1977 · Nordamatic
Saturn
Not a representational scene. an abstract, diagrammatic field of pale blue-grey with horizontal instrument-panel banding, a large dark oval form reading as a shadowed sphere or ring seen edge-on, and scattered smaller circular and oval shapes. no landscape, room or sky is depicted..
- Year
- 1977
- Maker
- Nordamatic
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- pale blue grey
- red
- black
- gold
- yellow orange
Fingerprint: SATURN in red arched capitals with black shadow and white outline spanning top edge, small red-orange planet emblem alongside title, long white horizontal band containing small dark rectangular blocks, charcoal-black elongated oval mass dominating left-centre, green oval disc near bottom, pale blue-grey background, minimalist science theme, golden-yellow accents
The dominant feature is the oversized arched word SATURN in red capitals with black shading and a white outline, spanning the entire top edge of the panel. A small round red-and-orange planet-like emblem sits immediately to the right of the title. A long white horizontal band filled with a row of evenly spaced small dark rectangles runs beneath the title across almost the full width. The left half of the artwork is taken up by a large dark charcoal oval mass, while a green oval disc appears near the bottom centre. Golden-yellow accents appear in a small lettered box at upper left and in rounded forms at the lower right, all set against a pale blue-grey background.
Setting
- Not a representational scene. an abstract, diagrammatic field of pale blue-grey with horizontal instrument-panel banding, a large dark oval form reading as a shadowed sphere or ring seen edge-on, and scattered smaller circular and oval shapes. no landscape, room or sky is depicted.
Symbols
- A circular red-and-orange emblem at the upper right of the title, planet-like, with a ring or halo arc around it
- A long white horizontal band containing a row of small dark rectangular blocks, resembling a scale, gauge strip or row of display windows
- A small golden-yellow framed box at the upper left containing tiny dark lettering and a miniature illustration
- A white rectangular panel at the lower right beside the yellow-orange rounded forms
- Green oval disc with lighter internal markings near the bottom centre
- Large charcoal-black elongated oval with a lighter grey rim occupying the middle-left
Lettering
- One word only, set in heavy condensed serif-less block capitals, filled solid red, outlined in cream-white, with a thick black drop shadow offset below and to the left. the word is arched to follow the top edge of the panel and occupies nearly the full width. a second block of tiny dark lettering sits inside the golden-yellow box at upper left but is too small to resolve.
Themes
- Planet
- Space
- Celestial
- Astronomy
- Instrument panel
- Abstract science
Title on it
- Saturn
Text on it
- SATURN
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | No human or animal figures are discernible. the composition contains only abstract or mechanical shapes: one large charcoal-black oval mass across the middle-left, one green oval disc near the bottom centre, one small red-orange circular emblem at the upper right beside the title, and yellow-orange rounded forms at the lower right. |
A small, low-resolution photograph of a painted backglass panel, roughly 175 by 196 pixels, so only the largest forms and the main title are readable. The ground colour is a pale, cool blue-grey, over which the artwork is laid out in broad airbrushed bands. Across the very top runs a single word in huge red block capitals with a heavy black drop shadow and a cream-white outer outline: SATURN, arched slightly to follow the top edge. Immediately to the right of the word sits a small circular emblem in red, orange and dark grey, planet-like, with a ring or halo shape around it. Below the title, running nearly the full width, is a long white-to-light-grey horizontal rectangle that reads as a display or window band; inside it sits a row of small dark rectangular blocks, evenly spaced. At the upper left is a small golden-yellow box containing a few lines of tiny dark lettering and a miniature illustration. The middle of the panel is dominated by a large charcoal-black elongated oval mass with a lighter grey rim. Near the bottom centre is a green oval disc, and to the lower right are yellow-orange rounded forms beside a white rectangular panel. Overall the palette is red, gold-orange, black, pale blue-grey and a touch of green.