Critical Writing Index

Visual Intelligence: The First Decade of Computer Art

by Frank Dietrich

Computer Graphics and Applications, July 1985, v. 5, no. 6, pp. 33-45

The article discusses the hisory of the first decade of computer art from 1967 until 1977, and mentions the first computer art shows held in 1965 not by artists but by scientists, the work of the first computer artists, mostly constructivists born between the world wars. It explains the necessity of collaborations between artists, scientists, and engineers, and gives an in depth timeline of the development of computer technology and the art it facilitated.

ITEM 1985.115 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Hiroshi Kawano

AARONHarold Cohen

Sine Wave ManCharles A. Csuri

Sine Wave ManJames Shaffer

Studies Perception IKenneth C. Knowlton

Studies Perception ILeon Harmon

Plons (Splash)Peter Struychen

Portrait ALbert EinsteinHerbert W. Franke

P 159 AManfred Mohr

Matrix MultiplicationsFrieder Nake

Painting Self PortraitDuane Palyka

KubusKlaus Basset

Scientists Hand at 3MSonia Landy Sheridan

ProstorEdvard Zajec

LWII82Harold Cohen

Bridget Riley's Painting "Currents"A. Michael Noll

SculptureGeorge Nees