"If Art Were..." with Sean Brian McDonald

I met artist, Sean Brian McDonald, at his "Important Packages" art show at Specific Merchandise last month. If you're familiar with Brooks Hudson Thomas of Specific, you know what a fresh perspective he has and a keen eye to curate truly unusual yet inspiring things. Sean Brian McDonald's show was just that, emerging talent at its best...truly out-of-the-box, if you will.

A former musician turned painter, turned sculpture, Sean's "Important Packages" is based in utilitarian philosophy. He focused on each piece as a cultivated object with it's own compositional needs. As he gathers materials, such as beautifully flawed pieces of scrap wood, he's able to implicate this sense of process and use it as a point of departure, allowing new ideas and narratives to surface. As he states, "my goal is to extract the hidden elegance and sense of magic out of every material I'm drawn to."

I sat down with Sean last week for a twist on my favorite conversational game, "If Design Were..."

Here you have it, "If Art Were... with Sean Brian McDonald:

SY: If art were an object?
SBM: Junk drawer

SY: ...a food?
SBM: Caviar on wonder bread.

SY: ...a moment?
SBM: The beginning of the universe.

SY: ...a memory?
SBM: A moment of excitement followed with a yawn.

SY: ...a place?
SBM: Sewage plant.

SY: ...a song?
SBM: "Free Jazz," By Ornette Coleman.

SY: ...an era?
SBM: Pre-Historic: The hunter's and gatherer's would spontaneously break into chants and start dancing.

SY: ...a person?
SBM: Andy Kaufman

SY: ...an animal?
SBM: Flying squirrel or humpback whale.

SY: ...a city
SBM: Even though I've never been there I'll go with Berlin. It just sounds right.

"If Art Were..." with Sean Brian McDonald

I met artist, Sean Brian McDonald, at his "Important Packages" art show at Specific Merchandise last month. If you're familiar with Brooks Hudson Thomas of Specific, you know what a fresh perspective he has and a keen eye to curate truly unusual yet inspiring things. Sean Brian McDonald's show was just that, emerging talent at its best...truly out-of-the-box, if you will.

A former musician turned painter, turned sculpture, Sean's "Important Packages" is based in utilitarian philosophy. He focused on each piece as a cultivated object with it's own compositional needs. As he gathers materials, such as beautifully flawed pieces of scrap wood, he's able to implicate this sense of process and use it as a point of departure, allowing new ideas and narratives to surface. As he states, "my goal is to extract the hidden elegance and sense of magic out of every material I'm drawn to."

I sat down with Sean last week for a twist on my favorite conversational game, "If Design Were..."

Here you have it, "If Art Were... with Sean Brian McDonald:

SY: If art were an object?
SBM: Junk drawer

SY: ...a food?
SBM: Caviar on wonder bread.

SY: ...a moment?
SBM: The beginning of the universe.

SY: ...a memory?
SBM: A moment of excitement followed with a yawn.

SY: ...a place?
SBM: Sewage plant.

SY: ...a song?
SBM: "Free Jazz," By Ornette Coleman.

SY: ...an era?
SBM: Pre-Historic: The hunter's and gatherer's would spontaneously break into chants and start dancing.

SY: ...a person?
SBM: Andy Kaufman

SY: ...an animal?
SBM: Flying squirrel or humpback whale.

SY: ...a city
SBM: Even though I've never been there I'll go with Berlin. It just sounds right.

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Zappos.com is an online shoe and clothing shop. Currently based in Henderson, Nevada, United States, the company warehouse is located in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, along with an outlet store. Since its founding in 1999, Zappos has grown to be the largest online shoe store. Zappos did "almost nothing" in sales for 1999, but grossed over USD$800 million in merchandise sales in 2007 and grossed over $1 billion in 2009. In July 2009, under pressure to deliver a return to Sequoia Capital and its other investors, the company announced it would be acquired by Amazon.com in an all-stock deal; by the time the deal closed in early November, the deal was worth about $1.2 billion. The name Zappos is derived from the Spanish word zapatos, meaning shoes.

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The company was founded in January 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight,and officially became Nike, Inc. in 1978. The company takes its name from Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Nike markets its products under its own brand as well as Nike Golf, Nike Pro, Nike+, Air Jordan, Nike Skateboarding and subsidiaries including Cole Haan, Hurley International, Umbro and Converse. Nike also owned Bauer Hockey (later renamed Nike Bauer) between 1995 and 2008. In addition to manufacturing sportswear and equipment, the company operates retail stores under the Niketown name. Nike sponsors many high profile athletes and sports teams around the world, with the highly recognized trademarks of "Just do it" and the Swoosh logo.

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