Born in 1951 Martin Rieser took a tortuous path via an honours degree in English Literature, a couple of years with a professional printmaking studio in Paris, an advanced course in art and design, printmaking and photography, at Goldsmiths College, to head the Electronic Arts Department of the University of West England, completing an MA in printed ceramics in 1992. In 1998 he took up a new position as Senior Lecturer in Digital Media at Napier University, Edinburgh. Exhibitions of photographs and prints, ground breaking computer-generated ceramic transfers and large scale computer images (Exhibition and book Digital Panoramas in 1994) have been seen from St. Ives to The Royal Festival Hall; Utrecht to New York; The Science Centre, Bristol to The Barbican. He has researched and published articles on many areas of the electronic print and real time animation of the human figure, while organising computer animation and computer art festivals. Collaborative CD-ROMs include From Silver to Silicon and multimedia work around the Greek myths, called Labyrinth, which was part of the Dream House exhibition in collaboration with Ship of Fools, at F-Stop in Bath and was shown in Germany, Holland and the US during 1999. Another work, Screening the Virus is a Watershed commission for World Aids Day. His is currently working on a digital installation due to be shown at Axiom Gallery in Cheltenham in 2000 as part of the Cheltenham Literary Festival.
He has lectured widely on ‘Understanding Computer Art’ and been commissioned to illustrate many books and magazines with his unique work.

George Coulsting, besides being an artist of considerable talent, working recently with immersive imaging, keeps the computer department and especially graphics software in incredible order at UWE, if there’s something you want to know or fix and he can’t do it, then give up - there’s no-one more knowledgeable in the country!

Peter has taught and lectured on electronic photography for 6 years and through dogged persistence and curiosity has become a source of considerable expertise in ‘going electronic’ at the cheapest possible cost!

Starting with the premise that any image created via a lens uses the same ‘language’, this workshop (one of the first in this country), will marry conventional photographic language with practical working sessions in electronic imaging, substituting electronic equipment for established methods. While keeping investigations of perception foremost, a practical working knowledge of electronic image capture will be introduced via video or still electronic cameras and scanners, as well as Photo CD. Electronic darkroom methods will be explored using Adobe PhotoShop software (one computer per participant) and the art of printing electronically critically evaluated with special attention to new advances in archivility with ink-jet prints. Morphing and Desktop Publishing will be covered. If possible bring a video camcorder or still electronic camera (and don’t forget your particular connectors!), negatives, prints or discs for inputting.

"Chance favours the prepared mind." Louis Pasteur

George, besides being an artist of considerable talent, working recently with immersive imaging, keeps the computer department and especially graphics software in the incredible order at UWE, if there’s something you want to know or fix and he can’t do it, then give up - there’s no-one more knowledgeable in the country!

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