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Oskar Fischinger

Mentioned in 5 editorials. Mentioned in 1 Timeline moment (1985). Appears alongside 96 other people.

Oskar Fischinger (1900–1967) was a German-American abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter.

Oskar Fischinger
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I remember showing John Whitney one of my early experiments for Calculated Movements. He looked at me and said, “Ah! Oskar Fischinger!”

Larry Cuba, Larry Cuba on Choreographing Form

I formulated this language roughly based on RAP from the Two Space era but modernized in a lot of different ways. I’ve been calling the language OSKAR for Oskar Fischinger.

Larry Cuba, Larry Cuba on Choreographing Form

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Mentioned in

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Memo Akten on Rituals as Algorithms
July 13, 2026
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Barbara London on New Territory
February 11, 2025
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Rafaël Rozendaal on a Liquid Canvas
January 21, 2025
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Larry Cuba on Choreographing Form
July 1, 2024
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Casey Reas on the History of Generative Art - Part 1
June 22, 2023
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