The timely self-portrait machine

Author(s)
Haun, Gregory Cosmo
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
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Otto Piene.
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Abstract
This thesis explores the philosophy which underlies the Timely Self-Portrait Machine. The cultural history of the machine, the phenomenon of Television, and the personal history of this project are discussed. Technical information and a functional explanation of The Timely Self-Portrait Machine are provided. A central theme is echoed throughout; essentially, a request is made that the machine be treated by artists and designers as an agent of expression in itself, regardless of superfluous decoration.
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Thesis (M.S.V.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1992.
 
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-57).
 
Date issued
1992
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66744
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Architecture.
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