Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 5: Artist-Programmer Era (1970s)

1979

Informatrix by Edward Zajec

Artwork, Publication

A scanned page image from Edward Zajec's Informatrix, held in the compArt database of digital art.
A scanned page image from Edward Zajec's Informatrix, held in the compArt database of digital art. Edward Zajec, Informatrix. Via compArt database Digital Art (dada.compart-bremen.de)

This book by Zajec was published in 1979 from work he developed between 1970 and 1978. Informatrix was also a series of works by Zajec that he worked on over the course of nearly thirty years between 1970 and 1996. This innovative and interactive book was not only a presentation of Zajec’s works but also served as a teaching device. As one progressed through the book, layers were added to images like a flip book.

Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random, fact-checked September 2026.

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Edward Zajec

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computer art

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artists' books, education, interactivity
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computer art
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Edward Zajec
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Informatrix

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