I’m kenzo digital I’m a director and artist I’m really passionate about how
artist I’m really passionate about how
artist I’m really passionate about how technology and creativity merge I’m a
technology and creativity merge I’m a
technology and creativity merge I’m a firm believer that different mediums are
firm believer that different mediums are
firm believer that different mediums are best for different kinds of storytelling
best for different kinds of storytelling
best for different kinds of storytelling I’ve had the great fortune of
I’ve had the great fortune of
I’ve had the great fortune of collaborating with some of the biggest
collaborating with some of the biggest
collaborating with some of the biggest you know music stars I’ve had some
you know music stars I’ve had some
you know music stars I’ve had some really tremendous influences in my life
really tremendous influences in my life
really tremendous influences in my life that I think helped me pick kind of a
that I think helped me pick kind of a
that I think helped me pick kind of a independent or my own path my
independent or my own path my
independent or my own path my grandfather’s brother my great-uncle at
grandfather’s brother my great-uncle at
grandfather’s brother my great-uncle at the great fortune of you know growing up
the great fortune of you know growing up
the great fortune of you know growing up around him yet this exhibit at the
around him yet this exhibit at the
around him yet this exhibit at the Whitney and like I don’t know that early
Whitney and like I don’t know that early
Whitney and like I don’t know that early or mid 80s and I remember I walked into
or mid 80s and I remember I walked into
or mid 80s and I remember I walked into this foyer and almost and I was immersed
this foyer and almost and I was immersed
this foyer and almost and I was immersed in this 360 degree room filled with
in this 360 degree room filled with
in this 360 degree room filled with hundreds of monitors and TV screens of
hundreds of monitors and TV screens of
hundreds of monitors and TV screens of various scales and it was this like
various scales and it was this like
various scales and it was this like cacophonous mind-bending insane
cacophonous mind-bending insane
cacophonous mind-bending insane experience that to me really broadened
experience that to me really broadened
experience that to me really broadened my scope of thinking in terms of you
my scope of thinking in terms of you
my scope of thinking in terms of you know what are the tools what aren’t
know what are the tools what aren’t
know what are the tools what aren’t artists tools I got access to a computer
artists tools I got access to a computer
artists tools I got access to a computer that had photoshop in my high school and
that had photoshop in my high school and
that had photoshop in my high school and I used to always draw on paint and and
I used to always draw on paint and and
I used to always draw on paint and and then I started using essentially digital
then I started using essentially digital
then I started using essentially digital tools for like a lot of graffiti and to
tools for like a lot of graffiti and to
tools for like a lot of graffiti and to me the ability to use technology to
me the ability to use technology to
me the ability to use technology to create multiple variations of like a
create multiple variations of like a
create multiple variations of like a graffiti piece or like a drawing you
graffiti piece or like a drawing you
graffiti piece or like a drawing you know I was able to render different
know I was able to render different
know I was able to render different iterations really quickly I was able to
iterations really quickly I was able to
iterations really quickly I was able to kind of like perfect and continually
kind of like perfect and continually
kind of like perfect and continually build and and create variations in ways
build and and create variations in ways
build and and create variations in ways that you could never do you know just
that you could never do you know just
that you could never do you know just with pen and paper I think any creative
with pen and paper I think any creative
with pen and paper I think any creative process is about embracing chaos it’s
process is about embracing chaos it’s
process is about embracing chaos it’s more like surfing and less like
more like surfing and less like
more like surfing and less like sculpting there’s like ebbs and flows of
sculpting there’s like ebbs and flows of
sculpting there’s like ebbs and flows of momentum and it’s about saving your
momentum and it’s about saving your
momentum and it’s about saving your strength when you when the momentum is
strength when you when the momentum is
strength when you when the momentum is working against you and we’re fully
working against you and we’re fully
working against you and we’re fully utilizing your strength when the
utilizing your strength when the
utilizing your strength when the momentum working in your favor I find so
momentum working in your favor I find so
momentum working in your favor I find so much inspiration in the exploration of
much inspiration in the exploration of
much inspiration in the exploration of what goes into doing something the first
what goes into doing something the first
what goes into doing something the first time there’s something that happened in
time there’s something that happened in
time there’s something that happened in the very beginning that gave
the very beginning that gave
the very beginning that gave you the courage and the insight and the
you the courage and the insight and the
you the courage and the insight and the confidence to take the first step and
confidence to take the first step and
confidence to take the first step and that’s never changed your gut is always
that’s never changed your gut is always
that’s never changed your gut is always right so if you trust your instincts and
right so if you trust your instincts and
right so if you trust your instincts and what else do you need to know at
what else do you need to know at
what else do you need to know at National Geographic we know there are no
National Geographic we know there are no
National Geographic we know there are no limits to wear what you can explore
limits to wear what you can explore
limits to wear what you can explore that’s why we’re giving away a
that’s why we’re giving away a
that’s why we’re giving away a fifty-thousand-dollar prize to fund your
fifty-thousand-dollar prize to fund your
fifty-thousand-dollar prize to fund your dream expedition visit expedition
dream expedition visit expedition
dream expedition visit expedition granted calm to learn more what would
granted calm to learn more what would
granted calm to learn more what would you explore with $50,000
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