ART AND THE COMPUTER - MELVIN L. PRUEITT

All the following images are taken from Melvin L. Prueitt's book Art and the Computer.


The human visual system integrates line segments into subjectively perceived surfaces. (1982 Melvin L. Prueitt)


Richard F. Voss used fractal geometry to produce a very realistic scene. (1982 Benoit B. Mandelbrot, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center)


"Artic Twilight." Experimenting around with an erosion program. (1982 Melvin L. Prueitt)


"Concession to Scifi." There are number of ways to create abstract art with a computer. (1980 Darcy Gerbarg)


"Vanishing Essence." The reason that these plates are effective in producing a pleasant picture is that our visual systems are able to connect them together into unified curving surfaces. (1983 Melvin L. Prueitt)


Vibeke Sorenson's computer graphics design class in the Department of Communication Arts and Design at the Virginia Commonwealth University found that home computers could produce colorful patterns.


This was produced by James Squires as a graduate student using a Chromatics 7900 in the Fine Arts Department of UCLA.


"Rainbow Valley." The stripes in the rainbow actually consist of bent tubes. (1982 Melvin L. Prueitt)

VIBEKE SORENSEN

Vibeke Sorensen working on 'S'electrons' (1978)

I've already posted videos under the name of Dean Winkler, who often collaborated with Tom DeWitt and Vibeke Sorensen. I just stumbled upon Vibeke Sorensen's website, and discovered more (really cool) videos from them, and way more about Sorensen's work... She also composed some very nice music for the videos. It's worth to give a look at her website for other videos (this one is quite nice Temple), stereoscopic images, and a more detailed bio...

Vibeke Sorensen is an artist working in experimental new media, including computer graphics and animation. From her early work with hybrid video synthesizers in the 1970s, through her long engagement with three-dimensional computer graphics, to her internet based pieces and architectural installations, she has created a series of prints, films, videotapes, and interactive works while also experimenting with and contributing to the development of new systems and methods.

Phil Mercurio and Vibeke Sorensen in the Advanced Scientific Visualization Laboratory, SDSC

AQUARELLES
Abstract video art created in 1980. Video by Tom DeWitt, Vibeke Sorensen and Dean Winkler.
Music by Vibeke Sorensen.

REJUVINATION
Excerpt from video by Tom DeWitt, Vibeke Sorensen, and Dean Winkler, 1983
Music by Vibeke Sorensen



CALYPSO CAMEO
Video by Vibeke Sorensen and Tom DeWitt, 1983
Music by Vibeke Sorensen

DEAN WINKLER

This episode from the first season of the Video Artist (1983?) featured Tom DeWitt, Vibeke Sorensen and myself (Dean Winkler) discussing two of our pieces, Tempest and Voyage.

Abstract video art created in 1981. Video by Dean Winkler, Tom DeWitt, Vibeke Sorensen and Robert Lund. Music by Tom DeWitt and Vibeke Sorensen.

Abstract video art created in 1986 for Expo '86 in Vancouver, BC. Video by John Sanborn and Dean Winkler. Music by Daniel Lentz.