Art, Media & Cultural Identity | Larry "Poncho" Brown | TEDxAshburnSalon

Art has played an important role in documenting Man since the beginning of time and been a dominant force leading into the industrial age. Meanwhile, the birth of technology occurred at that same period. Without media, we may not be where we are today because media has a way of affecting us in ways that we don't really understand. Artist and "Artpreneur", Mr. Brown shares an powerful message on what's happening now in the world of entertainment, the arts and education. He takes us on a journey through time. How do we get exposed to the various forms of entertainment (i.e., the arts, music, TV, and film)? What role does media and technology play to impact the arts and the culture? What happens when the two worlds of art and media converge? Is the desire for culture beginning to decrease as we get overwhelmed with all of the things we see on the screen in the room or in your hand? We see the good, the bad, and the ugly in the environment like never before. What is the impact to both worlds? Education? Co-existence? Extinction? Evolution? Larry “Poncho” Brown, is a native of Baltimore, MD. He started his first business at the age of 17 as a sign-writer and he has been a full time artist ever since. Poncho received his Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in graphic design and photography from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. His art is featured in the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History book entitled “Wrapped In Pride” and “Connecting People With Art”. His original works are in the corporate and institutional collections of Coppin State University, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the District of Columbia Superior Courts, the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Howard University Hospital, and Yale New Haven Health Park Avenue Medical Center.
His earlier works were predominately airbrush illustrations. He evolved from a graffiti artist in his earlier years, to a classically trained sign painter and graphic artist. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx