Charles Csuri: Ritual Dance
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Artist(s):
Title:
- Ritual Dance
Exhibition:
- SIGGRAPH 1996: The Bridge
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More artworks from SIGGRAPH 1996:
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Creation Year:
- 1996
Medium:
- Computer Art
Category:
Artist Statement:
Computer art based on mathematical definitions of objects and strategies force the artist towards a deadly and plastic concept of reality. How does an artist using this process avoid the cold and sterile and achieve a semblance of spontaneity? I have found that one needs to develop a sense of the ridiculous to overcome such perfection. If you truly play in parameter space or do it wrong, the results are usually more interesting.
Pan the Greek God of Mischief lives in my computer, which I named Stupid. My interest in using a computer’s capability to exploit new notions about creativity are very intriguing to Pan. At the same time, he takes great pleasure in tormenting me and causing mistakes so that I become confused and question my involvement with a computer. We have an interesting relationship: he deliberately corrupts my parameters and presents me with what he thinks are horrible pictures. Most of the time this is true, but occasionally Pan makes a mistake and I get back an amazing image. It is something I would never have predicted, and then I claim it as my own personal work. When this happens, he becomes furious, and his evil side comes out and shuts down the computer. Eventually, Pan will relent because he really enjoys playing this game with me. After all, he wins most of the time. And I have to admit that I do love Pan’s playful attitude about art and computers.
I must constantly remind myself that as an artist my role is to build psychological bridges linking together feelings and shared human experiences. My use of fragmentation is symbolic of chaos or of partial objects and blunted feelings. These bridges must support my effort to express my inner thoughts and feelings about the human spirit. The goal is to achieve a balance between technology and an esthetic domain to make a meaningful artistic statement.
As I write these words of wisdom, I notice that Pan is yawning. He is very bored with the notion of art and computers. He has learned all of this before from so many artists. Apparently there are certain key phrases that simply put him to sleep. However, when I succeed in crossing one of my bridges, Pan becomes confused and forgets to be my nemesis.
All Works by the Artist(s) in This Archive:
- Charles A. Csuri
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Sine Curve Man
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Leonardo Man
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Hummingbirds
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Ritual Dance
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Ritual Dance
[SIGGRAPH 1996] -
Goldenmask
[SIGGRAPH 1996] -
Sinescape
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Paul Cézanne
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Paul Klee
[SIGGRAPH 1998] -
The Past Casts Shadows
[SIGGRAPH 1998] -
Hummingbird
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Grass
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Anima 2
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Real-time Art System
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Hand
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Aging Process
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Origami Swallows
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Computer Films
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
She's Watching Superman
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Contemplation
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Albrecht Dürer
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After André Derain
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Jean-Auguste Ingres
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Pablo Picasso
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Francisco Goya
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Albrecht Dürer’s Study of Genti...
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Paul Klee
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Piet Mondrian
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Dignified Lady
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Five Faces
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Bearded Man in a Circle
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Leonardo da Vinci Series
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
3D Path and Transformations
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Sketch Flying Around the Drawing
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Stereo Pairs
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Man Moving Through N-Space
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Sine Waves Scramble
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Sine Curve Man
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Sine Curve Man
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Hummingbird II
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Aging Process
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Birds in a Hat
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Numeric Milling
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Plotter Drawing of Numeric Milling
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Random War
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Feeding Time
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Silent Statues
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
A Child's Face
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Caroline
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
The Hungarians
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Death of My Father
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Faces
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Mask of Fear
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Brick Landscape
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Cosmic Matter
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Gossip
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Wondrous Spring
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Dance of the Sorcerers
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Surrealist Dream
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Golden Mask
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
A Happy Time
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Garden Lovers
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Horse Play
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Political Agenda
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
ribbonVASES
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Horse and Rider
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
A Frozen Moment
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Balancing Act
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Clearly Impressive
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Aurora
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Dream Gazing
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Raphael Voglass
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
doodleFourteen
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
19th Century Space Station Frame 0321, s...
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Coral Frames 0001–0050, afish series
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
texturePERHAPS
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Strawscape
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Entanglement
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Brick Figures
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Coral Frames 0501, 1050, 1401, 1601, afi...
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Venus in the Garden Frame 73, venus seri...
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Venus in the Garden Frame 127, venus ser...
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Venus in the Garden Frame 64, venus seri...
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Origami Flowers Frame 89, simpleFLRS ser...
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Emily’s Scribbles Frame 300, fishscrib...
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Festive Frame 47, leo series
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Glorious Grass Frame 28, bush series
[SIGGRAPH 2006]