1/2 An Artist in Technology: Luke Twyman

Luke Twyman is an unceremonious artist, of sorts.  He is the man behind WhiteVinyl, an interactive illustration site.  After introducing himself as a graphic designer, he quickly points out that he is not interested in working for big corporations.  What fascinates him, and what fascinates me about him, is his interest in science and education on the internet.  Working out of Brighton, UK, he has smartly navigated various social media platforms such as Reddit and Gizmodo to promote what he makes, and what he makes is totally engrossing.  Mr. Twyman marries atmospheric synth sounds to interaction, science, and aestheticism.  For example, in his work Solarbeat, he codes a visual of all the planets orbiting around the sun, creating a beat with each orbit.  Web visitors can see how all the planets move in tandem, and they have the ability to play around with the type of sound output, transpose the key, slow down or speed up the process, and in effect, to make their own “solar song.”  NASA has even mentioned this work in their publications!  In other works, such as BlokDust, users can create their own musical experiments by linking vibrant blocks of color, making both song and image.  Mr. Twyman’s keen interest in empowering web surfers to learn and create is refreshing and exciting to experience.