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Herbert W. Franke is known today as a pioneer of computer art.
While still a student, Franke began to show an interest in imaging systems. His dissertation on a topic dealing with electron optics initiated the impetus to engage with the question of how scientific images by technical apparatus are linked to art and aesthetics. As an amateur musician and photographer at the time, he was fascinated by the creative possibilities offered by the use of such machines for the production of aesthetic pictorial works. He began his first artistic experiments in the fifties, using cameras and a variety of machines such as X-ray apparatus and an analog computer as device to generatively produce works of art.
Born in Vienna in 1927, Franke studied physics and philosophy at the University of Vienna, and received his doctorate in 1951. In 1980, the Austrian Ministry of Education and the Arts awarded him the professional title of professor, and in 2007, he received the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and the Arts First Class. In addition, the University of Design Karlsruhe granted the pioneer an honorary doctorate for his work in the field of art and science in 2018.
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1974 / b&w / silent / 14' 00 / 60 € distribution: Digital file on server |
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