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P-231

Print
1977 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This screenprint by Manfred Mohr (born 1938, Germany) is from a plotter drawing produced using a computer program written by the artist. A pen plotter is a mechanical device that holds a pen or brush and is linked to a computer that controls its movements. Pen plotter drawings can be very time consuming to produce. The artist transferred this image from a plotter drawing into a screenprint which allowed him to produce multiple copies of the image, and was much quicker and more economical.

This print is from a set of works produced in 1978-1979 known as 'Dimensions I', all of which explore the four-dimensional hypercube. A hypercube is a geometric form in which all the connecting paths between the points of the cube are charted. The 4-D hypercube has 32 such possible paths, some of which are shown in this print. From 1962 until 1999, Mohr worked almost exclusively in black and white, after which he introduced colour, owing to the increasing complexity of his work.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleP-231 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint on paper
Brief description
Black and white screenprint from a plotter drawing, 'P-231', 1977, by Manfred Mohr.
Physical description
Black and white screenprint on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 58.7cm
  • Width: 102.0cm
Copy number
Artist's proof
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'E.A' (In pencil, in lower left corner.)
  • 'Mohr 79' (Artist's signature and date, in pencil, in lower right corner.)
Credit line
Given by the Computer Arts Society, supported by System Simulation Ltd, London
Summary
This screenprint by Manfred Mohr (born 1938, Germany) is from a plotter drawing produced using a computer program written by the artist. A pen plotter is a mechanical device that holds a pen or brush and is linked to a computer that controls its movements. Pen plotter drawings can be very time consuming to produce. The artist transferred this image from a plotter drawing into a screenprint which allowed him to produce multiple copies of the image, and was much quicker and more economical.

This print is from a set of works produced in 1978-1979 known as 'Dimensions I', all of which explore the four-dimensional hypercube. A hypercube is a geometric form in which all the connecting paths between the points of the cube are charted. The 4-D hypercube has 32 such possible paths, some of which are shown in this print. From 1962 until 1999, Mohr worked almost exclusively in black and white, after which he introduced colour, owing to the increasing complexity of his work.
Collection
Accession number
E.206-2008

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Record createdMarch 19, 2009
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