Rebecca Allen (artist)
| Rebecca Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Rhode Island School of Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | computer art |
Rebecca Allen (born 1954) is an international artist inspired by a variety of media to create work from 3-D computer graphics, animation, music videos, video games, performance works, artificial life systems, multisensory interfaces, interactive installations, virtual and mixed reality. A pioneer in the field of computer art, her work addresses humanizing technology.
Allen received her BFA at Rhode Island School of Design in 1975 and her MS in architecture machine group (predecessor to MIT Media Lab) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1980. She is currently professor at, and was founding chair of, the UCLA Department of Design, Media Arts. She worked at New York Institute of Technology's Computer Graphics Laboratory.
Fast Company named Allen one of the Most Creative People in Business for 2010. She helped pioneer computer art by creating one of the first music videos to use 3D graphics, for the 1986 Musique Non Stop by Kraftwerk. Allen has collaborated with music and performing artists such as Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo), John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Peter Gabriel, Carter Burwell, Joffrey Ballet and Twyla Tharp.
Her artwork is part of the permanent collection of Centre Georges Pompidou, the Whitney Museum and Museum of Modern Art. Awards include a 1981-82 Emmy for outstanding achievement in design for the title sequence for CBS Walter Cronkite's Universe.
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