Ernest A. Edmonds
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- De Montfort University, Professor of Computational Art
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- University of Technology, Sydney
Location:
- Leicester, England, United Kingdom
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Bio:
Ernest Edmonds’ art is in the constructivist tradition and he is a pioneer in the use of computers and computational ideas. His art explores algorithms used to relation to colour, time, communication and interaction. He first used computers in his practice in 1968, first showed an interactive artwork with Stroud Cornock in 1970 and first showed a generative time-based computer work in London in 1985. He has exhibited throughout the world, from Moscow to LA. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, holds some of his artwork and is collecting his archives within the National Archive of Computer Based Art and Design.
He has many publications in the fields of art, creativity and human-computer interactiont. Ernest Edmonds is Professor of Computational Art at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK and Founding Director of the Creativity and Cognition Studios at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Ernest Edmonds was born in London and studied Mathematics and Philosophy at Leicester University. He has a PhD in logic from Nottingham University. He has held the position of University Dean, has served on many funding and conference committees and was a pioneer in the development of practice-based PhD programmes. He has been an invited speaker in, for example, the UK, France, the USA, China, Australia, Japan and Malaysia.
Award(s):
- SIGGRAPH 2017 Distinguished Artist Award: Edmonds
- ACM SIGGRAPH Academy Member
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