AD 249 | Brett Amory
“Duality and Technology”
“Duality and Technology”
His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including at the National Portrait Gallery, London; the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh; the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana; Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco; and de Young Museum, San Francisco.
Brett Amory earned an MFA from Stanford University and a BFA from the Academy of Arts
University. He lives and works in Oakland California.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
- Introduction (00:00:00)
- Brett’s introduction to art through skateboarding (00:11:42)
- Using experiences to inform one’s creative process (00:21:45)
- Honing into instincts (00:26:27)
- Being challenged to draw better (00:30:22)
- The combination of aesthetics and meaning (00:37:35)
- The evolution of Brett’s work over the course of 25 years (00:41:33)
- “The Waiting Series” (00:43:33)
- Getting his MFA @ Stanford (00:48:31)
- Conclusions Brett has come to after completing his MFA @ Stanford (00:51:23)
- What the MFA application process is like @ Stanford (00:56:47)
- Phenomenology (01:01:08)
- Brett’s recent work regarding duality and technology (01:04:00)
- Stoicism (01:09:40)
- GANs / AI (01:12:27)
Artists / People Mentioned:
- William Strobeck (Skateboard Film Director)
- George Romero (Director)
- Marshall McLuhan (Writer)
- Maurice Merleau-Ponty (Philosopher)
- Paul Cézanne (Painter)
- René Descartes (Philosopher)
- Martin Heidegger (Philospher)
Books Mentioned:
- Techgnosis (Erik Davis)
- The Singularity is Nearer (Ray Kurzweil)
Article Read In Episode Intro:
"What is Embodiment? Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s Philosophy of the Body" by Moses May-Hobbs
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Posted 4.5.2023