Papers published/presented:
Papers can also be accessed via Virginia Commonwealth University's Scholar's Compass Blurring the Edges: Animation in the Land of Visual Effects; presented at "Technology Revolution: The Twelfth Biennial Arts and Technology Symposium" at Connecticut College. March, 2010. From Pythagoras to Pixels: the Ongoing Trajectory of Visual Music; Siggraph 2009, New Orleans. Presented opening lecture for Visual Music series in Computer Animation Festival. August , 2009. Innovation in Animation: Exiting the Comfort Zone, Siggraph 2009, presented in session titled Education: Learning and the Studio; other session members were from Rhythm and Hues, and Dreamworks. |
Presented at Animation Universe, The Society for Animation Studies 2007 Conference; Portland ,Oregon, June 30 - July 3, 2007. Published Feb. 2008, Animation Studies, Peer-reviewed online journal for animation theory and history. Vol. 2
"Persistence of Vision: The Value of Invention in Independent Art Animation" (PDF) Tthe focus of this investigation is in the realm of animation that straddles the ever-shrinking gulf between a screening and an exhibition, the theater and the art gallery. There is a subtle maturity and movement in the animation art world that not only continues but also extends the often-overlooked legacy of independent animation while engaging the conceptual dialogue of contemporary art. This tradition of an art aesthetic is passed from the early inventors who fashioned the necessary tools and images. The myriads of techniques and concepts evidenced throughout this history inform the current practitioner, just as digital technology and the aesthetic questioning of art offer a broad opportunity for frame-by-frame moving images. Presented at Connectivity , The 10th Biennial Symposium on Arts and Technology at Connecticut College; 3/31/06. http://cat.conncoll.edu/upcoming.html |
"Content and Meaning in Abstract Animation" (PDF) Talking about the content and meaning of abstract animation, for the practitioner or enthusiast, is like discussing why one eats chocolate or why we stand at the edge of the ocean, experiencing the sensation of the sand being sucked out from under our feet by the pull of the receding wave. Or why listening to a beautiful adagio can create such a stirring response. These experiences stand for themselves and need no explanation. For the uninitiated, or the viewer who has little to no encounter with abstract animation, however, these moving images can be initially disconcerting and hard to understand. If these are ‘moving pictures’ what are they pictures of? Presented at Siggraph
2003, as part of the Course "Appreciation and
Criticism of the Short Animated Film", organized by
Barbara Meier of Brown University. http://www.siggraph.org |