We’ve been talking about Web 2.0 and how creatives can use the new tools of social networking to get the word out about their work and to meet interesting people along the way. One of the principals of the Affluent Artist is the concept of a new Renaissance; an idea that the new tools available to get our work out there and find new audiences is unmatched in history; when you combine the internet with the never ending need for content and the pending death of “mass media” there has never been a better time to be alive for creators. I met an artist this week who is at the cutting edge of Web 2.0 and, oh yea, his work is pretty amazing too.
Ryan Seslow is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in New York. Ryan is the creator and founder of the NEWYAWK brand.
Working in all mediums Seslow shows his work both nationally and internationally. Ryan Seslow is also a professor of fine arts teaching studio art courses simultaneously between 4 colleges in the NY area.
Ryan has an amazing creative flow, he has hundreds of works on Flickr and Etsey, he has public art displayed in New York and even has a series of downloadable coloring books available on his website! I met Ryan through Twitter (His was the one Tweet not selling something that day!) and he is very active in seeking out other artists, you should check him out on Twitter or Facebook! He also has extensive You Tube Videos of his work. Ryan directs experimental films and writes and plays music too, the creation seems to pour out of him.
Some days I just love my job more than others and today is one of them, meeting talented people who are also professional is an amazing gift to me. I hope you’ll make friends with Ryan and help get his message out, I think you’ll gain much by having him in your world. Why not start here on his blog!
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July 10, 2009 at 9:44 pm
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