https://www.visualcinnamon.com/tags/butterflies/Recent content in Butterflies on Visual CinnamonHugoen-usThu, 13 Aug 2026 15:01:54 +0200https://www.visualcinnamon.com/art/marble-butterflies/Tue, 28 Feb 2017 22:13:23 +0000https://www.visualcinnamon.com/art/marble-butterflies/<p>Driven by butterfly data, let these generative butterflies free across your screen to evolve &amp; develop and be <strong>mesmerized</strong> as your screen fills up with colorful paths. This was a personal exploration of combining data with <em>generative art</em> to create something that is based on data, but wants to engage its audience first and foremost, instead of teaching its audience about (the numbers within) the data.</p> <figure class='portfolio__img-full-width' > <img src='https://www.visualcinnamon.com/img/art/2017/marble-butterflies/marble_butterflies_laptop_detail_1.jpg' alt='A screenshot of Marble Butterflies with the butterfly logo on top' loading="lazy"> </figure> <figure class='portfolio__img-full-width' > <img src='https://www.visualcinnamon.com/img/art/2017/marble-butterflies/marble_butterflies_detail_2.jpg' alt='A screenshot of Marble Butterflies' loading="lazy"> </figure> <video class='portfolio__video_full_width' autoplay loop playsinline muted ><source src='https://www.visualcinnamon.com/img/art/2017/marble-butterflies/marble_butterflies_laptop_animation_1.mp4' type="video/mp4"></video> <div class="portfolio__highlight" style='background-color: #E73677' ><p>The data sketches topic for February was <em>nature</em> and to me, nature is guided by randomness; mutations that happen without reason are the existence of evolution. And what is <em>generative art</em> if not driven (in part) by randomness.</p>