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Bar Frequency Generator Creating Tone Color
Artist
Rebecca Alston
(United States)
Date20th century
MediumScreenprint on paper
DimensionsIMAGE: 14 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.
IMAGE: 361 x 367 mm
SHEET: 18 1/8 x 20 in.
SHEET: 460 x 507 mm
IMAGE: 361 x 367 mm
SHEET: 18 1/8 x 20 in.
SHEET: 460 x 507 mm
Object TypePrints
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
Object numberS4.2015
On View
Not on viewThis print is a nod to the use of technology in art, the hidden art in technology, and the relationship between art, design, color, and sound. Bar frequency generators create the color bars used in test patterns to calibrate video monitors.
Alston received her master’s degree in architecture from Kansas State University in 1980, focusing on music and color perception in design. She taught in the College of Architecture atK-State from 1980 to 1983. Alston lives in New York City where she runs an integrated studio. Like many artists, her interests have changed; her current work emphasizes environmental and social issues.
Alston received her master’s degree in architecture from Kansas State University in 1980, focusing on music and color perception in design. She taught in the College of Architecture atK-State from 1980 to 1983. Alston lives in New York City where she runs an integrated studio. Like many artists, her interests have changed; her current work emphasizes environmental and social issues.
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