Luma Nocturna (1974) by Sky-David aka Dennis Pies

Watch a clip from the chilling and eerie "Luma Nocturna," an early Sky-David (the artist formerly known as Dennis Pies) masterpiece of abstract animation that turns vaguely familiar shapes into an uneasy realm of shifting biological forms complete with expanding, contracting, spiraling blues, blacks, and whites.

"This was my first exploration in luminance animation. Nacreous pigments on the polished deep black surface of the scratch board allow vibrant white lines and airbrushed life forms to dance until the city and the airport landing at night finish the piece. This is the first film that I made with a luminous tunnel and got the work doing the tunnels for the feature DREAMSCAPE. This was by far my most popular animated film and is still screened today."

--Sky-David

"Luma Nocturna" is also one of the films in Sky-David's recent donation to The iotaCenter and will be featured this week at the November 19th iotaSalon at UCLA.

This clip is an example of one of many videos that are available for viewing in iotaCenter's research and study center located in Culver City: http://www.iotacenter.org/program/research

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[nirvana2187]

Beautiful and amazing. I love the visual qualities Sky David achieved. Exquisite abstract cinema.