
Michael Takeo Magruder b. 1974
Imaginary Cities — Paris (11097701034) - 01/01/2018, 2019
Algorithmically generated monoprints on 24ct gold-gilded cotton board
95 x 95 cm
37 3/8 x 37 3/8 in
37 3/8 x 37 3/8 in
Copyright The Artist
This sequence of four monoprints has been created through combining leading-edge digital technologies and processes with precious fine art materials and historic craft techniques. The project’s underlying custom server application...
This sequence of four monoprints has been created through combining leading-edge digital technologies and processes with precious fine art materials and historic craft techniques. The project’s underlying custom server application has algorithmically generated the image data for each print from a single 19th-century map of Paris found in the British Library’s One Million Images from Scanned Books collection on Flickr Commons. Each piece represents a unique moment from the work’s continuously running computational framework. The final objects are fabricated using direct-to-media digital printing onto 24ct gold-gilded cotton boards that have been traditionally produced and hand finished by the artist.
Source data timepoints (90-day intervals): 01/01/2018, 02/04/2018, 02/07/2018, 01/10/2018
Source Map: ‘Paris’ by Malby & Sons
in D Appleton, Appleton’s European Guide Book illustrated.
London, 1872. 10107.bb.20
www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/11097701034
Source data timepoints (90-day intervals): 01/01/2018, 02/04/2018, 02/07/2018, 01/10/2018
Source Map: ‘Paris’ by Malby & Sons
in D Appleton, Appleton’s European Guide Book illustrated.
London, 1872. 10107.bb.20
www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/11097701034
Exhibitions
Enter Through The Headset 4, Gazelli Art House, London, UK (2019)Imaginary Cities: Michael Takeo Magruder, The British Library, London, UK (2019)