Skew H36

1983

Plotter Drawing

21.65" × 37.40"
Signature & Inscription on lower right in India ink

Highlights The Ragnar 100

Description

This complex geometric composition was drawn by a Tektronix pen plotter machine following a series of algorithmic instructions coded by the artist. Mark Wilson’s process involves writing software using the Postscript programming language, iteratively generating geometric patterns before layering multiple matrices and mathematical transformations such as pixel mapping, polar coordinates, and three-dimensional skewing. This approach results in images that are simultaneously precise and organic, with randomized elements chosen by the software.

Skew H36 features conjoining pixelated grids resembling circuit boards and arcing multicolored fans, laid out across a three-dimensional plane. Reflecting on his singular visual style, which hovers between computer graphics and geometric abstraction, the artist writes: “Rather than trying to disguise pixels, they have become the central element of my art making.”

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