The Syntax of Taste — Catalogue Generative Collage
A study in algorithmic curation

The Syntaxof Taste

A 2×2 grid — 39 images, algorithmically drawn, endlessly recombined. A grammar of visual language.

For studios, designers and collectors. Each composition is generated from a random seed and can be licensed, adapted or commissioned to your brief.

Issue The Syntax of Taste — Autumn 2026
Discipline Generative Collage
Edition 2×2 Grid · Open series
00 / Statement Artist Statement

A grid, when it is driven by chance, becomes a field of visual syntax — ordered, quiet, and yours.

I am an Iranian-born artist working at the intersection of classical ornament and generative systems. My work begins with a simple observation: the curated image — selected, rearranged, endlessly recombined — has always carried the mark of living systems. From the pages of a magazine to the feed of a screen, visual culture is never static, always shifting.

The Syntax of Taste is a seed-based generative system that translates that motion into code. Each composition is built from a 2×2 grid, drawing from a curated archive of 39 images. The selection is driven by a pseudo-random sequence — the result reads as visual syntax, recombining across a dark, quiet field.

The palette, the image selection, the grid density are all derived from a single numeric seed. Each piece can be regenerated, documented, and adapted for apparel, print, and surface applications — from t-shirts and posters to wallpaper and archival print.

On AI tools — where I encountered technical obstacles, I turned to AI tools for debugging and code optimization. Every structural, aesthetic, and conceptual decision remained my own.
01 / Plate

Curated,
not just collaged.

02 / Surfaces

One composition.
Many surfaces.

The same seed, presented as an archival print — and applied across fabric, apparel, and wall surfaces without loss of structure.

Plate 001 Archival print · 1 : 1 · Open edition

Applied across surfaces.

Every surface below is drawn from the same numeric seed — its repeat, orientation and scale adapted to the material, while the underlying structural logic remains identical.

i Print
Archival print
1 : 1 · Cotton rag
ii Apparel
Silk scarf
3 : 1 · Twill silk
iii Textile
Fabric yardage
4 : 3 · Repeat tile
iv Wall
Wallpaper
2 : 3 · Vertical repeat
03 / Process

Structure
behind the scatter.

01 / Seed

Variation

A numeric seed initializes the image selection and grid density. Each composition is regenerated and documented as a distinct, traceable output.

02 / Chance

Geometry

A pseudo-random sequence drives the selection of each image from the archive. The resulting grid is short, organic, and never straight — syntax rather than pattern.

03 / Surface

Application

The resulting composition becomes a surface-design asset — explored across garments, textile prints, wallpaper and other pattern-driven applications.

For brands & studios

One system.
Many surfaces.

The Syntax of Taste is a generative design system rather than a single artwork. Its curated, chance-driven visual language can be adapted for fashion, apparel development and other surface-oriented contexts — while maintaining a computational origin.

i
Licensing Existing seeds from the archive, licensed for production use.
ii
Commission New compositions designed to your palette, repeat and product.
iii
Systems A private generative tool built for your studio's ongoing use.
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Applied · The Syntax of Taste

The same seed,
three surfaces.

The Syntax of Taste tote bag — applied composition
01 / Tote Seed mvh1gljrxfmh
The Syntax of Taste t-shirt — applied composition
02 / Apparel Seed mvh1gljrxfmh
The Syntax of Taste cushion — applied composition
03 / Interior Seed mvh1gljrxfmh

Each surface is drawn from the same numeric seed — reproducible, licensable, adaptable to your brief.