Charles A. Csuri: Sine Curve Man
Artist(s):
Title:
- Sine Curve Man
Exhibition:
Creation Year:
- 1965-1966
Medium:
- Color pencil on paper
Size:
- 165 x 203 cm (65 x 80 in)
Category:
Artist Statement:
Six Pages from the Artist’s Sketchbook
These sketchbook drawings were made when Csuri first started using the computer. They demonstrate ideas and issues that he was struggling with in the context of a drum plotter, a slow computer and punch cards. Csuri asked himself, “What can I do with this process or approach that would be different from my traditional work?” According to Csuri, it was a time of great speculation, and the drawings illustrate that he was thinking in terms of three-dimensional space, with some notion of stereo pairs and flying through a drawing. In the sketchbook, he comments about a three-dimensional path for an object, sine waves, and various transformations.
Sine Curve Man
“In this sketch, I was looking at how frequency and phase changes might effect my original drawing. A more graphic quality might be achieved by repetition and a slight shift in the drawing. Also, I considered how I might use colored ink.”
— Charles A. Csuri
