Emergent Line Networks
A generative system where points drift, snap to structure, and connect through distance. Lines emerge from noise, thresholds, and quantization, revealing latent geometries shaped by algorithmic relationships rather than predefined forms.
Long-form generative art (with p5.js)
Quanta2 is a field of points progressively structured.
This project explores generative drawing as an emergent network: a field of points progressively structured by noise, thresholds, and distance-based relationships.
From an initially fluid distribution, the system evolves toward ordered patterns and dense line constellations, revealing latent geometries inside randomness.
To build these structures, Quanta2 uses p5.js, a library designed for creative coding.
p5.js allows the system to draw shapes, colors and layers directly in the browser, turning code into a visual composition.
Concept
Emergence from the accumulation of interactions
Rather than defining a shape directly, the work defines conditions: how points appear, how they snap to structure, and how they connect. The final image is not drawn — it emerges from the accumulation of interactions between positions, thresholds, and proximity. Each output is a snapshot of a system balancing flow and constraint, continuity and segmentation.
Generative System
The artwork is generated using P5.js, relying on Perlin noise, quantization, and distance-based connections. The algorithm unfolds in three main stages:
Point Generation
A large number of points (up to 1000) are generated sequentially. Their positions are driven by noise functions evolving over time, creating smooth, organic trajectories rather than pure randomness. A temporal variable slowly accumulates noise, ensuring continuity in the spatial distribution.
Structural Quantization
At specific noise thresholds, the system introduces moments of quantization. Some points snap to a vertical grid, others to a horizontal one, depending on their noise value. The grid resolution itself varies at each generation, producing a constant tension between fluid motion and rigid alignment.
Relational Drawing
Once all points are positioned, the algorithm evaluates the distance between every pair of points. When two points fall below a defined threshold, a line is drawn between them. As connections accumulate, line opacity gradually decreases, allowing dense areas to appear lighter and more fragile.
The final image emerges as a network of relationships, where structure, density, and rhythm are not predefined but revealed through proximity and accumulation.
Some generated Results
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Co-Creation on EditArt
This project was released on EditArt, a generative art platform built around the principle of co-creation. Instead of minting a random output, collectors actively participate in the creative process by selecting a specific composition from a grid of generated possibilities.
In this model, the artist defines the system, the algorithm generates variations, and the collector completes the artwork through choice. Each collected piece becomes a unique collaboration between code, artist, and collector, permanently fixed on-chain.
See quanta2 on EditArt.xyz Thanks for sticking around till the end!