Brummbaer

Brummbaer Brummbaer was born 8.18. as a fugitive just after Germany’s capitulation in 1945. Across Europe he had erratic and colorful careers stretching from pavement painter to comic book publisher to nightclub designer.

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1967

First exhibition of Paintings at the Art’s Lab, London

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1967- 68

Psychedelic Posters (Momentarily in the show “Summer of Love” Tate-Gallery, Liverpool – Kunsthalle Schirn Frankfurt)

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1968

Lightshows “Exploding Galaxy” for Tangerine Dream, Amon Duul, The Fugs, Frank Zappa, etc...

Lightshow film: “Astronomy Domine” with Knollfick, music Pink Floyd,

DVD with Kunsthalle Schirn, Frankfurt

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1969

Translated and edited Robert Crumb’s first book in Germany.

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1970

Due to the immense success of the Crumb-book he succeded to create Germany’s largest comic book Company at the time.

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1971

Publication of “Germania”, Germany’s legendary underground magazine.

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1972 -73

“Maschine Nr.9”, a Radio play with Wolf Wondratschek and Georg Deuter.

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1974 –84

As Production Designer for Klaus Lemke: Idole 1975 (TV), Die Sweethearts, (1977) (TV), Moto-Cross (1977) (TV), “Der Allerletzte”, (1979) (TV), “Arabische Nächte” (1979 ... aka “Arabian Nights” (International: English title)http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Lemke

As Actor: ”Der Allerletzte” (1979) (TV) (as Brummbär) “Die Sweethearts”, (1977) (TV)

“Warum der Himmel kein Flugzeug ist” (Prod. + Dir. Wolf Wondratschek) (Praedikat besonders wertvoll)

As Director: The Last Trip to Harrisburg (1984) ... aka “Die letzte Fahrt nach Harrisburg”, (West Germany: TV title) With Udo Kier, dub and editing Rainer Werner Fassbinder, cinematography Ed Lachman

As Illustrator: GERMAN EDITION MAGAZINES Playboy, Penthouse, Transatlantic

As Painter: Exhibition at Gallery Klinzer, Munich, “Magic Realism”

As Animator: German Television "XX, Clip-Cafe": Production design, openers, bumpers and stage design for Youth-oriented shows.

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In 1986 the International Synergy Institute in Los Angeles invited him to be artist in residence to work on their Fairlight CVI computer. Another reason to live in LA was his close 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.

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1986

Artist-in-residence at the INTERNATIONAL SYNERGY INSTITUTE, West Hollywood, Fairlight CVI Video art: "New Worlds”, “Orient Ma Mind An Touch Ma Hal”, “Pretty Please" ¾" video

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1988

FUTIQUE, INC. "Cyberpunk Interscreen/The Mind Movie" in collaboration with Timothy Leary, Computer Graphic Design for game software

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1989

TARCHER PUBLISHING / MONDO 2000 / HIGHER OCTAVE MUSIC

Computer generated covers for books, records and magazines

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1991 - 93

DARKSEED Art Director for game software in collaboration with H.R. Giger Creator of Alien)

CRITTERS IV Computer Graphics for Sci-Fi Movie

DIGITAL BE-IN San Francisco Exhibition of electronic paintings

ZERO-ONE GALLERY Los Angles Exhibition of electronic paintings, hosted by Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary's Chaos and Cyberculture Illustrations by Brummbaer

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Sony Pictures Imageworks

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1994

"Johnny Mnemonic" (Opener/Cyberspace)

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1995

L.A. Siggraph "Electronic Theatre" (Opener) "The Craft" (butterflies)

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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)

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1997

L.A. Siggraph "Electronic Theatre" (Opener) SDDS Logo (Cinematic Opener) "En Vogue" MTV video

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1998

2 1/2 minutes IMAX/3D Cyberworld

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1999

"Bill Gates Basement" (animated short)

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2000 - 01

"Thru the Moebius Strip" with Jean Girard Moebius - 3-Minute trailer

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2001 - 02

Researching "Non-Photo-Real Renderers"

"Toto's Dream" -- Animation short

Creation of his website: http://www.brummbaer.net

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2003

"The Story of Computer Graphics" (Dir. Frank Foster, Opener/Closer) HDTV

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2004 - 05

Novel “ON THE STREET -- DXM in 1964 – or My Best Friend Jesus"

CD: "Sleepytime in Lalaland"

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AWARDS: 1999 "Bill Gates Basement" - Siggraph Animation Theatre

1998 International Monitor Award - Openers/Closers

1997 Imagina - Monte' Carlo - Content graphics

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In the autumn of 2003 he was diagnosed with squamous head and neck cancer. During several months of chemo- and radiation-therapy he wrote the biographical novel “ON THE STREET -- DXM in 1964 – or My Best Friend Jesus”. Drugs of choice: 1964 – DXM 1965 – 1972 – LSD and Hashish 1973 – 1980 – Cocaine Heroine and Quaaludes 1981 – 1991 – Ecstasy and Ketamine 1992 – 2003 – a little Marihuana

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From the internet: http://www.game-nostalgia.com/darkseed/darkseed_credits2.html

Brummber has a vast experience as art director, designer, graphical artist, 3D animator and modeler. In the seventies he also appeared as an actor in various German TV movies.

His fine art and underground magazine Germania brought him fame in Europe during the Sixties, and he orchestrated light shows for such musicians 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 mind-bending graphics in the Tristar motion picture Johnny Mnemonic (1995). He also created a breathtaking opener for Siggraph’s 1995 Electronic Theater, and has long been a pioneer in the world of digital animation, where he has achieved legendary status with his unmistakable hallucinogenic style.

Brummbaer is also credited for Critters 4 (1991), The Craft (1996) and Cyberworld (2000). He recently collaborated with Jean Girard Moebius on his movie Thru the Moebius strip (2005).

Besides Dark Seed he worked on games such as Sim City (1989) Wolfpack (1990), Robo Sport (1991), Comanche (1992), Q*bert (1992), Shrek 2 (2004),True Crime New York City(2005)

He has been consutant for Sony Pictures Imageworks and has won various awards for his work (Imagina - Monte’ Carlo content graphics 1997, International Monitor Award - openers & closeners 1998, “Bill Gates Basement” - Siggraph Animation Theatre 1999).

He maintains a website called “Brummbaer Digital Style Design”.