"There is a vast difference between taking a picture and making a photograph." Henri Cartier Bresson The "Decisive Moment" has been reprinted Interesting meeting today.... Richard brought a guest today, Pam Tom...a producer and director who made a brief presentation about her documentary project featuring Tyrus Wong. Tyrus is a quite elderly Chinese artist, illustrator, animator who was responsible for the art work in Disney's "Bambi" and countless other Hollywood movies. Her tale of his creative genius can be accessed from her website or you can see a trailer from the documentary by searching for his name on You Tube. http://www.tyruswongthemovie.com also more information on Tyrus on Smithsonian.com (January 2014) Her discussion segued nicely into Bill's brief presentation on elements of "creativity." The PowerPoint presentation could not be placed in the blog and will be sent out as a separate email. The discussion followed from the points and ideas made in the book. The author explored his ideas using interviews with creatives in all fields Basically, while creativity rests with the individual, it is in a system influenced by the rules of the domain as well as the socio-culture. The individual cannot create unless exposed to the domain and being accepted by the gatekeepers of the domain e.g. art or photography. Bill discussed the effect of an inspiring environment, effect of family support and being in the right place at the right time In addition, there is the work of creation including Preparation Insight Evaluation Elaboration Creativity is a very complex issue both with the individual and within society We then viewed a TED Talk from 2011 about a creative artist "Janet Eichelman: Taking Imagination Seriously" (search for her name and title and TED Talk will come up) The whole discussion again segued into Bill's final presentation "Behind the Wall" a look into the creative process behind his current photography series on Urban Walls Bill first discussed what wall art "is'
Wall Art… has its roots in Dadaism, abstract realism, pop and artistic disenfranchisement engages viewers in public discourse without need for museums or galleries mixes reality with visual fiction in uncensored visual candor represents one freedom of expression within society mimics abstract art in line and form and color serves as “proof of life” within the community enhances an otherwise sterile and barren environment will disappear with time, human intervention and the natural elements has overlapping meanings and discourses within urban cultures represents the “Beauty of the Random” Bill discussed the creative path to the current series as well as the visual components he looks for when photographing the walls. Finally the challenges ahead in getting the work accepted and shown...getting past the gatekeepers of our art. All in all, another great f8 Pasadena Salon Saturday morning
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