Art + Code

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This code uses the coding concepts of arrays to create a virtual simulation of the Untitled candy works by Félix González-Torres. In the installations, a pile of candies representing the artist's lover are depleted throughout the day by visitors taking the pieces of candy. Here virtual versions of the candy start in a pile and slowly move away one by one.

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let candyX = [];

let candyY = [];

let candyXS = [];

let candyYS = [];

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function setup() {

  createCanvas(windowWidth, windowHeight);

  // frameRate(24);

  for (let i = 0; i < 200; i++) {

    candyX.push(random(100, 200));

    candyY.push(random(100, 400));

    candyXS.push(random(.1, 2));

    candyYS.push(random(.1, 2));

  }

}

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function keyPressed() {

  replenish();

}

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function replenish() {

  for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++) {

    candyX.push(random(100, 200));

    candyY.push(random(100, 400));

    candyXS.push(random(.1, 2));

    candyYS.push(random(.1, 2));

  }

}

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let howMany = 0;

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function draw() {

  background(245, 245, 245);

  textSize(28);

  for(let i = 0; i < candyX.length; i++) { // loop to display all of the circles

    text("🍬", candyX[i], candyY[i]);

  }

  for(let i = 0; i < howMany; i++) {

    candyX[i] += candyXS[i];

    candyY[i] += candyYS[i];

  }

  if (frameCount % 20 === 0) {

    howMany++;

    console.log(howMany);

  }

}