quietloops: strata
STRATA is a generative art project; code that draws lines in digital sand, algorithmically intersecting, infinitely iterating, but never the same.
Artist and Developer
ROLE
P5js, Ethereum Blockchain (Shape L2), Solidity Smart Contract, Claude Sonnet 4
TECH
Myself, as quietloops
TEAM
Links
2025
YEAR
STRATA is a generative art NFT collection of lines drawing in 'digital sand', algorithmically intersecting, infinitely iterating, but never the same.
While I don’t label myself an ‘artist’ in the traditional sense of the word, I have been building in the creative technology space for over 15 years. You can read more about my affinity and experimentation with line-based, algorithmic artwork in this introductory thread on X.
STRATA is the first work I released under the artist name quietloops. It is a collection of generative artworks built with javascript, and minted on ShapeL2, a Layer 2 network on Ethereum.
Each time an edition of STRATA is minted via Smart Contract, deterministic seed values are randomly assigned to that specific token at the time of minting. These values control everything from the Color Base (HSB color wheel starting point), Color Spread (color range in degrees), Curvature, Scene (background), and Complexity (number of ridges total). This approach is unique from a creator perspective in that not even I, the artist, know or control what each output will look like. This is a system built on algorithmic randomness.
'STRATA #10': {
seed: 129026746584,
attributes: {
'Scene': 'Night',
'Strata Complexity': 1,
'Curvature': 3.9,
'Color Spread': 24,
'Color Base': 61
}
}Attribute metadata for STRATA mint #10.
Each artwork infinitely loops, however each loop is always unique from the previous. Specifically, elements such as start and intersection points as well as individual ‘ridge’ colors are randomized within the parameters or scale of the seed values set at the time of mint. This means each loop of any specific STRATA mint will always ‘feel’ similar, but will never be identical.
This project was largely inspired by the work of Jared Tarbell, an early contributor to the Processing community.
I also count Claude Sonnet 4 via VS Copilot as a collaborator in iteration and development of this project.