THE ARTISTIC SIDE OF FILM
MAKING.
A PHOTOGRAPHER CAPTURES THE
BEAUTY OF THE AMERICAN
SOUTHWEST.
A SCULPTOR FINDS INSPIRATION
IN A LONG-AGO ERA.
AND AN ARTIST GIVES A NEW
HOME.
ALL AHEAD ON THIS EDITION OF
ART.
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>> HI, I'M ASIA CONVENIENT
OVERTIME EVERYONE LOVES AN
ASIA CIARAVINO.
EVERYONE LOVES A GOOD MOVIE.
BETTER THAN THAT IS MEETING
THE ACTORS, WRITERS AND
DIRECTORS.
YOU CAN DO BOTH AT THE UP
COMING FILM FESTIVAL IN
SAN ANTONIO.
ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREAT,
JOHNNY CASH.
I BELIEVE THIS IS A TEXAS
PREMIER OF THIS IT FILM.
CALLED MY FATHER, THE MAN IN
BLAFNLGT IT'S TOLD -- THE
DOCUMENTARY TOLD THROUGH THE
EYES OF THE SON OF THE
MANAGER OF JOHNNY CASH.
AND SO THE SON DID NOT KNOW
HIS FATHER BECAUSE HE WAS
ALWAYS ON THE ROAD WITH
JOHNNY CASH.
FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
AND SO WHEN HIS FATHER
PASSED, HE CAME ACROSS HIS
STORAGE FACILITY OF
AUDIOTAPES TAPES, THE REAL
REEL TO REEL TAPES HIS
FATHER MADE ON THE ROAD,
EVERY DAY, OR EVERY NIGHT
WHILE ON THE ROAD WITH
JOHNNY CASH.
THE GOLD RECORD OF A BOY
NAMED SUE COMMEMORATEDED THE
SALE OF 1 MILLION COPIES.
>> HE IN DETAIL EXPLAINED
DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS WITH
THE MAN IN BLACK.
AND SO IT WAS REALLY, REALLY
WELL DONE.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST A
BEAUTIFUL FILM, AND WE'RE
PROUD THAT -- IT'S A
CANADIAN FILM AND WE'RE
PROUD THEY CHOSE OUR
FESTIVAL TO SCREEN IT.
>> EVERYONE AROUND JOHNNY,
INCLUDING SAUL, HAD TRIED TO
TALK HIM INTO REHAB, BUT IT
WAS THE THREAT OF LOSING
JUNE THAT MADE HIM CHANGE.
FINALLY, JOHNNY CASH
SEQUESTERED HIMSELF AT HOME
TO DETOX.
THREE YEARS HAD PASSED SINCE
JOHNNY SCORED A NUMBER ONE
HIT.
SO SAUL PRESSED JOHN TOI
SWITCH PRODUCERS.
JOHNNY, LAST WEEK WE DISCUSS
ED BOB JOHNSTON AND
DON, I'VE GIVEN THE
SITUATION A LOT OF THOUGHT.
I URGE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY GO
WITH JOHNSTON.
NO ONE IS PERFECT, AND
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE SHOWN
POOR JUDGMENT.
BOB JOHNSTON IS CREATIVE
ENOUGH TO PRESENT EXCITING
IDEAS.
THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR A
CHANGE AND IT SHOULD BE NOW.
I THINK JOHNSTON CAN BRING
YOU TO THE NEXT PLATEAU.
JOHNNY HAD WANTED TO RECORD
A PRISON SHOW FOR YEARS, BUT
AFTER THE MISFIRE AT
CARNEGIE HALL, COLUMBIA
WASN'T LISTENING.
IT WAS BOB JOHNSTON WHO
OPENED THE GATES TO FOLSOM.
AND IT WAS JOHNSTON WHO CAME
UP WITH A NEW WAY TO OAPT
SHOW.
S AND HE ASKED ME IF I WOULD
COME ON AND SAY HELLO, I'M
JOHNNY CASH.
AND THEN KICK OFF FOLSOM
PRISON BLUES.
SO WHEN I SAID HELLO, I'M
JOHNNY CASH.
THE ROOM WAS -- THE ROOF WAS
RAISED.
>> I HEAR THE TRAINING, IT'S
ROLLING AROUND THE BEND.
¶.
>> I WAS JUST PLAYING.
>> NO, SIR, YOU DON'T PLAY
LIKE THAT.
YOU WILL NOT DISRESPECT YOUR
BROTHER WITH ALL THE NAME
CALLING.
NOT UNDER OUR ROOF.
SO CONSIDER YOUR WEEKEND
CANCELED.
>>S BUT MOM, I WAS JUST
PLAYING WITH HIM.
>> SUCH A CRY BABY.
>> QUIT CALLING ME NAMES.
>> HEY, STOP IT.
>> BUT DAD.
>> THAT'S ENOUGH.
GIVE YOUR FATHER HIS MONEY
BACK AND EXCUSE YOURSELF
FROM THIS TABLE.
NOW.
AND LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING ELSE, SHAWN, KEEP
CALLING YOUR BROTHER NAMES,
YOU WILL BE PULLED FROM
FOOTBALL.
DO WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER?
DO WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER,
SHAWN?
>> ANSWER YOUR MOTHER,
SHAWN.
>>S YES.
>> IN FACT, GIVE ME YOUR
PHONE.
>> SUCH AN EPIDEMIC, I THINK
YOU SEE ENOUGH LIKE THE
TREVOR PROJECT, YOU SEE
ENOUGH ADVERTISEMENTS AT
THIS POINT TO GET THAT, AND
POSITIVE MESSAGES ABOUT
BULLYING.
OUR FILM IS WHAT IF IT
DOESN'T GET BETTER.
PLAYING WITH THE AUDIENCES
THAT SEE IT, THEY REALIZE,
HEY, IT MAY NOT GET BETTER.
AND YOU KNOW, DON'T TAKE
THAT -- AND THEY'LL TAKE
THAT EXTRA STEP TO JUMP IN
ON A BULLYING ISSUE.
WRITING FOR ME, I WRITE ALL
OF MY STUFF.
SO I ENJOY IT BECAUSE I HAVE
ALL THESE CHARACTERS.
AS FAR AS THE FILM MAKING
PART, YOU HAVE YOUR --
YOU'RE BASICALLY CAPTAIN OF
THIS TEAM.
AND IT'S MORE STRESSFUL
BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL OF
THESE PEOPLE YOU HAVE TO
TAKE CARE OF.
SO IT'S A BIG COLLABORATIVE
EFFORT, AND AS A PRODUCEER
AND DIRECTOR AS WELL, IT'S,
YOU KNOW, YOU SPEND MORE
TIME DOING, I CALL IT DAMAGE
CONTROL.
JUST MAKING SURE EVERYTHING
IS RIGHT.
>> COME ON, GUYS.
>> HE JUST CAME AS
INTERESTED IN THE CINEMA
ARTS.
AND LIKE ANYTHING, YOU KNOW,
HIS CAREER CHANGED.
IN LEARNING MORE AND DEVELOP
ING HIS SKILL.
AND SO THIS YEAR WE'RE PROUD
TO SHOW HIS -- I BELIEVE
IT'S HIS FIRST FEATURE FILM.
>> YOU GUYS ARE LIARS.
YOU DON'T EVEN TRY.
>> TRY NOT TO BE A JERK THE
REST OF YOUR LIFE.
>> HEY, YOU LOVE THIS JERK.
>> NOT ANYMORE.
>> IT'S REALLY WELL DONE.
SO I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE
FOSTERED THAT, TO HAVE
NURTUREED HIS TALENT IN THAT
SENSE.
>> I JUST HOPE I GET HIS
FINANCIAL STATUS.
BUT YEAH, I HAVE BEEN TOLD
THAT I AM HUMBLEED BY THE
COMPLIMENT.
SO WE'LL SEE.
¶ IT STARTED WHEN I WAS 22,
NO IDEA WHAT I WAS DOING.
NOW IT'S FULL THROTTLE.
IT'S A BUSINESS, A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.
AND SO I MEAN, WE'RE HERE TO
ESSENTIALLY NURTURE AND
FOSTER FILM MAKERS AND
SPREAD THE WET WEALTH AS FAR
AS EDUCATING THE GENERAL
PUBLIC.
THE FOOTPRINT OF SAN ANTONIO
, PEOPLE THAT ARE
INTERESTED IN LEARNING, IN
BECOMING TRAINED IN THE ARTS
. AND WE OFFER THE
WORKSHOPS, LIKE I MENTIONED.
AND I KNOW IF YOU WENT
EXHIBIT MILES NORTH OF HERE,
HERE -- 60 MILES NORTH OF
HERE, YOU PAY A PRETTY PENNY
FOR INFORMATION WE GIVE AWAY
FREELY.
THESE ARE FIRST RUN FILMS,
AND IT'S MADE WITH PASSION.
AND THEY'RE ALL NO, AND LOW
BUDGET FILMS.
IT'S JUST A GREAT THING TO
BE A PART OF A FILM SCREEN
ING, ESPECIALLY WHEN
THE FILM MAKERS ARE IN
ATTENDANCE, JUST TO KNOW, I
MEAN, THEY'RE HEARTFELT
STORIES ABOUT HOW THE FILM
WAS MADE.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 19
YEARS, AND SO I THINK WE'RE
UNDER THE RADAR STILL IN
TERMS OF AN ART EVENT IN OUR
CITY.
AND SO I THINK THE CHANGE --
TO CHANGE THAT, WE'RE
BRINGING POUR HOLLYWOOD
ACTORS -- MORE HOLLYWOOD
ACTORS TO THE RED CARPET TO
BE PART OF THE FESTIVAL.
AND THAT'S A GOOD THING
BECAUSE IT DOES -- PEOPLE
GET EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
>> SAN ANTONIO FILM FESTIVAL
OPENS JUNE 17 AT HEMISPHERE
PARK.
FREE FAMILY SCREENING OF THE
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY,
TEXAS BEFORE THE ALAMO.
AUDIENCE MEMBERS SPOKE TO
HELP PICK THE WINNERS OF THE
2 OF 10 AWARDS.
IF YOU'VE GOT A FILM CRITIC
IN THE FAMILY, HERE'S THEIR
CHANCE.
FOR A COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF
FILMS GO TO ESSAY FILMS.COM.
AND NOW HERE ARE A FEW ART
EVENTS HAPPENING NEXT WEEK
IN SAN ANTONIO.
>> TO ADD YOUR ART EVENT TO
THE CALENDAR, VISIT KLRN.ORG
/ARTS.
IN THE MIDST OF THE AMERICAN
SOUTHWEST LANDSCAPE,
PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL BERMAN
STRIVES TO CAPTURE THE
BEAUTY OF THE NATURAL WORLD.
BERMAN'S FOCUS STEMS FROM
HIS FASCINATION WITH THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE
AND MOTHER NATURE.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> THE LAND AND ESPECIALLY
THE AMERICAN WESTERN
LANDSCAPE HAS SOMETHING
THAT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND.
THAT'S SPACE TO GO OFF ALONE
.
AND I THINK THAT ALLOWS YOU
TO HAVE BOTH AN INNER
DIALOGUE AS WELL AS A
DIALOGUE THAT'S RELEVANT TO
THE LARGER COMMUNITY.
AND IT REALLY IS AN AMAZING
THING TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE
DOWN A ROAD, COME THROUGH A
GATE, OPEN IT UP, DRIVE KNEW
THE GATE AND GET OUT OF YOUR
TRUCK AND WALK.
PEOPLE HAVE WAYS OF
UNDERSTANDING THE BIGGER
THINGS, AND WE DO THAT WITH
SYMBOLIC SSSMENTS WE'RE
REALLY ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT
THESE LARGER MIST TRIS OF
WHAT'S IMPORTANT AND HOW DO
WE CONNECT IN THAT.
IN TERMS OF THE LAND, THERE
ARE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS OF
DEFINING HOW WE'RE SEEING
THE LANDSCAPE.
AND REALLY IN THE
CONTEMPORARY WORLD IS HUMANS
HAVE IT N CREDIBLE CAPACITY
TO USE THINGS AND WE
INTERPRET THE WORLD'S VALUES
THROUGH WHAT WE CAN USE.
RIGHT NOW SCIENCE IS THE
ULTIMATE AFFIRMATION OF THAT
.
YOU'LL FIND ANY ISSUE WITH
LAND USE, WHERE IT'S FIRE,
WATER, THE ECOSYSTEM, IT'S
ALWAYS THIS IDEA, WELL, WE
CAN FIGURE THIS OUT THROUGH
SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT.
AND I ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT
ANOTHER WAY.
MANY OF THE GREAT PROBLEMS
WE'RE FACING, FIRE, YOU KNOW
, INTRODUCED SPECIES,
ARE ACTUALLY SOMEBODY WHO
THOUGHT THEY COULD FIGURE IT
ALL OUT IN A REAL SIMPLE WAY
AND THEN APPLIED SIMPLE
SOLUTIONS.
BUT YET THERE'S THESE BIGGER
COMPLEX SYSTEMS, AND I THINK
ART IS REALLY A WAY, AND
AESTHETICS IS A WAY OF
GETTING BEYOND THE IDEA THAT
I CAN REDUCE IT TO SMALL
THINGS BUT CAN LOOK AT THE
WHOLE AND ADMIT I DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT BUT ACTUALLY
BEGIN TO SEE BOTH ITS
MANIFEST STRUCTURE AS WELL
AS INHERENT VALUE.
>> IT'S KIND OF AN AMAZING
PLACE, GI LA.
IN THAT MANY CONCEPTS THAT
PEOPLE ASSUME EVERYBODY
KNOWS AND UNDERSTAND, OR
EVERYONE IS COMFORTABLE WITH
, ACTUALLY EMERGE HERE.
A PLACE THAT STILL TEACHES.
OVER TIME, I'VE LEARNED, YOU
KNOW, HOW TO SEE A LANDSCAPE
.
THE GI LA, IS ONE OF THE
LAST TRULY WILD FORESTS
THAT'S LEFT ON THE PLANET.
AND ESPECIALLY THE PONDEROSA
, THE LARGE YELLOW
FINE FORESTS.
IT'S STILL A COMPLEX
ECOSYSTEM.
THAT IS WORKING.
AND BY WORKING, WHAT I MEAN
IS THAT IF YOU LEAVE IT
ALONE, IF HUMANS DON'T
INTERACT WITH IT, IT HAS A
DIMENSIONAL COMPLEXITY.
FOR ME, FOAT GREAFER IS A
WAY OF -- PHOTOGRAPHY IS A
NOT THE BEGINNING POINT.
AND I OFTEN FIND THERE'S A
LONG PERIOD OF TIME WHERE I
LIKE TO LOOK AT THINGS.
I REALLY SEE MY TRUE WORK IS
LOOKING CLOSELY AT
SOMETHING.
I LIKE TO THINK AT SOME
POINT IN TIME, I MAKE
PHOTOGRAPHS.
BECAUSE I FEEL IT'S
IMPORTANT TO MAKE THOSE
PHOTOGRAPHS.
AS AN ARTIST, ONE HAS TO
FIND SOMETHING OUTSIDE ONE'S
SELF THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE TRADITION
OF LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY,
AND ESPECIALLY IN THE
AMERICAN WEST, WHICH IS
REALLY ONE OF THE ICONIC
PLACES WHERE PEOPLE GO TO
MAKE FOAT DPRAFS, -- GOAT
GRAPHS IS -- PHOTOGRAPHS IS
PEOPLE IMPOSING A VISION ON
IT THAT THEY ALREADY KNOW,
UNDERSTAND OR BELIEVE IN.
AND I ACTUALLY THINK THAT
OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE
LAND HAS TO EVOLVE BEYOND
THAT.
BECAUSE WHAT ENDED UP
HAPPENING IS THAT WHEN WE
THINK ABOUT SAVING A
LANDSCAPE, WE HAVE TO HAVE
THE CATHEDRAL FORMS, THIS
GREAT CANYON, OR WE HAVE TO
HAVE IT PRISTINE LANDSCAPE.
AND WHAT IT TURNS OUT IS
THAT MANY OF THESE ECO
SYSTEMS, I LIKE TO USE
THE -- IS THEY'RE NOT THIS
BIG OBVIOUS REALLY, REALLY
WOW, I JUST HAVE TO STAND ON
THE EDGE OF THIS AND GET THE
IM AX GOING.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY VERY SUBTLE
OR NOT EVEN IN CLOSE THAT
PRETTY BUT THEY CAN BE QUITE
WONDERFUL AS WELL, WITHIN.
AND IF YOU SPEND TIME, YOU
KNOW, YOU BEGIN TO SEE THE
INNATE BEAUTY.
AND I THINK A GIFT LIKE THAT
IS THE SAME GIFT, YOU KNOW,
THE GREATEST LITERATURE, OR
PHILOSOPHY, OR ART, THE
ABILITY TO COME TO THE WORLD
ANEW AND SEE IN ALL ITS
MANIFEST BEAUTY.
WHAT PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWS ME
TO DO IS THIS AMAZING
LOOKING AT THE LAND, AT
PLACES.
I DON'T HAVE THE PATIENCE OR
INTEREST TO MAKE A CERTAIN
KIND OF LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPH
.
BUT I LOVE LOOKING AT THINGS
.
AND SO RATHER THAN TRYING TO
MAKE SOMETHING THAT REALLY,
YOU KNOW, IS THIS KIND OF
GRAND LANDSCAPE, WHICH I
DON'T REALLY ENJOY, OR HAVE
PATIENCE FOR QUITE THAT MUCH
ANYMORE, IS THAT THE MORE
SUBTLE THINGS THAT I JUST
FIND AMAZING.
IS WHAT MY WORK BECOMES
ABOUT.
WHEN ASK YOU AN ARTIST ABOUT
WHAT THEY HOPE TO ACHIEVE
WITH THEIR WORK, IS
SOMETIMES YOU CAN SAY
ACHIEVING MEANS, YOU KNOW,
MAKING THE HISTORY BOOKS.
BEING CONSIDERED AN
IMPORTANT ARTIST.
RATHER THAN MY WORK BEING
SAVED, I'D MUCH RATHER SEE
SOME OF THESE MACES BE SAVED
I DON'T THINK MY WORK IS
SIGNIFICANT AT ALL.
I THINK THESE PLACES ARE.
>> TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
MICHAEL BETTER BERMAN, VISIT
FRAGMENTED IMAGES.COM.
SCULPTOR GARY WEISMAN MOLDS
BRONZE AND CLAY INTO LARGE
SCALE FIGURES, THAT CHANNEL
THE ART OF ANCIENT GREECE
AND ITALY.
HE TAKES US INTO HIS
WORKSHOP TO SHOW HOW HE
MAKES HIS GRAND SCULPTURES.
>> MY NAME IS GARY WEISMAN,
AND I MAKE CLASSICAL BRONZE
SCULPTURES.
THEY'RE VERY TRADITIONAL.
THE GREEKS ARE A VERY BIG
INFLUENCE, AND ALSO THE
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ARE A
BIG INFLUENCE.
I DON'T TEND TO LOOK AT
WHAT'S GOING AROUND ME.
I TEND TO LOOK BACK IF TERMS
OF INFLUENCES HISTORICALLY.
WE TRAVEL TO ITALY, MAYBE
ONCE A YEAR FOR ABOUT 3
WEEKS AND DRAW OSTENSIBLY
NONSTOP, 9 HOURS A DAY.
THE INFLUENCES ARE USED IN
THE POSES I DO HERE.
MY MAIN ENERGY IS ON
CLASSICAL NEWS.
-- CLASSICAL NUDES AND I
THINK AS FAR AS PUBLIC
COLLECTIONS GO, MUSEUMS, OUT
DOOR SITUATIONS, THE NUDE
IS WAY BLOCKED IN THIS
COUNTRY.
YOU SEE A LOT OF THEM IN
EUROPE, ALTHOUGH I DON'T
KNOW HOW CONTEMPORARY.
BEEN DOING SOME CANTILEVERED
LIFE SIZE PIECES.
A MIX, THE POSSIBILITIES OF
ARCHITECT TRY KIND OF WHAT
BRONZE STRUCTURALLY CAN DO.
SO COMPLETELY HOVER
HORIZONTALLY WITH NO SUPPORT
.
BUT I'M WORKING ON FEMALE
CRUISE FIXES AND I DON'T
REALLY KNOW WHY.
PIECES HAVE BACK LOT MORE
NARRATIVE NOW.
SO THAT'S KIND OF EXCITING.
I'M SORRY THEY'RE SO TORTURE
ED RIGHT NOW.
YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THESE
THINGS.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LISTENING
TO A DRAWING. IT'S
HAPPENING TO A SCULPTURE.
AND WORKING ON EMPOWERED
KIND OF PIECES WHICH ARE
BASED ON GREEK HEROS WITH
WEAPONS.
>> KIND OF TRICKY BUSINESS,
VERY STRESSFUL.
I STARTEDED DOING THIS IN
THE MID '70S.
WHEN I DO THE POURS, I POUR
1500 TO -- 1500 TO
2000 POUNDS IN A DAY OR SO.
DURING A POUR, I HAVE MY EX-
STUDENTS COME UP FROM THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY IN
PHILADELPHIA.
THERE'S A RAPPORT I HAVE
WITH THE METAL.
WHAT I -- TO WOULD I DO
THESE THINGS IF THEY DIDN'T
SELL?
YEAH, I WOULD.
I THINK IT'S CRITICAL TO
ALWAYS STAY FOR ME IN THE
PLACE OF NOT KNOWING.
I DON'T KNOW.
AND FINDING AN EXPERIENTIAL
CONNECTION THROUGH SOME FORM
OF NONINTELLECTUAL SENSATION
THAT WILL HOLD MY INTENSITY
OF FOCUS.
WE'RE WRITING A STORY, I
DON'T HAVE FINITE FIXED END
ING.
IT'S AN EVOLUTION.
>> TO FIND OUT MORE, VISIT
GARY WEISMAN.NET.
WITH A DO YOU GET WHEN A
SACRAMENTO ARTIST COMBS THE
CARIBBEAN FOR UNIQUE ART AND
ADDS HER OWN TOUCH?
ROB STEWART GIVES US A LOOK.
>> WE'RE CELEBRATING THE
WORLD OF ART TODAY AT THE
KUUMBA COLLECTIVE ART
GALLERY IN SACRAMENTO WITH
SACRAMENTO ARTIST ADELLE
JAMES.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING TO
KUUMBA.
>> A BEAUTIFUL PLACE HERE.
I LOVE YOUR WORK, YOU'VE
TEAMED UP WITH AN ARTIST IN
TRINIDAD AND CAPTURE HIS ART
AND YOU BRING IT TO AMERICA
AND GIVE IT A WHOLE NEW LIFE
.
TELL ME ABOUT AT THAT.
>>.
>> I WAS INSPIRED BY FOLK
ARTISTS IN TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO AND I HAD SAW HIS
WORK.
BUT WHAT THAT EVOLVED INTO
WAS THIS IDEA OF CARIBBEAN
ART PROMOTION AS A WAY TO
REALLY PROMOTE AND BRING
AWARENESS TO FOLK ART OF THE
CARIBBEAN AND IT'S A
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.
SO WHAT I DO IS I PHOTOGRAPH
THE WORK BUT ALSO PHOTOGRAPH
DIFFERENT IMAGES TO CREATE
THESE PIECES, AND THEN WHEN
THE ITEM -- SHARE THE --
CREATE NEW FORM.
I PUT THE WORK ON DIFFERENT
ITEMS FROM FUNCTIONAL ART
BASKET.
THINKING ABOUT WORK THAT'S
AFFORDABLE, FUNCTIONAL.
ALSO BEAUTIFUL.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, IT
SHARES THE CULTURE AND
HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN.
>> INTERESTING.
>> AND TO THINK ABOUT HOW
CAN THESE ARTISTS BE
SUPPORTED IN CONTINUING TO
DO WHAT THEY DO AND CREATING
OTHER FORMS THAT CAN BE
EXTEND THE VALUE OF THE WORK
>> WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR
INSPIRATION FROM?
>> I THINK FOR ME WHEN I
LOOK AT THE PIECES, THEY
TELL A STORY.
THE STORY OF A LOT OF PIECES
SHARES THE HISTORY OF THE
REGION.
>> IT'S GETTING THE --
GIVING THE ARTISTS IN
TRINIDAD NEW LIFE IN AMERICA
>> A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT,
AND THAT'S HOW I LIKE TO
WORK.
>> YOU'RE A NEW ARTIST.
YOU HAVE BEEN DOING IT ABOUT
A YEAR.
>> YES.
>> WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE
A PIECE HERE IN ONE YEAR IN
' N?
>> IT'S OVERWHELMING.
THIS WHOLE JOURNEY HAS BEEN
OVERWHELMING.
SO FROM COMING TO KUUMBA AND
HAVING THEM SAY WE WANT YOU
TO SHOW YOUR WORK HERE, TO
DOING THE SECOND SATURDAYS,
AND THEN THE CROCKER.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO BELIEVE
THAT IT'S NOT ABOUT ME.
BUT THAT YOU KNOW, THIS IS
SOME OF THE THREEL I DISPLAY
IN HELPING TO BRING
ATTENTION TO THIS WORK.
AND I GET EXCITED ABOUT
DOING IT AS WELL.
>> I CAN TELL.
AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL WORK.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL ART, ADELLE
AND WE THANK YOU FOR SHARING
IT WITH US.
ADELLE HERE IN SACRAMENTO,
KUUMBA COLLECTIVE ART
GALLERY.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> TO FIND OUT MORE, VISIT
THE KUUMBA COLLECTIVE ART
GALLERY FACEBOOK PAGE.
THAT WRAPS IT UP FOR THIS
EDITION OF ARTS.
WE'LL BE OFF FOR THE NEXT
TWO WEEKS SO THAT KLRN CAN
BRING YOU ITS 47TH ANNUAL
GREAT TV YAWKS SHUN.
UNTIL THEN, I'M ASIA
CIARAVINO.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
ART IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
KELSO FOUNDATION.
THE ELIZABETH COATS
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
AND VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
ARTS IS PRESENTED BY THE
TOBIN CENTER FOR THE PERFORM
ING ARTS.
OPENING IN 2014.
PROVIDING THE BEST PLACE
ANYWHERE TO SEE AND HEAR A
LIVE PERFORMANCE.
SAN ANTONIO'S FUTURE OF THE
PERFORMING ARTS, THE TOBIN
CENTER.
BAAH!
SHEESH.
[SIGHS]
AWK! UH-OH.
AAH!
- ALL RIGHT, FAIRIES!
PLEASE SIT CRISSCROSS
APPLESAUCE BECAUSE IT'S
TIME FOR...
- AVAST, YE LANDLUBBERS!
- AAH! A PIRATE?!
- RELAX, GONNIGAN.
GONNIGAN? WHERE'S GONNIGAN?
- HE'S GONE AGAIN.
- THIS ISN'T JUST ANY PIRATE.
IT'S MY OLD FRIEND
CAPTAIN HOOK.
WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE,
YOU SILLY OLD SEA SALT?
- OH, MRS. SPARKLENOSE,
I'M SO SAD.
I'VE LOST ME GOLDEN
PIRATE TREASURE.
[SOBBING]
- I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
MY COUSIN TINKER BELL
ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT
CAPTAIN HOOK WAS MEAN.
- YEAH. ISN'T HE ALWAYS
TRYING TO CATCH PETER PAN?
- NOT ANYMORE.
I FOUND ME A NEW PAN.
MEET PETER THE PAN.
- I CAN FLY.
- NO, YOU CAN'T.
[CLATTER]
SEE? NOW COME ON.
WHO WANTS TO JOIN ME
PIRATE CREW AND HELP ME FIND
THE GOLDEN TREASURE?
- WE DO!
- NOT ME!
NO WAY I CAN BE A PIRATE!
I DON'T HAVE A FRILLY SHIRT.
- I THINK OUR DRESS-UP
CORNER CAN HELP.
- COOL!
- HA HA! NOW WE
CAN BE PIRATES!
- ARR!
- ALL RIGHT, CAPTAIN.
HERE'S YOUR CREW.
- HA HA HA! GREAT!
NOW LET'S CHECK OUT ME MAGIC
TREASURE MAP AND SEE WHERE
WE GO NEXT.
THE MAP WANTS US TO FIND THE
ISLAND OF THE GUSHING GEYSER,