Yoichiro kawaguchi biography sample

Tanegashima (Japan),

Yoichiro Kawaguchi graduated from Visual Communication Design at the Kyushu Institute of Design in and received his Master of Fine Arts from the Tokyo University of Education in He created his first computer images in , but did not receive widespread recognition until That year he presented the paper “A Morphological Study of the Form of Nature” at the ACM SIGGRAPH conference, introducing his “growth model,” a self-organising algorithm that allows to create a 3D simulation of the growing of branches or cell divisions in natural organisms. The artworks created with this algorithm depicted organic forms in constant transformation that were widely acclaimed and became the distinctive elements of Kawaguchi’s work. From to , he worked with Professor Koichi Omura at the University of Osaka, using a newly developed computer graphic system for rendering realistic images in creating Growth: Mysterious Galaxy (), a 5-minute animation sequence that was enthusiastically received at the ACM SIGGRAPH. The film achieved an unprecedented quality in the depth and texture of the images by introducing image rendering techniques that are now essential to 3D animation. Kawaguchi consistently took part at the ACM SIGGRAPH Art Show during the following twelve years, and also showed his work at the 42nd Venice Biennale in and the Japan Pavillion at EXPO’86 in Vancouver, as well as the Ars Electronica festival in Linz ( and ). Since he has been involved in research work for High Definition TV (HDTV) and further developed 3D animation, sometimes extending his creations to choreographed interactions with human dancers, as in Gemon Dance (). He was Associate Professor of Computer Graphics Art at the Nippon Electronics College, Tokyo, and also taught at the University of Tokyo until his retirement in

Kawaguchi has received numerous awards, such as the Most excellent animation and artistic merit at EUROGRAPHICS (Copenhagen, Denmark, ), First

Yōichirō, Yoichiro, Youichirou or Yohichiroh is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Yōichirō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:

The characters used for "ichiro" (一郎) literally means "first son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the oldest son. The "yo" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("洋" for ocean, "陽" for sunshine, "曜" and so on).

• 洋一郎, "ocean, first son"
• 陽一郎, "sunshine, first son"
• 庸一郎, "common, first son"
• 楊一郎, "willow, first son"
• 耀一郎, "shine, first son"

Other combinations

• 陽市朗, "sunshine, city, clear"
• 耀市郎, "shine, city, son"
• 洋一朗, "ocean, one, clear"
• 蓉一朗, "lotus, one, clear"

The name can also be written in hiragana よういちろう or katakana ヨウイチロウ.

Notable people with the name

• Yoichiro Esaki (江崎 洋一郎) (born ), Japanese politician
• Yoichiro Hirase (平瀬 與一郎) (–), Japanese malacologist
• Yoichiro Kakitani (柿谷 曜一朗) (born ), Japanese footballer
• Yoichiro Kawaguchi (河口 洋一郎) (born ), Japanese artist
• Yoichiro Morikawa (森川 陽一郎) (born ), Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor
• Yoichiro Murakami (村上 陽一郎) (born ), Japanese philosopher
• Yoichiro Nambu (南部 陽一郎) (–), Japanese-born American physicist
• Yoichiro Takahashi (高橋 陽一郎) (born ), Japanese film and television director
• Yoichiro Suzuki (鈴木 洋一郎, born ), Japanese particle physicist
• Yoichiro Yoshikawa (吉川 洋一郎, born ), Japanese composer, music arranger and film producer

Working on the artistic side of Computer Graphics since the ’s, Yoichiro’s prolific career began in 3D Computer Animation at Kyushu University (BA) and University of Tsukuba (MFA). Soon after receiving his degrees, he applied his interest in nature to creating GROWTH Model, a Self-Organizing approach to developing a formative algorithm of a complex life form. The resulting paper and works he submitted to SIGGRAPH contributed to the emerging field of representing natural phenomenon. Since the mid s he has been active in the international community, showing at venues such as Images du Futur in Montreal, ISEA, Ars Electronica, the Venice Biennale, and at SIGGRAPH. He has taught at the University of Tsukuba, and since , at the University of Tokyo. Kawaguchi is a tireless supporter of our community, enthusiastically sharing his work with other artists around the globe. He greets students and colleagues with the same warmth and sincere interest in sharing, continuing to inspire others to follow his lead in explorations with personal aesthetics in the digital arena.

Recently, his interest in collaborations led him to work with performers, merging his dynamic imagery of natural fantasy forms with the movements and forms of human dancers. Similarly, he has collaborated with researchers working on new forms of electronic image output, ranging from the early pioneers of high definition video to those who are bringing digital imagery to our tangible everyday environment through designs on clothing and sculpture. His current research includes exploring large-scale plastic sculptures using newly available materials.

Japanese artist

Yoichiro Kawaguchi (河口 洋一郎, Kawaguchi Yoichirō, born in Tanegashima, Kagoshima) is a Japanese computer graphics artist and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo.

Career

Kawaguchi rose to international prominence in when he presented "Growth Model" in the international conference SIGGRAPH.

In , Kawaguchi designed Cosmo, a robot that performs keyboards with a laser. Cosmo was designed to be one of the members of Squarepusher's virtual band Z-Machines, which was created to promote the alcoholic beverage ZIMA. They performed their debut piece on 24 June in Tokyo, Japan.

On March 31, , he retired from his post as a professor at the University of Tokyo and received the title of professor emeritus. In the same year he was appointed president of the Digital Content Association of Japan.

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