Artworks

P-148 Inschrift (Inscription)

Created in 1973 by Manfred Mohr

signed and dated lower right   The drawing is constructed from a series of 2 horizontal solid lines spaced a distance apart. Between each pair of lines, a third line is broken up into short equal length pieces and a random sequence of 0’s and 1’s decides the position of each piece. For each short line […]


Prostor Version 143 (From the Prostor Series)

Created in 1969 by Edward Zajec

titled lower left below the image signed and dated lower right below the image computer used to program the image: IBM 1130 with FORTRAN IV software machine used to draw the image: CALCOMP 563 The Prostor Series establishes spatial relations determined by combinations of a given set of pre-designed modules on a randomly variable lattice. The […]


P-300b Divisibility I

Created in 1980 by Manfred Mohr

signed and dated lower right hardware: CDC 7600 supercomputer software: Fortran IV plotter: Benson flatbed plotter   “In “Divisibility”, the cube is used again as a fixed structure to generate signs. The cube is divided into four sections by a horizontal and a vertical cut. Four independent rotations of a cube are projected onto the […]


Zufälliger Polygonzug – 13/9/65 Nr. 7 (Random Polygon)

Created in 1965 by Frieder Nake

artist’s name, computer identifier ER56, and plotter machine identifier Z64 printed lower right ER56 indicates the Standard Elektrik Lorenz computer used to program the plotter printer Z64 indicates the Zuse Z64 Graphomat plotter printer used to draw the print on paper   The algorithm “Random Polygon” (which is part of the package compArt ER56) is […]