“.5” Episodes Are Lighter And About Life | Episode 10.5 of Studio Practice

A conversation with design educator Kelsey Elder.

Kelsey Elder is an educator, typographer, and artist whose practice investigates letterforms as sites of significance, and whose research argues for these sites as culturally important epicenters for queerness, subversion, and dissent. Hailing from the the true North (Detroit by way of Minneapolis), he grew up grazing cold knuckles while wrenching away in the garage on cars and motorcycles. He is an avid petrol head, owner of a small lifestyle company and custom car garage called Lowered Values.

He is currently an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at RISD, and has priorly taught at Purchase College of the State University of New York, Virginia Commonwealth University, and the Cranbrook Summer Art Institute. His research has been presented and published through various venues including at TypeCon 2019, the Geffen Contemporary, The New School, Mercedes-Benz, Boston University, and the University of Texas. Elder’s studio work has most recently been commissioned by–and shown at–PLUG Projects, Reverb Gallery, Cranbrook Art Museum, and the Forum Gallery.

He received his BFA in Graphic Design from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, his MFA in 2d-Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art, and is a graduate of the Typeface Design Intensive at the University of Reading.

Analogical Thinking – the process of exploring the similarities between two dis-similar objects lies at the heart of sophisticated artistic practice. Kids (and not so young “kids”) in Art and Design College are plagued by simplistic thinking and by laziness. Here’s a look at one specific strategy to invest any art object with more power. […]

Mindy Seu (born 1991) is an American designer and researcher whose work focuses on public engagement with digital archives.Seu is currently on the Faculty at Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts and also teaches at the Yale School of Art.

Analogical Thinking – the process of exploring the similarities between two dis-similar objects lies at the heart of sophisticated artistic practice. Kids (and not so young “kids”) in Art and Design College are plagued by simplistic thinking and by laziness. Here’s a look at one specific strategy to invest any art object with more power. […]

Cleon Peterson is an LA based artist whose chaotic and violent paintings show clashing figures symbolizing a struggle between power and submission in the fluctuating architecture of contemporary society. #cleonpeterson

As the use of AI in art grows, there is a lot of excitement and fear among artists, educators, and art enthusiasts. AI-generated art has been making headlines in recent years with prominent artists using AI tools to create mind-bending pieces. But with AI-generated art now infiltrating the admissions process in art schools, there are growing concerns about its impact on the future of the industry.

In Part 2 of “The Death and Resurrection of 1990’s Experimental Graphic Design” we take a look at the movment and what it will take to resurrect it.

Wrongthink Part 2: Linguistic intelligence and verbal acuity (one’s ability to talk all proper ’n what not), seem to be critical components of an effective studio practice. It’s hard to make a case against verbal communication skills. However, when we bracket off what’s said from the work itself, what are we left with? At times […]

This comment/response video relates to Episode 21 of Studio Practice.

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Many young artists express allegiance to a kind of solipsistic ethos through blind devotion to the purity of their “art.”  This naive approach to work is very dangerous to a sustained artistic life. In this episode we take a look at one possible solution to the problem.

ChatGPT Wrote This: At the heart of it all was a 20-year-old artist living in the Bowery in Manhattan. This young man was a true original, a rebel who defied convention and pushed boundaries with his work. He was a force to be reckoned with, a bright star burning with creative energy.

Thoughts from viewers of Episode 30 addressed here.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making tremendous strides in recent years, and the field of image creation is no exception. AI image creation tools, such as deep learning neural networks, are now capable of generating highly realistic images that can be mistaken for photographs. However, as these tools continue to advance, they are also having an unexpected impact on the world of contemporary representational painting. In this video, we will explore how AI is forcing a crisis in contemporary representational painting and how painters must adapt to this new reality.

This is Part 3 of “The Death and Resurrection of 1990’s Experimental Graphic Design.” In this episode we examine the role that micro-compositions can play in solving a tricky langauge problem.

The American Graphic Designer and Artist Ed Fella embodies the principle of anti-mastery. In this episode, we take a look at Fella’s work and his role in the Cranbrook Design biome.

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Episode 54 of Studio Practice is about “Wrongthink” and “Thoughtcrime.” I find it staggeringly hard to believe that in the dumpster fire that is our national conversation  regarding; free speech, safe spaces and the nature of higher education, Art & Design are “bit players.” Why is it that Journalism and the Humanities (NOT Art!) are […]