Paul Brown Talk Video and PDFs
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
Paul Brown gave a very interesting talk last night a Phoenix in Leicester. He spoke about the background and history of his creative practice and presented some of his latest work - both as an individual artist and in collaboration with his son, Daniel Brown.
One of the things that particularly interests me about Paul's work (and other digital arts pioneers, such as Ernest Edmonds) is that there is a clear creative focus running through his (their) work. In a world of constant 'newness', this is a very important quality. Paul presented some of his ideas from as far back as the 1960s and you can see a direct connection to his work today. I think many contemporary digital artists (including me) can learn from this. Unless your work is about technology (which can be a lazy position to take, and certainly a difficult thing to do well) your ideas should be strong enough to shine through, no matter what technology you use. In fact, if you expect your work to have any long-term relevance this has to be the case.
The talk was over an hour long and was full of insights. A video can be found on the CAS Leicester web page together with some of Paul's recent writings in PDF form. I hope to host some more talks in the autumn. Monitor this blog for further details.
