The SIGGRAPH 2018 Art Gallery will fuse technology and art to bridge the gap between the past and the future. The theme for this year’s gallery is “Origins,” which aims to articulate myth and technology, science and art, the deep past, and the computational present....
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SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 13 – The Making of ‘Loving Vincent’
13 April 2018 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Art, Film, Industry Leaders
ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee member Santiago Echeverry (professor, University of Tampa) sits down with Łukasz Mackiewicz and Francho Melendez, two members of the team behind “Loving Vincent,” the first-ever, fully painted animated feature film, which...
Research Preview: SIGGRAPH 2018 Art Papers
12 April 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences, Design, Production, Research, Visual Effects
Image credit: "Augmented Fauna and Glass Mutations: A Dialogue Between Material and Technique in Glassblowing and 3D Printing" © 2018 City University of Hong Kong Artists, theorists, historians, and researchers alike submitted their contributions to the SIGGRAPH 2018...
SIGGRAPH Art Papers and Leonardo: Their History, Your Future
30 January 2018 • by Jacquelyn MartinoArt, Conferences, Design, Research
"Visual History with Choson Dynasty Annals" © 2016 Chung-Ang University Imagine. Create. Innovate. Share. These are the words that jump to mind when I think about the artists, scientists, designers, and engineers whose scholarship is at the intersection of research,...
The Studio at SIGGRAPH 2018
25 January 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences, Design, Interactive Techniques
Nik Aberle is the Studio Chair for SIGGRAPH 2018. Here, he shares his thoughts on his hopes for this interactive and collaborative part of the conference, which will place 12-16 August 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia. If you are interested in being a part of the...
Ernest Edmonds on the History of Art at SIGGRAPH
11 January 2018 • by Ernest EdmondsACM SIGGRAPH, Art, Conferences, Industry Leaders
photo by John Fujii © 2017 ACM SIGGRAPH 2017 ACM SIGGRAPH Distinguished Artist Award Chair Sue Gollifer (right) and Ernest Edmonds (left) 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of Leonardo, The Journal of the International Society of the Arts, Sciences and Technology (MIT...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 10 – SIGGRAPH, Leonardo, and the Future of Art
22 December 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences, Design, Industry Leaders, Research
To celebrate the “generations” of SIGGRAPH and Leonardo/ISAST, Danielle Siembieda (Managing Director, Leonardo/ISAST) sat down with an expert panel to discuss Leonardo’s history with the SIGGRAPH conference, its upcoming 50th anniversary and where the future of art —...
Behind the Research: Light Field Imaging with Robert Twomey
17 October 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences, Industry Leaders, Research
This summer, for the first time ever, the North American SIGGRAPH conference awarded a "Best Art Paper" prize to one of the candidates within the Art Papers program. The winning paper was "Transforming the Commonplace through Machine Perception: Light Field Synthesis...
Who’s Who: SIGGRAPH 2017 Award Winners
15 August 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Art, Conferences, Emerging Technologies, Film, Industry Leaders, Real-Time, Research
Image source: Twitter It has been a big, amazing year for art, research, and technology and SIGGRAPH 2017 was there to award it all. Find out who won our top honors and learn more about the projects below. ACM SIGGRAPH Awards The ACM SIGGRAPH Awards program recognizes...
SIGGRAPH 2017 News You Need to Know
2 August 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Art, Augmented Reality, Conferences, Interactive Techniques, Production, Real-Time, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects
With all of the chances to discover new research, learn new methods, or experience new technologies, it's highly likely you missed something that is worth a second look. Not to worry! Below is our mid-week round up of SIGGRAPH 2017 noteworthy stories from the heart of...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 3 – Appy Hour
28 July 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences, Industry Leaders, Mobile
The latest episode of the SIGGRAPH Spotlight podcast features a discussion between SIGGRAPH 2017 Mobile Chair Akshay Agarwal and two Appy Hour contributors: Nelson Chu (Independent Developer) of "Expresii Watercolor" and Masood Kamandy (Pasadena City College) of...
SIGGRAPH 2017 is for Artists and Thinkers
6 June 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences, Interactive Techniques, Research, Virtual Reality
SIGGRAPH is one of the premier events that showcases the cutting-edge research and innovation driving computer graphics and interactive techniques. The Art Gallery and Art Papers programs immerse attendees into unforgettable experiences that defy creative boundaries...