Pen plotters are all the rage again! Drafting machines continue to captivate the imaginations of makers, but we’ve been here before. Since the Renaissance, humans have been using machines to create paintings. Early machines helped artists create lifelike renderings, but they quickly evolved into complex devices for visualizing data and measuring natural phenomena. They perform advanced mathematical calculations, automate written communication, trace copies of images, study anatomy, and even entertain children. The drawing machine has endured for six centuries and across the arts, sciences, and humanities.
This talk connects the dots between today’s drawing machines and the history of human-machine creative collaboration, providing inspiration for the creative art machines of tomorrow. Pablo uses the example of artists like Liz Melchor, who work in teams using palette knives and pen plotters. You can also learn about the history of various drawing machines that you didn’t know about before.
inspiration
I’ve always loved painting. And I’ve always loved tinkering. It wasn’t until the early 2000s that research in art history revealed new details about how artists used historical optical and mechanical devices to create great works of art. did. This inspired me to create drawing tools, teach drawing technologies, and explore the wide range of human-machine collaborations in creative fields. I have created various art/design projects that explore drawing technology. This presentation represents over 12 years of drawing machine research and construction.
Pablo Garcia
Pablo Garcia is an associate professor at the Art Institute of Chicago. His interdisciplinary research practice pays homage to our long history, fusing forgotten analog methods with cutting-edge digital technology. Human-machine collaboration in art and design. He is working on the following drafting machines: Neolucida For over a decade, he has shown readers how to build their own tools. make: Magazine 89.
