Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin is an illustrator who utilizes the silkscreen look in his work. Although only some of his work is fabricated with a silkscreen the ones that were not look like they are still prints. In each piece he instills a narrative, but not an explicit one. He lets the viewers fill in their one with a suggestion from him. I struggle with this simplicity in my work. I want to say more, guiding the viewer along the way I want them to go.

nakaSHAMU? waht no---nakaSHIMA

George Nakashima, a 'traditional' wood worker strives to emphasize the beauty that each slab of wood was meant to be. He holds a reference for nature and the power of its growth. To him, the trees seemingly intertwine together and hold the world together. He has created many structual feats within his work ( like building a two legged chair- who can do that?!)
He does not want the finished piece to be a representation of himself but of the material and what it, alone, can portray: simplicity along with complexity, beauty, peace, etc.
Altars of peace has been and will be a long-going project, the goal being each country having a table of peace where the human race can worship, come together, become one through the value of peace. Each table will be made from large slabs of black walnut dovetailed joined together. The first was installed in New York at a cathedral.

man on a wire

man on a wire is an incredible documentary about this french tightrope walker whose dream is to walk between the twin towers. it is very inspiring to listen and see how hungry phillipe is for dream to come true, no matter how impossible it is. he fails once, has many men quit on him, almost gets caught right before the rig.

the negative space between the two buildings is a whole other world for him