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The Plotter Revival

From the 2010s, affordable machines like the AxiDraw put pens back on paper. A worldwide community of plotter artists formed online, trading techniques the way earlier generations traded FORTRAN listings.

The Plotter Revival — Coral Roses (2020) by Andee Collard, from the collection.

Andee Collard Andy Wallace Antigoon Daniela Kröhnert Jenn Karson Joel Cammarata Jussi Jokinen Lars Wander Lenore Edman MMachine Nick Hardeman Simon Kirby Targz Vincent Pidone Windell Oskay

Scarf Series #6, 2016

Untitled Moiré Drawing, 2017

Coral Roses, 2020

Pac Path #12, 2020

Daniela Kröhnert

Pillars of Creation-Eagle Nebula #2/5, 2020

Daniela Kröhnert

Crab Nebula, 2020

Daniela Kröhnert

Lagoon Nebula, 2020

Daniela Kröhnert

Mystic Mountain, 2020

Jug of Daffodils, 2021

Orange Roses, 2021

Yellow Roses, 2021

Jug of Daffodils, 2021

Daffodils 2021, 2021

Yellow Roses, 2021

Daniela Kröhnert

Colo(u)r Fields -Komorebi, 2021

Daniela Kröhnert

Monkey Head Nebula, 2021

Daniela Kröhnert

Orion Nebula, 2021

Gossamer #168, 2021

Gossamer #215, 2021

Gossamer #406, 2021

Unfolded #17, 2021

Gossamer #72, 2021

How many ways can you fold a rubber band with N bends?, 2021

Red Roses, 2022

Ligature#16, 2022

Ligature #16 (plot), 2022

Daniela Kröhnert

skyfall over the desert, 2022

“Athena Dataset Sample”, 2022

Diamonds 02, 2022

Lines Walking series, 2022

Geode #140, 2022

Large Blended Squares No 16-2, 2023

Blended Square No 17, 2023

Chromatic Interplay No.4, 2023

Chromatic Interplay No.5, 2023

Unexpected Patterns, 2023

Chromatic Interplay No 2, 2023

Medium Blended Squares — No.25 Z3, 2023

Vinyl Impression No. 2, 2023

Phytomechatronics, 2024

Nousu III, 2024

Sagittarius, 2024

Lines -2301/Q06, 2024

Lifelines 7592, 2025