P-197, Acrylic on canvas, 1977, 136 cm x 136 cm

© 1977 by Manfred Mohr

About the algorithm:

The knowledge from my childhood interest in electronics gave me the inspiration for this drawing. An electronic memory is based on electrical currents running through horizontal and vertical wires, influencing a magnetic ferret ring placed over each crossing in a binary fashion. This led me to the idea that in my algorithm some action should happen at the center of each crossing. More precisely, at each center a cube is divided into two parts by the vertical cartesian plane. The two partitions contain independent rotations. They are projected into two dimensions and clipped by a square window (the projection of a cube at 0,0,0 degrees). As a graphic distinction, all lines inside the square window are thick whereas outside they remain thin.

First published:
Catalog Manfred Mohr, "Dessins Génératifs - Cubic Limit II", Galerie Weiller, Paris, 1977

About the work:
A painting from this program is in the collection of Daimler Contemporary, Berlin
A painting from this program is in the collection of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
A painting from this program is in the collection of MAKK - the Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne
Two drawings from this program P-197, 1977, are in the Anne + Michael Spalter Digital Art Collection, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
A print from this program P-197, 1977 - 1979, from the portfolio "Artiste et Ordinateur". is in the Anne + Michael Spalter Digital Art Collection, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
. . . and several other collections