Paik-Abe Video Synthesizer: As Freely As Picasso, As Colorfully As Renoir

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Date

2011-12-16

Author

Sang Ae Park, Ki Jun Lee

Publisher

Nam June Paik Art Center

This book covers “Abe Video Synthesizer Restoration Project” whose aim is to restore and to recover analogue Video Synthesizer’s functionality. This book include Nam June Paik’s own texts regarding production of Paik-Abe Video Synthesizer in the 1970’s, descriptive writings on original Paik-Abe Video Synthesizer production process from 1970 to 1972 as well as original diagrams of video synthesizer, and explanations on functionally restored video synthesizer. This book features historical and functional facts regarding original Paik-Abe Video Synthesizer production, which might be used as research source on hardware development in Nam June Paik’s video art.

Table of contents

Foreword – Manu Park
Project Prologue – Sang Ae Park
Versatile Color TV Synthesizer – Nam June Paik
Video Synthesizer Plus – Nam June Paik
Mr. Abe – the Greatest Doctor for Me – Nam June Paik
Paik-Abe Video Synthesizer – Sang Ae Park
Abe Video Syntehsizer Restoration Proejct – Sang Ae Park, Ki Jun Lee
Technicians’ CV

(ISBN 978-89-97128-02-0, 64 pages)

Korea Open Government License
Attribution (BY), Non-commercial (NC), No Derivative Works (ND)

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