Kathan Brown, founder and director of Crown Point Press in San Francisco, continues to talk about creativity during the 2008 presidential election. She uses the artworks of John Cage to exemplify creativity at the edge of chaos.
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Kathan Brown, founder and director of Crown Point Press in San Francisco, talks about the importance of making decisions or “closing the doors” on choices that may not be relevant to a greater whole. She uses the work of artist Jockum Nordström to illustrate the point.
Kathan Brown, founder and director of Crown Point Press in San Francisco, speaks about the importance of moving forward in the current economic recession. She draws parallels between the works of Jannis Kounellis and Mamma Andersson and contextualizes their meaning for their times.
Kathan Brown, founder and director of Crown Point Press in San Francisco, discusses how to become unstuck when you are stuck with a difficult situation.
Kathan Brown, founder and director of Crown Point Press in San Francisco, talks about how artists approach thinking creatively and how you can use these ideas for yourself.
Kathan Brown, founder and director of Crown Point Press in San Francisco, discusses craft and the work of artist Laura Owens.
Kathan Brown, founder and director of Crown Point Press in San Francisco, talks about pragmatism as a possible collective unconscious in art and politics, and advises the use of creativity in the New Year.
Kathan Brown, founder and director of Crown Point Press in San Francisco, talks about the importance of concentration in the making of an artwork. She shows a clip of artist Chris Ofili working on an etching to exemplify this kind of concentration.
Kathan Brown, founder and director of Crown Point Press in San Francisco, discusses ancient Indian images and the work of artist Julie Mehretu. May, 2008.
Kathan Brown, founder and director of Crown Point Press in San Francisco, discusses the work of artist Robert Bechtle.
