Quarxs was one of the earliest computer-animated series, predating ReBoot, and the first one produced in HD. It was aired between 1990 and 1993.
Each episode was made in HDTV and lasted no more than three minutes. Only twelve episodes of the original series of 100 have been created. The title was meant to describe a common name on mysterious, omnipresent and invisible creatures that were bending the laws of physics, biology, and optics, discovered by a cryptobiology researcher. The Quarxs are presented as being the only and last explanation of the imperfection of the world.
Quarxs is the only fiction animated series by Maurice Benayoun, contemporary artist who dedicates his later work to media art. The series was conceived together with François Schuiten well known Belgian comic book designer. Quarxs has been widely awarded in international events and festivals such as SIGGRAPH, Imagina, Ars Electronica, ISEA, Images du Futur, Sitges, Tampere, and the International Monitor Award. The series has been broadcast in more than 15 countries around the world.
Maurice Benayoun and Belgian comic-book artist Francois Schuiten co-created the animated TV series Quarxs with in 1990. At the time, CG animation was considered new media.[1]
Creatures
Amperophile; Attracted to electrical currents
Carno-lampire; A quarx mentioned, but still not described
Elasto fragmentoplast; Breaks small objects
Electricia; Causes electrical incidents
Mille-folio; Lays between the animate and the inanimate
Mnemochrome; Copies artworks
Paleoquarxs; Considered a range of primitive Quarxs
Partio scopa dextra; Visible only from the right side
Polymorpho Proximens; Takes the shape of nearby objects
Reverso chronocycli; Reverses the flow of time
Spatio Striata Exists; Only present in some slices of space
Spiro Thermophage; Absorbs the heat in plumbing systems
Awards
Quarxs received numerous awards, shown below.
Elasto Fragmentoplast, EF 7346-45Spatio Striata, SS 3235-85
Finalist, International Monitor Awards, Los Angeles, USA, October 1995.
