ANSI Art for the Masses
Back before there was the Internet, early caveman dialed into computer bulletin board systems or BBSes to get their online fix. Many of these boards distinguished themselves with ANSI art, an early form of electronic cave paintings. ANSI was an extension to the even earlier form of caveman communication known as ASCII used in MS-DOS based computers. It is with great pleasure that we happened upon the San Francisco hacker art gallery “20 goto 10” where an ANSI art exhibition was in progress. Irina Slutsky talks to curator Kevin Olson who takes us on a tour of some of the amazing early work of two ANSI artists, lordjazz and somms.
Episode links: ANSI Art (wikipedia), ANSI Art Gallery Show, 20 goto 10 Gallery, Sixteen Colors ANSI Archive, ACiD, Phlogiston (soundtrack)
on January 21st, 2008 at 9:24 pm
siiiick. good job kevin and abad.
on January 22nd, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Here’s a flickr photoset that links back to sixteencolors.net for each of the lightbox ansis:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gamachan/2191468605/in/photostream/
on January 22nd, 2008 at 12:06 pm
[…] Entertainment TV has published their piece on the 20 goto 10 gallery showing. The piece runs about five minutes long and gives you […]
on January 24th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
[…] was a fun one. Kevin Olson and Chris Abad invited Irina and I to stop by the 20 goto 10 gallery for the opening of their ANSI art […]
on January 25th, 2008 at 1:49 am
That was cool. I liked how they drove the monitors off DIY video cards. The explanation of the characters was mindboggling. Having to compose an image using a keyboard for something over 14kbs modem is pretty damn cool.
on January 27th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Is anyone else getting tired of the Webdrifter promo. I like that show too but these promos stink (and I have to reload the page to stop/skip it… WTF?)
on January 28th, 2008 at 7:47 am
[…] Geek Entertainment TV was there and they produced a little video for everyone to get a glimpse in on the show. […]
on January 29th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
[…] Dort drüben bei Geek Entertainment TV fühle ich wohl. Die Damen und Herren berichten z. B. über ANSI Art, den C64 und viele andere schöne Dinge, die mich zum Grinsen […]
on January 31st, 2008 at 11:58 am
Something I never knew! How cool. Great piece!
on January 31st, 2008 at 8:04 pm
whodathunkit… ANSI art from the BBS glory days on display at an art show… and in scrollable goodness. one of the cooler webisodes i must admit. at a time when diggnation and other geek/nerd IPTV shows are getting lame… GETV takes the cake. keep up the quality, humor, and bustiness.
on February 19th, 2008 at 1:53 am
Francisco: 14.4kps? That was a luxury. Try 2400bps 😉
on February 19th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Ancillary Art…
ANSI art gets the respect it is due. On January 12th, 2008, ACiD Productions produced an art show of legendary MS-DOS artists Somms and Lord Jazz….
on March 5th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
[…] doing some reading and seeing a Video on it I’ve gathered that apparently it it’s been around for quite a while and I feel […]
on April 22nd, 2008 at 8:34 am
I feel like a dejected GEICO Caveman in the commercial.
Great topic
Ac
on July 25th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
It was really cool to see this news report, kudos to everyone involved!
I was hella impressed with what I could see of the presentation, and think it’s terrific to continue to expose art and computer enthusiasts alike to this genre/media of work!
Regards,
-Catbones, ACiD Alumni
on September 4th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
[…] people would devote hours on end to make works of art! After doing some reading and seeing a Video on it I’ve gathered that apparently it it’s been around for quite a while and I feel […]
on February 23rd, 2009 at 7:39 am
It's amazing what creative people can do, no matter what the medium, artists create art.
on May 31st, 2009 at 4:51 pm
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on June 14th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
wow.. ANSI art 🙂
on June 24th, 2009 at 2:10 am
Many of these boards distinguished themselves with ANSI art, an early form of electronic cave paintings.
on July 14th, 2009 at 2:35 am
I did like the creation you have shown here and it is pretty good thanks for your share
on September 8th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Great artwork. I would like to get my hands on one. But i think its not that cheap. 🙂
on October 3rd, 2009 at 12:11 am
amazing artwork..
on May 21st, 2011 at 7:24 am
Yes Boss!
ANSI to the masses