Poem Field Explained

Poem Field is the name of a series of 8 computer-generated animations by Stan Vanderbeek and Ken Knowlton in 1964-1967.^[1] The animations were programmed in a language called Beflix (short for "Bell Flicks"), which was developed by Knowlton.^[2]

It is notable as a feature of one of the earlier SIGGRAPH conferences.

External links

• Tate Intermedia Art: La Mode, Science Friction, Breath Death, Poemfield # 2. Artist biography and streamable films (Flash video format).

Notes and References

1. News: Mizota . Sharon . Review: Remembering the early computer-generated art of Stan VanDerBeek . . September 25, 2014 . June 7, 2020.
2. Book: Higgins, Hannah; Kahn, Douglas . Mainframe Experimentalism: Early Computing and the Foundations of the Digital Arts . University of California Press p. 329 . 2012 . 978-0-5202-6838-8.