Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 3: Analog Era (1950s)
1956
Ben Laposky Releases Colored Electronic Image
In a follow up Electronic Abstractions, Laposky released a colored version of his electronic images, Oscillons.
These early colored analogue graphics were created with an oscilloscope by manipulating electronic waves.
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random.
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computer art, generative art, Oscillographic Art
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- Analog Computer Art, generative art
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- analog computing, computer art, oscilloscope
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- Ben Laposky
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- Electronic Abstractions, Oscillons
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- 1982 · L’Art et l’ordinateur in Paris
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- Timeline Ch 3—Analog Era (1950s) with Georg Bak — listen with transcript on Le Random (10 Aug 2023, 65 min). Chapter 3’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify