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Frank Wuts
Education
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1982
Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, B.S. Computer
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| 1975 University
of Washington, Seattle, Washington, B.S. Biology |
Art Classes
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Creating on Canvas and
in Life - Freydoon Rassouli
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Spring 2006
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| Drawing on the Right
Side of the Brain - Carol Steinberg |
Fall 2005 |
Biography
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Frank started
working in wood during high school and has taken wood working classes
at Western Washington University. After earning a degree in Computer
Science he entered the field of Computer Animation where he was
an innovator for 17 years writing computer programs for artists to
model, animate and render scenes entirely inside a computer. He
was one of the five original co-founder of the Academy Award winning
production house Rhythm and Hues. He also was a co-founder of Windlight
studios which was sold to the Canadian entertainment company Nelvana.
He also was a co-founder of Visual Image Software which was sold
to the graphics software company Micrografx. Starting in June 2005
he has taught himself to paint by copying Van Gogh masterpieces
and using his understanding of three dimensional realities learned
as a computer graphic specialist. He has a good grasp on how light
interacts with forms.
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Artist Statement
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"My
work with wood has been focused on creating functional pieces incorporating
smooth sensuous curves consistent with the nature of the underlying
wood. My painting is a continuation of my love of the sensuous curve.
I often use a very simple palette so I can focus on the form not
the color. My painting is more of a sculpture than an image. Each
brush stroke is executed not only to lay down paint but also to
follow the directions of the forms in the painting. I feel like
I am caressing the forms as I paint them. My love of Van Gogh's
work stems from his use of the sensuous brush strokes throughout
his work."
Frank
Wuts
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