HANS DEHLINGER

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In the 1980s, Hans Dehlinger created a series of cubes as pen plotter drawings. Almost 40 years later, the now-84-year-old artist returned to this topic, and 10 new cubes, titled LINE CUBES, are emerging from code as "aesthetic events". <a href="https://foundation.app/world/expandedart/exhibition/403">EXPANDED.ART x FOUNDATION</a>

HANS DEHLINGER | LINE CUBES

A fascination with cubes is visible in Hans Dehlinger‘s work from the very beginning of his artistic expression. Among his early drawings is a series of digitally manipulated cubes, originally produced in 1986/87 on a small pen plotter. Larger drawings followed as he gained access to a larger plotter in subsequent years. One of the works from this series, a silkscreen print of CUBE 4, was Hans Dehlinger‘s first contribution to SIGGRAPH in 1989. Today, it is in the collection of the V&amp;A Museum, London.

HANS DEHLINGER | CODED CUBES

The exhibition PLOTTED LINES by Hans Dehlinger is comprised of 26 of the artist's plotter drawings of the past three decades and shows the artist’s exploration of the medium and the line. With a focus on algorithmically generated line drawings, Dehlinger bases his generative artworks on computer code executed on pen plotters, forming delicate structures, dense textures, or even evoking an unsharp impression from sharp lines.

HANS DEHLINGER | PLOTTED LINES

Hans Dehlinger (*1939, Germany) began working with programming languages and computers in the early 1960s during his studies in architecture at the University of Stuttgart (Dipl.Ing.). He continued his education at the University of California, Berkeley (M.Arch., Ph.D.), where he also worked as an environmental planner and architect. In 1980, he became Professor of Industrial Design at the University of Kassel, Germany, where he taught until his retirement in 2004.

In conversation with Anika Meier, Hans Dehlinger discusses his first generative art long-form project titled FIBO. FIBO, derived from the name of the mathematician Fibonacci, explores the relationship between mathematical order and aesthetic beauty. The well-known Fibonacci sequence, characterized by each number being the sum of the previous two, serves as a foundation for this exploration. By incorporating the concept that order contributes to beauty in artistic creations, FIBO aims to generate aesthetic experiences akin to those envisioned by Max Bense. The program utilizes key parameters, including the Fibonacci sequence-based grid and line numbers, to experiment with the fusion of mathematical order and artistic expression.

GENERATIVE ART AND ITS HISTORY

HANS DEHLINGER ON FIBO

83-year-old Hans Dehlinger has lived a life with many chapters. Early on, there was the chapter when Dehlinger studied under German philosopher and logician Max Bense and alongside Frieder Nake, today one of the most well-known pioneers of computer art. Then, Dehlinger entered the Berkeley chapter, where he studied and later worked as an environmental planner and architect, before entering a chapter experimenting with plotter drawings and generative art. With a broad approach to art and an ever-curious mind, Dehlinger combined the previous chapters and knowledge and has become a pioneer of generative art.

With a focus on algorithmically generated line drawings, Dehlinger bases his generative artworks on computer code executed on pen plotters, forming delicate structures, dense textures, or even evoking an unsharp impression from sharp lines.

In conversation with Anika Meier, Hans Dehlinger discusses his career and early computer art, the past and present of generative art and the connection between science and art.

Plotter Drawings and Generative Art

HANS DEHLINGER: HOW CAN ONE DEFINE ART?

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The exhibition THE PATH TO THE PRESENT, 1954–2024 will showcase artists from different generations, from the early 1950s until today, working in the field of generative art and AI.

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THE PATH TO THE PRESENT, 1954–2024 | GALLERY

CODED CUBES is a duo show by Hans Dehlinger and Betha Sarasin (1930-2016) at the gallery in Berlin. On view are early works from both pioneers exploring the shape of the cube.

CODED CUBES, 1975-2024

HANS DEHLINGER & BETHA SARASIN | GALLERY

In the early 1980s, Hans Dehlinger began to explore computers artistically, with a focus on algorithmically generated line drawings. The majority of his generative artwork is based on procedures and computer code executed on pen plotters. 




PLOTTED LINES 

HANS DEHLINGER | GALLERY

TECHNO TERRAIN: NATURE IN THE AGE OF THE METAVERSE explores the dynamic relationship between nature and the digital realm. The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through a mesmerizing fusion of AI-driven digital art, nostalgia-infused landscapes, and the limitless possibilities of the metaverse.



NATURE IN THE AGE OF THE METAVERSE 

TECHNO TERRAIN | SHOWROOM

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