Nate Burgos's Blog, page 13
July 7, 2017
Historian Sarah M. Dreller Starts Conversations on Modern Art & Architecture, Making Them Relevant to The Present
Photograph by William Whitten.
The historical range of art, design and architecture, boosted by advocacy in education of these forces, at Sarah M. Dreller’s Twitter feed piqued my interest. Here, she gives an insightful and in-depth look at her discipline, as it applies to our creative landscapes and built environments—beyond the surface.
“To demonstrating how modern art and architecture are relevant to contemporary life.” How do you make this mission statement of yours happen?
I do a coup...
Historian Sarah Dreller Starts Conversations about Modern Art and Architecture, Making Them Relevant to The Present
Photograph by William Whitten.
The historical range of art, design and architecture, boosted by advocacy in education of these forces, at Sarah Dreller’s Twitter feed piqued my interest. Here, she gives an insightful and in-depth look at her discipline, as it applies to our creative landscapes and built environments—beyond the surface.
“To demonstrating how modern art and architecture are relevant to contemporary life.” How do you make this mission statement of yours happen?
I do a couple...
July 1, 2017
Pride, Work and Necessity of Side Projects: Freelance Writer & Editor Madeleine Dore Explores “Extraordinary Routines” of the Creative Community Around the World
What are you working on—on the side?
In 2014, I started my online interview project Extraordinary Routines as a way to uncover how creative people go about their days.
I was initially inspired by something Miranda July wrote in It Chooses You : “All I ever really want to know is how other people are making it through life—where do they put their body, hour by hour, and how do they cope inside of it.”
The aim of the project has been done to hone in on this idea of coping and exploring the challeng...
June 28, 2017
Marcel and His Letters: Graphic Designer Carolyn Porter’s Bold Passage in Typography, History, Writing and Publishing
I discovered graphic designer Carolyn Porter’s book project in February of 2016. Her debut work of nonfiction “Marcel’s Letters: A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate” has been published this year. Her noticing of correspondence—composed in exquisite handwriting—at an antique store turned into a typeface design, then turned into a wholehearted pursuit in World War II history and storytelling. All sparked by Porter’s curiosity. Here, she shares her typographic odyssey.
How did you arrive at...
June 26, 2017
Enjoying the iPhone as a Tool for Creative Expression: Elise Swopes at the 64th Chicago Chapter Meetup of CreativeMornings
Of the many uses of the iPhone, its utility as a powerful piece of the creative individual’s toolkit is undeniable. At the April 2017 gathering of the Chicago chapter of CreativeMornings, Elise Swopes affirmed her fascination with the iPhone, especially as a camera. Specializing in photography and design, Swopes, who calls herself a mobile artist, adopted the iPhone as her go-to tool for self-expression. Her massively followed Instagram feed is a rich diet in magical realism, covering the ama...
June 9, 2017
Pride, Work and Necessity of Side Projects: Industrial Designer Carmen Liu’s Explorations to Create Immersive Experiences
What are you working on—on the side?
I don’t have a particular side project right now—although I’m planning for one. I’m always on the lookout for ways to create an immersive experience and change the perspectives of those who participate.
Regarding past side projects, my favourite one is the “100 in 1 day” event in Toronto, where we placed mini trampolines into the ground, so when people walked along the path (photo above), they could opt to do it a little differently and jump along the path!...
June 5, 2017
At the 63rd Chicago Chapter Meetup of CreativeMornings, Leah Ball Creates Art with Unabashed Sensuality
At the March 2017 gathering of CreativeMornings/Chicago, artist and home-goods maker Leah Ball began her talk with a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke:
“I live my life in widening ringsIt was an introspective introduction to her talk, which felt at times like a tone poem. Lyrical like Rilke’s prose. Romantic...
Which spread over Earth and sky
I may never complete the last one
But this is what I will try
...I circle ten thousand years long
And I still don’t know if I’m a falcon, a storm
Or an unfinished song…”
June 3, 2017
Pride, Work and Necessity of Side Projects: Carissa and Paul Hempton Fix Their Attention on Small-Format Print Design
What are you working on—on the side?
We developed Print Prologue nearly two years ago. It is an ongoing series of print and digital products for the growing community of creative thinkers. Right now, the products have a central theme of informing, educating and celebrating the process of small-format print design and the details that make it special, but we’re excited to explore more concepts in the future. Currently, it includes a series of limited edition notebooks, a yearly wall planner and...
May 8, 2017
The Power of Listening: Improv Comedians Susan Messing and Rachael Mason at 61st monthly CreativeMornings chapter in Chicago
January 2017’s monthly gathering of the CreativeMornings/Chicago chapter was the second time improv was the central theme. The talk by improvisational comedians Susan Messing and Rachael Mason, who comprise the duo The Boys at The Second City, advocated the power of improv as a tool for creative work.
Susan and Rachel described the popular art form of improvisational theater as: “Listening to respond or listening to listen.” Artist Cheryl Pope, who spoke at February 2017’s CreativeMornings/Chi...
April 27, 2017
The Art of Listening: Cheryl Pope at 62nd monthly CreativeMornings chapter in Chicago
February 24, 2017: Cheryl Pope’s multimedia projects are composed with a sensitive mix of words, spoken and visible, situated to provoke interaction from her audience. But in her address to the Chicago CreativeMornings chapter, the focus was not on expression, but listening, claiming that it is “the most political act.” Her personal manifesto starts with:
“The role of the artist is to make the invisible felt.
To help a people understand their experience.
To document this search and understanding...
