Charles M. Falco (born August 17, 1948) is an American experimental physicist and an expert on the magnetic and optical properties of thin film materials.[1]
Charles Falco, physicist and art theorist, photographed March 2019 at ASU SciAPP conference
In addition to his scientific research, in 1975 Falco was one of three participants in Chris Burden's performance art piece '220', and since 1985 his photography has been represented by the agency PhotoResearchers.[2] In 1998 Falco was co-curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's The Art of the Motorcycle, for which he also wrote the exhibition catalog's introductory essay and bibliography.[3] With over 2 million visitors in New York, Chicago, Bilbao, Spain and the Guggenheim Las Vegas, it was the most successful exhibition of industrial design ever assembled, and one of the most attended museum exhibition of any kind.[4] For this work he received an award from the International Association of Art Critics, along with architect Frank Gehry, museum director Thomas Krens, and filmmaker Ultan Guilfoyle. In 1999, Falco was a technical advisor for the Nam June Paik retrospective at the Guggenheim.
In 2000, Falco began collaborating with the British-American artist David Hockney, resulting in their discovery of scientific evidence in paintings made as early as c.1430 that demonstrated portions of them were created with the aid of optical projections. Hockney's 2001 book Secret Knowledge resulted in widespread coverage of the "Hockney-Falco Thesis" in the popular media, including an hour-long BBC special and a segment on the CBS show 60 Minutes. In 2008, Falco gave the US National Art Education Association's 'Ziegfeld Lecture', awarded for his role in this theory, and for its importance for art education.
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^Falco's statement on his website 2008-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 10, 2008.
Falco, Charles M. (July 2003), (PDF), MRS Bulletin, 28 (7): 512–516, doi:10.1557/mrs2003.148, S2CID 135848602, archived from the original (Adobe PDF) on 2007-03-06, retrieved 2011-01-29
January 01, 1970
charles, falco, born, august, 1948, american, experimental, physicist, expert, magnetic, optical, properties, thin, film, materials, charles, falco, physicist, theorist, photographed, march, 2019, sciapp, conferencebiography, editfalco, earned, university, cal. Charles M Falco born August 17 1948 is an American experimental physicist and an expert on the magnetic and optical properties of thin film materials 1 Charles Falco physicist and art theorist photographed March 2019 at ASU SciAPP conferenceBiography editFalco earned his Ph D at the University of California Irvine in 1974 and spent the next eight years at Argonne National Laboratory before joining the University of Arizona in 1982 as a Professor of Optical Sciences In 1989 he received the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Senior Distinguished U S Scientist Award and in 1998 was awarded the UA Chair of Condensed Matter Physics Falco a Fellow of the American Physical Society the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE the Optical Society of America and the Society of Photo optical Instrumentation Engineers SPIE has published more than 250 scientific manuscripts most of which are related to physical properties of materials produced by Molecular Beam Epitaxy MBE co edited two books has seven U S patents and has given more than 250 invited talks on his research at conferences and research institutions in 25 countries In addition to his scientific research in 1975 Falco was one of three participants in Chris Burden s performance art piece 220 and since 1985 his photography has been represented by the agency PhotoResearchers 2 In 1998 Falco was co curator of the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum s The Art of the Motorcycle for which he also wrote the exhibition catalog s introductory essay and bibliography 3 With over 2 million visitors in New York Chicago Bilbao Spain and the Guggenheim Las Vegas it was the most successful exhibition of industrial design ever assembled and one of the most attended museum exhibition of any kind 4 For this work he received an award from the International Association of Art Critics along with architect Frank Gehry museum director Thomas Krens and filmmaker Ultan Guilfoyle In 1999 Falco was a technical advisor for the Nam June Paik retrospective at the Guggenheim In 2000 Falco began collaborating with the British American artist David Hockney resulting in their discovery of scientific evidence in paintings made as early as c 1430 that demonstrated portions of them were created with the aid of optical projections Hockney s 2001 book Secret Knowledge resulted in widespread coverage of the Hockney Falco Thesis in the popular media including an hour long BBC special and a segment on the CBS show 60 Minutes In 2008 Falco gave the US National Art Education Association s Ziegfeld Lecture awarded for his role in this theory and for its importance for art education References edit Falco s statement on his website Archived 2008 03 16 at the Wayback Machine accessed April 10 2008 PhotoResearchers The Art of the Motorcycle Archived from the original on 2014 04 19 Retrieved 2014 04 18 Exhibiting Contempt Slate 1998 09 06 Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 External links editHockney Falco Thesis Archived 2011 02 02 at the Wayback Machine Falco s page about The Art of the Motorcycle Falco Charles M July 2003 The Art and Materials Science of 190 mph Superbikes PDF MRS Bulletin 28 7 512 516 doi 10 1557 mrs2003 148 S2CID 135848602 archived from the original Adobe PDF on 2007 03 06 retrieved 2011 01 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles M Falco amp oldid 1221781853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
