Tamás Waliczky (born in 1959, in Budapest) is a Hungarian artist and animator, known for his new media art.
Biography
Tamás Waliczky started out by creating cartoon films (1968–1983), whilst working as a painter, illustrator and photographer. He began working with computers in 1983. He was artist-in-residence at the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM) in 1992, and subsequently a member of the Institute's research staff (1993–1997). Later taking up a guest professorship at the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar (HBK Saar) in Saarbrücken (1997–2002).
Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS) in Gifu, Japan, chose Waliczky as artist-in-residence for 1998 to 1999.
From 2003 until 2005, he was professor at Institut für Mediengestaltung (IMG), Fachhochschule Mainz. From 2005 to 2010, he was at HBK Saar, this time as a full-time professor. As of 2010, he is a professor at the School of Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong.
Notable work
This is a select list of notable work by Waliczky, in order by date completed.
- Imaginary Cameras (computer graphic series and computer animations), 2016–2019
- Sculptures (video installation), 1997