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Untitled, Computer Assisted Drawing

Drawing
1975 (made)
Artist/Maker
Brown, Paul (artist)
Place of origin
United Kingdom (made)

Paul Brown employs relatively simple linear forms in the 'tiles' that make up this drawing. The visually intense patterns are produced by the relationships between each tile and its neighbours. Brown's work also explores 'cellular automata', simple systems that can evolve and propagate themselves.

Object details

Categories
Computer Art
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleUntitled, Computer Assisted Drawing (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Plotter drawing
Paper (Fiber Product)
Ink
Plotter Drawing
Brief description
Plotter drawing on paper, 'Untitled, Computer Assisted Drawing', by Paul Brown, 1975.
Physical description
Plotter drawing in black ink on white paper
Dimensions
  • Height: 28cm
  • Length: 21.8cm
Gallery label
(07/07/2018-18/11/2018)
Chance and Control: Art in the Age of Computers (2018)

PAUL BROWN (born 1947)
Untitled
UK, 1975

Although the linear forms in this computergenerated drawing are relatively simple, the patterns appear visually intense. The image is made up of ‘tiles’ which have been selected and rotated at random, rather than arranged in a repeating pattern. Paul Brown was one of a group of pioneering artists who used computers to create artworks while studying at London’s Slade School of Fine Art in the 1970s.

Plotter drawing
Given by the American Friends of the V&A though the generosity of Patric Prince
Museum no. E.961-2008
(07/12/2009 - 20/06/2010)
Paul Brown born 1947
Untitled, Computer Assisted Drawing
1975

Paul Brown employs relatively simple linear forms in the 'tiles' that make up this drawing. The visually intense patterns are produced by the relationships between each tile and its neighbours. Brown's work also explores 'cellular automata', simple systems that can evolve and propagate themselves.

Plotter drawing
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patric Prince
Museum no. E.961-2008
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patric Prince
Summary
Paul Brown employs relatively simple linear forms in the 'tiles' that make up this drawing. The visually intense patterns are produced by the relationships between each tile and its neighbours. Brown's work also explores 'cellular automata', simple systems that can evolve and propagate themselves.
Bibliographic references
  • Owens, Susan, The Art of Drawing British Masters And Methods Since 1600, V&A Publishing, London, 2013, p. 185, fig. 147
  • Breward, C. and Wood, G. (eds) (2012) British Design from 1948: Innovation in the Modern Age, London: V&A Publishing, p.362
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.961-2008

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
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