Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 6: Personal Computer Era (1980s)
1985
Mark Wilson, Skew J17
This plotter drawing (22 x 38 inches (56 x 96 cm.), pigmented ink on paper) in Wilson’s unconventional yet recognizable style stands as one of the artist’s signature outputs. Wilson was known throughout the decade for producing wall-size plotter painting outputs over eight feet long (30x100 inches).
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random, fact-checked September 2026.
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Le Random podcast
- Timeline Ch 6—Personal Computer Era (1980s) with Mark Wilson, Copper Giloth, Dan Sandin, David Em, William Latham, Stephen Todd, Darcy Gerbarg & Geoff Davis — listen with transcript on Le Random (08 Feb 2024, 85 min). Featuring Mark Wilson. Chapter 6’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify