Works from several Los Angeles entertainment designers: H.Belker,
S.Burg, J.Clyne, M.Goeer, N.Page, N.Pugh, S.Robertson.
Design Studio Press 2003
In every form of artistic expression there is passion, and a need to tell a story, convey
an idea, or project an ideal. To be in a position to express these concepts and have
the tools and foresight to communicate parallel to, or beyond one's vision, is the goal
of every artist. It is in the drive of the artist where the vision receives a soul, and in
the manipulation of materials where it acquires a body.
Society is often measured by the level of sophistication captured in its artistic expression,
and can serve as the scale from which its path is plotted. This quest to keep
moving forward, not content to rest too long in the imagery and visions of those
before, is what keeps the wheels of innovation and collective development spinning.
It is a course that while fanning and extending outward like the branches of an
immense tree always has roots referring back to its origin.
The visions of worlds, tools, spaces, and methods of conveyance not yet known, are
all part of the inteal dialogue of the concept artist. It is this ability to step outside
of one's present condition and provide a voice to the hypothetical future that places
them in a distinct position; one where their understanding of technology, expression
of art and method of communication result in the objects and environments that provide
influence on mode societies' daily experience. In the end, art’s role is not to be
amusing either for the artist or the audience…it’s to interpret life, in the past, the
present—and the future.
Francis Ford Coppola
Design Studio Press 2003
In every form of artistic expression there is passion, and a need to tell a story, convey
an idea, or project an ideal. To be in a position to express these concepts and have
the tools and foresight to communicate parallel to, or beyond one's vision, is the goal
of every artist. It is in the drive of the artist where the vision receives a soul, and in
the manipulation of materials where it acquires a body.
Society is often measured by the level of sophistication captured in its artistic expression,
and can serve as the scale from which its path is plotted. This quest to keep
moving forward, not content to rest too long in the imagery and visions of those
before, is what keeps the wheels of innovation and collective development spinning.
It is a course that while fanning and extending outward like the branches of an
immense tree always has roots referring back to its origin.
The visions of worlds, tools, spaces, and methods of conveyance not yet known, are
all part of the inteal dialogue of the concept artist. It is this ability to step outside
of one's present condition and provide a voice to the hypothetical future that places
them in a distinct position; one where their understanding of technology, expression
of art and method of communication result in the objects and environments that provide
influence on mode societies' daily experience. In the end, art’s role is not to be
amusing either for the artist or the audience…it’s to interpret life, in the past, the
present—and the future.
Francis Ford Coppola