Rothko for your current weather conditions

(rothko.joonas.wtf)

148 points | by jxmorris12 3 days ago ago

15 comments

  • hannahstrawbrry 3 days ago ago

    Love this concept but living in Arizona it's always been the same image every time I check :/ I might just be checking at bad times but would be lovely if it could be fine-tuned to be a bit more relative to the location. Incredible idea though, so simple but so much lovelier than your standard weather UI

    • jxmorris12 3 days ago ago

      Which one? San Francisco right now is "Untitled Brown and Gray"...

      • phyzix5761 3 days ago ago

        I read that as "Entitled Brown and Gray" and chuckled.

      • bahador 3 days ago ago

        it is both the title and description.

        source: i saw the rothko exhibit in florence earlier this month.

    • UncleOxidant 3 days ago ago

      I mean, you live in Arizona, it's probably going to be the same every day until you hit monsoon season.

  • WaxProlix 3 days ago ago

    Seems to have ingested some non-paintings as well :) https://rothko.joonas.wtf/images/rothko-chapel-1967.jpg

    Cool project, would make a good variable display in the home maybe; weather prediction but aesthetic

    • eccentric_bb 2 days ago ago

      I set it as my screensaver on OSX, but still figuring out how to get it to show somewhere other than NYC :/

  • christoff12 3 days ago ago

    This is highly relevant to my interests

  • dyauspitr 3 days ago ago

    Absolutely love this. As a person that only knows a tiny bit more about art than the average person, I’ve always loved Rothko. It might be the only form of abstract/modern art I’ve loved.

    The only other thing I love is chiaroscuro so I think I’m going to try and make something similar for that.

  • wwarner 3 days ago ago

    Expected a generator.

  • krelian 3 days ago ago

    I love these sort of projects. Well done!

  • 4ndrewl 3 days ago ago

    I love this. Thank you for making it.

  • hootz 3 days ago ago

    Really cool! I love personal software projects that are made as art.

  • samgutentag 3 days ago ago

    ooh now I want a Josef Albers Homage to the square version https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homage_to_the_Square