creativity

How creative are you? It’s up to you. Jun Kaneko 1942 to 2017

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"How creative are you? It's up to you," says monumental artist Jun Kaneko. In the ancient Asian way of teaching, he inspires us by doing, not by instruction. You learn by example. Follow Jun Kaneko around the world in "Kaneko's Monumental Risk" as he explores the creative frontiers of ceramics, glass, bronze, and stage design in locations like San Francisco, Kyoto, Puerto Vallarta, Shanghai and New York. Regardless of where you see his work – city parks, plazas, airports, gardens – his style and massive scale are unmistakably KANEKO. Now, he is taking his greatest risk – the creation of three hours of projected animation on seven screens for the San Francisco Opera's all new, six million dollar production of Mozart's "Magic Flute." Will his wildly abstract fusion of traditional Japanese art and American modernism merge work in an 18th Century German Opera? The over 3,000 patrons at the opera's premier will decide. Has he finally gone too far? Or has he taken Mozart's music into a magical new realm? Either way, Kaneko will inspire you to reflect on the nature of your own creativity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqLI7qdwbWQ

Randy Johnston and Jan McKeachie Johnston, Potters, Educators, 2008

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This video was created a few years back, the video itself and the following statement reflects where Jan and Randy were in their career at the time:
'Randy Johnston and Jan McKeachie Johnston have been producing wood-fired pottery from their Wisconsin workshop for over 30 years, carrying on a strong lineage and influence from Shoji Hamada, Warren MacKenzie and Bernard Leach. Randy teaches at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls and he and Jan have led numerous workshops around the United States. Their work is in many international public and private collections and Randy has work in the Permanent collections of the Minneapolis Art institute, Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Los Angeles County Museum.'
This video is from 'The Muse DVD Periodical', a collection of 50 relaxed, spontaneous conversations with writers, musicians, applied artists, dancers, curators and educators about how our lives are enhanced by our personal creative pursuit. High definition video has become standard in the few short years since this was shot. These are lower resolution, with my apologies. Technology moves on!
Thank you for this encounter, Randy & Jan.