How to be an Unprofessional Artist | Zander Cannon | TEDxGrinnellCollege

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  • @PropheticAnomaly
    @PropheticAnomaly Před 7 lety +86

    The pain in his voice is absolutely heartbreaking.

  • @altamashurooj
    @altamashurooj Před 5 lety +37

    audio issues were so frustrating beause I was hanging on to his every word

  • @fritzschneebauer6565
    @fritzschneebauer6565 Před 8 lety +31

    To let people know what you could/would do, if you are left to your own devices.
    This part of the speech has a deep inpact on me! That's why I do videos on CZcams!

  • @zakUSDedelman
    @zakUSDedelman Před 7 lety +35

    This has to be the most thought-provoking, feral, insightful, moving, articulate talk I've seen out of TED yet. Probably timing has something to do with it. "Discovering Yourself Through Impact" or "Risk is the Reward" also would have been great titles. I feel like his story has a plot twisted inside that would make a beautiful film. A story about a guy who hated his job but loved his work. Cheers Mr. Cannon.

  • @jhavajoe3792
    @jhavajoe3792 Před 4 lety +2

    One of the better artist TED talks. Always seems the most honest, personal presentations are the most captivating and moving.
    Graphic Novels, that most of the populace hasn't figured out, is a true art form. I find creating ( in whatever medium)
    and telling your own story is part of a lifetime of powerful self-therapy.
    The saying goes: "An artist does what he/she does because they have to do it."

  • @Dynocation
    @Dynocation Před 8 lety +17

    Beautiful wording. I could hear the emotion in his voice. Sometimes the most precious things to you are the least expected ones.

  • @vanshbharadwaj
    @vanshbharadwaj Před 2 lety +1

    Pain in a different experience for every single person, But this is the closest I have ever come to understand it. That narration is heartbreaking.

  • @sageseventh
    @sageseventh Před 2 lety +2

    Congrats Zander. It does make you famous in that world. And success isn’t always about money. It’s more about doing what u love working for yourself, to me that’s priceless. I would use more characters in your life as you have done for this for, keep bringing your life’s authenticity. what i learned as a wannabe professional artist after 20 YEARS was that marketing is everything. Thanks for sharing & keep it up.

  • @HarshLoomba
    @HarshLoomba Před 9 lety +19

    very nice! being an artist I can relate to what you have said and shared. But.. one thing is.. that I do not have a backup profession to fall upon. Maybe, that makes me stubborn to keep doing my 'own thing' lol. :) Thnx for speaking it out.

    • @zakUSDedelman
      @zakUSDedelman Před 7 lety +1

      seek out feedback from your biggest fan..insist on having them tell you what you are most conservative about, or what theyd like to see you do different :)

  • @westy229
    @westy229 Před 6 lety +3

    This one got me a little misty eyed, really feel for this guy. Phenomenal artist.

  • @percorb
    @percorb Před 9 lety +4

    I can certainly relate to your journey through multiple miscarriages. We went through 7 ourselves. Congrats on being able to express what you went through and in your own way.

  • @bohdandete8705
    @bohdandete8705 Před 5 lety +3

    one of the most emotional talks. for me at least

  • @jennyhughes4474
    @jennyhughes4474 Před 6 lety +5

    Thank you for this and huge congratulations on the book - plus keeping your relationship going strong and now having a son. I think people can feel it when we do work that is from our hearts. I make art and sometimes also dread getting started but often when I do (even if only silly scribbles or doing edges on a canvas) then I can get into it a bit - I've got a brain injury and it feels every day as though I have sort of forgotten how to do it, how to make art. As artists we often don't know if others feel the emotions we put into our art, sometimes I fail to feel any emotion in others' art, I think (hope) that each of us has something to 'say' that will be meaningful to somebody somewhere because it isn't always quite enough to enjoy the processes and results ourselves (not always of course!) - we often also hope to communicate something, to connect with others.

  • @FlowersinFebruary
    @FlowersinFebruary Před rokem

    Shoutout to my therapist, who sent me this link. Thanks Mona

  • @phantom4759
    @phantom4759 Před 9 lety +5

    crying right now

  • @foxlarssonart
    @foxlarssonart Před 6 lety +3

    Thank you for this wonderful story!

  • @correctopinion4708
    @correctopinion4708 Před 5 lety +1

    absolutely love the video, that's why it's so sad that the audio cuts out, even at the most important moments

  • @AntoineDennison
    @AntoineDennison Před 9 lety +4

    Great Talk, Zander. Very touching and inspirational.

  • @DoctorCroe
    @DoctorCroe Před 9 lety +4

    that was fantastic Zander Cannon

  • @nyrethepoet9852
    @nyrethepoet9852 Před 3 lety +1

    Reality for us ' trying Artists ' 🏆

  • @khalidsafir
    @khalidsafir Před 9 lety +6

    mm... thank you, inspiring me to do my crazy maths books.

  • @shivranjanarathore7898
    @shivranjanarathore7898 Před 6 lety +1

    THANK YOU for this!

  • @bake_free_nl8749
    @bake_free_nl8749 Před rokem

    amazing, just amazing

  • @JulieHiltbrunner
    @JulieHiltbrunner Před 5 lety +3

    The first miscarriage is not as hard as as the third. From experience. I guess I need to paint faster. And yeah, I won’t work for free and “exposure” anymore.

  • @LEONARDORODRIGUEZArt
    @LEONARDORODRIGUEZArt Před rokem

    I love it!!!

  • @miltonwelch4177
    @miltonwelch4177 Před 5 lety

    In Rand's book "Fountainhead" the only part that I liked was a full page of a sculptor's drunken rant of "how one should hire an artist", which is in tune with this presentation.

  • @INDIANXxhgpp9907
    @INDIANXxhgpp9907 Před 2 lety

    Winter, 2022

  • @SirAlex0014
    @SirAlex0014 Před 9 lety +1

    very nice

  • @arhalimi5883
    @arhalimi5883 Před 6 lety +1

    .. he looks good ..

  • @hulonthesurvivor5884
    @hulonthesurvivor5884 Před 5 lety

    Slapping it all together... (some how, some way).

  • @asaltnado5168
    @asaltnado5168 Před 4 lety

    I understand how hard it can be what you went through, but this video made me sick to my stomach. I accidentally clicked on this video wont ever happens again.
    We all struggle!

  • @melissasue19681
    @melissasue19681 Před 5 lety

    💜

  • @mamascorpio
    @mamascorpio Před 4 lety

    6:27 mark when if you were only half-paying attention, you went to 100% . So sorry.

  • @LazlosPlane
    @LazlosPlane Před 2 lety

    Why can't they allow the speakers to have a podium? They all look so uncomfortable.

  • @eightji2116
    @eightji2116 Před 7 lety

    说一说给自己说哭了

  • @st.michaelthearchangel7774

    Eight miscarriages?! That's so sad. God bless him.

  • @mmosagaa
    @mmosagaa Před 5 lety +2

    Nobody laughed at his jokes... feels bad

  • @daniilkoliesnikov4985
    @daniilkoliesnikov4985 Před 8 lety

    Noone laughed ehh

  • @Audiofreund2
    @Audiofreund2 Před 7 lety

    eight miscarriages?

  • @leonardodalongisland
    @leonardodalongisland Před 4 lety

    Misleading title. And, as far as his "baby" story: It's sad but here's the cold-hard truth, Mother Nature, more than humans, knows what she's doing. She, again, unlike humans, knows the BALANCE is the most important thing on this planet. That's why there are the right number of predators-to keep the prey from overpopulating themselves and causing havoc on the environment. And, she designed the creatures on this planet so that the number of off spring is in concert with their environment; fish lay hundreds (some more) of eggs , elephants have one at a time-four to five years apart, If they had a calf every year, it would overburden the heard. If every human female had a baby when ever she (and husband) wanted, they'd be overburdening the "heard." Ergo, some women are designed to not have children. It's the way it is designed-not a "problem." Humans are so egotistic that we think we "should be able to do what ever we want-when we want. NO. And to show you how really F-up it is, look what happens when one of these women use artificial means to get pregnant; not only do they go from zero children (they way they are designed to be) they almost always pump out several children-totally screwing up the balance. Women/couples who do this are the worst offenders. In their selfish greed they wind up doing harm...Accept what nature has given (or not given) you. Perhaps take a load off the planet and system and do what this guy and his wife finally did: adopt?
    )