The Semiotic Engine: Notes on the History of Algorithmic Images in Europe.

The article discusses the history of computer art in Europe, beginning with an exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany in 1965 of computer-generated images created by Georg Nees. Nees' background as an engineer, mathematician, and pioneering computer artist is discussed, as is his association with other in...

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Published in:Art Journal Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 76 - 90
Main Author: Nake, Frieder
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Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Spring2009
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