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Moving from Emptiness: The Life and Art of a Zen Dude

2014

Where does creativity come from? Zen calligraphic painter Alok Hsu Kwang-han proposes that it arises from emptiness, from that silent space where the intelligence prior to thought resides.

69 min

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State of Creativity: Creative Placemaking

The concept of “creative placemaking,” the integration of a community’s artistic and cultural assets in community planning and revitalization, is gaining momentum in places like Boyle Heights.

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‘On Creativity’ Interview with Painter, Sculptor José Parlá

SCAD President Paula Wallace sits down with painter, sculptor and SCAD alumnus José Parlá to discuss his inimitable artistic methodology.

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Catalyst for Change: Asian American Narratives | Ellen Bepp

Ellen Bepp has been exhibiting her work since the 1980s, drawing from her Japanese heritage to create a wide range of art from wearable art, textile paintings, taiko drumming performance, theatrical costuming, mixed media collage and handcut paper.

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5 Asian Americans on Disrupting the Creative Industries

Jeannie Jay Park, Masami Hosono, Danny Bowien, Gia Seo and Lumia Nocito talk identity, community and misperceptions.

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Black Creativity 2021 Innovators: Meet Taylor Staten and Tonika Johnson

Two of our Black Creativity 2021 Innovators meet to talk about their takes on creativity and collaboration. Photojournalist Tonika Johnson created the Folded Map Project to explore narratives around Chicago’s South Side.

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Very Creative Kids in Africa!

What do kids in Africa play with? How do they spend their time without Lego, XBox or Wii? This is a short documentary, shot in the south of Congo, during the making of a fictional movie, ‘A Clay Cellular Phone.’

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African American Artist Illustrates the Power of Black Women | NowThis

Artist Jamilla Okubo is using her craft to illustrate the power of Black women. Raised in Washington DC, Jamilla Okubo uses her art to give a positive visual representation of Black women. Okubo is vocal about empowering women because of her upbringing.

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Can Art Amend History? | Titus Kaphar

Artist Titus Kaphar makes paintings and sculptures that wrestle with the struggles of the past while speaking to the diversity and advances of the present.

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Process of Creativity

The Process of Creativity. #WITHNAJNOW is a series of interviews conducted with or by Najee Dorsey, Founder and CEO of Black Art In America. One unique perspective on the world of fine art.

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The Art of Creative Inspiration | Victor Shamas | TEDxTucson

Victor Shamas, PhD, offers a fresh vision of the creative process as well as two practical tools for inducing the peak experience of creative inspiration.

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