XY-Plane P.308.3088A I (from the XYZ Series)

Basic Information

Title: XY-Plane P.308.3088A I (from the XYZ Series)
Artist(s): Manfred Mohr
Date Created: 1985
Framed Dimensions: 22.5 x 22.5 in.
Unframed Dimensions: 16.5 x 16.5 in.
Medium:
Inventory ID: Mohr-1985-01a

Description

computer algorithm created in 1980 / printed in 1985

signed and titled on the front

titled and dated on the back of the frame

this is the first piece from a series of three

 

Detail images of the work

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