Free Form Construction by Iteration
Print
1966 (made)
1966 (made)
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Black computer-generated drawings on a yellow-ish background. Below is the inscription 'Season's Greetings' and a printed artist's signature.
Object details
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| Title | Free Form Construction by Iteration (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | The original print was lead tip on paper. The program was written by IBM machine language and a Monte Carlo random number generator was used to generate a pseudo free form drawing. The plotter was built by the artist. |
| Brief description | Greeting card, Free Form Construction by Iteration by Mihai Nadin, 1966 |
| Physical description | Black computer-generated drawings on a yellow-ish background. Below is the inscription 'Season's Greetings' and a printed artist's signature. |
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| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patric Prince |
| Object history | Leonardo, 24:1, 1991, p.70 |
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| Accession number | E.1032-2008 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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