John Young Zerunge (born 1956 in Hong Kong, later based in Australia where he lives and wors) is a respected Australian-based artist whose Spectrumfigures series explores the relationship between technology and painting. In this body of work, he develops what he calls “Human‑Technology Friendship” — a collaboration between algorithm and artist.

Each day, Young downloads thousands of images from the internet, which are transformed by algorithms into abstract compositions. From this digital field, he selects one image that resonates with him and carefully recreates it in oil paint. While staying faithful to the computer-generated form, he reintroduces the tactile, time-intensive qualities of traditional painting.

The works bring together the analytical power of technology and the sensory depth of oil paint. Drawing on rainbows and colour spectrums, Young aims to approach the full range of colours visible to the human eye. Spectrumfigures ultimately proposes a dialogue between machine precision and human intuition, creating a new kind of post-digital abstraction.