Our Own Legacy
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Through this series, we have seen so many civilizations come and pass. And I believe we still have a long way to go in establishing our own legacy of tolerance, goodness, and virtue. So, the questions arise again. What will we be remembered for?
Read MoreThe Perpetual Act of Making
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When the worst of the worst comes calling, and darkness descends, we are all still mark makers, we are all creators. We may not always know why we are making art; the important thing is to continue doing so.
Read More5 Thoughts on 'What Is Art Good For?'
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This episode gets at one of a few important questions that artists ask themselves and that viewers contemplate when looking at art: why has this been made? What do I think about when I’m looking at it, and what do those thoughts relate to?
Read MoreRoutine as Refuge
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Sketching the world around us makes us better at seeing nuance and details. Artists that are able to see the smallest difference between subjects are better equipped to be engaged citizens.
Read MoreThe Impetus of the Vital Spark
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For some reason, we are still debating the same fundamental truths that define our humanity.
Read MoreThe Cult of Progress Continues
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We live in a time of correction. Compensating for the past failures to protect the rights of ownership and the right to cultural identity. This episode navigates how our past has defined this problem.
Read MoreThe Double-Edged Sword of Progress
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I believe that this episode illustrates, without outright saying, the fact that artists are the bridges between the new ways and the old.
Read MoreDesigning Characters for Animation: When Inspiration Becomes Appropriation
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Students are ravenous consumers of imagery, but most of what they have consumed is from popular culture. This can lead to the unintentional appropriation of cultures.
Read MoreNecessity is the Mother of Invention
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Now more than ever it is time to embrace the new things that are happening in art and technology.
Read MoreLife Through Tonal Contrasts
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The tonal relationship of color is a powerful tool. Understanding those relationships can allow an animator to visually describe complex human emotions.
Read MoreColor: Serious, Sacred and Divine (Comedy)
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I take color very seriously, to me it is sacred. As sacred as the Marx Brothers. Deserving of a permanent place in the hallowed halls no matter which way the pendulum of fashion swings.
Read MoreExpanding the Palette
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Artists capture light in the spur of the moment with a constantly changing light source.
Read MorePictures of the Floating World
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Because color is about perception, there is beauty and poetry in how one person perceives it and how it can be used in visual forms.
Read MoreFinding Colors that Stop You in Your Tracks
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Ohio artist Cyrus Fire on how color can ensnare the eye of the viewer and compel them to close the distance.
Read MoreStaying in the Moment: Capturing my Vision of Nature
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My Paradise on Earth is a combination of immediacy and ink.
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