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ART-HISTORY NODE / 164 · 2022-01-31

Screens: layered colour and deliberate misregistration

Screens

Thomas Lin Pedersen

Introduction

Strict geometries are rendered one colour at a time, mimicking screen printing. Virtual screens may misalign, introducing error into precise forms; the statement names Bauhaus, Constructivism and science-fiction covers.

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Preview of Screens from its Art Blocks collection page. The series release is dated 2022-01-31; the image was retrieved on 3 October 2026. A still does not reproduce dynamic or interactive execution.View full image ↗

Preview of Screens from its Art Blocks collection page. The series release is dated 2022-01-31; the image was retrieved on 3 October 2026. A still does not reproduce dynamic or interactive execution.

Thomas Lin Pedersen / Art Blocks · Artwork and image rights remain with their holders; research reference does not assert an open licence.

Source · Screens ↗

RESEARCH ACCOUNT

Layered colour and deliberate misregistration

ANTI-AI ARCHIVE · Revised 2026-10-03

Work and historical context

Art Blocks dates Screens to 2022-01-31, with an edition field of 1,000 works and attribution to Thomas Lin Pedersen. This dates the release, not the beginning of every sketch or development process.

Section sources: Screens by Thomas Lin Pedersen

Layered colour and deliberate misregistration

Strict geometries are rendered one colour at a time, mimicking screen printing. Virtual screens may misalign, introducing error into precise forms; the statement names Bauhaus, Constructivism and science-fiction covers.

Section sources: Screens by Thomas Lin Pedersen

Viewing the work and its documentation

Read Screens through the relationships between local colour, edges and the overall surface. Comparing outputs helps identify what stays consistent and what varies within the series, beyond selecting a preferred palette.

Section sources: Screens by Thomas Lin Pedersen · View work: Screens #580

Art-historical significance and comparison

Editorial interpretation: Misregistration is a designed rule, inviting comparison with earlier perturbation systems while remaining distinct from physical print production.

Section sources: Screens by Thomas Lin Pedersen

Sources for this account

Screens by Thomas Lin Pedersen ↗

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Misregistration is a designed rule, inviting comparison with earlier perturbation systems while remaining distinct from physical print production.

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Screens

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Provenance, translation & verification

Archive node #164 · Generative-art expansion: artists, works and execution

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Screens by Thomas Lin Pedersen ↗
Screens by Thomas Lin Pedersen

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