Explore the History of Computer Art

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Untitled Oscilloscope Photograph (negative #1) by Mary Ellen Bute, 1951-1952 (ca)

Untitled Oscilloscope Photograph (negative #1) Oscilloscope

Oscillon #18 by Ben Francis Laposky, 1952

Oscillon #18 Oscilloscope

Music From Mathematics (Box Set) by Max Vernon Mathews, 1960-1961

Music From Mathematics (Box Set) Sound

Cibernetik 5.3 by John Stehura, 1960-1964

Cibernetik 5.3 Film

Untitled from Drawing Machine One by Desmond Paul Henry, 1961

Untitled from Drawing Machine One Machine Drawing

Peace Through Understanding by Fujitsu Limited, 1964-1965

Peace Through Understanding Dot-Matrix

Nr. 6 by Frieder Nake, 1965

Nr. 6 Plotter

UV Light Choreogramme by Otto Beckmann, 1966

UV Light Choreogramme Oscilloscope

3:4 rV (computer generated sculpture) by Johan Severtson, 1966

3:4 rV (computer generated sculpture) Sculpture

A House of Dust by Alison Knowles, 1967

A House of Dust Prose/Poetry

Studies in Perception I (Reclining Nude) by Ken Knowlton, 1967

Studies in Perception I (Reclining Nude) Print

Sole of Star by Lloyd Sumner, 1967

Sole of Star Plotter

Poem Field #7 by Stan VanDerBeek, 1967

Poem Field #7 Film

Shot Kennedy No. 2 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Shot Kennedy No. 2 Print

Return to Square (color version) by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Return to Square (color version) Print

Bearded Man by Charles "Chuck" Csuri, 1968

Bearded Man Plotter

Eye of the Beholder / Eye II by Suzanne L. Hanauer, 1968

Eye of the Beholder / Eye II Plotter

Picture Frame by Jeff Raskin, 1968

Picture Frame Plotter

Drakula 6 by Herbert W. Franke, 1970-1971

Drakula 6 Plotter

NASA-2 Electronic-Scene Generator Visual Frame Suite by Guidance & Control Division, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, 1971

NASA-2 Electronic-Scene Generator Visual Frame Suite Print

Untitled (numbers) by Harold Cohen, 1972

Untitled (numbers) Plotter

Art Ex Machina (portfolio) by Hiroshi Kawano, 1972

Art Ex Machina (portfolio) Print

Untitled (punch cards) by Monique Nahas, 1972

Untitled (punch cards) Painting

Quadrilatères Entrebaillés by Vera Molnár, 1974

Quadrilatères Entrebaillés Plotter

American Flag (prototype) by Aldo Giorgini, 1975

American Flag (prototype) Mixed Media

P-180/D II by Manfred Mohr, 1975

P-180/D II Plotter

Plotter output of topological 3D Mappings by Ruth Leavitt, 1977

Plotter output of topological 3D Mappings Plotter

Transjovian Pipeline by David Em, 1979

Transjovian Pipeline Print

Androgyny (6 Women + 6 Men) by Nancy Burson, 1982

Androgyny (6 Women + 6 Men) Photograph

Skew H36 by Mark Wilson, 1983

Skew H36 Plotter

Color Veil (Head series) by Barbara Nessim, 1984

Color Veil (Head series) Print

AARON Tsukuba 6 by Harold Cohen, 1985

AARON Tsukuba 6 Plotter

Cow's Singularity by Enrique Castro-Cid, 1988

Cow's Singularity Mixed Media

Mona Leo by Lillian Feldman Schwartz, 1988

Mona Leo Print

Soviet Union Lives (RAM Flag Series) by Barbara Nessim, 1991

Soviet Union Lives (RAM Flag Series) Painting

Scarabs Gamma by Roman Verostko, 1991

Scarabs Gamma Plotter

92-16 by Tony Robbin, 1992

92-16 Plotter

Guernica (Carnivore Client) by Auriea Harvey, 2001

Guernica (Carnivore Client) net.art

Process Compendium 2004—2010 (A) by Casey Reas, 2004-2010

Process Compendium 2004—2010 (A) Print

Chromie Squiggle #2583 by Erick Calderon, 2020

Chromie Squiggle #2583 NFT

Bitchcoin #05.075 pressed petal by Sarah Meyohas, 2021

Bitchcoin #05.075 pressed petal Mixed Media

Crypto Citizens (portfolio) by Qian Qian, 2021-2024

Crypto Citizens (portfolio) NFT

Generation 35 by Anna Lucia, 2023

Generation 35 Textile

Pixel Deck 55 by Kim Asendorf, 2025

Pixel Deck 55 NFT

Noir Orion (algorithm) by Julien Gachadoat, 2025

Noir Orion (algorithm) Algorithm

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