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Ya’ll, this is me comin up for air! Since we last convened I’d been in pre-production for a big job in LA, hung out with friends ahead of the job, shot something for fun, shot the job, did the first part of post-production and now I’m waiting on other people before the last few things get wrapped up.
Then, if you can imagine, I’m taking some time off. (From work, not this.) I was experiencing another bout of burnout after some taxing back to back work in which I felt a bit more like a technician than a photographer or a director or an artist. For those who don’t know me very well, I came to this job via art school because I’m romantic about art and because you need to make money to make art, I began assisting and then (sped up and simplifed), I ended up here. I never actually thought I’d be here making advertisements for a living. I really love it, though. Even my work as an artist over time and across many mediums always comes back to advertisements - and it makes perfect sense that I love Basquiat, Warhol, Barbara Kruger, Tom Sachs, Ed Ruscha. They’re all fine artists who share a fascination with culture and communication and messaging and business. I can see that some of my peers like it to…I can see it in their work and feel a kinship there. Something so puzzle-y about the meeting of art and aesthetics and strategy and business. It’s like a game! Lucky me that I get to do this job for a living. That said, when one side leans so heavy for so long, it feels less like art and more like repeating myself and executing variations on a theme. All parties win when there’s a bit more balance.
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