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OSKAR FISCHINGER (1900-1967)
From early studies in engineering,
drafting and music, Oskar Fischinger gravitated towards the arts. He
earned acclaim for his abstract animation films as art form and in
commercial commissions. With Hitler’s denigration of abstract
art, Fishinger left Germany for Los Angeles at the invitation of
Hollywood’s film industry. Though he painted at his home easel,
he worked on animated films for Paramount, MGM and Walt Disney Studios
creating Allegretto, Fantasia and An Optical Poem, among others.
But, his independent personality was not compatible with the team
mentality of the studios!
Fischinger turned increasingly to his easel painting. Relating painting to his work on film, he created layers of grids and biomorphic and geometric forms in pulsating color. His abstractions are concerned with a third dimension, of cosmic depth in light, space and rhythm. Fischinger achieved the visual unification of sound and movement through time and space.
Fischinger turned increasingly to his easel painting. Relating painting to his work on film, he created layers of grids and biomorphic and geometric forms in pulsating color. His abstractions are concerned with a third dimension, of cosmic depth in light, space and rhythm. Fischinger achieved the visual unification of sound and movement through time and space.
