Marc Dupree

Following up on my Sept. 22nd post on the Mast Brothers Chocolate, here is a brief short on the relationship between business and supplier, consumer and producer. Via OEN.

Here is a slice of Mark Mahaney. As can be read in the original text posting, SCAD decided to put together a beautiful short of an alumni from each creative department. This was a very clean composition that I found via the ONEEIGHTNINE on a photography graduate. 

After watching it, I can’t explain how inspired I was to just go out and create. Talk about getting up and brushing my teeth with vigor; this was inspiring. Mark is a photographer who shares a lot of aesthetic in common with myself—many things. While I can’t explain each and every one of the elements between our work that speak to the same messages, I can tell you that it pivots on tradition and process. And as aesthetic is a deeply personal evolution of mind’s perception of matter—and, mind you, never exactly the same for each creative mind—it still manages to bind together these mutual feelings/expressions. In this case it starts with using film and ends with crafting the final image on paper with his own hands. Attention to detail is lovingly woven into each of his pieces, defining their thesis statements even that much more. Doing things his own way, he is able to find a satisfaction personally and professionally. If there were a “business model” to follow, it would be Mark’s. I would like to meet him one day, maybe if it were just to process a sheet of film side-by-side.

I recommend you to check out his work on his website here -> Mark Mahaney  

This evening I attended an ASMP presentation given by Colleen Wainwright on “Making People Love You: Selling Yourself In The Postmodern Marketplace.” The presentation was fantastic, highlighting simple, yet key fundamental elements of a successful business in the creative industry. While it would take much too long to translate the particulars of the presentation itself, I wanted to share this short film I stumbled upon via a post on ONEEIGHTNINE (⬅ great collection of film, design, art, etc., anyways). At this event I received very tangible solutions to questions of my own, unbeknownst there existed any kind of answers.

The actual business/curator filmed, Nicholas Kennedy for the Trip Print Press, captures the essence of what the ASMP presentation was about. As a side note, I can’t tell you how many times I watched this short film and reviewed this artist’s portfolio—one reason why: Because every experience/interaction with the product and artist appears to be delightful; it’s authentic. There is a kind of care [only its creator will know] that has gone into producing pieces like this, and it’s inspiring. This is also similar to The Mast Brothers Chocolate and their philosophy.