Luis Arambilet

Angel Luis Arambilet Alvarez [ARAMBILET] (born September 16, 1957 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Spanish-Dominican writer, screenplayer, painter, graphic artist and filmmaker.

In the Latin American and Caribbean region, he is considered the creator of the first short story (Artes y Letras [Arts & Literature], 1978) and the first graphical poems (combination of text and graphics- Arte y Cibernetica [Art and Cybernetics], 1978) using computerized linetext art or ASCII art.

Arambilet is included in the XX Century History of Computer Graphics and Digital Art sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH, presently being compiled by Anna Ursyn from the Department of Visual Arts of the University of Northern Colorado.

Dominican National Literary Award winner for his short stories ("The cayenne petals", 1994) and novel ("Neguri's secret", 2006).



Works: Painting & Drawings, Graphic Arts, Photography, Comics & Cartoons, Cinematography, Literature.

External links:

http://education.siggraph.org/resources/cgsource/instructional-materials/history/luis-arambilet

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2377216/

Education:
Continental Schools, CA (1965-1968) - Cartooning and Animation
Kubert School of Cartooning and Grafic Art, NJ (1979) - Illustration and
Cartooning
Private Atelier: Prof. V. Daz Bonnelly, Santo Domingo (1983-1989) - Drawing & Painting
IBM Advance Business Institute, Palisades, NJ (1990) Computer Graphics
DVCreators, CA (1997) - Computer Animation & Illustration, Film & Digital
Video Production.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (1998) - Mixed Media, Collage, Bookmaking, Curatorship.
Escuela de Diseo de Altos de Chavn (1999) - TV Production
Art Institute of Chicago, SAIC (1998) Drawing. Printmaking
Adobe Corp., CA. (2000) - Digital Imaging and ePublishing

Exhibits & publications:

* 1978 trilogy (Artes y Letras)
* 1993 The Cayenne's petals (Los ptalos de la cayena);Dominican National Literary Prize 1994; ISBN 84-89546-02-9.
* 1994 Secret zone (Zona secreta); ISBN 84-89546-00-2.
* 1994 Homo Sapiens; ISBN 84-89546-01-0.
* 1996 Quintet (quintento: Cinco histo...