The creative process of a master artist | William Kentridge | TEDxJohannesburgSalon

Virtuoso artist William Kentridge treats the TEDxJohannesburg audience to a masterclass on his creative process.
William’s practice is born out of a cross-fertilisation between mediums and genres. His work responds to the legacies of colonialism and apartheid, within the context of South Africa's socio-political landscape. His aesthetics are drawn from film’s own history, from stop-motion animation to early special effects. The dynamism of an erased and redrawn mark in his drawing is an integral part of his expanded practice. In autumn 2016, William presents recent work at Whitechapel Gallery, London.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@debbiemackenzie5565]

Oh good God! The most engaging, inventive and creative Ted ever. As an artist I am overwhelmed and enlightened and now sprinting to my studio…the greatest thanks for sharing your grace.

[@manassehcohen379]

This ted talk was legendary. I'm studying Kentridge so i'm new to his production, but damn... this video made a lot of things clearer to me, even ongoing conflicts i had inside my own self.

[@416dl]

Greatly enjoyed this and he has further stoked my desires to see at least some of Africa with open eyes.

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

Communist AFRICA

[@ceciliaparsberg]

Thank you for sharing your profound knowledge.

[@user-je4pk4pn9x]

You are a light in my life. I dont know why.

[@nadiazarrougui]

Merci !

[@yonlaycabrera4431]

Grande maestro.

[@xpetra82]

[@ingridvorwerkmarren9419]

excellent

[@KatBuckleyXOX]

Beautiful XOX

[@robertspies4695]

"The danger of confident men with good ideas"

[@annjacobs5904]

Well titled.

[@anaisaacs6454]

Does the film shown have a title?

[@ofelianoir88ku]

Can anybody please what is saying at minute 11'39" please ? Just the beginning of the phrase, I can't hear well what has to be in the polyphony and the caos of fragments coming together. Thanks ^^

[@tessaskerbinek]

And the hope has to be in the polyphony...

[@ofelianoir88ku]

@Kenneth Hoover lol :)

[@ofelianoir88ku]

@@tessaskerbinek thank you !!

[@TrytheGreenOne]

I appreciate complex topics as much as the next person but he's pretty consistent in both his presentation as well as his art with making it "just a flurry of confusion". I get the feeling people are wooed by the big words and illusion of complexity he's throwing down. The animatic seems like it is joking about Africa rather than giving more sincere snapshots.

[@ishikakinzel2981]

I think the flurry of confusion might be exactly the picture of Africa he is attempting to understand, the history is confusing, the perspectives through which history was told creates this unstable uncertainty, what is Africa? that's the question he asks and his work shows the attempts to find an answer, he does not say he as an answer, in a sense this is a question with hundreds of DIFFERENT answers, that is the nature of the splintered continent with a multitude of experiences all which are wholly subjective.

[@atharvavankundre4942]

@@ishikakinzel2981 yes but why?

[@carmemartivila7183]

No entenc ingles , podría ser amb sustituls amb español ?

[@SlowburnFoos]

I'm not an artist and I didn't get him

[@nimrodcm9612]

Alan Yee Hahahahaha. Thanks for the laugh!

[@artl7796]

you are probably wiser for not indulging it. I am an artist, really hate this pseudo garbled nonsense.

[@ankidaedin3583]

Only in studio does four less good doctors make a great one

[@NYALABLUE]

he lost me in the first minute

[@artl7796]

found it to be a load of insulting old cobblers tbh.