Otis College of Art and Design hand stitching skills demonstration. The faculty from Otis Fashion Senior Studio show advanced hand stitching creating a Tailored Jacket. Follow step by step with video and accompanying explanation.

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Rich Shelton, faculty at Otis College of Art and design, interviews Meg Cranston, artist and professor at Otis. She speaks about her own art and how it is to be a teacher both in Fine Art and Theory

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Gallery walk through with artist Nancy Chunn for her exhibition "Nancy Chunn: Media Madness" at the Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design November 3 2007 to January 18, 2008.

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"Shaolin: Temple of Zen" was a gallery exhibition at the Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design. On display were photos and videos by Justin Guariglia who spent many years at the Shaolin Temple. His teacher was the monk Shi De Chao, who came for Opening Night. Shown here are presentations by Shi De Chao with introductions by Justin. Included are Kung Fu meditations and calligraphy.

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Keith Puccinelli: "The Wondercommon" is the exhibition at Otis' Ben Maltz Gallery from April 19 - July 3 2008. Followed by an introduction by Gallery Director Meg Linton, the delightful Keith Puccinelli takes us on a walk-thru of his show. His work is quite diverse from assemblage and installation of found objects, reinterpreting common objects, and his distinctive and detailed cross-hatch drawings. His work is both fascinating and entertaining. Enjoy.

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Portrait Drawing of the head using a live model. Follow the detailed description of how to do a drawing of a head, showing close ups, examples and tips. Gary Geraths is a professor in the exceptional Foundation Program at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles.

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Portrait drawing of a live model's head using a planar head as reference. The planar head shows structural plane changes. Follow the detailed tutorial showing close ups, examples, and tips. Gary Gerath is a professor in the exceptional Foundation Program at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles.

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Kali Nikitas, Chair of Communication Arts at Otis College of Art and Design, in conversation with her husband, Rich Shelton, about his passion for music and collecting music and album covers and rare records. Rich teaches among other subjects, the history of Jazz and the History of Rock and Roll at Otis. A show of music and art curated by Rich and Kali is planned for next year at Otis.

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A conversation with Alex Coles, Chair of Fine Arts at Otis College of Art and Design and contemporary artist Jorge Pardo. Among the subjects discussed is Art/Design and Design/Art. Also shown and discussed are several structures and interiors by Pardo.

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In anticipation of his coming show at Otis Ben Maltz Gallery, artist Keith Puccinelli gives a presentation to Otis students. The lecture includes his own widely varied path as an artist as well as encouragement to students to experiment and do work for free as a way to stretch as an artist. He also gives a glimpse of pieces to be in the upcoming show.

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The Foundation Program at Otis College of Art and Design offers comprehensive interdisciplinary training in the fundamentals of art and design for first-year students. At the end of that year the students are shown short videos created by the different departments as a way for those Foundation students to decide what major to declare in their second year. Here is the 2008 Foundation Forward video for Toy Design.

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The Foundation Program at Otis College of Art and Design offers comprehensive interdisciplinary training in the fundamentals of art and design for first-year students. At the end of that year the students are shown short videos created by the different departments as a way for those Foundation students to decide what major to declare in their second year. Here is the 2008 Foundation Forward video for Architecture / Landscape / Interiors

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The Foundation Program at Otis College of Art and Design offers comprehensive interdisciplinary training in the fundamentals of art and design for first-year students. At the end of that year the students are shown short videos created by the different departments as a way for those Foundation students to decide what major to declare in their second year. Here is the 2008 Foundation Forward video for Fashion Design.

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The Foundation Program at Otis College of Art and Design offers comprehensive interdisciplinary training in the fundamentals of art and design for first-year students. At the end of that year the students are shown short videos created by the different departments as a way for those Foundation students to decide what major to declare in their second year. Here is the 2008 Foundation Forward video for Fine Arts

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The Foundation Program at Otis College of Art and Design offers comprehensive interdisciplinary training in the fundamentals of art and design for first-year students. At the end of that year the students are shown short videos created by the different departments as a way for those Foundation students to decide what major to declare in their second year. Here is the 2008 Foundation Forward video for Communication Arts

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The Foundation Program at Otis College of Art and Design offers comprehensive interdisciplinary training in the fundamentals of art and design for first-year students. At the end of that year the students are shown short videos created by the different departments as a way for those Foundation students to decide what major to declare in their second year. Here is the 2008 Foundation Forward video for Architecture / Landscape / Interiors.

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Joyce Lightbody is a current faculty member at Otis College of Art and Design. As a practicing artist, she has investigated several mediums but is especially interested in music - contemporary, experimental, world beat. This video interview by Rich Shelton, also an Otis faculty, pursues this interest in music and highlights her own work on the album "Bear Ears and Other Songs" and the use of Shape Note music

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The Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design was proud to present "From Participatory Culture to Participatory Democracy: Politics in the Age of YouTube." This conversation between Henry Jenkins and Stephen Duncombe about the current 2008 election season highlighted Barak Obama and his appeal to young people including excerpts from Will.i.am's Yes We Can video. See also Jenkins' very intersting blog posting: Obama and the "We" Generation, http://henryjenkins.org/2008/02/obama_and_the_we_generation.html

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Justin Guariglia has documented the exceptionally private warrior monks of the ancient Shaolin Temple in China. Shaolin is the birthplace of Kung Fu and Zen (Chan) Buddhism

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Moving interview with the founding Chair of Fashion Design at Otis. She began her career as a runway model in Dallas, then attended Parsons School of Design in New York. When she graduated in 1973, she was named "Designer of the Year." She worked for companies in London and New York as a designer, illustrator, and merchandiser. In the late 1970s, she was named head designer of the Jaeger American Line, London. In 1980, Brantley moved to Los Angeles and co-founded her own sportswear company. She was also appointed founding Chair of the Fashion Department at Otis College of Art and Design. Under her leadership, the department grew to become one of largest and most influential fashion programs in the country, providing design talent to some of the country's largest apparel companies. Todd Oldham has said "I have led critiques at many fashion design schools and by far Otis is the leader." In 2005, Brantley was recognized for her significant contributions to the fashion industry by the LA Fashion Awards with their "Inspiration Award." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Brantley

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