Roy Feinson
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Impressionist mosaics
Unlike traditional mosaics which rely on differently colored material arranged in arbitrary configurations to make an image, impressionist mosaics are created by arranging square, homogenously colored tiles in a grid-like, non-overlapped fashion, using the natural flaws and marbling in the tiles to...
, in which the imperfections of natural materials such as turquoise or marble are organized to create ethereal imagery. He is also credited with being an original inventor of predictive text
Predictive text
Predictive text is an input technology used where one key or button represents many letters, such as on mobile phones and in accessibility technologies. Each key press results in a prediction rather than repeatedly sequencing through the same group of "letters" it represents, in the same,...
used in cell phones. Feinson has designed many graphic and scientific software applications dealing with artificial life
Artificial life
Artificial life is a field of study and an associated art form which examine systems related to life, its processes, and its evolution through simulations using computer models, robotics, and biochemistry. The discipline was named by Christopher Langton, an American computer scientist, in 1986...
, artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
and forensic image analysis.
An early pioneer in the field of photographic mosaic
Photographic mosaic
In the field of photographic imaging, a photographic mosaic, also known under the term Photomosaic, a portmanteau of photo and mosaic, is a picture that has been divided into rectangular sections, each of which is replaced with another photograph that matches the target photo...
s, Feinson has created dozens of large-scale artworks for universities, airports, zoos and museums. Chosen as the featured artist for Disneyland's 50th anniversary in 2006 he created the largest mosaic ever made, spanning over 10,000sq ft and featuring live performers carrying photographs of themselves and other cast members. As part of the same celebration he created the world's first tri-level mosaic http://www.royfeinson.com/doubletakeimages/supermosaic.html as well as 38 other large-scale mosaic works for Disney's 50th anniversary. In 2008 he was selected as the featured artist for the Grammy Awards' 50th anniversary.
Feinson is the author of three books focused on the evolutionary underpinnings of human behavior. His books, which have been translated into ten languages, have been featured on the Dr. Phil Show, CNN, CBS's The Talk, NPR, and hundreds of radio shows internationally. He was featured in the documentary Behind the Orange Curtain in which he discussed his philosophy of art and science.
Feinson is the art director and a board-member for the non-profit Project S.N.A.P., a nationwide mission that gives students a voice through artwork. The organization creates giant, environmentally themed murals made out of original artwork from children around the globe.
In 2011 Feinson was part of the creative team that designed Disney's digital projection show "The Magic, the Memories, and You!". The show, which debuted at Walt Disney World on January 18, 2011, features a video mosaic of Walt Disney created by Feinson.