I started making art with barcodes right before Y2K, inspired by the year 2000 computer bug, and threatening digital apocalypse. Bar Code Jesus was born in Photoshop, by creating mosaics with simple shapes. I first tried circles and then squares. The tile patterns morphed into a cluster of lines, and before I knew it, I was staring at a bunch of bar codes. I assigned the numbers to describe each pixel's grayscale value and grid coordinate. I have since made 30 portraits of cultural icons, as well as traditional paintings, videos, and interactive net art all based on barcodes. If you like my work I sell flipbooks, tattoos, and much more in my online store. Thank you for coming to my website. Enjoy the art.

Scott Blake
August 2005