Ed Emshwiller

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Ed Emshwiller (born February 16, 1925 Lansing in Michigan , † July 27, 1990 in Valencia , California ) was an American artist who is known for science fiction illustrations and experimental video films .

Career

Ed mund Alexander Emshwiller finished his studies as an illustrator at the University of Michigan in 1947 . In 1949 he married the author Carol Emshwiller . Together with his wife, he moved to Paris and took up a postgraduate degree in graphics at the École des Beaux-Arts , which he completed in 1950. The marriage resulted in three children: Susan Emshwiller, who became known as co-writer of the screenplay for the film “Pollock” , the author Peter “Stoney” Emshwiller and the botanist Eve Emshwiller.

From 1950 to 1951 Emshwiller was part of the Art Students League of New York . Nam June Paik was one of his friends.

He has taught at Yale University , the University of California, Berkeley , the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, and other universities. Emshwiller became dean at the California Institute of the Arts .

illustration

Amazing stories , cover November, 1960

From 1951 to 1979 Emshwiller lived in Levittown, New York. He made covers and illustrations for the science fiction magazines Galaxy , Astounding , Fantastic Story Magazine , The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and many others. Because he experimented with different techniques, there is no single, instantly recognizable style.

Emshwiller and Hannes Bok were honored with the Hugo Award as the best “title page artist” of 1953 . More Hugo Awards followed in 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1964 in the Professional Artist category . Emshwiller, who died of cancer in 1990, was posthumously honored in 2007 with membership in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame .

His science fiction work is archived in the California Institute of Arts and has been signed by him as Emsh , Ed Emsh or Emsler .

Video

Ed Emshwiller came from abstract expressionism through science fiction illustration and 16 mm films to video art. For the early videos, he worked with dancers and choreographers, and sequences of dance, performance and theater were integrated. With the Nicolais Dance Company under the choreographic direction of Alwin Nikolais he worked for Dance Chromatic (1959).

As one of the first video artists, he experimented with synthesizers and computers . He created multimedia performance as in the 38 min film Relativity (1966). With Scape-Mates (1972) Emshwiller began to combine computer animation with live performances. Sunstone from 1979 was created in collaboration with Alvy Ray Smith. A milestone in the development of today's computer animation.

During his career as a video artist, Emshwiller received a grant from the TV Lab at Thirteen / WNET , New York, a grant from the Center for Music Research at the University of California, San Diego , the Maya Deren Award and many other awards.

Emshwiller's video works have been exhibited internationally. At the Whitney Museum of American Art , the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Everson Museum of Art, the São Paulo Biennale , the International Film Festival Rotterdam , the Berlin International Film Festival , documenta 6 and documenta 8 in Kassel and in many other places.

Web links

Commons : Ed Emshwiller  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ SFE The Encyclopedia of science fictionː Ed Emshwiller , accessed on August 17, 2014 (English)
  2. ^ Website Carol Emshwiller accessed August 17, 2014
  3. ↑ encyclopedia.com Susan J. Emshwiller , accessed on August 17, 2014 (English)
  4. ↑ IMDb: Stoney Emshwiller , accessed on August 17, 2014 (English)
  5. ↑ The University of Visconsin, Department Of Botany Eve Emshwiller ( Memento of 20 April 2013 Internet Archive (English)) Retrieved on August 17, 2014
  6. ↑ Experimental Television Centerː Ed Emshwiller , accessed on August 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ Pulpartistsː Ed Emshwiller , accessed on August 17, 2014 (English)
  8. ^ Science fiction awards database - Ed Emshwiller . Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  9. ↑ Answersː Ed Emshwiller , accessed on August 17, 2014 (English)
  10. ↑ Potrzebieː Emsh and Coye , accessed on August 17, 2014 (English)
  11. ↑ Fandangoː Ed Emshwiller , accessed on August 17, 2014 (English)
  12. ↑ Electronic Arts Intermix: Ed Emshwiller . Accessed March 31, 2018
  13. ↑ la fondation Daniel Langloisː Ed Emshwiller Biografy , accessed on August 17, 2014 (English)
  14. ↑ Experimental Television Centerː Ed Emshwiller , accessed on August 17, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Emshwiller, Ed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Emshwiller, Edmund Alexander; Emsh; Emsh, Ed; Emsler, Ed; Will he
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American artist
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Michigan
DATE OF DEATH July 27, 1990
Place of death Valencia , California