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Don’t Bore Me with Genius
The woman’s exceptional; mostly paints oil on canvas. She’s an invention of art school, but failed to graduate because of a hasty yearlong sojourn to Italy. A return to the states was followed by recurrent menial jobs as she continued to paint without gainful discovery. Dull. No combination of adjectives and adverbs would change the more »
Continue reading...The Permission to Suck Manifesto
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Somewhere in your personal history a decision was made to forgo a “real job”; one your parents would understand. Artist, creative director, writer, musician, photographer, actor, fine artist or pick one – you got attention for a talent or liked doing it so much that there was just no room to commit significant time to a profession less flattering gratifying. You became one of them sensitive types whose ego is vulnerably bonded to their work. True objective distance is pointless but it’s best to have a survival strategy.
Continue reading...Steve McCurry: Arts and Minds
Thursday, October 8, 2009
McCurry is an adventurer, documentarian and photojournalist with a great soul, a big heart, and a celebrated pair of eyes. Steve is an anthropologist who endures with his subjects.
Continue reading...Ben Wiggins – Beyond the “Cool” of time compression
Thursday, October 1, 2009
I’ve seen time lapse before, who hasn’t? Maybe it’s a shaky seedling sprouting from the ground or a street scene with jittery people. Yet, there’s an emotion to Ben’s short films that I find unexpected. Not only is the still frame that captures the motion well considered but the motion itself has a power beyond the usual “cool” of time compression.
Continue reading...Right or Left Brained – Jill Bolte Taylor’s Stroke of Insight
Monday, September 28, 2009
Jill Bolte Taylor has an astonishing story. At most it will change your perception of how you exist; at least it will make you think about how her research applies to you. If ever there was a “right” person to experience a stroke it was her.
Continue reading...“Do It Because You Like It” – Dan Pink
Monday, September 14, 2009
Our default is to be risk reluctant and to think things through to a logical end with no deviation from task. We narrow our purpose and use our craftiness to get to the finish line as fast and as free from criticism as possible – we go with what we know when under pressure. Perform with all eyes on you and you’ll do what it takes not to fail, together with relying on a tested formula for success. ----> In his TED video presentation, Dan Pink gives an outstanding presentation – argument if you will – for what science asserts truly motivates us. Dan explains that there is a mismatch between what science shows and what business does. Business wants innovation, yet motivates us to be formulaic with a narrow view of problem solving.
Continue reading...Neil Young and a video interview by Charlie Rose
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Like his work or not, Neal Young is fearlessly devoted to his creativity. He does what he wants without looking back to check for followers. He is singularly devoted to his creativity; it's his life not his work. He doesn’t think about being different so that his work is easily marketable. Instead, he is genuine and protects his authenticity, therefore he’s different.
Continue reading...Frank Gehry talks to Charlie Rose – Video
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Video taped from May 20, 2009 discussion with architect Frank Gehry. The entire interview is great but if you only have 15 minutes instead of 30, start at the 15 minute mark: Charlie asks about Mr. Gehry's thoughts on creativity.
Continue reading...Zach Arias – on our creative journey – Video
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
As a photographer [certainly the same is true for other creative professions] we are inundated with “answers” and we automatically assume the other guy has the them and we don’t, yet the truth is, it’s in there – we own it - we just have to find a way to get it out. Photographer Zach Arias produced a great video about the angst of being in a creative field.
Continue reading...The Down Side of Admiration
Thursday, June 18, 2009
There must be 200 links to photographer websites in my “inspire me” folder. It’s like porn to me. As with nearly everything, there are consequences to accessing so much imagery. The biggest could be jealousy.
Continue reading...Video Interviews with Creative Professionals
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