Pre-Computer art by by Ace Hoffman

There are definitely some similarities between these images and some of the random computerized art also exhibited at this web site. I drew these images mainly in the late 1970's. Most of the original art are approximately 8.5 X 11 inches. (The two acrylic items were about twice as large in each dimension.) Most of these images were originally scanned in the 1990s. Most have been rescanned and then "Photoshopped" to bring them up to the quality of the original drawings.

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Explosion
Rapidograph and Dr. Ph. Martin's inks.

Blue Lines Towards a sun
Rapidograph and Dr. Ph. Martin's inks.

French Curve
Rapidograph and Dr. Ph. Martin's inks, French Curve.

Zig Zags
Rapidograph and Dr. Ph. Martin's inks.

Toward Greater Entropy
Rapidograph and Dr. Ph. Martin's inks.

Squiggles
Rapidograph and Dr. Ph. Martin's inks.

Blue Background with Circles
Rapidograph and Dr. Ph. Martin's inks. Blue created with tissue paper brush (recreated for web with Photoshop).

World's Lost People
Rapidograph and water colors.

Wedges
Acrylic.

Yellow, Green and Red Pattern
Acrylic.

Hollerith Card
Ball-point Pens. Text (and signature)
in reverse image.

Computer Template
Ball-point Pens. Text was drawn in reverse-image, so don't think your computer is on the fritz. This drawing was created (obviously?) just as I was 'getting into' computers (actually, drawn while listening in computer class).

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All drawings Copyright (c) by Ace Hoffman.