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David Julian's Creative Explorations
By DE Contributor | Wisdom and Inspiration |
Dec 1, 2006
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David Julian’s workshops deliver inspiration and technique
David Julian cannot easily be categorized. Over the past 25 years he
has worked as a professional designer, art director, illustrator,
photographer and educator. Though the natural sciences were his first
passion, creative yearnings steered him from Harvard University’s
Museum of Comparative Zoology towards New York City to study art. There,
at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, he majored in illustration, but he
physically worked photographs into his compositions. He was frustrated
with his progress in the darkroom, so he worked as a designer until the
early 90’s, when Adobe Photoshop and computer processors matured into
an affordable tool that allowed David to experiment freely and with the
speed of his vision.
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Incredible Lightness |
Working from his Seattle studio facing the Olympic Mountains, his art
seamlessly blends traditional and digital processes. His images range
from the emotionally-charged purely photographic “Taken From The Heart:
Images of Intimate Loss After Katrina," to the ethereal toned images of
“Dreams and Visual Poems." David’s formative days amongst the vast
collections and laboratories have strongly influenced his aesthetics,
as can be seen in his inventive digitally-composed narratives such as
“Desire," “Fertility” and “Strange Beauty."
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Desire |
David met many artists who were uniquely inventive, but who felt
intimidated by the complexity of the digital world. He found that he
had a facility for demonstrating the incorporation of the creative
process with digital workflows, so he began receiving invitations to
show his diverse works and discuss how he generates ideas to create
them. This, plus published interviews led to offers to teach at top
workshop facilities. “I did not want to become another digital workflow
instructor. There are several talented people who already teach
Photoshop workflows very well. I am more interested in human psychology
and the creative process, so what I felt I could contribute to other
artists is how to best tap into their existing creative energies and
channel that towards a lifestyle of artistic growth."
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Strange Beauty |
He then added, “Adobe Photoshop is such a powerful, popular
and affordable tool for creative expression. I knew that I could create
a very unique workshop experience that blends the powers of intuitive
creativity and photography with essential skill-building with
Photoshop. It turns out to be a successful approach, and I hear
regularly from past participants how they have been energized in new
directions—and with renewed commitment. I had always enjoyed
explaining things to people, but I never imagined how rewarding it
would be to help others grow creatively. I also never imagined how much
I would learn about teaching from my students.”
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Heaven & Hell |
David has always loved historic images, and has become his family’s
official archivist. That has led him to study and experiment with
alternative processes and cameras. Though his different workshops focus
on specific themes incorporating photography, digital techniques and
skill-building, David brings to each workshop his patient, resourceful
and nurturing style of interactive teaching. He has been leading his
“Beyond the Camera” workshop series in several top US locations, and
seeks fresh opportunities to reach new students in other regions. His
next workshop is “Creative Digital Alternative Processes”, in March,
2007, at Santa Fe Workshops.
See David’s website at http://www.davidjulian.com for details on his upcoming appearances and 2007 workshops.
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