The Genesis of Laptop Art-FORTRAN (Backus) a Computer system Artwork Medium Makes a Mosaic Mona Lisa
Where did computer art, computer system graphics and laptop or computer animation start?
Penned conversation grew to become sharable and pervasive when stone etchings have been replaced with the mobility of paper and ink. Likewise once pc languages sophisticated from device or assembly code to 3rd generation computer languages, only then did pc output advance from easy alphanumerical (maybe mosaic) printouts to graphics and visuals with sleek curves and realism.
Computer system graphical output received its humble get started when alphanumeric characters hammered on TTY and line printers to stand for X-Y graphs and even mosaic images. It was crude, but permitted for a far more effective investigation of mathematical and scientific options. Personal computer programming languages like FORTRAN and Primary manufactured it less difficult to build and program printers, plotters and CRT screens to show and print graphics and in the long run illustrations or photos.
The FORTRAN programming language – a own and historic small overview.
FORTRAN programming as an Artwork Medium?
So it was attainable to generate an alphanumeric printout image of the well-known Mona Lisa making use of FORTRAN print statements. This graphic of the Mona Lisa was finished by printing and in excess of-printing regular alphanumeric people making a mosaic art piece to variety an image of that well known Leonardo da Vinci painting. Move back again from this computer system printout and you considered a easy duplicate of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
Carrying out this rudimentary laptop artwork would be several hours and days of monotonous operate involving the subsequent ways:
1) You would require to acquire a copy of the unique impression and a grid (mapping to the 133 character width of a normal pc printout web site) on a piece of transparency.
2) Position the grid transparency on best of the picture and then fill in the grid cells about the picture with alphanumeric characters that will depict a mosaic of the unique picture.
3) Spotlight individuals grid cells that will be overprinted (bold kind) to generate shade and texture matching the primary impression.
4) Now you take every line of the grid and code it making use of FORTRAN print statements.
5) Like a brush to canvas the pc printout picture of Mona Lisa will acquire type soon after lots of days of coding.
For a concluded version of this approach and a ensuing computer mosaic of the Mona Lisa check out out the Pisaca Web Albums photos at: http://picasaweb.google.com/carl.chesal/MonaLisaComputerArtFortran
The lookup has begun for obtain to an 80 column punch card reader.
The FORTRAN code for the Mona Lisa Mosaic is on primary 90-column punch playing cards. Having entry to an 80-column card reader could aid relocating the Mona Lisa FORTRAN code from its analog condition to a digital model. Using an on-line editor, I could when again deploy the power of FORTRAN to print copies of ‘computer mosaic’ Mona Lisa. Then ‘Mosaic Mona’ would be offered for the globe to enjoy.
My infatuation with FORTRAN programming may possibly have stemmed from the simple fact that both FORTRAN and I ended up coincidentally developed in 1954. Thank you John Backus for FORTRAN.
