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A Fantastic Book About Modern & Contemporary Art

Do you often find yourself scratching your head while looking at Modern or Contemporary Art? This is a great guide to the art movements over the last 150 years starting with Pre-Impressionism. Will Gompertz,  former director of the Tate Gallery … Continue reading

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Aaron Siskind 100, well actually now 109

I purchased a copy of Aaron Siskind 100 this weekend after discovering it on the shelf of the Palm Beach Photographic Center’s Pro Shop. I spent many hours pouring over his abstract photographs in a similar collection while in school. … Continue reading

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The Creative Genius Of Edward Weston

Artists struggle in “the new” all the time. Creating form where there was none. Edward Weston’s Daybooks are full of his thoughts as explored the medium of photography and created what we now consider to be “the standards”. I find … Continue reading

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Learning More About Creativity & Innovation From Steve Jobs

As I continue reading Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs I have been thinking about Jobs’s assertion that people don’t know what they want. He didn’t believe in focus groups and market research as a way of developing products but … Continue reading

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Learn About Creativity & Innovation From Steve Jobs

“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask a creative person how they did something, they may feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after awhile. That’s because … Continue reading

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Find inspiration in the ordinary.

A Visual Inventory is a collection of 272 snapshots from architect John Pawson’s photography collection. Finding inspiration in the ordinary Pawson showcases a different way of looking at the everyday. A Visual Inventory presents some of the images from Pawson’s … Continue reading

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The best book on creativity, EVER!

I’ve been reading Rollo May’s classic book on creativity The Courage To Create and have found it fascinating and inspiring. I’ve read many books on the creative process and Dr. May really gets it. This is one of the best … Continue reading

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