b.1900, d.1967
Where he called home: Germany and the USA
Fluid frame technique: Paint on Plexiglas
Fluid frame film: Motion Painting No. 1 (1947)
“Motion Painting No. 1 draws its importance from the fact that it records the natural, logical growth of a visual form of art which, without any concession, develops its own possibilities. The unknown, unlimited and unborn possibilities of a creative mind, through this technique developed in Motion Painting No. 1, finds its natural, clear way to let the visual expressions flow without any restrictions or chains and reveal the secrets and beauty of art in its purest and most direct way.” – Oskar Fischinger, excerpt from unpublished typescript, c. 1950
Find out more: Center for Visual Music’s Oskar Fischinger Research pages