Charles “Chuck” Csuri
The Ohio State University mourns the loss of world-renowned artist, long-time faculty member and pioneer of digital art Charles “Chuck” Csuri, who passed peacefully in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, on Sunday at the age of 99. Csuri is remembered as a true renaissance man whose lifetime of achievement epitomized the American Dream.
A graduate and professor of art education and computer and information science at The Ohio State University for over 40 years, Csuri formed the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) and co-founded the Ohio Supercomputer Center and Cranston/Csuri Productions, one of the first computer animation companies in the world.
Dubbed the “father of computer art” by Smithsonian, Csuri led the development of code to enable artists to produce art in new ways on computers. His early work in computer plotter drawings, computer animation and 3D imagery secured his spot as a pioneer in combining art…
