Matt Elson
Born
San Francisco, California, 1957
Residence
Los Angeles, California 1990 - present
New York, New York 1978-1989
Travel & mountaineering, North American & Europe 1976-1978
Modesto, California 1958-1976
Exhibitions (Solo)
TRAXXS
Kokanee Crankworx
Cultural Capitals of Canada
Whistler, B.C. Canada
August 12, 2009
The Mammoth Suite
The Mammoth Ski Museum website
Mammoth Lakes, California
November 28, 2006 - May 15, 2007
Storm and Light
LLADRO
Beverly Hills, California.
December 12- January 7, 2006
SkiPaintings
Alta Ski Area
Alta, Utah. Watson Station (ski in/out venue)
March 30- April 17, 2005
Performance
Brain Candy
An exploration of creativity in the Digital Age
Written and performed by Matt Elson
Parsons/New School, February 2004
New York Institute of Technology, October 2003
Parsons/New School, October 2003
Short Films
(Director, Computer Graphics)
Virtually Yours (1991)
The Little Death (1989)
Displacement Animation of Intelligent Objects (1988)
Maya, the dream of reality (1986)
Siggraph Addresses
www.siggraph.org
2002 "Making Computer Animation in the Dawn of the Golden Age"
(Panel Organizer and Moderator)
2002 "Animation's Turning Tide" (Panel Organizer and Moderator)
2001 ''Animation's Turning Tide'' (Panel Organizer and Moderator)
LA Siggraph
1995 "Making Multimedia: From Vaporware to Gold rush" (Course Chair)
1994 "Character Motion Systems" (Course Chair and Speaker)
1994 "Put a Little Character in Your Animation" (Speaker)
1993 "Character Motion Systems" (Course Chair and Speaker)
1991 "The Artist in Virtual Worlds" (Panel)
1990 "Character Animation by Design"
" The State of the Art of Facial Animation"
1990 "The Creation of 'The Little Death'" BDA Address
1989 "An Introduction to Computer Animation" (Speaker)
Imagina Addresses
www.imagina.mc Monte Carlo
1992 "The Creation of 'Virtually Yours'"
1990 "The Creation of 'The Little Death'"
Patent
The Pearl
The Pearl is a ‘virtual vehicle’ that provides full 3D orientation in the real-world when navigating and interacting with virtual environments. It’s as general as a movie theater in that any content can be shown. It's active or passive and can be built for a single occupant or for groups of up to 17. Pearls are networkable, can be ganged and designed for digital media. Full mobility is provided on all three rotation axes, viewing plane is 270 degrees by 110. Patent Number 6,017,276. For further information please contact: matt@skipaintings.com
Awards
National Computer Graphics Association - 1st Place in Research
Prix de la Critique – Imagina (France)
Broadcast Designers Association - Silver Award
Houston International Film Festival - Cine Gold Award Special Jury Award
Born
San Francisco, California, 1957
Residence
Los Angeles, California 1990 - present
New York, New York 1978-1989
Travel & mountaineering, North American & Europe 1976-1978
Modesto, California 1958-1976
Exhibitions (Solo)
TRAXXS
Kokanee Crankworx
Cultural Capitals of Canada
Whistler, B.C. Canada
August 12, 2009
The Mammoth Suite
The Mammoth Ski Museum website
Mammoth Lakes, California
November 28, 2006 - May 15, 2007
Storm and Light
LLADRO
Beverly Hills, California.
December 12- January 7, 2006
SkiPaintings
Alta Ski Area
Alta, Utah. Watson Station (ski in/out venue)
March 30- April 17, 2005
Performance
Brain Candy
An exploration of creativity in the Digital Age
Written and performed by Matt Elson
Parsons/New School, February 2004
New York Institute of Technology, October 2003
Parsons/New School, October 2003
Short Films
(Director, Computer Graphics)
Virtually Yours (1991)
The Little Death (1989)
Displacement Animation of Intelligent Objects (1988)
Maya, the dream of reality (1986)
Siggraph Addresses
www.siggraph.org
2002 "Making Computer Animation in the Dawn of the Golden Age"
(Panel Organizer and Moderator)
2002 "Animation's Turning Tide" (Panel Organizer and Moderator)
2001 ''Animation's Turning Tide'' (Panel Organizer and Moderator)
LA Siggraph
1995 "Making Multimedia: From Vaporware to Gold rush" (Course Chair)
1994 "Character Motion Systems" (Course Chair and Speaker)
1994 "Put a Little Character in Your Animation" (Speaker)
1993 "Character Motion Systems" (Course Chair and Speaker)
1991 "The Artist in Virtual Worlds" (Panel)
1990 "Character Animation by Design"
" The State of the Art of Facial Animation"
1990 "The Creation of 'The Little Death'" BDA Address
1989 "An Introduction to Computer Animation" (Speaker)
Imagina Addresses
www.imagina.mc Monte Carlo
1992 "The Creation of 'Virtually Yours'"
1990 "The Creation of 'The Little Death'"
Patent
The Pearl
The Pearl is a ‘virtual vehicle’ that provides full 3D orientation in the real-world when navigating and interacting with virtual environments. It’s as general as a movie theater in that any content can be shown. It's active or passive and can be built for a single occupant or for groups of up to 17. Pearls are networkable, can be ganged and designed for digital media. Full mobility is provided on all three rotation axes, viewing plane is 270 degrees by 110. Patent Number 6,017,276. For further information please contact: matt@skipaintings.com
Awards
National Computer Graphics Association - 1st Place in Research
Prix de la Critique – Imagina (France)
Broadcast Designers Association - Silver Award
Houston International Film Festival - Cine Gold Award Special Jury Award
