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Outside the Window - Inside My Mind
It takes willingness to step outside the norm for a stroll onto the wild side,
and who knows, maybe even beyond, where human imagination gets ignited.
Norm is Dull
The norm lavishes in opulence and tranquility, making it difficult to willingly
seek out challenging creative endeavors.


REFLECTIONS

Norm is Dull
The norm lavishes in opulence and tranquility, making it difficult to willingly
seek out challenging creative endeavors.
Ugly Muse: Part 3
Final reflections on the power of impartial and broad-minded ideation on
dissimilar domains, disciplines or objectives, as well as how such can be
inspired by most unlikely Muses.  
Ideation Blogs


OUTSIDE THE WINDOW - INSIDE MY MIND

By Edward Bakst | Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 3:03pm

It takes willingness to step outside the norm for a stroll onto the wild side,
and who knows, maybe even beyond, where human imagination gets ignited.

In Art, Education and Training | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections
| Geographic Region: All
Read More about Outside the Window - Inside My Mind»
Reflections Blogs


NORM IS DULL

By Edward Bakst | Monday, August 21, 2017 at 10:58am

The norm lavishes in opulence and tranquility, making it difficult to willingly
seek out challenging creative endeavors.

In Art, Education and Training, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs:
Reflections | Geographic Region: All
Read More about Norm is Dull»
Ideation Blogs


UGLY MUSE: PART 3

By Edward Bakst | Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 4:12pm

Final reflections on the power of impartial and broad-minded ideation on
dissimilar domains, disciplines or objectives, as well as how such can be
inspired by most unlikely Muses.

 

In ANIMATIONWorld | Blogs: Reflections
Read More about Ugly Muse: Part 3»
Ideation Blogs


UGLY MUSE: PART 2

By Edward Bakst | Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 9:19am

Ongoing reflection on the power of impartial and broad-minded ideation on
dissimilar domains, disciplines or objectives, as well as how such can be
inspired by most unlikely Muses.

In Education and Training, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs:
Reflections | Geographic Region: All
Read More about Ugly Muse: Part 2»
Ideation Blogs


UGLY MUSE: PART 1

By Edward Bakst | Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 5:06am

Dedicated to Colin, my host, who invited me for ideation brainstorming and
asking, ‘What if?’

In Education and Training, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs:
Reflections | Geographic Region: Asia
Read More about Ugly Muse: Part 1»
Ideation Blogs


VIRTUALITY

By Edward Bakst | Friday, October 16, 2015 at 12:00pm

Imagination and ‘gravity free & reality independent’ ideation are critical to
unlocking the true potential of AR and VR.

In Education and Training, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post |
Blogs: Reflections | Geographic Region: All
Read More about Virtuality»

Ideation Blogs


IMAGINATION WORKSHOPS AND THE WORLD AT LARGE: PART 6

By Edward Bakst | Monday, September 28, 2015 at 2:57pm

Final reflections on how society has a critical need for igniting and
cultivating imagination as the origin of all ideation, inspiration, invention
and innovation.

In Education and Training | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections |
Geographic Region: All
Read More about Imagination Workshops and the World at Large: Part 6»
Ideation Blogs


IMAGINATION WORKSHOPS AND THE WORLD AT LARGE: PART 5

By Edward Bakst | Monday, August 17, 2015 at 3:29pm

Continuing reflections on how society has a critical need for igniting and
cultivating imagination as the origin of all ideation, inspiration, invention
and innovation.

In Education and Training | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections |
Geographic Region: All
Read More about Imagination Workshops and the World at Large: Part 5»
Ideation Blogs


IMAGINATION WORKSHOPS AND THE WORLD AT LARGE: PART 4

By Edward Bakst | Friday, July 31, 2015 at 4:18pm

Ongoing reflections on how society has a critical need for igniting and
cultivating imagination as the origin of all ideation, inspiration, invention
and innovation.

In Education and Training | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections |
Geographic Region: All
Read More about Imagination Workshops and the World at Large: Part 4»
Ideation Blogs


IMAGINATION WORKSHOPS AND THE WORLD AT LARGE: PART 3

By Edward Bakst | Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 10:24am

Continued reflections on how society has a critical need for igniting and
cultivating imagination as the origin of all ideation, inspiration, invention
and innovation.

In Art, Education and Training | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections
| Geographic Region: All
Read More about Imagination Workshops and the World at Large: Part 3»
Ideation Blogs


IMAGINATION WORKSHOPS AND THE WORLD AT LARGE: PART 2

By Edward Bakst | Friday, June 19, 2015 at 12:11pm

Further reflections on how society has a critical need for igniting and
cultivating imagination as the origin of all ideation, inspiration, invention
and innovation.

In Education and Training | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections |
Geographic Region: All
Read More about Imagination Workshops and the World at Large: Part 2»
Ideation Blogs


IMAGINATION WORKSHOPS AND THE WORLD AT LARGE: PART 1

By Edward Bakst | Friday, June 5, 2015 at 5:48pm

Society has a critical need to ignite and cultivate imagination as the origin of
all ideation, inspiration, invention and innovation.

In Education and Training | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections |
Geographic Region: All
Read More about Imagination Workshops and the World at Large: Part 1»

Ideation Blogs


ONE OF THE KIND: PART 3 – FAREWELL

By Edward Bakst | Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 3:20pm

I’m grateful for the journey within my imagination that this tree has inspired.

In Art, Education and Training | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections
| Geographic Region: All
Read More about One of the Kind: Part 3 – Farewell»
Ideation Blogs


ONE OF THE KIND: PART 2 – ENCOUNTER

By Edward Bakst | Friday, April 3, 2015 at 1:30pm

I spent a considerable time exploring the tree from all seemingly accessible
angles, and I am convinced that it, in return, did no less.

In Art, Education and Training | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections
| Geographic Region: All
Read More about One of the Kind: Part 2 – Encounter»
Imagination Blogs


ONE OF THE KIND: PART 1

By Edward Bakst | Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 6:12pm

Are we not all but puppets conceived for someone’s reasons, then delivered onto
a stage, on which to learn, evolve, conform or rebel, impact on or be impacted,
trampled on and shaped by the others?

In Art, Education and Training | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections
| Geographic Region: North America
Read More about One of the Kind: Part 1»
Ideation Blogs


GREEN DESERT: PART 2

By Edward Bakst | Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 5:50pm

Each time I return to New York, my spiritual home, it takes even less time for
me to become uptight, tense, stressed and mistrustful towards others.

In Art, Education and Training, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs:
Reflections | Geographic Region: All
Read More about Green Desert: Part 2»
Art Blogs


GREEN DESERT: PART 1

By Edward Bakst | Monday, January 26, 2015 at 10:28am

Feeling famished and deprived in the relative calm of the Green Desert, my
journey back to D.C. and New York is a welcome, though not altogether pleasant
reprieve.

In Art, Education and Training | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections
Read More about Green Desert: Part 1»
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EDWARD BAKST BRINGING IMAGINATION WORKSHOP TO UC BERKELEY

By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, January 12, 2015 at 11:51am

Designer, director and AWN blogger Edward Bakst to lead a five-week workshop,
‘Unleashing Imagination,’ presented by UC Berkeley’s Department of Art Practice
beginning January 30 through February 27.

In Education and Training, People, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News |
Blogs: Reflections | Geographic Region: North America
Read More about Edward Bakst Bringing Imagination Workshop to UC Berkeley»

Ideation Blogs


END OF THE YEAR MUSING

By Edward Bakst | Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 2:02pm

At times when I become this sweet and mellow, it makes me reflect and wonder
whether I am a wishful and naïve dreamer, utopian or simply losing my marbles. I
shall let you know in the forthcoming blogs.

In Art, Education and Training | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections
Read More about End of the Year Musing»
Ideation Blogs


MYSTERIES ENTOMBED WITHIN THE REDWOODS REALM: PART 2

By Edward Bakst | Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 3:06pm

For those of you readers who miss seeing the forest’s creatures, its bouquet of
textures and colors, I am truly and deeply sorry.

In Education and Training | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections
Read More about Mysteries Entombed within the Redwoods Realm: Part 2»
Ideation Blogs


MYSTERIES ENTOMBED WITHIN THE REDWOODS REALM: PART 1

By Edward Bakst | Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 2:38pm

Pause, stand still, hold your breath, open your eyes and unleash your
imagination to the uninhibited realm of the Redwoods.

In Art, Education and Training | Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections
Read More about Mysteries Entombed within the Redwoods Realm: Part 1»
Ideation Blogs


CUBA: PART 2

By Edward Bakst | Monday, July 7, 2014 at 1:27pm

To ignite, liberate and empower imagination to its fullest and most potent we
must open our minds and embrace "gravity free & reality independent” thinking.

In Education and Training | Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections
Read More about Cuba: Part 2»
Ideation Blogs


CUBA: PART 1

By Edward Bakst | Monday, May 19, 2014 at 4:14pm

Why is it that many live action filmmakers look down upon Animation as a lesser
and an inferior medium?

In Art, Education and Training | Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections
Read More about Cuba: Part 1»
Places Blogs


ENCOUNTER WITH PERU PART 4: FROM MACHU PICHU TO WAYNA PICHU AND BACK

By Edward Bakst | Monday, February 3, 2014 at 3:06pm

I highly advocate that everyone step out of their status quo onto the wild side
to taste the joys of such a sight.

In Art, Education and Training | Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections
Read More about Encounter with Peru Part 4: From Machu Pichu to Wayna Pichu and
Back»
China Blogs


FROM BEHIND THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA: PART 1

By Edward Bakst | Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 5:58pm

My impressions, after working and living in China, contradict those initial
assumptions and reflections from a year ago, when I visited China the first
time.

In Art, Education and Training | Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections
Read More about From Behind the Great Wall of China: Part 1»


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Reflections
Authored by:
Edward Bakst


Thus far, Edward Bakst has led a life of a wanderer. He has lived and worked in
lands of diverse cultures, politics and socio-economics. There he designed and
directed created media projects, as well as academic initiatives dedicated to
creative ideation and interdisciplinary explorations.

As a designer & director, Edward has created short animated films for such
clients as: Smithsonian, MTV, SCI-FI, Nickelodeon, Noggin, ABC, Ajinomoto, NBC,
VIASA, HBO, UNICEF, Showtime, Sesame, etc. These projects won international
awards for creativity and originality. SIGGRAPH Electronic Theatre presented 3
of his shorts; others won IMAGINA, NY Film Festival, ASIFA, WORLDFEST, BPME,
NCGA, British ONLINE, US Film Festival, HOUSTON International Festival,
GUGGENHEIM Fellowship and so on.

In an academic career Edward designed, lead or consulted on launching of
programs at Pratt Institute, Columbia University, art colleges in Colorado and
Michigan. Invited to Singapore to spearhead founding of the School of Art,
Design & Media, and design of its unique building, he then consulted on
launching of the School of Technology for the Arts. As Professor, he has
mentored students in the USA, Latin America, Europe and Asia. He is now
concluding his Visiting Professorship at Kyoto University.

Via infinite powers of imagination, Edward has realized worlds that inspire by
breaking away from “reality and gravity bound thinking”. His metamorphic ideas
now ignite conceptual designs exploring interactivity and technology as a “magic
wand” fusing reality and virtuality. You are invited to visit
http://www.ideaforia.com or write to Edward@ideaforia.com(link sends e-mail).


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