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Optical image

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 346 Collections and/or Records:

Signal: Word / Yoshizawa, Shoji., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-62476-47626
Scope and Contents

Exhibited in Visualog 2, San Luis Obispu, California. Exhibition was curated by Karl Kempton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

[Smloe] / Fencott, P.C.., 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-13074-13369
Scope and Contents

Geometrical papers with the letters s m l o e, derived from a duplicator process, printed in all directions are interspered with cut-out blank squares and diagonal lines to create a patterning effect. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Sonic Memory / Chopin, Henri ; Zurbrugg N., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-29380-30745
Scope and Contents

Contains a short biography of Chopin and reproductions of five typewriter works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Spheres / Topel, Andrew; Altemus R., 2006

 Item
Identifier: CC-45704-47912
Scope and Contents

Each print consists of a photocopied image of a three dimensionsal language poem. Reed Altemus is the publisher of Live Matter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

[spinning dashes] (040467) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-56233-9999677
Scope and Contents

The image is created totally with dashes and equal signs in a fan-like configuration. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[spinning dashes] (060467) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-56235-9999680
Scope and Contents

The image is created totally with dashes and equal signs in a fan-like configuration. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[spiral] (300367) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-56219-9999658
Scope and Contents

The image is created totally with slashes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Spiral of Slashes] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-57650-10000917
Scope and Contents

This work is from John Furnival's scrapbook. It is shaped as an octagon and was folded and pasted into Furnival's book. The typewritings are of a red color. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[square of o's] (010270) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-56338-9999762
Scope and Contents

The entire patterned typing and the frame are composed of o's. Four apparent spheres are enclosed by the square. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

[square with parallelograms] (110267) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-08660-8833
Scope and Contents

The square border of this work is formed from typed "6's" and "9's." A circle internal to the border is formed from parallelograms that are typed from slash marks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[stacked parallelograms] (280167) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-08663-8836
Scope and Contents

The image is composed of parallelograms made of slashes and dashes with added quotation marks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Sylvester / Kenelm Cox; Dom Sylvester Houedard., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-20124-20519
Scope and Contents

The hands of this clock-like object each have a letter at their ends that spells, "Sylvester" after the poet Dom Sylvester Houedard. However, the arrangement of the gears which staggers the letters from ever lining up to form this word. The background creates a subtle Moire effect as the hands move across it. The clock was made by Kenelm Cox on behalf of Dom Sylvester Houedard. According to William Allen, bookseller, it was a surprise gift from Cox to Houedard. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Sylvester / Kenelm Cox; Dom Sylvester Houedard., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-20124-20519
Scope and Contents

The hands of this clock-like object each have a letter at their ends that spells, "Sylvester" after the poet Dom Sylvester Houedard. However, the arrangement of the gears which staggers the letters from ever lining up to form this word. The background creates a subtle Moire effect as the hands move across it. The clock was made by Kenelm Cox on behalf of Dom Sylvester Houedard. According to William Allen, bookseller, it was a surprise gift from Cox to Houedard. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Taciturn / Klauke, Michael., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-27825-28958
Scope and Contents

The word 'taciturn' is drawn in large block capital letters to give a three dimensional appearance with a break at the 'I' and 'T' such that the 'TURN' component of the word recedes into the third dimension. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

[ten vertical parallelograms] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-09454-9641
Scope and Contents

The blue figures are lined up and spaced by size. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Texte/1965 / Nannucci, Maurizio., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-57599-10000874
Scope and Contents

There are 16 blocks of over-printed words in this piece. Nannucci's name and address are rubberstamped on the verso.The title and 1965 are written in graphite. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Texte/1966 / Nannucci, Maurizio., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-57598-53855
Scope and Contents

There are 16 columns of over-printed words in this piece. Nannucci's name and address are rubberstamped on the verso.The title and 1966 are written in graphite. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966