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PUBLICATIONS

Computing Art: Can a Computer be Taught to Take a Paintings Measure?

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Author(s)

Russell A. Kirsch

Abstract

The Ocean Park paintings of contemporary artist Richard Diebenkorn glow with a soft, hazy light. Translucent, luminous colors wash over barely visible skeletons of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines. Each canvas stands as a window onto an abstract landscape - a serene sea or a stretch of open land.
Citation
Science News
Volume
129:9
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

computing art, geometric measures, grammar forces

Citation

Kirsch, R. (1986), Computing Art: Can a Computer be Taught to Take a Paintings Measure?, Science News, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821696 (Accessed November 12, 2025)

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Created January 1, 1986, Updated February 17, 2017
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