Lapis
Lapis
James Whitney
Animation Night 2024
Animated Film
USA
1966
10 minutes
without dialogue
To the sweeping sound of a sitar, thousands and thousands of dots orbit a kaleidoscopic centre, like the individual notes of a raga circle the keynote. Repeated graphic patterns blossom and crumble back into the mass. As traditional as the reference points for James Whitney's breathtaking visual music were, the realisation with early computer animation by his brother John Whitney was just as innovative.
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Director
James Whitney