At a time when most people equated animation with Mickey Mouse, Oskar Fischinger's abstract films were taking animation in a new, challenging direction. His short "visual music" films are credited ...

The search engine, which sometimes uses its homepage to honor prominent figures, is highlighting the pioneer on what would have been his 117th birthday. Born in 1900 in Germany, Fischinger held a ...

Although modest in scope, this collection showcases key early work by Oskar Fischinger, one of the most popular pioneers in abstract animation. First-rate transfers and special features supplement the ...

William Moritz, a longtime California Institute of the Arts professor who was an authority on abstract animation and the work of experimental filmmaker Oskar Fischinger, has died. He was 63. Moritz, ...

Music is more than just a sound. It can be something one can see with their own eyes. This sentiment was held by German-American artist Oskar Fischinger, featured by Google in its front page’s Doodle ...

LACMA's animation screenings have been unusually strong this year, including a sold-out UPA show in March and an upcoming Paramount show on Thursday. But the rarest and most aesthetically significant ...

Und er entwarf „Komposition in Blau“, wofür er erstmals mit dreidimensionalen Gegenständen arbeitete: Holzstücke und Kartons auf einem Tisch bewegten sich scheinbar selbstständig zu Musik, ähnlich wie ...

Today is not just any Thursday. This Thursday, June 22, is the 117th birthday of Oskar Fischinger. And if you don’t know who this influential artist was, Google wants to change that. Today’s Google ...

The 117th birthday of the influential filmmaker and artist is marked with a Google Doodle that invites you to make a visual music composition. Carrie was a managing editor at CNET focused on breaking ...