Fraktal (Dibias)
Print
1978 (made)
1978 (made)
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From 1979 to 1992 Herbert Franke created artworks using the computer and image analysis system ‘Dibias’. It was initially developed for processing optical data from satellite photography. During this period the artist collaborated with Horst Helbig, a computer programmer and together they explored mathematical visualisations. This picture has a fractal configuration and certain aspects of the image are repeated in changing directions and measurements.
Object details
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Title | Fraktal (Dibias) (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph on paper |
Brief description | Fraktal (Dibias), offset lithograph, 1978 by Herbert W. Franke |
Physical description | This offset lithograph depcits a fractal, where the pixels are clearly visible in a bright and broad range of colours. Inscribed and signed at bottom. |
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Copy number | AP |
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Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patric Prince |
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Summary | From 1979 to 1992 Herbert Franke created artworks using the computer and image analysis system ‘Dibias’. It was initially developed for processing optical data from satellite photography. During this period the artist collaborated with Horst Helbig, a computer programmer and together they explored mathematical visualisations. This picture has a fractal configuration and certain aspects of the image are repeated in changing directions and measurements. |
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Accession number | E.975-2008 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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