# v3ga — Julien Gachadoat

> Generative artist based in Bordeaux, France. Exploring algorithmic aesthetics through plotter art, creative coding, and digital artworks.

## About

Julien Gachadoat (aka v3ga) has been exploring generative drawing for many years. He grew up in the 90s amid the avant-garde demo scene, making visuals with code. Programming languages have been his creative tool ever since.

Creating unique art with algorithms, he works with the emergence of abstract form. Combining monochrome, geometric shapes, he plays with repetition, using random operations to generate an element of surprise. By printing these unique pieces with a plotter, he creates a link between text and code, between computer and pencil, and between the rigour of code and the poetry of art.

His work has been collected in eminent generative art collections such as Spalter Digital, Le Random and Ragnar Digital.

## Site sections

- Homepage: https://www.v3ga.net/
- Plotted artworks catalogue: https://www.v3ga.net/artworks/catalogue/
- Exhibitions: https://www.v3ga.net/about/#exhibitions
- About / biography: https://www.v3ga.net/about
- Artworks archive (WordPress): https://www.v3ga.net/artworks

## Notable projects and series

- **Noir Orion** — Generative art book, published by RRose Editions. https://rrose-editions.com/portfolio/julien-gachadoat-noir-orion/
- **Pathways** — Catalogue of plotted artworks, published by Vetro Editions. Debuted at Verse gallery, London (2023). https://vetroeditions.com/products/pathways
- **DiceGL** — Protocol using dice and generative system https://www.v3ga.net/dicegl/
- **Orbe** — Series of generative artworks. https://www.v3ga.net/orbe
- **Structures** — NFTs alongside plotter drawings, presented on Plottables (2023).
- **Mineral** — Series of generative artworks, part of +GRAPH exhibition with Aleksandra Jovanić, Iskra Velitchkova, James Merrill, Licia He, Joanie Lemercier. Curated by Casey Reas.
- **Umwelt** — Series of generative artworks, part of —GRAPH  exhibition with Aleksandra Jovanić, Iskra Velitchkova, James Merrill, Licia He, Tyler Hobbs. Curated by Casey Reas.
- **Radiance** — Series of blockchain generative artworks on ArtBlocks.
- **Deux générations pour un sommaire** — Unique plotter drawing, collaboration with Vera Molnár (2023).

## Exhibitions and events (selection)

- +GRAPH exhibition, Feral File (2023)
- Cortesi Gallery, Milan (2022)
- -GRAPH exhibition curated by Casey Reas, Feral File (2021)
- Tribute to Herbert W. Franke (2022)

## Collaborations

- Silkscreen prints with Atelier SerreJoint, La Rochelle
- Industrial robot drawings with AATB studio, Marseille

## Collections

- Spalter Digital: https://spalterdigital.com/artists/julien-gachadoat-aka-v3ga/
- Le Random: https://www.lerandom.art/artists/julien-gachadoat
- Ragnar Digital: https://www.ragnardigital.art/modern-2020-today

## Social and contact

- Website: https://www.v3ga.net
- Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/v3ga
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julienv3ga
- GitHub: https://github.com/v3ga