Portfolio.(art animation exhibitions)(Siggraph 2006)

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Akkad By Pierre Henon, this art animation examines the effects of big-city rhythms on our lives and relationships. The project was created using Photoshop, After Effects, Final Cut, and RhythmTX.

Autarkeia Aggregatum An integrated sound-and-image composition emphasizing continuous flow and transformation, this piece by Bret Battey was made using Apple Motion 2 with a custom filter plug-in, along with other tools.

Transrec Patrick Doan used Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Cinema 4D to look at transitional spaces, travel theory, and, by extension, their relationship to the subconscious abstraction.

A tort ou a raison In this award-winning music video, produced by Joris Clerte and Philippe Massonnet, a seemingly static drawing on a table comes alive and begins to sing. While the animated characters are simple line drawings, they express emotion and convey the message of the song.

Digital fine art can assume numerous forms. Many of us are accustomed to viewing 2D, 3D, and 4D wall-hung works that fall into the category of CG art. In reality, these are just the tips of the virtual iceberg: Digital fine art is not limited to an image that can be printed. Nor is it something that only can be seen. Rather, computer-generated selections can have dimension (for instance, sculptures created on the computer and output using stereolithography) or virtual dimensionality (a hologram). Some embrace sound, while others entail motions, either through cooperative interactive participation, electronically mediated performances, or animation.

During the past few months, Computer Graphics World has highlighted a number of unique and interesting works that were featured in the Intersections art gallery during SIGGRAPH 2006. Most of those selections fell into the interactive or wall-hung categories. This month we are taking a look at art animations, which shared gallery space with ...