(From Wikipedia)
The history of Computer Animation and Video Art.
The Artist that invented the Computer Animation.
In 1968, he created another scandal, when the film
"Monument" was televised in most European countries.
For a couple of years, Ture Sjölander was celebrated in France, Italy, Switzerland, Great Britain and the USA.
In Sweden there was a lot of jealousy. The Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery of Sweden, to name a few, bought his works, but the techniques he worked with were expensive and after a few years, he found himself without resources. Instead he started to work with celebrities such as Charlie Chaplin and Greta Garbo. They taught him that exile - mental and physical - is the only way to escape destruction for a creative genius. He moved to Australia.
Ture Sjolander's works include photos, films, books, articles, textiles, tv-programs, video installations, happenings, sculptures and paintings - all scattered around the Globe. Tracing will be a challenging task for future detective/biographer and web-archaeologist's.
But mostly, his work consists of a life of questioning and creation. This is what set him aside as one of the great artists of the 20th century.
