Tracing the Line – The Art of Drawing Machines and Pen Plotters

The use of pen plotters and other drawing machines has re-emerged as an important part of the contemporary generative and digital art scene.

Tracing the Line showcases the work of 11 pioneers of generative art, alongside more than 100 contemporary artists who use these machines in their creative practices. An incredible variety of different techniques and styles are shown, highlighting the diverse range of possibilities and approaches that pen plotters and drawing machines offer.

This book is a uniquely immersive art experience. By using a free app, you can access an extra dimension of the artworks, giving rise to a new experience – one in which the book becomes the vessel for a digital exhibition space.

Tracing the Line is a must-read for anyone interested in the contemporary generative and digital art world.

Pioneers: Manfred Mohr, Frieder Nake, Georg Nees, Herbert W Franke, Vera Molnar, Harold Cohen, Mark Wilson, Peter Beyls, Roman Verostko, Jean-Pierre Hébert, Casey Reas.

Contemporary artists: Acrylcode Berlin (Felipe Infantino), Algorigraph (Fabian Eck), Antigoon, Frank Aubry + Andreas Rau, Barbe Generative Diary (Peco), Martin Bauer, Arno Beck, Deniz Bicer, Chris Bly (machine.arm), Bondtruluv, Geoffrey Bradway (Chromatocosmos), Bustavo (Gustavo Muñoz), Joel Cammarata, Dan Catt (Revdancatt), CEK (Giorgio Cecatto), Michelle Chandra, Sougwen Chung (Studio Scilicet), Desmond Clarke , Andee Collard, Dirk Dallas (Dirka), Matt DesLauriers, DiDiffArt (Diana Becker), The Dot Is Black (David Mrugala), Kristine Erstad Vegard, Julien Espagnon, Allen F, Sven Björn Fi, Hiromasa Fukaji + Horikawa Junichiro, Julien Gachadoat (v3ga), Pablo Garcia , Generative Artworks, Kjetil Golid (Kgolid), Greweb, David Guerrero, Cory Haber, Licia He, Tyler Hobbs, Matthew Hughes, Jessica In (Shedrawswithcode), Ralf Jacobs, Jenslabs (Jens Clarholm), JMY (Jimmy Herdberg), Floris de Jonge, So Kanno + Takahiro Yamaguchi, Simon Kirby, Daniela Kröhnert, Guillaume Lagarde (Entropismes), Land Lines Art, Beatrice Lartigue (Lab212 Collective), Tom Lauerman, Sunjoo Lee + Ko de Beer, Jürg Lehni, LIA, Loackme, Lenia Mascha, Simone Mauer, Kyle McDonald + Matt Mets, Arjan van der Meij, Liz Melchor, Huw Messie, Emre Meydan (Thresfold), Mmachine, Cezar Mocan, Moodsoup (Stefan Reyniers), Ivan Murit, Sohan Murthy, Kris Northern (phidelity), Noumenal, Dimitri Otxa, Pierre Paslier, Pavlovpolus (Pablo Azóçar A.), Abe Pazos Solatie, Arnaud Pfeffer, Playmodes, Paul Prudence, Paul Rickards, Meg Rodger, Con Ryan, Catalin Sandu, Heliodoro Santos Sánchez, Lisa Schwalbe (Gridtheline), Marcel Schwittlick, Seohyo (Seo Hyojung), Sfd.Art (Andreas Schönfelder), Luke Shannon, Shih Wei-Chieh , Spatial Matters (Nicola Lorusso), Strano (Marcel Giannoccaro), Studio Joanie Lemercier , Studio Strauss , Alida Sun, Maksim Surguy, Targz, Tofa (Christopher Noelle), Patrick Tresset, Frederick Vanhoutte (Wblut), Benjamin Vedrenne, Lars Wander, Victor Wong, Zancan.

Texts by: Freya Marshall, Wolf Lieser, Pablo Garcia, Jürg Lehni

Media Partners: Generative Hut, Galerie DATA Paris, DAM Projects Berlin, Pen Plot Art