bruno
est malade
herbert w. franke
i discovered this man's work in 2000 and forgot his name. today i ran into him again, thankfully. behold!
from the oscillogram series, 1956
from the electronic graphics series, 1961-62
his later work is equally beautiful, more preoccupied with self-generating graphics, a visual parallel i suppose to efforts like xenakis' GENDYN program (though much less fucked up).
from programmed relief - documentation of an attempt for the employment of a program controlled milling machine to create a relief picture, sometime between 1979-92
mr franke says:
'If one is engaged, as we are, with an inventory of all mathematical branches and with an interest in visualising all forms that come to light, one can obtain plenty of forms, shapes and structures never seen before - an expansion of our treasury of forms. Many of these forms have considerable aesthetic charm. According to the usual criteria we cannot call them original works of art. But they can be considered elements available for new creations and can be used to develop artworks.' (Leonardo Vol 28, No.2 June 1995)
so there you have it, fascinating work that you can explore in more detail here.
i discovered this man's work in 2000 and forgot his name. today i ran into him again, thankfully. behold!
from the oscillogram series, 1956
from the electronic graphics series, 1961-62
his later work is equally beautiful, more preoccupied with self-generating graphics, a visual parallel i suppose to efforts like xenakis' GENDYN program (though much less fucked up).
from programmed relief - documentation of an attempt for the employment of a program controlled milling machine to create a relief picture, sometime between 1979-92
mr franke says:
'If one is engaged, as we are, with an inventory of all mathematical branches and with an interest in visualising all forms that come to light, one can obtain plenty of forms, shapes and structures never seen before - an expansion of our treasury of forms. Many of these forms have considerable aesthetic charm. According to the usual criteria we cannot call them original works of art. But they can be considered elements available for new creations and can be used to develop artworks.' (Leonardo Vol 28, No.2 June 1995)
so there you have it, fascinating work that you can explore in more detail here.
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