Gilles Tran

Gilles Tran is a contemporary French 3D artist mostly known for his images rendered in POV-Ray and multiple winnings of the Internet Ray Tracing Competition. Most notable is his web site project The Book of Beginnings with images accompanied with pieces of unfinished text.

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• Projects
• Exhibitions
• Publications
• References

Projects

2000–present: The Book of Beginnings

2001-2002: helped create Reach for the Stars, the first 3D image rendered in space, rendered in POV-Ray on the International Space Station (April 25 - May 5, 2002) by astronaut Mark Shuttleworth.

2004: produced 3D renderings for Infinite Spire and Fallen Headstones, a design proposal for the World Trade Center Memorial

Invisible Me, a web comic. The character was originally based on Andy, an actual person who frequents the POV-Ray newsgroups. The comic began as an exercise demonstrating that you can create a comic using nothing but talk bubbles. The main character is characterized by his self-loathing and loneliness.

Exhibitions

1997: Exposition Art & Science - Paris, France

1997: Digipainters ’97 - Rome, Italy

2003: Peaux de vaches et autres artistes - Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium

2007: Nội viên (Inner Garden) - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Publications

2003: Illustration in The Complete Guide to Digital Illustration, Steve Caplin, Adam Banks, Nigel Holmes, The Ilex Press Ltd, Great Britain

2005: Illustration in Digital Design of Nature: Computer Generated Plants and Organics, Oliver Deussen, Bernt Lintermann, Springer, Germany