Fourfield: Computers, Art and the Fourth Dimension

Robbin, Tony

ISBN 10: 082121909X / ISBN 13: 9780821219096

Published by Bulfinch, Boston, MA., USA, 1992

About this Item

This book and jacket are in fine condition. There is slight wear on the edges but no tears or stains. This book is a record of artist Tony Robbin's quest to depict the fourth dimension. It is an eloquent testament to the value of its fulfillment. He uses the computer as a tool to create exhilarating and amazing art. There are 24 color and 73 black and white illustrations. There is an index. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit environmental restoration and education.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fourfield: Computers, Art and the Fourth Dimension
• Publisher: Bulfinch, Boston, MA., USA
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082121909X
• ISBN 13: 9780821219096
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

The artists Monet, Seurat and Duchamp were all interested in depicting a fourth dimension more than a century ago, but only recently have computer technology and scientific enquiry permitted the necessary means for its exploration. Tony Robbin, a painter and sculptor based in New York, has been using this new technology to create wondrous works that blur the boundaries typically erected between art and science. Robbin's writing and reproductions of his works help him probe terrain from which most artists run - relativity, non-euclidean geometry, hypercubes and quasicrystals, this book assists the reader in seeing 4D imagery, packaged with "Fourfield" 3D glasses, which are also effective with the computer software available by mail to the book's buyers.