Poem Field No. 2 (1966)

To create his “Poemfields” (1965-71) series, VanDerBeek worked closely with computer scientist Ken Knowlton and the staff at Bell Labs. Each “Poemfield” was adapted from poems by VanDerBeek, programmed on an IBM 7094 computer in black and white using a custom language known as BEFLIX, and colored after the fact by artists Robert Brown and Frank Olvey. Poemfield No. 2 features a soundtrack by jazz percussionist Paul Motian, known for his collaborations with Bill Evans.

Released

1966-01-01

Genres

Animation

Runtime

6 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Stan VanDerBeek

TMDB rating

8.0/10 from 1 votes