Mathias Isaksen

Norwegian

Lives and works in Oslo, Norway

Mathias Isaksen is a generative artist and creative coder known for his experimental approach and DIY ethos. With a background in applied physics and mathematics, he transitioned to full-time artmaking in 2021, inspired by his love for programming and creativity. He embraces an iterative, exploratory process, focusing on balancing consistency and unpredictability.

Mathias Isaksen

Norwegian

Lives and works in Oslo, Norway

Mathias Isaksen is a generative artist and creative coder known for his experimental approach and DIY ethos. With a background in applied physics and mathematics, he transitioned to full-time artmaking in 2021, inspired by his love for programming and creativity. He embraces an iterative, exploratory process, focusing on balancing consistency and unpredictability.

Art Blocks Collection: Curated

This series, Gumbo is, as its name suggests, about simple ingredients coming together, emerging into a stew greater than the sum of its parts. At its core, Gumbo explores the diversity of form that can be achieved by combining simple shapes, such as spheres, donuts, boxes, and cylinders. Despite the basic components, the final arrangements are strangely familiar, some reminiscent of space stations, others of internal organs. Gumbo emphasizes texture as a vital element, drawing inspiration from diverse sources such as Cold War-era propaganda, Japanese ukiyo-e, and artists like Virgil Finlay. The rendering technique mirrors traditional methods like silkscreen and woodblock printing, enhancing the interplay of color and form.

Gumbo #191

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Gumbo #191

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Gumbo #191

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© 2025 Kanbas. Any images or other visual representations of artworks are © their respective Artist or Estate, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.