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Etra, Bill (American video artist and electronic designer, 1947-2016)
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Note: An artist and inventor who, in partnership with Steve Rutt, helped create a video synthesizer in the early 1970s. The Rutt/Etra device was one of the first to allow individual artists to manipulate a video signal in real time to create abstractions, animations, and special effects. It was intended to allow artists to compose visuals as a musician would compose music. |
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Paik, Nam June |
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(South Korean sculptor, video artist, and performance artist, 1932-2006, active in the United States) [500118744] |
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Vasulka, Steina |
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(Icelandic video artist and musician, born 1940) [500104306] |
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Vasulka, Woody |
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(Czech video artist and filmmaker, 1937-2019, active in the United States) [500073167] |
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(American video artist and electronic designer, 1947-2016) ..... [VP Preferred]
(American video artist, electronic designer, 20th c.) ..... [BHA]
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