Monthly Archives: September 2011

WHY IS THAT ART?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by mhayes10

Art is something I have always loved.  I feel that it allows you to be you, to express yourself in anyway that you want to. What I don’t understand is when people tell you that your art is wrong.  How … Continue reading →

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Art and Life Lessons

Posted on September 28, 2011 by kkeeler

After watching the Hillman Curtis Artist Series I feel like I have been filled with wisdom not only about art and design but also, about life. Each video made distinct production choices in order to give the viewer insight to … Continue reading →

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Artists Series highlights different philosophies

Posted on September 28, 2011 by bstearns2

Upon watching several videos from the Artist Series with Hillman Curtis the point that artists are strikingly different in perspective, philosophy and process becomes poignantly clear. Take for example Lawrence Weiner who detests Helvetica (unlike our new Swiss friends featured in … Continue reading →

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“How the hell do you know how the universe is supposed to function?”

Posted on September 28, 2011 by lhuston2

I’m captivated by the words, music, and visuals from Hilman Curtis’ Artist Series segment on Lawrence Weiner. The raw belief heard in Weiner’s words drew me in. He profoundly asserts, “We have no reason to determine how the universe works.” … Continue reading →

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Hillman Curtis Series

Posted on September 28, 2011 by jwest8

Hillman Curtis produces excellent, dramatic, cinematic shots with his slow motion pulls and the use of incorporating still photography into the motion of his short essays. A good example of this technique is the camera work he employs in the … Continue reading →

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An Eye into the Mind of the Creator

Posted on September 28, 2011 by solsen

First, I have to say that I love the editing done with the video footage. Before I learn anything about these artists or about their work, I am captured by the artistic quality of the video itself. The video is … Continue reading →

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Follow your intuition…

Posted on September 27, 2011 by jriley10

Hillman Curtis’ The Artist Series offers some wonderful insight into the wacky minds of these great graphic designers. The overall take away, especially from Paula Scher, was to follow your intuition when it comes to design. Unfortunately, my intuition doesn’t … Continue reading →

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“Some people look at girls bottoms, I look at fonts”

Posted on September 27, 2011 by tgwennap

In watching the documentary, Helvetica, three main things stuck out.  The first of these that stuck out was the passion the typographers have about Helvetica.  Each and every single typographer that appears in the film shares a passion about typography … Continue reading →

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I could never color in between the lines and my blocks were square houses…

Posted on September 27, 2011 by sjones39

Watching the Hillman Curtis Videos inspired me but also gave me a sharp dose of reality…it relates and maybe confirms what I was thinking about the other day.  I often have these thoughts about life and such and I come … Continue reading →

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Pentagram: The problem-solving collective

Posted on September 26, 2011 by rjohnson37

Unknowingly, I followed a pattern watching the Hillman Curtis artist series short films.  I chose the films on Pentagram and one of its artists, Paula Scher, which give a really interesting insight into the graphic design world. Paula Scher, and … Continue reading →

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