David Em presentation by Rebecca Day

1. DAVID EM
BY: REBECCA DAY

2. HIS WORK
• Created digital paintings at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (Xerox PARC)
• Used SuperPaint- the first compete digital paint system
• Mediums: virtual worlds, filmmaking, printmaking and photography
• Worked independently in the early 90’s but before worked at
• Xerox PARC
• California Institute of Technology
• Apple Computers

3. WHO IS HE?
• Born (1952) in LA but grew up in South America
• Now works in LA
• American Computer Artist
• Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (painting)
• American Film Institute (Film directing)

4. HIS WORK-AKU
• Aku
• 1977
• First to produce a navigable virtual world
• NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

5. HIS WORK-TRANSJOVIAN PIPELINE
• Transjovian Pipeline
• 1979
• Dye diffusion transfer paint

6. HIS WORK AT XEROX PARC
• 1976 at Informatino International, Inc.
• Made 3D digital insects that could
• Walk
• Jump
• Fly
• And the first 3D character made by a fine artist

7. HE’S STILL ALIVE
• Since he is still alive I wanted to know what truly started his interest in the art world and
why he works in the mediums that he does. I sent him a message on his website and am
still waiting on a response. His website is under construction currently so I am not sure
of when he will get back to me but I will keep you posted.