Manfred Mohr
Information
Born. 1938 (Germany)
Band Structures P-021
Series
Computer generated algorithmic plotter drawings, ink/paper
P-021/A + B, 1969, Photo Credit: Manfred Mohr
P-021-U, 1970–1983, Photo Credit: Whitney Museum
The elements are horizontal, vertical, 45 degree lines, square waves, zig-zags, and have probabilities for line widths and lengths. The algorithm places elements in a horizontal direction and has a high probability to move from left to right and a limited probability to backtrack.
The original idea of this algorithm was to create a visual musical score which defies the progression in time by occasionally turning back on itself. Thus at the same time an abstract text is created.
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