Basic Information
Title: Elektronische Grafik (from the Dance of the Electrons Series)
Artist(s):
Herbert W. Franke
Date Created: 1970
Framed Dimensions: 35 x 26.5 in.
Unframed Dimensions: 22.5 x 15 in.
Medium: serigraph on paper
Inventory ID: Franke-1970-06
Description
a serigraph after a photograph of an original unique computer-generated image
signed lower right in graphite
numbered 75/100 lower left in graphite
hardware: Demo-Gerät (demonstration-set) analog computer
output device: cathode-ray oscillograph
“This picture is from the series ‘Dance of the Electrons’. In 1962 Franke produced the image using his analogue computer called Demo-Gerät (demonstration-set) and a cathode-ray oscillograph. The latter converted electronic signals into images and Franke borrowed the apparatus from the company Siemens. In his earlier Pendular Oscillograms series of work Franke had moved the camera in-front of the screen to capture images. However, to create this new body of work Franke now mounted a camera onto a tripod in-front of the screen. The resulting pictures show fine sharp lines in white and grey color gradients.”
– Victoria and Albert Museum
Detail images of the work
signed lower right programmed by Josef Vordermaier From a series of works entitled DRAKULA. The name refers to the computer program that generated the images; ‘DRAchenKUrven, überLAgert’ translated into English is ‘Dragon curves, superimposed’. The program was written by computer scientist Josef Vordermaier in collaboration with Franke. Dragon curves are a type of mathematical fractal, […]
signed lower right programmed by Josef Vordermaier From a series of works entitled DRAKULA. The name refers to the computer program that generated the images; ‘DRAchenKUrven, überLAgert’ translated into English is ‘Dragon curves, superimposed’. The program was written by computer scientist Josef Vordermaier in collaboration with Franke. Dragon curves are a type of mathematical fractal, […]
a serigraph created after an original computer generated unique plotter drawing signed lower right in graphite numbered 87/100 lower left in graphite programed by Georg Färber “Herbert Franke created this work with the assistance of Georg Färber. Färber had access to the computer systems at the University of Munich and wrote the computer program based […]
a serigraph after a photograph of an original unique computer-generated image signed lower right in graphite numbered 88/100 lower left in graphite hardware: Demo-Gerät (demonstration-set) analog computer output device: cathode-ray oscillograph “This picture is from the series ‘Dance of the Electrons’. In 1962 Franke produced the image using his analogue computer called Demo-Gerät (demonstration-set) and […]
