The Logic of Saint Anslem

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Desmond Paul Henry

1963

Machine/Robot Drawing

Description

Desmond Paul Henry was not only an artist but also a leading scholar of medieval logic. His interest in formal systems and rule-based reasoning shaped his approach to art.

In his book Logic of Saint Anselm, Henry examined the ideas of a significant medieval philosopher and presented him as a serious logician. The book in the collection is a hand-bound and hand-cut editor’s copy from 1966, and it is full of corrections and date stamps throughout. The cover of the book features one of Henry’s machine drawings from 1963, and though not confirmed, it was most likely made with his Drawing Machine II, built in the autumn of 1962.

Untitled from Drawing Machine One Desmond Paul Henry 1961 Machine/Robot Drawing

Untitled from Drawing Machine Three Desmond Paul Henry 1967 Machine/Robot Drawing

"Ideographs" Exhibition Brochure Desmond Paul Henry 1962 Ephemera

Cameraless Photography Desmond Paul Henry 1979 Oscilloscope/Light Photo

Cameraless Photography #109 Desmond Paul Henry 1977 Oscilloscope/Light Photo

Untitled from Drawing Machine Two (b&w) Desmond Paul Henry 1964 Machine/Robot Drawing

Untitled from Drawing Machine Two Desmond Paul Henry 1963 Machine/Robot Drawing

Reid Gallery Invitation (One Man Show) Desmond Paul Henry 1962 Ephemera