Pioneer Charles "Chuck" Csuri (1922-2022), was dubbed “The father of Computer Art” by both Smithsonian Magazine in 1995 and Artnews in 2022. As a professor, fine artist and computer scientist, his research and artistic vision led to advances in software that created new artistic tools for 3D computer graphics, computer animation, gaming and 3D printing - all in advance of their broad commercial applications. Starting in the 1960s, Csuri experimented with computer-based multimedia in the form of plotter drawings, canvas and screen prints, milling machine sculpture, holograms, animation, and now NFTs. His art is a record of advances in a digital artistic movement and creates a unique historic marker for the history of art + computer technology.

Csuri lived a life of remarkable achievement, as documented by CNN’s Portrait of America. As team captain of the Ohio State University (OSU) football team, he led his team to win the national championship in 1942. Csuri then fought in the Battle of the Bulge in 1945, receiving the Bronze Star medal for his heroism during World War II. After the war Csuri returned to Ohio, becoming the youngest professor at OSU with academic degrees in Fine Art, Engineering and Computer Science. Csuri also made history when he was the first fine artist to receive a major research grant from The National Science Foundation. In 1963, Csuri experimented with computer graphics technology, and in 1964 began creating the first computer animated films. He created the very first computer animation, Hummingbird, in 1967 which is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. After spearheading developments in the field of computer graphics, he created the world's first computer animation company, Cranston Csuri Productions in 1984. In addition to Portrait of America, Csuri's historic artistic and technological journey was featured on both The Today Show and Entertainment Tonight, as well as a cover feature in Smithsonian Magazine.

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  Thence by descent to the present owner

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Charles Csuri

Six Bearded Men

signed and dated 'C. Csuri '67' lower right
computer-generated ink on plotter paper
83.8 x 86.4 cm (32 7/8 x 34 in.)
Executed in 1967, this work is unique.

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£40,000 - 60,000 ‡

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Ex-Machina: A History of Generative Art

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Charles Csuri
Six Bearded Men
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