MotionElements at SIGGRAPH Asia 2008.
It’s the first ever SIGGRAPH Asia event and we are excited to be exhibiting alongside the industry who’s who like Lucas Film, Rhythm & Hues, Pixar Animation, etc.
Archive for December, 2008
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Dec
SIGGRAPH Asia 2008
SIGGRAPH Asia Promotion: Get US$50 credit in your ME account with a minimum of five works uploaded between 10 to 25 Dec 08.
For those who have missed out the Computer Animation Festival screenings at SIGGRAPH Asia, here’s a selection of Asian works screened:
Issey Miyake A-Poc Inside
Artist: Masahiko Sato + Euphrates
Screened at Invited Screenings: JMAF Showcase
Musashino Plateau
Artist: Takahashi Nobuo
Screened at Invited Screenings: JMAF Showcase
Renkan
another work by Takashi Nobuo, screened at Special Programme.
Lost Utopia
Artist: Mizue Mirai
Screened at Invited Screenings: JMAF Showcase
Fly Out Blue
Artist: Jack Shih
Screened at Electronic Theatre
The Bird
Artist: Sung-Gil Kim
Screened at Animation Theatre
Slip On
Artist: GROOVISIONS
Screened at Animation Theatre
The Evil Twin
Artist: Yun Wang
Screened at Special Programme
Learn more about Yun Wang at http://www.motionelements.com/blog/artists/389
confine(S)
Artist: Makoto Yabuki
Screened at Special Programme
Learn more about Makokto Yabuki at http://www.motionelements.com/blog/artists/372
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Dec
Ina Conradi
Assistant Professor Ina Conradi Chavez is teaching in the School of Art Design and Media, NTU, Singapore since August 2007. She received her Bachelor of Fine Art from University of Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts, Belgrade, 1985, MFA from University of California Los Angeles, in 1989. She continued her studies in Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, and Kyoto Seika College as a Japan Foundation Fellow in 1991‐1992. She has been exhibiting for 20 years with more than 40 exhibitions in Europe and abroad (USA, Japan, and Singapore). Her works are commissioned and held in many individual and public collections including World Trade Center Slovenia, Ljubljana. Asst Prof. Ina Conradi is a member of Slovenian Fine Arts Association, and is Japan Foundation Fellow since 1991.
She is currently actively researching on innovative approaches towards image creation methodologies, integration of emotive and subjective abstract imagery in digital, traditional and non‐traditional forms.
One of her works “Dreams” was recently screened at “2008 Animation Nation: Singapore Showcase”.
“Dreams”, a combination of digital paintings and experimental animation, is part of her current research at School of Art Design and Media, at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. A kaleidoscopic journey into a cross‐cultural exploration of imagery and sound, “Dreams” is a dematerialization of objective reality and rules governed by that reality into an expression of emotive experience and abstraction.
Learn more about her works at http://inartroo.ipower.com
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Dec
Zal
Singaporean
Zal is a digital artist residing in Singapore. He started drawing at a young age, and his portfolio qualified his entry to the School of Interactive & Digital Media, Nanyang Polytechinic (NYP). He has worked previously at Lucas Animation Singapore (JUMP Program) as a Digi Matte Painter.
His NYP school project “Catastrophe” was recently screened at 2008’s Animation Nation Short Films: Singapore Showcase. His works have also been showcased at “We Don’t Need No Education” (WDNNE) Exhibition and television programme “Gen Y.org” on MediaCorp Suria, among others.
His animations have garnered awards including Bronze award for Crowbar 2008 and Honorary Mention for Digicon 2008.
Check out Zal’s works at www.iamzal.com
Special thanks to Nanyang Polytechnic for the kind permission.
10
Dec
Yun Wang
Taiwanese
Yun Wang’s work “The Evil Twin” will be screened at SIGGRAPH Asia 2008’s “Computer Animation Festival: Special Programme”.
Yun Wang on “The Evil Twin”:
I try to conjure a world that’s simultaneously alluring and disturbing. I create a creepy atmosphere with a slice of death scent with grotesque characters and quirky environments. I like to use lovely animals and dolls to represent innocence with their cold eyes without any judgments or feelings, while wading through the harsh realities of cruelty and bleak circumstance, but eventually they meet an unfortunate ending only to find a new beginning in another life. That’s why I told this kinky story full of violence and sex (but not physically) to create my haunted paradises.
10
Dec
Tao Jiang
Chinese
Born in Shanghai, educated in both China and Canada, gave Tao Jiang an interesting perspective of Asian and Western culture. She is passionate about design, art, food, travel, culture, language and speaks Chinese, English and some Japanese.
Her early training in traditional Chinese painting mixed with a Western education in computer arts and design management, are reflected in her design work. In the past 6 years, she has worked in network branding, promotion, show opening packages, commercial post production, video editing and visual effects in Canada.
During her free time, she enjoys exploring silk-screen printing and soap making.
Tao Jiang’s works can be found at www.motionelements.com/mebrowse.php
10
Dec
Ilmo Chung
Korean
Born in Seoul, Ilmo studied fashion design in her undergraduate years. She worked as a fashion designer and webmaster in companies before studying media design at IDAS, a design school in Korea. After going through the foundation level of the course she figured that her core interest was in animation and storytelling. She moved to Singapore in 2008 to study Animation and Digital arts at NYU Tisch Asia instead of finishing the design course.
Learn more about Ilmo at www.ilmochung.com
10
Dec
Makoto Yabuki
Japanese
Makoto Yabuki works as a director/ art director at Tokyo ,Japan.
He started his career as a visual designer in 1997 ,and joined TANGRAM.co.ltd at its establishment in 2003 as director. His artistic range is expansive; among his recent works are “scope” ,”MANAKAI”,and “CONFINE(S)”. His works have been presented in film festivals such as SIGGRAPH, onedotzero, artfutura, ARS Electronica.
Learn more about him at http://makotoyabuki.com
Makoto Yabuki’s work “CONFINE(S)” will be shown at SIGGRAPH Asia 2008’s “Computer Animation Festival: Special Programme”.
10
Dec
SIGGRAPH Asia Promotion
ME will be exhibiting at SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 from 11 – 13 Dec 2008.
As part of our SIGGRAPH Asia promotion, US$50 will be credited into your ME account with a minimum of 5 uploads between 10 to 25 December 2008. Shop for any of the ME elements with the free US$50!
Check out http://www.motionelements.com/meupload.php for more information.
09
Dec
Santosh D. Kale
Indian
Santosh D. Kale started his career as an illustrator, graphic and interactive designer after earning his BFA and MFA in Applied Art from Mysore University and Bangalore University respectively. His quest to further explore digital arts brought him to Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, where he joined the Masters program in Computer Art department. After graduating he worked with various studios, first in USA, then in India, on short films, advertisements, projects for TV channels and game cinematics. He now has his own studio- Underground Worm, that focuses on exploration of ideas/self expression/ storytelling using technology, styles/ treatment, techniques with different media for various commercial and non commercial projects. He collaborates most of his projects with Kavita Singh Kale, a fellow designer and film maker.
Santosh’s films have been selected for the following film festivals:-
- Siggraph Asia-India Focus’08, Singapore
- Anifest’08, India
- Annecy International Film Festival’08, France
- Annecy International Film Festival-India Focus’08, France
- ANIMA’08, Belgium
- Melbourne International Animation Festival’08, Australia
- Annecy International Film Festival’07, France
- Won AMS Animation Award in CMS Vatawaran Film Festival’07, India
- 9th Wiesbaden International Weekend of Animation’07, Germany
Santosh’s film “Killing the Fittest” will be screened at SIGGRAPH Asia 2008’s ” Computer Animation Festival: Invited Screenings – India Focus” on 12 December 2008.
Find out more about Santosh at www.undergroundworm.tv
