IBM in 1975: "Another possibility is working with abstract images. The results, or patterns, obtained as computer output... obviously differ depending on whether stochastic structures (the laws of chance) or ordered — that is, predetermined — structures are used."
Below: Abstractions Colorées by Herbet W. Franke, 1973, as published in IBM Informatique, No. 13, 1975.
While Laposky and Franke utilized the oscilloscope primarily to generate photographic stills, Mary Ellen Bute (1906–1983) recognized the electronic signal as a fundamentally temporal and kinetic medium.
Producing a series of early animated movies, Bute would input audio frequencies of musical compositions directly into the machine, capturing the results on film.
The work would be shown numerous times at venues such as Radio City Music hall, largely bypassing the insular art gallery scene entirely.
Below: Still from Abstronic (1952) | MoMA Film Collection, Untitled, 1951-1952 | Ragnar Digital Collection, Photograph of Mary Ellen Bute in 1954.
Aluan Wang believes "all we really have left is process."
He built inkField to capture the act of painting itself. It is a live system where you can draw, record your gestures, and watch the ink breathe.
It is live for you to touch.
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