art director and environmental artist barato uses google search, more precisely the search for images, to create digital minimalist street artbrowsing the internet under adverse conditions, barato comprehended google’s algorithms to generate harmonious and well-structured patterns. he also realized the ease of influencing of the color palette by searching for words such as ‘snow’, ‘fire’, ‘real madrid’, ‘mondrian’, ‘fog’, ‘forest’ and ‘blue klein’. the google algorithm creates rectangles with the dominant color of each image, which distributes along the screen according to the size and proportion of the images before showing all the pixels.

barato uses google image search's algorithms to create color palette art around europe
muppi series

 

barato‘s process of loading images makes google searches a fun improvisation game in the art of painting digitally. the project is influenced by the work of some of the most renowned artist such as rothko and mondrian. after displaying his art through digital platforms and social networks, barato decided to turn these works into street art by showing the compositions through muppis and billboards, transforming the usual advertising platforms in minimal art displays, and streets in art galleries. barato had the support of several municipalities and agencies where his artworks could be seen on streets of amsterdam, the london subways and porto. 

barato uses google image search's algorithms to create color palette art around europe
his artworks could be seen on streets of amsterdam, the london subways and porto

barato uses google image search's algorithms to create color palette art around europe
barato’s project displayed in front of a museum

barato uses google image search's algorithms to create color palette art around europe
the google algorithm creates rectangles with the dominant color of each image

barato uses google image search's algorithms to create color palette art around europe
a billboard in braga

barato uses google image search's algorithms to create color palette art around europe
a billboard in porto

barato uses google image search's algorithms to create color palette art around europe
forest

barato uses google image search's algorithms to create color palette art around europe
fire

barato uses google image search's algorithms to create color palette art around europe
enrico nagel

barato uses google image search's algorithms to create color palette art around europe
mondrian

barato uses google image search's algorithms to create color palette art around europe
snow

barato uses google image search's algorithms to create color palette art around europe
blue klein

 

 

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edited by: lynn chaya | designboom