Lillian Schwartz Movies

  • 1977
    Nino

    Nino

    Nino

    01977HD

    Music by Albert E. Miller. Experimental work with dancer and musicians to combine and present an unusual choreography of performers and music as a...

    Nino
  • 2013
    EXALT

    EXALT

    EXALT

    02013HD

    This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

    EXALT
  • 2014
    Twirlinx

    Twirlinx

    Twirlinx

    02014HD

    This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

    Twirlinx
  • 1975
    Kinesis

    Kinesis

    Kinesis

    21975HD

    Escher-like images stepping through the frames to the music of a jazz group. Delightful–shows a depth in the imagery not accomplished by...

    Kinesis
  • 1972
    Affinities

    Affinities

    Affinities

    01972HD

    A ballet of squares and octagons in many forms, exhibiting a variety of geometric and sometimes sensuous interactions.

    Affinities
  • 1979
    Rituel

    Rituel

    Rituel

    81979HD

    Music performed by The New York Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Pierre Boulez. Schwartz manipulates by computer, in real-time the images of...

    Rituel
  • 1976
    On-Line

    On-Line

    On-Line

    21976HD

    Musicians and dancer perform in real-time while Schwartz plays a computer-keyboard to create special effects on a computer-controlled video-visual...

    On-Line
  • 1976
    Experiments

    Experiments

    Experiments

    01976HD

    Music “Quartet in F” by Maurice Ravel, performed by Max Mathews. Subtly colored images combining microphotography and computer generated...

    Experiments
  • 2013
    Exquisite Motions

    Exquisite Motions

    Exquisite Motions

    02013HD

    This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

    Exquisite Motions
  • 1986
    Beyond Picasso

    Beyond Picasso

    Beyond Picasso

    01986HD

    Schwartz reordered and combined angular contours, broken planes, and distorted proportions in her own pictorial structures in an homage to Picasso's...

    Beyond Picasso
  • 1975
    Collage

    Collage

    Collage

    31975HD

    A swift moving assortment of moving images. Filmed from a color TV monitor that was computer controlled.

    Collage
  • 1972
    Mathoms

    Mathoms

    Mathoms

    31972HD

    A playful concoction of computer produced images, a few hand-animated scenes and shots of lab equipment. Made largely from left-overs from scientific...

    Mathoms
  • 1977
    Dancer 2

    Dancer 2

    Dancer 2

    01977HD

    The movements of a dancers body are recorded, studied, reshaped, to understand the anatomical ranges of joints. Music by Albert E. Miller.

    Dancer 2
  • 1972
    Googolplex

    Googolplex

    Googolplex

    4.51972HD

    Extended editing techniques based on Land’s experiments affect the viewer’s sensory perceptions.

    Googolplex
  • 1970
    Pixillation

    Pixillation

    Pixillation

    6.21970HD

    Pixillation features computer generated abstract animations set to Moog-synthesized sound.

    Pixillation
  • 1971
    UFOs

    UFOs

    UFOs

    5.41971HD

    Blasting off into cosmic visual abstraction, pioneering computer artist Lillian Schwartz’s UFOs is a kinetic tour-de-force whose innovative...

    UFOs
  • 1973
    Papillons

    Papillons

    Papillons

    21973HD

    Mathematical functions are the basis for a science film on contour plots and an art film. Both are shown simultaneously at a two screen production...

    Papillons
  • 1977
    Bagatelles

    Bagatelles

    Bagatelles

    31977HD

    Abstract images of frame-by-frame animation with subtle growing effects of crystals are enhanced by polarized colors.

    Bagatelles
  • 2017
    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    62017HD

    A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond...

    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
  • 1976
    Fantasies

    Fantasies

    Fantasies

    21976HD

    Computer generated images used as counterpoint to music “Fantasia & In Nomine” by John Ward, performed by Elizabeth Cohen, Max...

    Fantasies