Archive for August, 2010
Rama on the Radio
This summer, I was interviewed by Dick Gordon for his radio program, The Story. Our conversation will broadcast tonight but you can also listen to it online. Although we mostly talked about the year I spent working on a farm in Virginia, those events are what inspired me to pursue my careers as a teacher [...]
Posted: August 25th, 2010 under artists.
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Video Games ARE Art!
Just a few weeks ago, I mentioned the possibility of teaching a video game design workshop for my art students. A parent who overheard asked “What do video games have to do with art?” Fortunately, there was another parent there to remind her, “Even video games come from somewhere.” Thankfully, Giant Robot doesn’t need a [...]
Posted: August 17th, 2010 under artists.
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Ask Professor Sturm
Go see James Sturm in conversation with Sandee Brawarsky August 18th in New York! The event is FREE and will be followed by a book signing + reception. Tuesday, August 18, 7 pm Congregation Rodeph Sholom 7 West 83rd Street New York, NY Reposted from Drawn & Quarterly
Posted: August 11th, 2010 under artists.
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Poketo Will Conquer the World
My grandma is a fashion writer and, in her day, she was recognized on the streets of Paris, Milan, and New York City by other savvy fashionistas. She knew everybody and still has connections in restaurants, shops, and museums around the world. One of the things that I learned from her experience is that, “If [...]
Posted: August 10th, 2010 under artists.
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Letters of Note
Letters of Note is a blog that gathers and sorts “fascinating letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes, and memos.” The archive already includes correspondence for and from Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Van Gogh, not to mention the page from Bill Watterson above. The site is not devoted to artists alone but you can easily sort the [...]
Posted: August 8th, 2010 under artists.
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Bil Donovan
I was inspired by many of the speakers at ICON, but one of my absolute favourites was Bil Donovan. Not just because his work is unbelievably fresh, expressive and contemporary (just a few words I’d use to describe the work!). You can tell his passion for art is genuine and has no boundaries. He is [...]
Posted: August 3rd, 2010 under artists.
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2999
What do you envision for our future? Specifically, 989 years from now? That’s a question we asked our producers with this project, to soundtrack the end of the 30th century. Show us what might be, or what they’d wish for humanity. To help bring these visions to life we have a small army of illustrators [...]
Posted: August 3rd, 2010 under artists, contests/projects.
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Dale Edwin Murray
Posted: August 3rd, 2010 under artists.
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