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Oskar Fischinger (22 June 1900, Gelnhausen, Germany — 31 January 1967, Los Angeles) was an abstract animator, experimental filmmaker, and painter. He made over 50 short films, and painted c. 900 canvases which are in museums, galleries and collections worldwide. Among his film works is Motion Painting No. 1 (1947), which is part of the United States National Film Registry. Mostly, he considers himself an experimental filmmaker, and he embraced modernism. He believes in the artistic creativity of individuals and was against any studio systems, claiming that all art is a piece of its creator. He was very interested in combining sound and sight. Some of his most famous films were synaesthetic, in which he attempted to visually animate sound.

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  • Oskar Fischinger (22 June 1900, Gelnhausen, Germany — 31 January 1967, Los Angeles) was an abstract animator, experimental filmmaker, and painter. He made over 50 short films, and painted c. 900 canvases which are in museums, galleries and collections worldwide. Among his film works is Motion Painting No. 1 (1947), which is part of the United States National Film Registry. Mostly, he considers himself an experimental filmmaker, and he embraced modernism. He believes in the artistic creativity of individuals and was against any studio systems, claiming that all art is a piece of its creator. He was very interested in combining sound and sight. Some of his most famous films were synaesthetic, in which he attempted to visually animate sound.
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  • Oskar Fischinger (22 June 1900, Gelnhausen, Germany — 31 January 1967, Los Angeles) was an abstract animator, experimental filmmaker, and painter. He made over 50 short films, and painted c. 900 canvases which are in museums, galleries and collections worldwide. Among his film works is Motion Painting No. 1 (1947), which is part of the United States National Film Registry. Mostly, he considers himself an experimental filmmaker, and he embraced modernism. He believes in the artistic creativity of individuals and was against any studio systems, claiming that all art is a piece of its creator. He was very interested in combining sound and sight. Some of his most famous films were synaesthetic, in which he attempted to visually animate sound.
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