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| ~ Integrative Creativity | Augustus Klotz : Multimedia Art & Design | ~ Hemispherical Nirvana |
| Exclusive art{space} Interview: |
| • Who: | August Klotz, multimedia artist & digital editor ~ | ||
| • When: | March 3rd, 2005: ~ 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm ~ | ||
| • Where: | Too Much Studios, located downtown Seattle ~ | ||
| • What: |
The Klotz studio employs multiple computers, mixing boards, and a
specialized working space for drawing and painting. + Plus a great view ~ |
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| • Why: | art{space}
explores multimedia studios & artists in an effort to protect the universe from terror ~ |
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| • How: |
Klotz' creative approach is schizophrenic: an obsessively planning editor by
day and a compulsively spontaneous artist by night -- a sleepless synergy of
art & business, landing exclusive clients & award-winning work ~
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Klotz Studio / *a 'monitor-friendly' environment |
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| {*}: | Thank you for inviting us into your studio today. To begin with, please tell us about your business. |
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| /K: |
Yes, currently, I am a digital editor and multimedia producer by day and neo-surrealist painter by night. |
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| {*}: | Like Batman. When did you first begin the business? | ||
| /K: | I have been painting & drawing
for many years, and began the digital work around ten years ago. |
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| {*}: | What is your current focus in editing & production? | ||
| /K: | A & V [
audio & video ] mostly, but occasionally print and web content as well.
Just about anything digital. |
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| {*}: | Sounds busy... | ||
| /K: |
Sure, I have learned to juggle multiple projects, but usually prefer to focus time
on business in some serial fashion. So, multitasking generally involves the completion
of a major project, say, a movie, while handling several minor projects on the side.
Such as during batch video-processing. Computer crunch- time is prime for website
updates, audio mixes, or maybe even an
art{space} interview or something.
[ Laughs ] -- Not necessarily in that order, perhaps. |
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Klotz Studio / *multimedia production business |
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| {*}: | Tell us more about your current projects... |
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| /K: |
Currently, I spend the majority of my office [ day ] hours
co-producing a local, independent film entitled Franchise, which is a deliberately
unsophisticated documentary on the contemporary, market-centered world of 'modern' art. |
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| {*}: | And in your free time? |
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| /K: |
Well, I love to paint, and fortunately enough, not having any distractions, am able to spend
a great deal of quality time cold getting into the mix -- often losing track of time and
painting for hours on end. |
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| {*}: | [ Pause ] Sounds expensive... |
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| /K: |
[ Laughs ] Yes, please, thank you, and very much so. |
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| {*}: | Anyway, describe your studio for us. |
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| /K: |
Well, it's located on the third [ top ] floor of a partially
renovated, half-abandoned warehouse. This room, which is generously spacious, serves as the
primary studio. The defining quality of this space is, as you can see, the scenery.
The two bay windows cut through Pioneer Square and the Waterfront -- offering some
really fresh views of Puget Sound. S'capes -- all flava. Anyway, the studio
itself is virtually divided into digital [ computer ] space
and analog [ drawing & painting ] space.
I could go on and on. -- It is all too much, really... |
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*art{space}
magazine is your journey through the creative universe. Artists, writers, and other creatives reveal their
studio setup secrets and share their art, space, and creative routines. We are your expert guides to the
idiosyncrasies and complexities of contemporary studio setup, exploring everything from software and
lighting preferences to organizational and creative styles. Yet, although inspiring, such environmental
properties merely delve into the external, objective manifestation of the internal, subjective self.
Therefore, a symmetrical examination of artists' internal art{space}
invites a more complete understanding of the creative process. Together, these two aspects of artistic
purpose determine and reveal the nature of artistic creativity. |
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Although there are many other types of creative space, such as metaphysical, transcendental,
and sub-dimensional space, art{space} focuses on these two
fundamental realms of creativity: The external & internal, objective & subjective, primary
& secondary, yin & yang. For example, here in our current
art{space} online presentation, we explore the external studio
of West- Coast multimedia artist and writer, August Klotz ( center column ).
As we learn from Dr. Klotz and his unique working environment, we peer behind the curtains, and begin
to understand the psychological nature driving Klotz and his work. For example, noticing the meticulous
analog-digital dichotomy of Klotz' studio, we see a desire for artistic spontaneity tempered by a
necessity to exercise creative control. We take Klotz' bold use of color at face
value -- his large bay windows as psychological revelation. We see his loosely organized space
and begin to imagine the subconscious and symbolic implications. |
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Clearly then, an artist's secondary, external world offers insightful clues, yet we need more.
What deep mysteries lie hidden within the creative mind? By which mental mechanisms does an artist's
external studio unfold? To what degree is an artist able to illuminate and decipher their own philosophies?
For answers, we must dive deep into the oceans of subjective space. Therefore, our brief journey through
the external art{space} of Professor Klotz serves as the objective
architecture through which his many
art{space} articles*
explore a subjective, internal creativity. |
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Mr. Hemispherical Nirvana |
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Indeed, everything an artist creates is an indirect manifestation of their unique inner
art{space}. Truly, subjective introspection via critical
analysis is often the most direct route to that elusive, subjective realm. Hence,
art{space} magazine achieves a hemispherical nirvana,
exploring both external and internal creative environments. Through artistic and written
expression, artists explore and express the mysterious and fascinating phenomenon that
is their internal art{space}. |
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| -- Perishable | ||
| -- March 10, 2005 | ||
*Find Klotz' articles in our *archives >> |
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