feb 22 2024 News /  

Featured in On NFTs – a historical survey of NFTs from Taschen

Jan 18 2024 News /  

World Premiere of ENO at the Sundance Film Festival

Mar 19 2024 Talk / London  

Tuesday Talk

Apr 20 2024 Screening / London  

UK Premiere of ENO

May 1 2024 Screening / New York  

New York Premiere of ENO

May 10 2024 Screening / San Francisco  

SF Bay Area Premiere of ENO

May 23 2024 Talk / Milton Keynes  

All Flows

May 23 2024 Screening / Chicago  

Chicago Premiere of ENO

Available to collect /  

Collisions Volume 2

Available to collect /  

Persian Dreams

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You Me and the Machine

Descendants
An imagined digital robot collection
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Cashier Number One Please
Third in the Oblivious series
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Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area
Second in the Oblivious series
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AI 2041
Sci-fi inspired release for TRLab
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Generative Chairs
An AI creates over 2000 impressions of modernist chairs
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Every Year a Sound, Every Sound a Shape
Sound visualisations for legendary sound production house
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Kennedy
An iPhone app for capturing the now
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Play-Doh as Interface
Using an analog material to control digital media
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