SIGGRAPH 2011 Distinguished Artist Award: Csuri
Awardee(s):
Award:
- Distinguished Artist Award
Description:
The 2011 ACM-SIGGRAPH Lifetime Achievement Award in Digital Art is awarded to Charles Csuri, for his visionary and creative blending of Art and Technology.
In the 1960s, Charles Csuri envisioned the intertwining of art and computer science that gave rise not only to his own expansive body of work, but inspired generations to embrace computer imaging as a serious form of artistic investigation. As a painter, he was immersed in the passionate discussions of his time, when abstract expressionists challenged everything from the purpose of art to the functions of abstract compositional elements. Through his personal network of colleagues, he was also aware of parallel discourses among scientists who debated the role of computers in society. His profound understanding of these “two cultures” put him in a unique position to merge aesthetics and computing, long before either group recognized the potential synergies.
Combining the two fields at that time was a bold move. As an artist, Csuri had the vision to approach the National Science Foundation, and succeeded in securing funding to establish a leading center of computer graphics at The Ohio State University. Through his teaching, his research, and his own artistic output he exemplified his convictions that the fundamental aesthetic concepts which make conventional media so dynamic could not only form the basis of computer generated art, but also that entirely new aesthetic ideals could arise from the incalculable possibilities of computer imaging.
An Ohio native, Professor Csuri attended the Ohio State University, where, while studying fine art, he also excelled at football, proving that the creative mind can move through any number of obstacles. He received the B.F.A. and M.A. degrees from OSU, was appointed a faculty member in 1949, and in 1971 established the Computer Graphics Research Group that later, as ACCAD, emerged as one of the leading centers for research on the use and integration of emerging arts technologies. Csuri’s work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Zagreb Museum of Contemporary Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the ZKM Center for Art and Media, and numerous other important collections. SIGGRAPH attendees know his work through many SIGGRAPH art shows and a special retrospective at SIGGRAPH 2006.
ACM SIGGRAPH is honored to recognize Charles Csuri. He is a true visionary who decades ago embraced the aesthetic potential of early computer imaging, and since then has unfailing worked in both teaching and aesthetic production, keeping us growing, discussing, and moving forward.
Source:
- ACM SIGGRAPH Citation
Artwork(s):
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Sine Curve Man
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Leonardo Man
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Hummingbirds
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Ritual Dance
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Ritual Dance
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 1996] -
Goldenmask
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [Animation & Video]
[SIGGRAPH 1996] -
Sinescape
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Paul Cézanne
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Paul Klee
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 1998] -
The Past Casts Shadows
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 1998] -
Hummingbird
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [Animation & Video]
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Grass
Artist(s): [DeFanti] [Gillenson] [Knemeyer] [Csuri] [Moersdorff]
Art Categories: [Animation & Video]
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Anima 2
Artist(s): [Hackathorn] [Parent] [Meyers] [Csuri]
Art Categories: [Animation & Video]
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Real-time Art System
Artist(s): [Knemeyer] [Shaffer] [Csuri]
Art Categories: [Animation & Video]
[SIGGRAPH 1986] -
Hand
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Aging Process
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Origami Swallows
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Computer Films
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
She's Watching Superman
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Contemplation
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Albrecht Dürer
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After André Derain
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Jean-Auguste Ingres
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Pablo Picasso
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Francisco Goya
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Albrecht Dürer’s Study of Genti...
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Paul Klee
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
After Piet Mondrian
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Dignified Lady
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Five Faces
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Bearded Man in a Circle
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Leonardo da Vinci Series
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
3D Path and Transformations
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Sketch Flying Around the Drawing
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Stereo Pairs
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Man Moving Through N-Space
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Sine Waves Scramble
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Sine Curve Man
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Sine Curve Man
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Hummingbird II
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Aging Process
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Birds in a Hat
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Numeric Milling
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [3D & Sculpture]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Plotter Drawing of Numeric Milling
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Random War
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006,SIGGRAPH Artworks in the Victoria & Albert Museum] -
Feeding Time
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Silent Statues
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
A Child's Face
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Caroline
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
The Hungarians
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Death of My Father
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Faces
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Mask of Fear
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Brick Landscape
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Cosmic Matter
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Gossip
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Wondrous Spring
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Dance of the Sorcerers
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Surrealist Dream
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Golden Mask
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
A Happy Time
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Garden Lovers
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Horse Play
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Political Agenda
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
ribbonVASES
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Horse and Rider
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
A Frozen Moment
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Balancing Act
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Clearly Impressive
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Aurora
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Dream Gazing
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Raphael Voglass
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
doodleFourteen
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
19th Century Space Station Frame 0321, s...
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Coral Frames 0001–0050, afish series
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
texturePERHAPS
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Strawscape
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Entanglement
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Brick Figures
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Coral Frames 0501, 1050, 1401, 1601, afi...
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Venus in the Garden Frame 73, venus seri...
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Venus in the Garden Frame 127, venus ser...
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Venus in the Garden Frame 64, venus seri...
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Origami Flowers Frame 89, simpleFLRS ser...
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Emily’s Scribbles Frame 300, fishscrib...
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Festive Frame 47, leo series
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Glorious Grass Frame 28, bush series
Artist(s): [Csuri]
Art Categories: [2D & Wall-Hung]
[SIGGRAPH 2006]
Learning Presentation(s):
Type: [Art Papers & Presentations]
Beyond Brush and Easel: The Computer Art of Charles A. Csuri from 1963 to present
Presenter(s): [Glowski] [Rosen] [Wands] [Csuri]
[SIGGRAPH 2006]
Type: [Panels]
New Methods, New Artforms: 3D Applications in Sculpture
Presenter(s): [Snelson] [Starpattern] [Weber] [Csuri] [Longson]
[SIGGRAPH 1990]
Type: [Panels]
Current State of the Art in Computer Animation
Presenter(s): [Csuri] [Burtnyk] [Wein] [Levine] [Tressel]
[SIGGRAPH 1975]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Towards an interactive high visual complexity animation system
Presenter(s): [Csuri] [Hackathorn] [Parent] [Carlson] [Howard]
[SIGGRAPH 1979]
Type: [Panels]
Aesthetics of Computer Graphics
Presenter(s): [Csuri] [Dietrich] [Kawano] [Linehan]
[SIGGRAPH 1985]
Type: [Panels]
Computer Graphics in Commercial and Broadcast Production
Presenter(s): [Csuri] [Elin] [Williams]
[SIGGRAPH 1984]