1.0. ICM. Hello World :)

Hi, welcome to my first ICM blog. I'll start with a short introduction, to give you a rough understanding on where I come from.

Oh and here is my doodle for this week. :)

So hi again, my name is Astro, and I am a recent graduate from the School of Visual Arts, Computer Art department. I originally come from a Fine Arts background, but I gradually started leaning into the more technical side of art as I continued my studies. I spent a lot of time in the Houdini software for the past two years, and to really learn from the opportunity given, I dug in deep into the commercial art realm (CG, Simulation & Compositing) aiming to learn these techniques so I could benefit my own art in the future. My ultimate goal is to become an artist, and my creations being held in shows and galleries, and being able to create a sustainable happy life solely out of being an artist.

My history has been in the visual realm for a while now, but I have been slowly gravitating towards computation over time. The start of my passion came from sketching and painting, and now it's headed into the world of machinery and digital systems and creations.

I saw more of the alignment happening more lately. As I dug in deeper into simulation and started using more of Houdini, I started learning about data and attributes. Then I took a dab in Python, and I was shocked by how creative and original these processes were. Quickly, I fell in love with Procedural workflows in Houdini which invloved Python and Hscript (native language of Houdini) and I saw the potential and possibillities these languages, these tools held. I see computation as a highly pure form of creation, and I would love to learn to be able to navigate, express, and automate many parts of my life, including my career as an artist.