Manfred Mohr: Themes / Ideas

Linear Transformations (Translation) 1970 - 1978

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Linear transformations from one form to another creating surfaces 1970 - 1972

P-32, Matrix Elements, 1970	P-52, Quark Lines, 1970
A set of random points are connected and then linearly transformed to a horizontal line.	A set of random points are connected and then linearly transformed to a horizontal line. This is repeated in the reverse.
Both these drawings were published in the catalog: "Manfred Mohr, Computer Graphics, Une esthétique programée", ARC - Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, 1971

P-59, N + 3Hz, 1970	P-62, Floating Points, 1970
Two sets of inversed modulated sine curves are linearly transformed to the zero line. The curves are formed by spline functions.	Random points are selected around a circle. Spline functions are used to form a closed curve. They are then linearly transformed to a point.
Both these drawings were published in the catalog: "Manfred Mohr, Computer Graphics, Une esthétique programée", ARC - Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, 1971

P-80, Cube Drawing, 1971	P-80 test, Cube Drawing, 1971
Random points along 4 sides of a cube are linearly transformed to their respective base straight lines.	Random points along 4 sides of a cube are linearly transformed to their respective base straight lines.
P-80 test is published in the catalog: "Buchleiter/Mohr/Murle/Treiber", Kunstverein Pforzheim 1972

P-112, Lady Quark, 1972	P-40, F 107, 1970
Random points are chosen around a circle and linearly transformed to 4 sides of a square.	Sets of random points around a circle are linearly transformed to a common point in the center.
P-112 was published in the catalog: "Manfred Mohr, Drawings Dessins Zeichnungen Dibujos", Galerie Weiller, Paris and Galerie Gilles Gheerbrant, Montreal, 1974 P-40 was published in the catalog: "Manfred Mohr, Computer Graphics, Une esthétique programée", ARC - Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, 1971

Linear transformations creating patterns, 1973

P-137, Graph Pattern, 1973

A grid of squares each contain a second square within it. By linear transforming the 4 sides of this second square according to different global rules, various patterns are formed.
P-137 was published in the catalog "Ordinateur et Creation Artistique", Les Cahiers SESA, Catalog Espace Cardin, Num. 5, Paris, Oct. 1973 P-137 was published in the catalog: "Manfred Mohr, Drawings Dessins Zeichnungen Dibujos", Galerie Weiller, Paris and Galerie Gilles Gheerbrant, Montreal, 1974

P-136, studies for P-137, 1973

Linear transformations of lines of one square over grid of 3x3 squares.	Linear transformations of lines of a square where the path of transformation is shown, rendering it black.

Linear transformations from one form to another in a series of steps, films and drawings 1971 - 1978

P-75, La Trame de Base, 1971	P-188, Cubic Limit, 1975 - 1978

A form is deformed vertically in small steps by a linear transformation to a set of randomly placed points.	Linear transformation of a grid into 2 cubes. The horizontal lines of the grid transform into one cube and the vertical lines transform into the second cube.
P-75 was published in the catalog: "Manfred Mohr, Computer Graphics, Une esthétique programée", ARC - Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, 1971

Linear transformations of a sketch of the city hall into the coat of arms of the town of Pforzheim 1972 - 1973
Series of drawings of the transformations 1972 - 1973	Transition I, a computer generated 16mm film 1972 - 1973

- Various linear transformations of the building sketch. - Linear transformations of the coat of arms into the building sketch using different rules.	A slow linear transformation from the sketch of the city hall into the coat of arms of the town of Pforzheim shown in a computer generated algorithmic 16mm film.
The drawings were published in the book: "Pforzheim 1973", Festschrift der Stadt Pforzheim, 1973

Cube Transformation Study, a computer generated 16mm film 1972	Square Roots, a computer generated 16mm film 1972 - 1973

A study of a cube linearly transforming to random points and back	Some images from the film showing linear transformations. A square is transformed to a circle and back again. A circle is transformed to an oval. A circle is transformed to a larger square.
Experimenting with computer generated films