Introduction
At Ohio State University, Csuri and programmer James Shaffer transformed a line drawing into data and accumulated displaced contours. Sine Curve Man makes a figurative image the material of an early computational experiment.
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Sine Curve Man: work and context
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Work, material and process
The Whitney label records an IBM 7094, mathematical transformation and drum-plotter output. The distorted face arises from operations on an input drawing and its coordinates. The 1967 work date is distinct from its later collection and exhibition history in 2018.
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Historical significance and questions
Editorial interpretation: early computer art was not restricted to abstract geometry. Figuration, mathematical operations and programming collaboration meet here. A recognisable face does not establish that a system understands a person’s identity or emotions.
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Continue with a comparative question
Compare the methods, forms of control or presentation contexts of this entry and Early computer-generated art exhibitions and Noll experiments.
Compare the methods, forms of control or presentation contexts of this entry and Sketchpad.
Dates & version record
Date displayed for this node: 1967 · Historical date recorded for the source: 1967
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Provenance, translation & verification
Archive node #227 · Work and artistic practice
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Date as recorded: 1967
Programmed: Rules, Codes, and Choreographies in Art, 1965–2018 — exhibition labels ↗
Programmed: Rules, Codes, and Choreographies in Art, 1965–2018 — exhibition labels
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