HERBERT W. FRANKE

Herbert Werner Franke, born in Vienna on May 14, 1927, studied Physics and Philosophy there. In 1951 he received his Doctorate in Theoretical Physics. Today Franke is known as the most important post-war German-language writer in the genre of science fiction. Franke is also recognised worldwide as a pioneer of algorithmic art. His intellectual work is based equally on the rationality of the researcher and the creativity of the artist. He is particularly interested in creating aesthetically interesting structures with the help of computer programs. In addition to creating works of art, Franke has also been intensively involved in questions of rational aesthetics. In his "Rational Theory of Art," published as early as the mid-1960s, he described the perception of art as a construct that can be grasped with the help of information theory.

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Articles

  • HERBERT W. FRANKE : BORDER-CROSSER BETWEEN SCIENCE AND ART

    We offer our English-speaking readers an opportunity to enjoy an interview by Peter Tepe with one of the pioneers of generative art - Herbert W Franke. This article Part 1 was published in Zwischen Wissenschaft & Kunst in April 2020.

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  • HERBERT W. FRANKE: SCIENCE FICTION-AUTOR UND KUNSTTHEORETIKER

    The second part of the interview by Peter Tepe with Herbert W Franke. This article, Part 2, published in Zwischen Wissenschaft & Kunst, is only available in German. The English version is available in our editorial.

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  • EXCLUSIVE FIRST NFT DROP OF LISSAJOUS WORKS BY HERBERT W. FRANKE

    Lissajous series (since 1998) is the first NFT drop by Herbert W. Franke (b. 1927), the pioneer of computer art! The exclusive 11 artworks are available as unique NFTs on OpenSea.

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  • KUNST IST IMMER MATHEMATIK

    This interview was published in Performer magazine in February 2012 under the title “Kunst ist immer Mathematik,” in which the artist explains the connections between art and mathematics. The article is presented in its original German.

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  • 'MATH GOES ART" WAS EXHIBITED IN ZURICH AT GERBERT & STAUFFER FINE ARTS

    Some series of artworks from ‘Math goes art’ were available on display as a physical installation at the exhibition at Gerbert & Stauffer Fine Arts.

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Exhibitions

  • AUTOMAT UND MENSCH 2.0, ZÜRICH, 2024

    As we journeyed 5 years back in time to revisit the Automat und Mensch show, our aim was to reflect upon the trajectory of AI in art and the evolution of generative art over the past half-decade.

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  • MATH GOES ART, ZÜRICH, 2021

    The last gallery show of Herbert Franke, while he was still alive, curated by Kate Vass. The program introduced three main body of works within Herbert W. Franke concept of Math Art.

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  • AUTOMAT UND MENSCH, ZURICH, 2019

    The Automat und Mensch (Man and Machine) exhibition is, above all, an opportunity to put important work by generative artists spanning the last 70 years into context by showing it in a single location.

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