“ Moom” is the new film from Tonko House founders, Dice Tsutsumi and Robert Kondo. The challenge then is how do we keep that creative, exploratory spirit in this gentrified and increasingly hurried world that we live in today? Throughout history, artists have found ways to do new things - hence the word create, rather than say, copy or re-do. The marvelous Gene Kelly helped bring music and dance to the height of its craft in the all-time classic musical Singin’ In The Rain. We need to express our uniqueness and retain that uniqueness in spite of the current environment. In order to find any kind of meaning in our efforts, both physical and emotional, artists need to dig inside, and explore far into the unknown. In art, our concerns are worldly and personal, taking risks is mandatory. The very nature of capital ventures is to maximize profits and reduce risks. Taking chances is not at the heart of modern day business. His independent work as a writer, children’s book illustrator and here, as mural artist is fun, beautiful and fresh. “The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.” - Jean Piaget, Psychologistįriend and ultra-talented artist, Vincent Nyugen is a gifted concept artist at Blue Sky Studios. The attempts to makeover the same concepts, characters, and worlds with a “twist” tire quickly, and succeed only due its seemingly effective flash and dash afforded by the current advance in digital technology and its exposure to new markets - the young, the foreign and the forgetful. Sequels and reboots of franchises either long forgotten or just recently finished, make their way like fast food stuff from a conveyor belt. We live in a time in art and entertainment, where rehashing the same old stuff over and over again has become the norm. ![]() “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” - Walt Disney
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