Biography
Oskar Wilhelm Fischinger (22 June 1900 – 31 January 1967) was a German-American abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter, notable for creating abstract musical animation many decades before the appearance of computer graphics and music videos. He created special effects for Fritz Lang's 1929 Woman In The Moon, one of the first sci-fi rocket movies. He made over 50 short films, and painted around 800 canvases, many of which are in museums, galleries and collections worldwide. Among his film works is Motion Painting No. 1 (1947), which is now listed on the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress.
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Filmography
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Movies 47
Director 46
Director
Space Light Art (2012)
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The Contemplative Films of Oskar Fischinger (2004)
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Motion Painting No. 1 (1947)
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Absolute Film (1947)
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Mutoscope Reels (1945)
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Radio Dynamics (1942)
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Color Rhythm (1942)
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Organic Fragment (1941)
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An American March (1941)
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Visual Effects
Pinocchio (1940)
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An Optical Poem (1938)
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Allegretto (1936)
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Composition in Blue (1935)
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Muratti privat (1935)
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Swiss Trip (Rivers and Landscapes) (1934)
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Squares (1934)
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Muratti Marches On (1934)
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Alle Kreise erfasst Tolirag (1934)
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Study No. 14 (1933)
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Circles (1933)
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Study No. 13 (1933)
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Coloratura (1932)
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Study No. 11 (1932)
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Study No. 12 (1932)
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Sound Ornaments (1932)
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Study No. 10 (1932)
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Study No. 9 (1931)
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Study No. 8 (1931)
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Study No. 7 (1931)
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Love Games (1931)
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Study No. 6 (1930)
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Study No. 5 (1930)
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Study No. 4 (1930)
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Study No. 3 (1930)
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Study No. 2 (1930)
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Dancing Lines (1930)
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Woman in the Moon (1929)
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Study No. 1 (1929)
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1920s Fragments and Wax Experiments (1927)
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Spiritual Constructions (1927)
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Wax Experiments (1927)
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Walking from Munich to Berlin (1927)
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Silhouettes (1927)
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R-1 (1927)
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Staffs (1927)
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Spirals (1926)
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Münchener Bilderbogen: Pierette Nr. 1 (1924)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1900-06-22
Deathday1967-01-31 (66 years old)
Birth NameOskar Wilhelm Fischinger
Birth PlaceGelnhausen, Germany
RelationshipsElfriede Fischinger (1933-01-01 - 1967-01-01)
SiblingsHans Fischinger
RelativesElfriede Fischinger
CitizenshipsGermany
ResidencesMunich · Berlin · Ginnheim, Germany, Los Angeles, United States of America
AwardsWinsor McCay Award
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