Stories to Raise All Global Boats

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Turning a Corner

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Joshua Dysart, American Writer of Graphic Novels and Comic Books, shares an account of his life exploration seeking harmony, creative and aesthetic integration, and ultimately, a connection to one human global society.

Josh talks about how the maturation of our personal experiences in technology and creativity can power relevance and meaning by planting seeds for a better future, and set the stage for global collaboration.

Dysart spent a month in the tribal war zone of Uganda for his work - a treatment of The Unkown Soldier for Vertigo Comics and has earned a nod from the Eisner Award committee as a contender for Best New Comic. 

You can learn more about Josh's work at http://www.joshuadysart.com

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Comics: Storytelling for Cultural Imperatives

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Three Portraits

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 American comic book writer, Joshua Dysart, asks for a strong, intelligent, diverse global debate on the individual vs. the collective - to address humanity's integration with each other and the natural environment.

Josh's use of art, metaphor, and dialogue brings storytelling to a new level. Stories once limited to single dimensional reporting are shared now as mature art forms brought to life by sophisticated digital platforms connecting audiences everywhere. New levels of aesthetic integration enhance our ability to share as one global voice, one world.

Josh is known for dark themes, humanist horror and a fascination with the roots of violence. He has created work for DC Comics, Vertigo Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics and worked on high profile projects like Van Helsing, Swamp Thing, and Hellboy (with Mike Mignola).

You can learn more about Josh's work at http://www.joshuadysart.com

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Three Portraits was taken at the Savannah College of Art & Design Student Center, October 2010.

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Leading and Creating for 21st Century Curriculum

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Aspects of History

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Sculpture by David Deming

David Deming, Sculptor and past President of the Cleveland Institute of Art, talks about leading and creating toward a sustainable future.

This interview takes place in the last few months of his leadership, at a time when he works with faculty to design a sustainable approach to curriculum, coordinates city tax credit dollars for the renovation of the school's historic urban facility, and anticipates retirement and his return to the life of a full-time studio artist.  


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Leading and Creating - a set on Flickr

David Deming, Sculptor and President of the Cleveland Institute of Art, contributed an interview to I-Open research about his work leading and creating.

The images tell the story of David as an artist, who with steadfast creativity, shapes the three-dimensional likeness of an inner soul with a personal signature that is warm and generous.

But between the stories of leadership and the re-making of spirits with tools and earth, lies the secret to innovation: creativity.

What can we learn from the disciplined habits of creatives? The efficiency? The destructionism? What can we learn from the doers who blindly transform ideas to projects feeling their way forward, to re-create education and re-wire government?

Be alert to the sights and sounds of creativity around you - these jewels, the assets that reside in every community and the most valuable of all social and economic investments to prosperity building.

Photos and their narratives by Alice Merkel

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The Village: A Microcosm Economy of Culture

Melissa Daubert, Experience Artist, Cleveland, Ohio, introduces us to local Zimbabwe paintings and provides a tour of "The Village" a collection of idealized architectural structures from her experience living in Zimbabwe as a Peace Corps teacher educating students in metal working.

Village pieces embody what is important to people, the community, and the economic way of life. From Melissa's experience, values and investments focus on health care, education, environment, commerce, gender equality and empowerment of women, and addressing daily living needs.

"The Village" is comprised of several works --

The Tongue Wagger, the Cooking Hut, the Pit Toilet and Bathing Space, The Sleeping Space, The Sausage Tree, the Look Out Tower, and the post-Zimbabwe piece, All American Ants.

Each each structure tells a story about its relationship to local culture and community. You can see objects close up and learn the story about each at this I-Open Flickr set http://www.flickr.com/photos/iopen/sets/72157623225592857/

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