One of my friends posted this link on Facebook this morning. It's incredible! Shea Hembrey, a contemporary artist from Arkansas unsatisfied with the quality of art work at biennial art shows, decided to host his own show. But after having trouble finding suitable artists to include in his show, Hembrey decided to make all the art pieces himself. He invented 100 artists, complete with individual personas and art projects, and created nearly 400 artworks in two years! His collection premiered at the TED 2011 conference and if you've got time to watch the whole 16-minute video, I'd recommend it. It's quite amusing, especially near the end when he goes through his alter-egos at rapid-pace.
Those of you who were in Creative Writing and Advanced Creative Writing classes with me will remember Mr. Lale often telling us that spending time doing background writing, thinking and researching about the characters and settings in our stories, was a valuable asset to our actual drafts. After reading this article and watching the TED video, I can see why. I shall endeavour to do more of this type of background writing in the future. I only wish I had one-tenth of Hembrey's creativity...
Those of you who were in Creative Writing and Advanced Creative Writing classes with me will remember Mr. Lale often telling us that spending time doing background writing, thinking and researching about the characters and settings in our stories, was a valuable asset to our actual drafts. After reading this article and watching the TED video, I can see why. I shall endeavour to do more of this type of background writing in the future. I only wish I had one-tenth of Hembrey's creativity...
