Comment Boris Artzybasheff (Score 2, Informative) 366
This is an artist from the 1950's, and his work really struck a chord with me as a computer scientist (and the son of a machinist).
Check out some of his stuff:
http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/02/media-artzybasheffs-machinalia.html
http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/02/media-artzybasheffs-neurotica.html