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Untitled

Plotter Drawing
c.1974 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Although he is best known as a sculptor, Darrell Viner (1947-2001) was also one of Britain’s most prolific computer artists in the mid-1970s. Born in Coventry, Viner studied at Hornsey College of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art, graduating with an MA in sculpture in 1976. As a student in the Slade's Experimental Department, he had extensive access to the University of London’s computer facilities and produced many plotter drawings. Viner described his early experiments with the computer and pen plotter as a 'journey in mark making'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleUntitled
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Plotter drawing (part of a portfolio of 176 plotter drawings) by Darrell Viner, c. 1974
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
  • Width: 55cm (Note: maximum width)
Credit line
Given by Farah Bajull
Summary
Although he is best known as a sculptor, Darrell Viner (1947-2001) was also one of Britain’s most prolific computer artists in the mid-1970s. Born in Coventry, Viner studied at Hornsey College of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art, graduating with an MA in sculpture in 1976. As a student in the Slade's Experimental Department, he had extensive access to the University of London’s computer facilities and produced many plotter drawings. Viner described his early experiments with the computer and pen plotter as a 'journey in mark making'.
Collection
Accession number
E.468:119-2013

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Record createdJanuary 3, 2014
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