Performers on stage? Soldiers ready for battle? Protesters lining the streets? That’s the thing about moments of transformation. There are usually multiple, simultaneous forces at work. In this month’s blog post at 1AU Global Media, we consider moments of transformation, when real world events intersect with lives pursuing creative expression.
Read MoreSAVE OR EJECT?
What if that seemingly irrelevant shot, blurry and showing no discernible subject, is the downstream neurological spark of some elegant surrealistic moment?
Read MoreHISTORY AS A CREATIVE CONCEPT
The more a creative person understands that nothing comes into being without coming from somewhere, the more he or she can connect new inventions to deeper themes and resonances.
Read MoreREADING COLSON WHITEHEAD IN ALABAMA
The province of writers should remain practically sacrosanct in terms of legal and cultural protections when speaking directly to readers.
Read MoreOLD HARD DRIVES
Things that consume our energy and our attention today will be completely irrelevant in a surprisingly short time from now.
Read MorePORTMANTEAU
If you want to make new things, you need to know the history of field in which you’re working. A working knowledge of the past gives you tools to function in the present. Woody Allen couldn’t exist without Groucho Marx knocking ash from his cigar. The Tesla couldn’t exist without the Prius silently pulling out of the garage.
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