P-231
Print
1977 (made)
1977 (made)
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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.
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
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Object type | |
Title | P-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. |
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Copy number | Artist's proof |
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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. |
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Accession number | E.206-2008 |
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Record created | March 19, 2009 |
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