unstrungstudio

The Social Contract offers up some interesting commentary and ideas on sharing your creative work on important issues with others. "We as graphic designers, artists, photographers, filmmakers and writers present our work into the public domain and therefore it is essential that we do so with a sense of cultural and social responsibility. What happened to the legacy of the Bauhaus and Russian Constructivism; was it irretrievably lost and why? The challenge is to use our skills to effect social change in the context of our personal environment, to stop the commercial takeover of every day life. First, we need to acknowledge that individually we have cocooned ourselves in a shroud of individualism as we search for a personal Utopia. Historically there is incontrovertible evidence that one person with courage can stimulate thought on an important social issue but there is no doubt that as a group surround them action becomes inevitable. In the early 21st century we are faced with an environmental, social and cultural crisis that is enveloping the world today. The facts are that; internationally 1 out of 5 children are born in to poverty; the US has supported every right wing military dictatorship since the Second World War; the estimated number of deaths, to date, in the ethnic cleansing of Darfur are 400,000 and as many as 2.5 million people are thought to have been displaced. The list is endless; we need to ensure that the thinking progress is stimulated now!"

I just finished reading Dan Pink's book, A Whole New Mind. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone. In addition to some great thoughts, Dan suggests the resources and process you might use to become more creative.

Finally, I would spend time strolling through Miranda July's new book web site, No one belongs here more than you.

posted by J.  # 9:41 AM