Maughan Sterling Mason (1931-2003), Asymmetry (Red) (Maughanogram) lithograph after plotter drawing, 1968
This is one of a set of seven lithographs by different artists, published by Edward Booth-Clibborn’s Motif Editions in connection with Cybernetic Serendipity, the landmark exhibition curated by Jasia Reichhardt at the Institute of Contemporary Art London in 1968. The portfolio included two works by the Computer Technique Group, plus single works by Charles Csuri and James Shaffer, William Fetter, Maughan S. Mason, Donald K. Robbins, and Kerry Strand. The complete set was acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1969.
A number of examples of Mason's work were included in the Cybernetic Serendipity exhibition. The same image is reproduced (in black and white, and reversed) in the catalogue accompanying the exhibition (p.92). According to the Cybernetic Serendipity catalogue, Mason’s works were produced using an analogue computer. They were previously displayed at the Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City.
Maughan Sterling Mason was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1931. He received a Master of Science degree in physics in 1953 and went on to become president of the Society for Computer Simulation. He worked for IBM as a computer programmer for 25 years, in Palo Alto, California. – Text courtesy of the Victoria & Albert Museum
Title: Asymmetry (Red) (Maughanogram)
Artist: Maughan S. Mason
Publisher: Motif Editions, London
Publication date: 1968
Format: lithograph after plotter drawing. This graphic was generated in 1966 by an analog computer and drawn by a XY plotter.
Size: sheet: 20 x 30 inches (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Condition: Poor.
Stock Number: RB04510 LRS SBS
This is one of a set of seven lithographs by different artists, published by Edward Booth-Clibborn’s Motif Editions in connection with Cybernetic Serendipity, the landmark exhibition curated by Jasia Reichhardt at the Institute of Contemporary Art London in 1968. The portfolio included two works by the Computer Technique Group, plus single works by Charles Csuri and James Shaffer, William Fetter, Maughan S. Mason, Donald K. Robbins, and Kerry Strand. The complete set was acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1969.
A number of examples of Mason's work were included in the Cybernetic Serendipity exhibition. The same image is reproduced (in black and white, and reversed) in the catalogue accompanying the exhibition (p.92). According to the Cybernetic Serendipity catalogue, Mason’s works were produced using an analogue computer. They were previously displayed at the Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City.
Maughan Sterling Mason was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1931. He received a Master of Science degree in physics in 1953 and went on to become president of the Society for Computer Simulation. He worked for IBM as a computer programmer for 25 years, in Palo Alto, California. – Text courtesy of the Victoria & Albert Museum
Title: Asymmetry (Red) (Maughanogram)
Artist: Maughan S. Mason
Publisher: Motif Editions, London
Publication date: 1968
Format: lithograph after plotter drawing. This graphic was generated in 1966 by an analog computer and drawn by a XY plotter.
Size: sheet: 20 x 30 inches (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Condition: Poor.
Stock Number: RB04510 LRS SBS
This is one of a set of seven lithographs by different artists, published by Edward Booth-Clibborn’s Motif Editions in connection with Cybernetic Serendipity, the landmark exhibition curated by Jasia Reichhardt at the Institute of Contemporary Art London in 1968. The portfolio included two works by the Computer Technique Group, plus single works by Charles Csuri and James Shaffer, William Fetter, Maughan S. Mason, Donald K. Robbins, and Kerry Strand. The complete set was acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1969.
A number of examples of Mason's work were included in the Cybernetic Serendipity exhibition. The same image is reproduced (in black and white, and reversed) in the catalogue accompanying the exhibition (p.92). According to the Cybernetic Serendipity catalogue, Mason’s works were produced using an analogue computer. They were previously displayed at the Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City.
Maughan Sterling Mason was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1931. He received a Master of Science degree in physics in 1953 and went on to become president of the Society for Computer Simulation. He worked for IBM as a computer programmer for 25 years, in Palo Alto, California. – Text courtesy of the Victoria & Albert Museum
Title: Asymmetry (Red) (Maughanogram)
Artist: Maughan S. Mason
Publisher: Motif Editions, London
Publication date: 1968
Format: lithograph after plotter drawing. This graphic was generated in 1966 by an analog computer and drawn by a XY plotter.
Size: sheet: 20 x 30 inches (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Condition: Poor.
Stock Number: RB04510 LRS SBS