DocumentCode
852831
Title
Beckmann´s Studio Computers Specified for Early Computer Art
Author
Oberquelle, Horst ; Beckmann, Oskar
Author_Institution
Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg
Volume
30
Issue
3
fYear
2008
Firstpage
20
Lastpage
31
Abstract
When the pioneers of computer art started to produce their works by programming mainframes, using plotters for output, the Austrian sculptor Otto Beckmann took a different path. He used a special computer constructed by his son Oskar Beckmann. This article describes the technical context of early computer art, Beckmann´s interdisciplinary team ´ars intermedia´, and the development of nonconventional studio computers.
Keywords
art; computer graphics; Austrian sculptor; Oskar Beckmann; Otto Beckmann; ars intermedia; computer art; studio computers; Aluminum; Application software; Art; Collaborative work; Computer graphics; Computer science; Etching; Feedback; History; Steel;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2008.40
Filename
4617911
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