7289 - Beckmann, Otto

Beckmann, Otto Olympic Flame. Electronic Computer Graphics Graphic on aluminum, mounted on cardboard. 1971. 30.5 x 20 cm (51 x 33 cm). Signed (incised) “Otto Beckmann” and later dated and inscribed on the cardboard: “2 copies available.” Otto Beckmann, a sculptor and pioneer in the use of computer technology in the arts (see zkm.de), created Plexiglas sculptures that were set in motion under polarized light. The templates for these UV choreographies were created by Frieder Nake, who was asked by Otto Beckmann in 1966 to generate algorithms and choreographic sequences on a computer. Photographs or stills were taken of these sequences and films and transferred to offset printing plates. “Electronic Computer Graphics” is not a one-of-a-kind piece, but since this type of printing was very expensive at the time, only very few prints exist. They are extremely rare. We thank Irene and Albert Beckmann, Otto Beckmann Archive, Sollenau, for their kind information provided on October 16, 2026. - Please request condition reports for the lots, as the condition is usually not listed in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.