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'''Brummbaer''' (born [[August 18]], [[1945]]) is a [[Germany|German]] [[digital art]]ist who has done work as an [[art director]], [[designer]], [[graphic artist]], and [[3D modeling software|3D modeler]]. As an actor he has appeared in various German TV movies, and also produced and directed. In the latter part of his career he became focused on [[computer graphics]], and has since created several short computer-generated animations and has done [[visual effect]]s for movies.
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'''Brummbaer''' was a German [[digital art]]ist who has done work as an [[art director]], [[designer]], [[graphic artist]], and [[3D modeling software|3D modeler]]. As an actor, he has appeared in various German TV movies, and also produced and directed. In the latter part of his career he became focused on [[computer graphics]], created several short computer-generated animations and made [[visual effect]]s for movies.


== Life ==
== Life ==
Brummbaer's fine art and [[counterculture|underground]] magazine ''[[Germania]]'' brought him recognition in Europe during the 1960s, and he orchestrated light shows for musicians such as [[Frank Zappa]] and [[Tangerine Dream]]. He found his most expressive medium when he discovered the computer.
Brummbaer's fine art and [[counterculture|underground]] magazine ''[[Germania]]'' brought him recognition in Europe during the 1960s, and he orchestrated light shows for musicians such as [[Frank Zappa]] and [[Tangerine Dream]]. He found his most expressive medium when he discovered the computer.


He was one of the primary computer animators responsible for the special effects in the [[Tristar]] motion picture ''[[Johnny Mnemonic]]''. He also created an innovative opener for [[SIGGRAPH]]’s 1995 "Electronic Theater," and has long been a pioneer in the world of digital animation, where he has been noted for his signature [[Psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants|hallucinogenic]] style.
He was one of the primary computer animators responsible for the special effects in the [[TriStar Pictures|Tristar]] motion picture ''[[Johnny Mnemonic (film)|Johnny Mnemonic]]''. He also created an innovative opener for [[SIGGRAPH]]’s 1995 "Electronic Theater," and has long been a pioneer in the world of digital animation, where he has been noted for his signature [[Psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants|hallucinogenic]] style.


In the autumn of 2003 he was diagnosed with [[Head and neck cancer]]. During several months of [[Chemotherapy|chemo]]- and [[Radiation therapy|radiation]]-therapy he wrote a [[Biographical novel|semi-biographical novel]] titled ''RUNAWAY JESUS'', which recounted his experiments with the drug dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DXM), followed by ''What's so Wrong with Love and Peace''- Adventures in the European Underground 1965-67. Both available as E-books at Amazon, iTunes, etc. He survived the [[Head and neck cancer]], but in 2007 was diagnosed with bladder cancer, which was treated with two bladder resections. He was cancer free from that time to 2013 when the bladder cancer returned. 2011 RUNAWAY JESUS was published in a German translation as DER GAMMLER. ([[:de:Werner Pieper|Werner Piepers]] „Der Grüne Zweig“). Brummbaer died on January 16, 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/582980824/10153249887595825 |archive-date = 2022-04-27| url = https://www.facebook.com/rasa23/posts/10153249887595825 |title = Richard Rasa on Facebook |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>
In the autumn of 2003 he was diagnosed with [[Head and neck cancer]]. During several months of [[Chemotherapy|chemo]]- and [[Radiation therapy|radiation]]-therapy he wrote an (unpublished) autobiographical novel titled ''On The Street - [[DXM]]'' in 1964 – or ''My Best Friend [[Jesus]]'', which recounted his experiments with he drug dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DXM).


== Career ==
== Career ==
Between 1964 and 1967 Brummbaer traveled Europe as a pavement-painter and in 1967 he had his first exhibition of paintings at the [[Art's Lab]] in [[London]]. He later moved to [[Frankfurt]] in 1968 where he designed [[psychedelic]] posters and founded Germany's first lightshow-company, the “Exploding Galaxy.” They performed for Tangerine Dream, Amon Duul, The Fugs, Frank Zappa, etc. They also shot a Lightshow film: “Astronomy Domine” with Knollfick, (music Pink Floyd).
Between 1964 and 1967 Brummbaer traveled Europe as a pavement-painter and in 1967 he had his first exhibition of paintings at the [[Art's Lab]] in [[London]]. He later moved to [[Frankfurt]] in 1968 where he designed [[psychedelic art|psychedelic]] posters and founded Germany's first lightshow-company, the “Exploding Galaxy.” They performed for Tangerine Dream, Amon Duul, The Fugs, Frank Zappa, etc. They also shot a Lightshow film: “Astronomy Domine” with Knollfick, (music Pink Floyd).


Due to his large and rare collection of underground comics, Brummbaer translated and edited [[Robert Crumb]]’s first book in Germany. With the success of the book he was able start a comic-book-company "Brumm Comix." With the profits of comic-book-company he was able to publish “Germania,” an underground German magazine. It was during this time that Brummbaer was politically involved in the [[squatting]] of houses for the homeless and the legalisation of [[marijuana]] and other nonaddictive soft drugs.
Due to his large and rare collection of underground comics, Brummbaer translated and edited [[Robert Crumb]]’s first book in Germany. With the success of the book he was able start a comic-book-company "Brumm Comix." With the profits of comic-book-company he was able to publish “Germania,” an underground German magazine. It was during this time that Brummbaer was politically involved in the [[squatting]] of houses for the homeless and the legalisation of [[marijuana]] and other nonaddictive soft drugs.


From 1972-1973 he spent nine month writing and recording “Maschine Nr.9,” a radio play with [[Wolf Wondratschek]] and Georg Deuter.
From 1972–1973 he spent nine month writing and recording “Maschine Nr.9,” a radio play with [[Wolf Wondratschek]] and Georg Deuter.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==

=== Actor ===
=== Actor ===
*Der Allerletzte (1979) (TV) (as Brummbär)
*''Der Allerletzte'' (1979) (TV) (as Brummbär)
*Die Sweethearts, (1977) (TV)
*''Die Sweethearts'' (1977) (TV)
*Warum der Himmel kein Flugzeug ist
*''Warum der Himmel kein Flugzeug ist''


=== Director ===
=== Director ===
* CyberWorld (2000)
* ''CyberWorld'' (2000)
* The Last Trip to Harrisburg (1984) (aka "Die letzte Fahrt nach Harrisburg")
* ''The Last Trip to Harrisburg'' (1984) (aka "Die letzte Fahrt nach Harrisburg")


=== Production Designer ===
=== Production Designer ===
* Klaus Lemke: Idole 1975 (TV),
{{Interlanguage link multi|Klaus Lemke|de}}:
* ''{{ill|Idole (film)|de|3=Idole|lt=Idole}}'' (1975, TV film)
* Die Sweethearts, (1977) (TV),
* Moto-Cross (1977) (TV),
* ''Die Sweethearts'' (1977, TV film)
* ''Moto-Cross'' (1977, TV film)
* Der Allerletzte, (1979) (TV),
* Arabische Nächte (1979) (“Arabian Nights”)
* ''Der Allerletzte'' (1979, TV film)
* ''{{ill|Arabian Nights (1979 film)|de|3=Arabische Nächte (1979)|lt=Arabian Nights}}'' (1979)
* Dark Seed (1992) (VG)
* ''Dark Seed'' (1992, VG)


===Other===
===Other===
*Illustrator: German Edition Magazines - [[Playboy]], [[Penthouse magazine|Penthouse]], Transatlantic
*Illustrator: German Edition Magazines - [[Playboy]], [[Penthouse magazine|Penthouse]], Transatlantic
*Painter: Exhibition at Gallery Klinzer, Munich, ''Magic Realism''
*Painter: Exhibition at Gallery Klinzer, Munich, ''Magic Realism''
*Animator: German Television "XX, Clip-Cafe": Production design, openers, bumpers, and stage design for Youth-oriented shows.
*Animator: German Television "XX, Clip-Cafe": Production design, openers, bumpers, and stage design for Youth-oriented shows.


== Computer Graphics ==
== Computer graphics ==
In 1986, the International Synergy Institute in Los Angeles invited Brummbaer to be artist in residence to work on their Fairlight CVI computer where he created several ¾" videos: "New Worlds,” “Orient Ma Mind An Touch Ma Hal,” “Pretty Please." Another reason to live in LA was his friendship with Dr. [[Timothy Leary]], Dr. John Lilly, and his wife Tony. Since the introduction of the personal computer he promoted and exercised digital design, creating art for games and special effects for movies. In 1988 he worked on Futique Inc.'s "Cyberpunk Interscreen/The Mind Movie" in collaboration with Timothy Leary. Stubbornly insisting to only design on computers allowed only for a modest living by generating covers for books, records and magazines.
In 1986, the International Synergy Institute in Los Angeles invited Brummbaer to be artist in residence to work on their Fairlight CVI computer where he created several ¾" videos: "New Worlds,” “Orient Ma Mind An Touch Ma Hal,” “Pretty Please." Another reason to live in LA was his friendship with Dr. [[Timothy Leary]], Dr. [[John C. Lilly]] and his wife Toni. Since the introduction of the personal computer he promoted and exercised digital design, creating art for games and special effects for movies. In 1988 he worked on Futique Inc.'s "Cyberpunk Interscreen/The Mind Movie" in collaboration with Timothy Leary. Stubbornly insisting to only design on computers allowed only for a modest living by generating covers for books, records and magazines.


During 1991-1993, Brummbaer served as the Art Director for the game ''Darkseed'', in the style of, and in collaboration with [[H.R. Giger]]. For the movie ''[[Critters 4]]'' he created the computer graphics on a PC. The "[[Digital Be-In]]" in San Francisco and the [[01 gallery|Zero-One Gallery]], Los Angeles showed his first exhibition of electronic paintings, hosted by Timothy Leary. Timothy Leary's last book "Chaos and Cyberculture" contains many illustrations by Brummbaer.
During 1991–1993, Brummbaer served as the Art Director for the game ''Dark Seed'', in the style of, and in collaboration with [[H.R. Giger]]. For the movie ''[[Critters 4]]'' he created the computer graphics on a PC. The "[[Digital Be-In]]" in San Francisco and the [[01 gallery|Zero-One Gallery]], Los Angeles showed his first exhibition of electronic paintings, hosted by Timothy Leary. Timothy Leary's last book "Chaos and Cyberculture" contains many illustrations by Brummbaer.


=== Sony Pictures Imageworks ===
=== Sony Pictures Imageworks ===
* 1994 ''Johnny Mnemonic'' (Opener/Cyberspace)
* 1994 ''Johnny Mnemonic'' (Opener/Cyberspace)
* 1995 L.A. SIGGRAPH ''Electronic Theater'' (Opener) "The Craft" (butterflies)
* 1995 L.A. SIGGRAPH ''Electronic Theater'' (Opener) "The Craft" (butterflies)
* 1996 ''Odyssey into the Mind’s Eye'' (Opener for "Mind’s Eye”), "Computer Animation Classics" (Opener for "Mind’s Eye Classics”), "Dark Skies" (TV Series pilot) "Jonny Quest" (cartoon)
* 1996 ''Odyssey into the Mind’s Eye'' (Opener for "Mind’s Eye”), "Computer Animation Classics" (Opener for "Mind’s Eye Classics”), "Dark Skies" (TV Series pilot) "Jonny Quest" (cartoon)
* 1997 L.A. SIGGRAPH "Electronic Theatre" (Opener) [[SDDS]] Logo (Cinematic Opener) "En Vogue" MTV video
* 1997 L.A. SIGGRAPH "Electronic Theatre" (Opener) [[Sony Dynamic Digital Sound|SDDS]] Logo (Cinematic Opener) "En Vogue" MTV video


===Other film work===
===Other film work===
* 1998 2 1/2 minutes IMAX/3D ''CyberWorld'' (2000)
* 1998 2½ minutes IMAX/3D ''CyberWorld'' (2000)
* 1999 ''[[Bill Gates]]' Basement'' (animated short)
* 1999 ''[[Bill Gates]]' Basement'' (animated short)
* 2000 - 2001 "Thru the Moebius Strip" with [[Jean Girard Moebius]] - 3-Minute trailer [http://www.cg-nauten.de/klex/adam/films/moebius/moebius_nauten.htm]
* 2000–2001 "Thru the Moebius Strip" with [[Jean Girard Moebius]] - 3-Minute trailer [https://web.archive.org/web/20050301040246/http://cg-nauten.de/klex/adam/films/moebius/moebius_nauten.htm]
* 2001 - 2002 Researching "Non-Photo-Real Renderers" ''Toto's Dream'' -- Animation short
* 2001–2002 Researching "Non-Photo-Real Renderers" ''Toto's Dream''—Animation short
* 2003 ''The Story of Computer Graphics'' (Dir. Frank Foster, Opener/Closer)
* 2003 ''The Story of Computer Graphics'' (Dir. Frank Foster, Opener/Closer)


=== Games ===
=== Games ===
Brummbaer is credited for several games he worked on including ''[[SimCity]]'' (1989), ''[[Wolfpack]]'' (1990), ''[[Robo Sport]]'' (1991), ''[[Comanche]]'' (1992), [[Q*bert]] (1992), ''[[Shrek 2]]'' (2004), ''[[True Crime: New York City]]'' (2005) and ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' (2007).
Brummbaer is credited for several games he worked on including ''[[SimCity (1989 video game)|SimCity]]'' (1989), ''[[Wolfpack (video game)|Wolfpack]]'' (1990), ''[[Robo Sport]]'' (1991), ''[[Comanche (video game series)|Comanche]]'' (1992), ''[[Dark Seed (video game)|Dark Seed]]'' (1992), [[Q*bert]] (1992), ''[[Shrek 2 (video game)|Shrek 2]]'' (2004), ''[[True Crime: New York City]]'' (2005) and ''[[Kung Fu Panda (video game)|Kung Fu Panda]]'' (2007).


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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* International Monitor Award - Openers/Closers (1998)
* International Monitor Award - Openers/Closers (1998)
* "Bill Gates Basement" - Siggraph Animation Theatre (1999)
* "Bill Gates Basement" - Siggraph Animation Theatre (1999)

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.brummbaer.net Brummbaer Digital Style Design website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218134849/http://www.brummbaer.net/ Brummbaer Digital Style Design website]
* {{imdb name | id = 0115949 | name = Brummbaer }}
* [http://artfractal.net/ ArtFractal - Brummbaer 2012]
* {{IMDb name| id = 0115949 | name = Brummbaer }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121012033327/http://fractalicdesign.com/psychedelic/interview-with-fractal-artist-brummbaer/ Read interview with psychedelic fractal artist brummbear]


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Latest revision as of 07:58, 14 January 2024

For the World War II German armored vehicle, see Brummbär.

Brummbaer was a German digital artist who has done work as an art director, designer, graphic artist, and 3D modeler. As an actor, he has appeared in various German TV movies, and also produced and directed. In the latter part of his career he became focused on computer graphics, created several short computer-generated animations and made visual effects for movies.

Life

[edit]

Brummbaer's fine art and underground magazine Germania brought him recognition in Europe during the 1960s, and he orchestrated light shows for musicians such as Frank Zappa and Tangerine Dream. He found his most expressive medium when he discovered the computer.

He was one of the primary computer animators responsible for the special effects in the Tristar motion picture Johnny Mnemonic. He also created an innovative opener for SIGGRAPH’s 1995 "Electronic Theater," and has long been a pioneer in the world of digital animation, where he has been noted for his signature hallucinogenic style.

In the autumn of 2003 he was diagnosed with Head and neck cancer. During several months of chemo- and radiation-therapy he wrote a semi-biographical novel titled RUNAWAY JESUS, which recounted his experiments with the drug dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DXM), followed by What's so Wrong with Love and Peace- Adventures in the European Underground 1965-67. Both available as E-books at Amazon, iTunes, etc. He survived the Head and neck cancer, but in 2007 was diagnosed with bladder cancer, which was treated with two bladder resections. He was cancer free from that time to 2013 when the bladder cancer returned. 2011 RUNAWAY JESUS was published in a German translation as DER GAMMLER. (Werner Piepers „Der Grüne Zweig“). Brummbaer died on January 16, 2016.[1]

Career

[edit]

Between 1964 and 1967 Brummbaer traveled Europe as a pavement-painter and in 1967 he had his first exhibition of paintings at the Art's Lab in London. He later moved to Frankfurt in 1968 where he designed psychedelic posters and founded Germany's first lightshow-company, the “Exploding Galaxy.” They performed for Tangerine Dream, Amon Duul, The Fugs, Frank Zappa, etc. They also shot a Lightshow film: “Astronomy Domine” with Knollfick, (music Pink Floyd).

Due to his large and rare collection of underground comics, Brummbaer translated and edited Robert Crumb’s first book in Germany. With the success of the book he was able start a comic-book-company "Brumm Comix." With the profits of comic-book-company he was able to publish “Germania,” an underground German magazine. It was during this time that Brummbaer was politically involved in the squatting of houses for the homeless and the legalisation of marijuana and other nonaddictive soft drugs.

From 1972–1973 he spent nine month writing and recording “Maschine Nr.9,” a radio play with Wolf Wondratschek and Georg Deuter.

Filmography

[edit]

Actor

[edit]
  • Der Allerletzte (1979) (TV) (as Brummbär)
  • Die Sweethearts (1977) (TV)
  • Warum der Himmel kein Flugzeug ist

Director

[edit]
  • CyberWorld (2000)
  • The Last Trip to Harrisburg (1984) (aka "Die letzte Fahrt nach Harrisburg")

Production Designer

[edit]

Klaus Lemke [de]:

  • Idole [de] (1975, TV film)
  • Die Sweethearts (1977, TV film)
  • Moto-Cross (1977, TV film)
  • Der Allerletzte (1979, TV film)
  • Arabian Nights [de] (1979)
  • Dark Seed (1992, VG)

Other

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  • Illustrator: German Edition Magazines - Playboy, Penthouse, Transatlantic
  • Painter: Exhibition at Gallery Klinzer, Munich, Magic Realism
  • Animator: German Television "XX, Clip-Cafe": Production design, openers, bumpers, and stage design for Youth-oriented shows.

Computer graphics

[edit]

In 1986, the International Synergy Institute in Los Angeles invited Brummbaer to be artist in residence to work on their Fairlight CVI computer where he created several ¾" videos: "New Worlds,” “Orient Ma Mind An Touch Ma Hal,” “Pretty Please." Another reason to live in LA was his friendship with Dr. Timothy Leary, Dr. John C. Lilly and his wife Toni. Since the introduction of the personal computer he promoted and exercised digital design, creating art for games and special effects for movies. In 1988 he worked on Futique Inc.'s "Cyberpunk Interscreen/The Mind Movie" in collaboration with Timothy Leary. Stubbornly insisting to only design on computers allowed only for a modest living by generating covers for books, records and magazines.

During 1991–1993, Brummbaer served as the Art Director for the game Dark Seed, in the style of, and in collaboration with H.R. Giger. For the movie Critters 4 he created the computer graphics on a PC. The "Digital Be-In" in San Francisco and the Zero-One Gallery, Los Angeles showed his first exhibition of electronic paintings, hosted by Timothy Leary. Timothy Leary's last book "Chaos and Cyberculture" contains many illustrations by Brummbaer.

Sony Pictures Imageworks

[edit]
  • 1994 Johnny Mnemonic (Opener/Cyberspace)
  • 1995 L.A. SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater (Opener) "The Craft" (butterflies)
  • 1996 Odyssey into the Mind’s Eye (Opener for "Mind’s Eye”), "Computer Animation Classics" (Opener for "Mind’s Eye Classics”), "Dark Skies" (TV Series pilot) "Jonny Quest" (cartoon)
  • 1997 L.A. SIGGRAPH "Electronic Theatre" (Opener) SDDS Logo (Cinematic Opener) "En Vogue" MTV video

Other film work

[edit]
  • 1998 2½ minutes IMAX/3D CyberWorld (2000)
  • 1999 Bill Gates' Basement (animated short)
  • 2000–2001 "Thru the Moebius Strip" with Jean Girard Moebius - 3-Minute trailer [1]
  • 2001–2002 Researching "Non-Photo-Real Renderers" Toto's Dream—Animation short
  • 2003 The Story of Computer Graphics (Dir. Frank Foster, Opener/Closer)

Games

[edit]

Brummbaer is credited for several games he worked on including SimCity (1989), Wolfpack (1990), Robo Sport (1991), Comanche (1992), Dark Seed (1992), Q*bert (1992), Shrek 2 (2004), True Crime: New York City (2005) and Kung Fu Panda (2007).

Awards

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  • Imagina - Monte' Carlo - Content graphics (1997)
  • International Monitor Award - Openers/Closers (1998)
  • "Bill Gates Basement" - Siggraph Animation Theatre (1999)

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Rasa on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.[user-generated source]
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