Lillian Schwartz

Lillian Schwartz Trailers

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Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer in the field of computer animation. In the early 1970s, she became the official artist in residence at AT&T Bell Laboratories, IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Laboratory and at Lucent Technologies Bell Labs Innovations where she would experiment with early computer graphics programs to create short works of film art. After studying traditional free-hand drawing while a nursing student at the University of Cincinnati, Schwartz became interested in incorporating technology into her artwork. Along with computer scientist Ken Knowlton, she helped create the image-generating programming language EXPLOR, with which she created many of her works in the mid to late '70s. In addition to her animation, Schwartz has also done research in the field of using computers to analyse the working methods of traditional artists such as Picasso, Matisse and Da Vinci by amassing large databases of their colour palettes and structures within their art. (from: http://www.undergroundfilmjournal.com/tag/lillian-schwartz/)

Most Popular Lillian Schwartz Trailers

Total trailers found: 66

L'oiseau Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

A single bird in flight is transformed, enhanced and interpreted so as to present a unique visual experience.

Exquisite Motions Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

Collage Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

A swift moving assortment of moving images. Filmed from a color TV monitor that was computer controlled.

RGBCMY Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

Apotheosis Trailer (1972)

31 March 1972

“Apotheosis, which is developed from images made in the radiation treatment of human cancer, is the most beautiful and the most subtly textured work in computer animation I have seen.

Expressive Shapes Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

Alae Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Beginning with footage of sea birds in flight, the film image is then optically scanned and transformed by the computer.

Mis-Takes Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

A colorful collage, with a subtle ecology theme, made largely from footage from trial runs of programs used for many of the other films.

Xtreme Sightings Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

Mime Control Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

The artist uses the computer to accent and control a mime’s disciplined choreography. Studies in facial distortions with lens distortions.

Before Before Trailer (2012)

09 October 2012

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

NUMÉROS Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

Experiments Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

Music “Quartet in F” by Maurice Ravel, performed by Max Mathews. Subtly colored images combining microphotography and computer generated images with unique editing sequences that propel the viewer into a spiral-like endless vortex.

Enigma Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

“Lines and rectangles are the geometric shapes basic to ENIGMA, a computer graphics film full of subliminal and persistent image effects.

The Beauty of Excess Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

Beyond Picasso Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

Schwartz reordered and combined angular contours, broken planes, and distorted proportions in her own pictorial structures in an homage to Picasso's style.

Mayan Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

This tape combines live-images filmed in the Yucatan with output from the Paik video-synthesizer ribboned with computer-generated images.

Tacit Expressions Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

Rituel Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Music performed by The New York Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Pierre Boulez. Schwartz manipulates by computer, in real-time the images of the Maestro to realize a unity between his music and the picture.

The Museum of Modern Art Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

A short Emmy award-winning animation promoting New York's newly renovated Museum of Modern Art.

Affinities Trailer (1972)

01 February 1972

A ballet of squares and octagons in many forms, exhibiting a variety of geometric and sometimes sensuous interactions.

Dancer 2 Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

The movements of a dancers body are recorded, studied, reshaped, to understand the anatomical ranges of joints.

Nino Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Music by Albert E. Miller. Experimental work with dancer and musicians to combine and present an unusual choreography of performers and music as a unified force.

Bagatelles Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Abstract images of frame-by-frame animation with subtle growing effects of crystals are enhanced by polarized colors.

EXALT Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

Kinesis Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Escher-like images stepping through the frames to the music of a jazz group. Delightful–shows a depth in the imagery not accomplished by computer before.

Pixillation Trailer (1970)

22 June 1970

Pixillation features computer generated abstract animations set to Moog-synthesized sound.

UFOs Trailer (1971)

09 March 1971

Blasting off into cosmic visual abstraction, pioneering computer artist Lillian Schwartz’s UFOs is a kinetic tour-de-force whose innovative pixel pigmentation showcased advanced stereoscopic technology as art.

Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory Trailer (2017)

20 April 2017

A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond Roussel (1877-1933).

Morphing of the Telephone Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

A number of telephones from the very first invention by Alexander Graham Bell to the present-day cellular and voice phones are morphed in an inventive choreographic video.

On-Line Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

Musicians and dancer perform in real-time while Schwartz plays a computer-keyboard to create special effects on a computer-controlled video-visual communication system.

La Spiritata Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

Music “Canzoni per sonar a quattro” by Giovanni Gabrieli, performed by Elizabeth Cohen, Max Mathews, and Gerard Schwarz.

Metathesis Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

Changing parameters on mathematical equations.

Metamorphosis Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

“Schwartz’ METAMORPHOSIS is a complex study of evolving lines, planes, and circles, all moving at different speeds, and resulting in subtle color changes.

Mathoms Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

A playful concoction of computer produced images, a few hand-animated scenes and shots of lab equipment.

Fantasies Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

Computer generated images used as counterpoint to music “Fantasia & In Nomine” by John Ward, performed by Elizabeth Cohen, Max Mathews, and Gerard Schwarz.

Mutations Trailer (1972)

01 March 1972

“The changing dots, ectoplasmic shapes and electronic music of L. Schwartz’s ‘Mutations’ which has been shot with the aid of computers and lasers, makes for an eye-catching view of the potentials of the new techniques.

Lily's Sea Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

Papillons Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Mathematical functions are the basis for a science film on contour plots and an art film. Both are shown simultaneously at a two screen production for an IEEE conference in NYC.

Reflections Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

A 4 minute film based on flowing changing images from liquid-like faces to flashing abstract imagery.

3 Degree K #02 Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

A dance by bodies of shifting colors.

Veil of Years Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Slow disintegration and aging of artists head, revealing underlying bone structure. Created using old picture-phone technology.

Newtonian II Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

This film is strongly rooted in its underlying mathematical structure which forms the basis for the images.

Poet of His People Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

Pablo Neruda’s life unfolds and becomes the basis for the symbolic representation of his poem “Barcarola”, intermixing live action, still footage, computer images, dance and poetry.

Pictures from a Gallery Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

Picture-processed photos from the artist-filmmaker’s family. Faces are abstracted in a divisionistic manner.

Galaxies Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

Computer-simulated disk galaxies that are superimposed and twirl through space in beautiful colors at different speeds.

Newtonian I Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

An illusion of 3 dimensions is achieved by a blending of mathematics and physics to carry the spectator through a new range of audio and visual dynamics.

Some of My Best Friends Are... Trailer (1971)

27 October 1971

Regulars gather at The Blue Jay, a gay bar in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, to celebrate Christmas Eve 1971 with people they consider family.

The Artist and the Computer Trailer (1976)

02 October 1976

Pioneering artist Lillian Schwartz demonstrates the human input -- integrity, artistic sensibilities, and aesthetics -- that goes into producing early computer art.

Pangloss Trailer (2015)

01 January 2015

Digital Animation | 02"50

Mood Changes Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

AZTEC Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

The Lady or The Tiger Trailer (1990)

01 December 1990

Created in 1990 at AT&T's Bell Labs in a program called Sculpt, one of the very first real-time texture mapping programs.

Ensemble #2 Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Music by Albert E. Miller. Combination of musicians and dancers in free form movements captured by computer-controlled-video which permits distortions and variations of the imagery.

OHM+: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music : 1948–1980 Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

Drawing on rare performances, interviews, animations, and experimental film, this documentary surveys the formative years of electronic music from 1948 to 1980.

Googolplex Trailer (1972)

31 December 1972

Extended editing techniques based on Land’s experiments affect the viewer’s sensory perceptions.

X-STRIA2 Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

Olympiad Trailer (1971)

31 December 1971

Study in motion based on Muybridge’s photographs of man running.

Ensemble #1 Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Music by Albert E. Miller. Combination of musicians and dancers in free form movements captured by computer-controlled-video which permits distortions and variations of the imagery.

3-D Exotic Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.