User:GeorgeStadnik

George Stadnik, Lumia Artist

Born NYC 1950, Graduated Syracuse University 1972 - BFA Experimental Studios. Inspired by visit to the Museum of Modern Art, New York City in 1968, where he saw Thomas Wilfred's Opus 158.

Began creating optical Lumia compositions in the early 1970's. Worked under a Rockefeller Grant at the New Television Workshop in Watertown, MA, on the Paik Abe video Synthesizer to produce "Primordial Soup" for WGBH TV. In the 1970's and 1980's was one of the founders of Kasner Gooch, a multi media performance group. Kasner Gooch participated in Charlot Moorman's Festivals of the Avant Garde with Dr. Franklin E Morris, electronic music composer. Built a Lumiagraph Studio in Worcester Massachusetts to create large scale, one of a kind direct Lumia prints on Cibachrome film.

Was one of the founders of the Grove Street Gallery. Invented the Photon Guitar - a performance instrument that produces projected images instead of sounds when played manually.

Lumiagraphs are in corporate and private collections worldwide, including American Optical, Ealing Corporation, Laurens Publishing in Pittsfield and others. Lumiagraph exhibits include: Terrain Gallery, New York City 1978, and others.

Through the 1980's and early 1990's worked in the computer industry during the development and evolution of computer graphics. Began creating Lumia compositions in the mid 90's on commercially available computer graphics software.

Today produces DVD's and performance pieces based on classical Lumia composition techniques and algorithms that simulate the physics of light in optical systems. Builds virtual machines within the software and animates the components to create moving Lumia compositions. Converted and exhibited Shadow X3 as an auto-stereoscopic 3D Lumia piece at the Visual Music Marathon 2009, SVA theater, NYC. Available Compositions on DVD include: Lumia 2003, Digital Lumia 2005, Flame 2006,Shadow X3 2008.

To see examples of the work, go to http://www.photonlightguitars.com. Gallery affiliations: Terrain Gallery, New York City; Center For Visual Music, LA,CA; IOTA, LA, CA.