“CONTRAST minimum edition” by CAD CENTER CORPORATION
Conference:
SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 03
Title:
- CONTRAST minimum edition
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- CAD CENTER CORPORATION
Description:
“Life will last only when our senses can perceive contrasts.” Black and white, flat and solid, entire multi-dimensional universes on a single sheet of paper, infinity evoked by an endless repetition of regular shapes. Branded a heretic by the art establishment of his time, M.C. Escher (1898-1972) described himself as “a graphic artist with heart and soul” and spent his life working out the problems of putting his unique vision on paper. Today he is seen in a new light, as the precursor of contemporary computer graphic art.
These CG movies include works that received high praise at the 2006 Escher exhibition in Japan. They are digital representa-tions of Escher’s works authorized by the M.C. Escher Foundation in his native Holland. The movies are introduced by a CG character based on a familiar creation of Escher that he called a “Curl-Up,” designed to give a virtual and intuitive experience of the artist’s creative processes.
As you watch the techniques he developed to realize his groundbreaking visions, you will be irresistibly drawn into the mysteri-ous world of M.C. Escher.
Software:
Cinema4D, Lightwave, Max, Maya, After Effects, Combustion, Final Cut Pro
Additional Contributors:
Producers: Masayuki Waku, Naomi Matsuzawa
Associate Producer: Tomoko Nagai
Director/Editor: Kazumasa Otsuki
Programmer: Takamitsu Masumi
CG Artists: Koichi Kasai, Michihiro Hashimoto, Takao Shida, Junjie Yin, Hongtao Ji, Yuichi Hirano, ANON Pictures
Assistant Editor: Yoshitaka Nakamura
Special Collaboration: Huis Ten Bosch, Itsuo Sakane, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
