Portrait of Georges Brassens
1969
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1969
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Portrait of Georges Brassens is a 1969 by Jaume Estapà, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a portrait of French singer-songwriter Georges Brassens made entirely from computer characters. Artist Jaume Estapà created it in 1969 as a print. It’s one of the first examples of ASCII art. It uses just three symbols: M, O, and *. The artist layered them to build up shades of gray. Back then, early computers couldn’t print pictures, so people used characters to make images instead. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
