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The Prix Ars Electronica Archive is a collection enabling search and viewing of all the submissions since 1987. The award-winning projects are documented with catalogue texts and audio-visual media. All other submissions can be searched by title/artist and displayed with year, category in list form. Please cite the credits (artwork name, artist and photographer) and only use the materials if your article is related to Ars Electronica.
Diabolic Wife
Simi Nallaseth
Original: Diabolic Wife | 4429 * 3024px | 42.6 MB
Original: Diabolic Wife | 4429 * 3024px | 42.6 MB
Original: Diabolic Wife | 4429 * 3024px | 38.3 MB
Original: Diabolic Wife | 4429 * 3024px | 42.6 MB
“'Diabolic Wife' is a satirical poem about male dominance. Compelled by his lust for a woman, a devil creates a fragmented wife by juxtaposing various parts of animals on her, oblivious to all but his own carnal needs. The devil symbolizes a typical male chauvinistic pig. The 'wife' represents the generally subordinate position of women in society at large. 'Diabolic Wife' is more a foray into dynamic storytelling than it is a sombre social commentary.
The computer, as I perceive it, serves as a tool or medium of expression. In the case of animation, the computer enables many experiments and technical wonders at the early stage of conception and exploration itself. I have discovered that not only does the computer aid in the tedium of 3D animation in modelling, motion scripting and rendering, but also enhances one's perception of design and proportion, stimulating the artist to explore new dimensions and see his/her own work in a new light.” (Simi Nallaseth)
Technical background:
HW: Silicon Graphics, Iris Workstation, 4D-25TG
SW: Alias
The computer, as I perceive it, serves as a tool or medium of expression. In the case of animation, the computer enables many experiments and technical wonders at the early stage of conception and exploration itself. I have discovered that not only does the computer aid in the tedium of 3D animation in modelling, motion scripting and rendering, but also enhances one's perception of design and proportion, stimulating the artist to explore new dimensions and see his/her own work in a new light.” (Simi Nallaseth)
Technical background:
HW: Silicon Graphics, Iris Workstation, 4D-25TG
SW: Alias
Simi Nalleseth is from India and graduated with a M.F.A. in Computer Art from the School of Visual Arts in New York; she also has a B.F.A. from Sophia Polytechnic in Bombay. Her professional experience includes the animation of a Seven Up commercial, "The Ink Tank", New York, the logo for SIGGRAPH 91 workshops, Dallas, animation of "Tiny Toon Adventures", Warner Brothers, California, Canada.