<p>This volume in the Herbert W. Franke Edition presents extraordinary literary and art-historical testimony to its time. For the first time, autobiographical fragments have been brought together to paint the portrait of a man who lived as a bridge-builder between science and art. At the heart of the book is a travelogue from 1984. It takes readers on a journey through the United States to meet the pioneers of computer animation—Chuck Csuri at Ohio State University, filmmaker John Whitney in Los Angeles, and Pixar founders Ed Catmull, Alvy Ray Smith, and Loren Carpenter. Particularly fascinating is the account of SIGGRAPH, which brings together research, industry, and art. This volume is more than a biography—it is an intimate, vivid chronicle of the birth of digital aesthetics, which has forever changed our contemporary media world.</p>
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<li>Autobiographical texts spanning over six decades of transdisciplinary work.</li>
<li>First publication of a 1984 travelogue on the pioneers and institutions of computer animation.</li>
<li>Historical documents from a pioneer in the synthesis of science and computer-generated aesthetics.</li>
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Autobiografie; Computerkunst; Ästhetik; Chuck Csuri; John Whitney; Pixar; Ed Catmull; Alvy Ray Smith; Loren Carpenter; SIGGRAPH

autobiography; computer art; aesthetics; Chuck Csuri; John Whitney; Pixar; Ed Catmull; Alvy Ray Smith; Loren Carpenter; SIGGRAPH

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<p>Herbert W. Franke (1927–2022), who held a doctorate in physics, was a key pioneer of computer art as well as being a visionary science-fiction author. As a scientist, he built bridges between theoretical physics, cybernetics, and art, also in pursuit of a rational understanding of human creativity.</p>

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