Günther Neusel (1930–2020) was a prominent German sculptor, painter, and graphic artist whose work is represented in the Anne + Michael Spalter Digital Art Collection. He is recognized for his contributions to Concrete Art and his involvement in early interdisciplinary movements that bridged the gap between fine art, mathematics, and digital logic. Artistic Profile and […]
Monique Nahas is a doctor of theoretical physics and digital artist who works with computer-generated images and film. Born in Paris in 1940, she earned her doctorate in 1969. Her fellow academic, Hervé Huitric, is her partner and collaborator: the two met in 1971, when Nahas was becoming involved in computer science, and they began to […]
Frieder Nake: Pioneer of Algorithmic Art Frieder Nake, born in 1938 in Stuttgart, Germany, is a mathematician and one of the founding figures of digital computer art. His career has spanned more than six decades, bridging mathematics, computer science, and art through both creative practice and theoretical inquiry. Academic Career After earning his Ph.D. in […]
Georg Nees (23 June 1926 – 3 January 2016) was a German academic who was a pioneer of computer art and generative graphics. He studied mathematics, physics and philosophy in Erlangen and Stuttgart and was scientific advisor at the SEMIOSIS, International Journal of semiotics and aesthetics.[1] In 1977, he was appointed Honorary Professor of Applied computer science at the University of Erlangen[2] Nees is one of the “3N” computer […]
A. Michael Noll is an American engineer, artist, and pioneer in the fields of digital art and 3D animation. His work as a scientist, mathematician and technologist attempted to locate the boundaries of computer imagery as a medium during its early years, and his research and writings were integral to the construction of the field […]