Julius Horsthuis

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Born| 1980

Amsterdam

Nationality| Dutch
Citizenship| Netherland
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* Digital artist
* Fractal artist
* Visual effects artist

Julius Horsthuis (Amsterdam, 1980) is a Dutch digital artist, fractal artist and Visual effects artist. He is best known for his use of 3D fractals in immersive art installations and digital media.

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Work
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Early life and education[edit]

Julius Horsthuis is the only child of musician Maurice Horsthuis and actress Elja Pelgrom..[1] At a young age he tried to enter film school but got rejected three times.[2]

## Work[edit]

Horsthuis started his career in the TV, film and visual effects industry, working on films and series such as Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother, Baantjer, Koning van Katoren and Manchester by the Sea (film)|Manchester by the Sea.

Horsthuis published his first Fractal Short film on Vimeo in 2013 and his first VR project in 2016.[3]

His first collaboration with Artechouse was in 2018 called Fractal Worlds, and was described my The Washington Post as "Narcotic Dreaminess"[4] His second collaboration with Artechouse was in 2021 in New York City, called Geometric Properties.[5][6][7]

In 2019, Horsthuis produced fulldome film Fractal Time, which Forbes listed as one of the top 35 XR Installations of 2019.[8]

Horsthuis worked with and created music videos for various musicians such as Éric Serra[9], Meshuggah[10], David Levy, Michael Stearns[11], Michel van der Aa[12] and Dasha Rush[13]

Horsthuis mainly uses Mandelbulb3D as a tool to create his fractal worlds.[14]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - De Volkskrant". www.delpher.nl (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2021-10-05.
2. ↑ "Meet fractal art filmmaker Julius Horsthuis". Vimeo Blog. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
3. ↑ "Check Out A Beautiful 360 Degree Virtual Reality Fractal Universe". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
4. ↑ "Artechouse: Living at the corner of art and technology". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
5. ↑ Gleason, Will. "This new immersive art show will take you on a journey through fractal dimensions". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
6. ↑ "NYC art show uses fractals to immerse viewers in a kaleidoscope-like world". Reuters. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
7. ↑ "Kaleidoscope-Like Art Show Uses Fractals To Immerse Viewers In 'Totally New Dimension'". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
8. ↑ Damiani, Jesse. "The Top 35 XR Installations Of 2019". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
9. ↑ Woisard, Marin (2020-06-10). "C'est l'été, on plonge dans le remix de Maud Geffray de la BO du Grand Bleu | Arty Magazine" (in français). Retrieved 2021-10-05.
10. ↑ ""CLOCKWORKS" MUSIC VIDEO + ALBUM OUT NOW". Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep of Reason | The Official Website. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
11. ↑ User, PR/Agency (2021-05-03). "L-ISA Is The Perfect Complement To ARTECHOUSE NYC's Immersive Geometric Properties". Live Design Online. Retrieved 2021-10-05. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
12. ↑ Barone, Joshua (2022-03-23). "Review: 'Upload' Asks Old Questions With New Technology". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
13. ↑ "Les Nuits sonores reviennent, avec une programmation française, féminine et éclectique". Le Monde.fr (in français). 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
14. ↑ "This is what artificial intelligence thinks alien worlds look like". Newsweek. 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2021-10-05.

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