Herbert W. Franke (1927-2022) was a pivotal figure in bridging the gap between art and science, who worked between science, literature and art. 

ESTATE OF HERBERT W. FRANKE

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Herbert W Franke: CODED BEAUTY  2–26 March 2023 EXPANDED.ART | BERLIN
CODED BEAUTY is comprised of eight works from Franke’s series MATH ART created between 1980 and 1995, early generative photographs from the 1950s, his Biennale serigraphy, including QUADRATE (1969/70), and further serigraphies. 
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HERBERT W FRANKE | CODED BEAUTY

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Herbert W. Franke is a universal genius, you can say that with a clear conscience. For several decades he separated three lives: he was the caver and scientist, the artist and curator, the art theorist and the science fiction author. Only on the occasion his solo exhibition in 2010 at the ZKM Karlsruhe did he bring these three lives and careers together under the title "Wanderer Between the Worlds". In the early 1950s caving led him to experiment with light and technology. He kept his curiosity throughout his life; it was his drive to examine new technologies for their artistic potential. His pioneering spirit made him one of the first computer artists who was more than six decades ahead of his time. Franke discussed his visionary practice with Anika Meier in June 2022.

INTERVIEW WITH HERBERT W. FRANKE

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As pioneers of digital art, Herbert W Franke and Lee Mullican have left behind a significant legacy. Anika Meier discusses the artists' impact on today's digital art and NFT scene with representatives of their Estates, Susanne Päch and Cole Root. 

EARLY DIGITAL ART'S INFLUENCE ON NFTS

HERBERT W. FRANKE & LEE MULLICAN: PIONEERS AND THEIR LEGACY

EXPANDED.ART is pleased to present the 72-Hour Open NFT Edition VOICE GEMS ASTROPOETICON (DESTINATION IN UNCERTAINTY) in collaboration with art meets science – Foundation Herbert W. Franke and ELEMENTUM. ART on the occasion of Herbert W. Franke’s solo show CODED BEAUTY at EXPANDED.ART in Berlin. The art meets science – Foundation Herbert W. Franke will use their portion of the sales for a designated purpose: translating significant texts by Herbert W. Franke to English and making them publicly available.

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VOICE GEMS ASTROPOETICON (DESTINATION IN UNCERTAINTY) 

MAGAZINE

A NEW BEGINNING | GALLERY

GENERATIVE ABSTRACTION AND BEYOND aims to define a point in history where a network of artists are generating abstract works with algorithms and codes. In collaboration with Verse. 

Verse x EXPANDED.ART

GENERATIVE ABSTRACTION AND BEYOND | GALLERY

Herbert W Franke's solo exhibition CODED BEAUTY explores the extensive oeuvre of the digital pioneer. It gives an overview of Franke’s belief in the artist’s mission to use technology to open up previously unimagined artistic territories.

CODED BEAUTY 

HERBERT W. FRANKE | GALLERY

The exhibition presents pioneers from different generations, early 1950s until today, working in the field of generative art. On view will be, among others, plotter drawings, generative photography, sculptures, and NFTs from 30 international artists. In collaboration with ELEMENTUM.ART.

GROUP SHOW

THE THINKING MACHINE. PRESENTING PIONEERS, 1953-2023 | GALLERY & SHOWROOM

EXHIBITION

View the full 21-minute video <a href="https://objkt.com/asset/KT18tcj5kk2khTKtXhVSzpV9J8c9oiT8krCU/0">here</a>.
MONDRIAN is a dynamic program for image and sound that Herbert W. Franke developed for Texas Instruments in 1979. It is named after the Dutch artist of the very same name, who was a pioneer of constructivism between the two world wars. Characteristic for him is the principle horizontal – vertical: arrangements of vertically crossing elements, mostly painted in rich colors. The program was developed for the Texas Instruments home computer 99/4. It can be used in two ways: First, it permits the selective construction of individual images–in a kind of step-by-step operation as a dynamic sequence in which the user can interactively intervene at any time. Secondly, however, it is also possible to design a “dynamic image”, a sequence of images that changes constantly on its own and whose algorithms run under random influence. In the endless-automatic operating mode, the program also generates algorithmically generated sound effects in parallel as a function of the image structures.
<meta charset="utf-8">A video recording of MONDRIAN was originally produced in the context of the comprehensive solo exhibition “Wanderer between the Worlds” that ZKM (Center of Art and Media Karlsruhe) dedicated to Herbert W. Franke’s in 2010. It was edited in 2022 for higher resolution with the help of AI software.

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