Category Archives: Creativity

See Professor Srikumar Rao at the New School December 13, 6:30pm

on November 15, 2011 in Creativity, Education, Events, Leadership

Anybody who knows my material knows the debt I own Srikumar Rao for how much of it derives from his work, his class Creativity and Personal Mastery, and his books Are You Ready To Succeed? and Happiness At Work. I can’t recommend his material enough. Here is your chance to see him in person. I am privileged to help organize his next talk with the Columbia Business School Alumni Club[…] Keep reading →

Central Park: Sunday’s stunning explosion of autumn colors

on November 15, 2011 in Art, Blog, Creativity, Nature

A friend asked what site to see in New York City if she could only see one. Without hesitation I said Central Park. Thinking about it later, I thought if an alien asked what site to see on Earth if he, she, or it could only see one. I might still say Central Park. I’ve seen beautiful days, but none more so than Sunday, when Central Park exploded with autumn[…] Keep reading →

Union Square in Motion on NY1

on November 6, 2011 in Art, Blog, Creativity

Usually I keep the stories about art on the art page, but a two-minute news story on NY1 on Union Square in Motion gets special mention. The reporters did their research and spent time understanding the piece. Plus with the designers Coco && Breezy passing by and being interviewed, the exchange was amazing. Below is the news story and here is the link to the NY1 story online. The video[…] Keep reading →

Union Square in Motion NY1 Interview with designers

on November 4, 2011 in Art, Creativity

The scene: Friday 10am at Union Square in Motion. NY1 is interviewing Jeanne Kelly, Josefina Santos, and me. After the interviews, the NY1 crew record us watching the display. The action: While recording us, as often happens, a group of maybe ten or so riders stops to watch the display too. Among the people who stop are there particularly stylish people who show more enthusiasm and interest in the art[…] Keep reading →

Flying through Shanghai

on October 12, 2011 in Art, Creativity

Last summer at a Brooklyn art gallery a friend curated featuring a cityscape-like artwork, I took a camera and moved it around through the cityscape to make short movies that looked like you were flying through a city. They looked great. Unfortunately I did it with the camera of another friend, who deleted the movies. Now when I see a cityscape I like to make fly-through movies of it. Shanghai’s[…] Keep reading →

Crossing Art: Motion in Stillness images

on October 8, 2011 in Art, Creativity

Here are images from Motion in Stillness, my show at Crossing Art Gallery. The Press Preview The Opening

Union Square in Motion summary

on October 4, 2011 in Art, Creativity, Education

Click here for all my posts on Union Square in Motion. A summary of my Union Square in Motion posts: Opening event pictures Fantastic behind-the-scenes making-of video Press and media about it Video of child viewing it Invitation to opening and map More videos Video of installation Map to find it Announcement of initial installation, pre-fine-tuning, with making-of images

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