Catherine Mason
@cathcomputerart.bsky.social
Researcher & writer on the history of computer and digital art. Author of books. 35 years experience in the art world http://www.catherinemason.co.uk
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Are you interested in the history of art & tech in Britain? My newest book features George Mallen, pioneer of creative computing since 1964, cybernetics and Gordon Pask, artist Stephen Willats, the Royal College of Art & the history of the Computer Arts Society in 1960s-1970s bit.ly/3xdOE58
Chart showing the game structure of "Ecogame", an innovative British art project of 1970. Using early machine learning, Ecogame became the first digitally-driven, multiplayer, interactive gaming system in the UK.
Learn more about Ecogame in “Creative Simulations", out now! bit.ly/3xdOE58
Learn more about Ecogame in “Creative Simulations", out now! bit.ly/3xdOE58
June 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Chart showing the game structure of "Ecogame", an innovative British art project of 1970. Using early machine learning, Ecogame became the first digitally-driven, multiplayer, interactive gaming system in the UK.
Learn more about Ecogame in “Creative Simulations", out now! bit.ly/3xdOE58
Learn more about Ecogame in “Creative Simulations", out now! bit.ly/3xdOE58
In London this week? Come and hear a talk I’m giving at the Bartlett on Wednesday 7th : www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve... (no need to book for in-person attendance)
May 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
In London this week? Come and hear a talk I’m giving at the Bartlett on Wednesday 7th : www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve... (no need to book for in-person attendance)
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May 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Beautiful Harold Cohen on view at the Dallas Art Fair, courtesy of Gazelli Art House: “Untitled”, 1984
Coloured dye over ink on paper
57.1 x 76.2 cm. See also article I wrote last year: www.studiointernational.com/index.php/in...
Coloured dye over ink on paper
57.1 x 76.2 cm. See also article I wrote last year: www.studiointernational.com/index.php/in...
April 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Beautiful Harold Cohen on view at the Dallas Art Fair, courtesy of Gazelli Art House: “Untitled”, 1984
Coloured dye over ink on paper
57.1 x 76.2 cm. See also article I wrote last year: www.studiointernational.com/index.php/in...
Coloured dye over ink on paper
57.1 x 76.2 cm. See also article I wrote last year: www.studiointernational.com/index.php/in...
What was it like to be a woman artist involved in arts education and administration during the 1970s to 90s? Sue Gollifer (born 1944) is a pioneer of digital printmaking. Read my article here www.linkedin.com/pulse/discov...
April 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What was it like to be a woman artist involved in arts education and administration during the 1970s to 90s? Sue Gollifer (born 1944) is a pioneer of digital printmaking. Read my article here www.linkedin.com/pulse/discov...
#generativeart and #aiart didn’t just come out of nowhere - “A Computer in the Art Room: the origins of British Computer Arts 1950-1980” is now available as an ebook @amazonkindle.bsky.social & Apple books £5.99 & $4.99
April 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
#generativeart and #aiart didn’t just come out of nowhere - “A Computer in the Art Room: the origins of British Computer Arts 1950-1980” is now available as an ebook @amazonkindle.bsky.social & Apple books £5.99 & $4.99
Are you interested in the history of art & tech in Britain? My newest book features George Mallen, pioneer of creative computing since 1964, cybernetics and Gordon Pask, artist Stephen Willats, the Royal College of Art & the history of the Computer Arts Society in 1960s-1970s bit.ly/3xdOE58
April 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Are you interested in the history of art & tech in Britain? My newest book features George Mallen, pioneer of creative computing since 1964, cybernetics and Gordon Pask, artist Stephen Willats, the Royal College of Art & the history of the Computer Arts Society in 1960s-1970s bit.ly/3xdOE58