Charles Csuri Infinity Series

Artwork Details: Digital Art pioneer Charles Csuri, "19th Century Space Station Frame 0321, stillASTRO series," 2001 Unix environment and AL proprietary software Unique 1/1 print with laminate Dimensions: 76 x 102 cm (30 x 40 in.) Signed and Framed

Artwork Description: In 19th Century Space Station Frame 0321, Charles Csuri creates generative art inspired by the science fiction writer Jules Verne. Part of Csuri’s Infinity Series, this work reflects his fascination with string theory and the "megaverse." Csuri created objects and then fragmented them in a diversity of particles, forces, and realities mirroring an explosion in space. Csuri believed that some of the greatest works of art happen by accident, enjoying the element of surprise. His Infinity Series was about pushing the computer to its limits of complexity, achieving what could not be done by hand. "Charles Csuri speaks of this Infinity Series as beginning in 1966 with his images Feeding Time and Random War, both shown in the 1968 Cybernetic Serendipity show in London, making these among the earliest computer-based generative artwork. Experiences working with randomness and chance led to Csuri’s increased realization of infinite artistic possibilities with the computer in the role of creative partner." - Dr. Matthew Lewis, ACCAD. “ The computer offers an expanded universe with unique possibilities that enable me to shift away from the legacy of the picture plane. I find myself generating imagery that depends upon the unique capabilities of computer programming and mathematical procedures. Complexity as defined by thousands of objects within three-dimensional space became of great interest to me. Parameters are set according to an image in my mind, thousands of objects and fragments are randomly placed within the world space. From a distance, these pictures appear to be a textured rug but as the scale increases and you move further into a infinite space. Perhaps it becomes a journey into a universe, with the meaning changing, depending on ones position in space. I often ask myself if the world is falling apart or coming together again?” - Charles Csuri Exhibited: 19th Century Space Station Frame 0321 was showcased in the Charles Csuri: Beyond Boundaries Retrospective Exhibition (2006–2008) that traveled to ACM SIGGRAPH in Boston, the Urban Arts Space in Ohio, and the Kaohsiung Museum in Taiwan.