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In 1979, computer pioneer Lillian Schwartz (who was working at Bell Labs at the time) got access to the very first video phone ever made, the Picturephone. She made a series of self-portraits. Here's one from the Ragnar Digital collection. The video conferencing device was
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Shout out to the artists who keep going, even if you aren't remembered in 100 years. Help one person understand the world a little better, it was worth it. Thomas Huston, generative plotter art, 1972. Didn't make it to museums. In my collection and remembered.
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RT @shojironakaoka: Huge thanks to @ragnar_meta for adding 3 more of my works to his thoughtfully curated collection of computer art histor….
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RT @Noahbolanowski: A Selection of Digital Artworks: In Vibrant Neons. ▫️'Floral Generative Dream B' (2019) by Refik Anadol.▫️'Thermographi….
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I don't know if there's anyone today making art quite like @khwampa. Sometimes with a piece you just need to stop and stare for a while. I'm quite excited to finally have this piece in both digital and physical format. Made entirely in mspaint.
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How about this one-of-a-kind portrait of John Von Neumann (the famous physicist, father of quantum physics, member of the Manhattan Project, created game theory) made by George Stibitz (father of modern computing, invented remote computing, member of Bell Labs, coined the term
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Another gem - this amazing (and quite large) plotter/watercolor exploration of 4d hypercubes by Tony Robbin. I love his work. Someday I'll get one of his paintings. He's spent his entire life trying to find the best way to present 4d cubes on a 2d (and 3d) surface.
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Cataloging some works and keep running across gems I haven't thought of in a while. Potatoe Beetle by Lillian Schwartz. Peak 90s computer art. I'm assuming the misspelled "potato" is a reference to the (then) famous Dan Quayle flap just a few months before this was made.
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Post-it note plotters by @adamfuhrer. 9 sticky classic yellow Post-It notes. his signature. And it creates an awesome Hermann Grid effect when you put them all together. I had all kinds of ideas on how to creatively display these . but haven't done anything yet.
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From the Ragnar Digital historical vaults - Computer Speech: Hee Saw Dhuh Kaet. A 7" record released by Bell Labs in 1963. This record features not only one of the first widely distributed recordings of a computer talking, but also of a computer singing! On the record (heard
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By the way, big brand and website launch coming from Ragnar Digital later this year. Over 500 works from 1950s to today. Micro exhibits, curations, and more. 👀 Can't wait to launch!.
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Hebert Brün plot from 1992. I love the still attached tractor-feed perforations and job metadata. Brün was a pioneer in computer art and computer music. Often his plots were the score for his music or even meant for musicians to meditate on to be inspired.
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