[HN Gopher] Early Computer Art in the 50s and 60s ___________________________________________________________________ Early Computer Art in the 50s and 60s Author : bpierre Score : 17 points Date : 2023-05-15 21:57 UTC (1 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.amygoodchild.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.amygoodchild.com) | mortenjorck wrote: | Fascinating and beautiful stuff, and surprisingly rare to see in | 20th Century art history surveys. I took three semesters of art | history in college, and never encountered the name Georg Nees | until I randomly learned about him from a software engineer and | generative art hobbyist. | | I wish there were a place to get quality (that is, not randos | selling image search results on Redbubble) prints of some of | these. | coolestuk wrote: | The last artist listed (Desmond Henry) was one of the professors | of philosophy when I was a student at Manchester University | (actually his official status was Reader). I still have one of | his original drawings he gave me some 40 odd years ago. He was | one of nicest people (and certainly the most eccentric person) | I've met in my entire life. His academic speciality was medieval | philosophy. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-05-15 23:00 UTC)