April 5 - Balloon Dawgs

"The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity."

~ Alberto Giacometti

Scott Tripp is one of the artists that I admire most.

It's no secret that I'm a superfan - you could connect this blog to his Balloon Blast Video Show in a single breath of air with no twists.  But what really sticks with me is how he treats creativity itself as the true art form, the balloons are just the medium.  He could be using ketchup packets and binder clips and make it work in the right situation.

I have been enjoying his Balloon Artist College webinar series.  I believe the original pitch was that they were set up to be "jams", while there is definitely some participation, they're really more of an amazing lecture series.  

This week I picked up a something new - nothing flashy, just one of those quiet ideas that changes everything once it lands.  He was making stick figure people, but using them in different ways to tell a story.  This was one of the designs he put together - too cool not to use.

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Other balloons by and inspired by Scott Tripp:

• April 4 - Coconut Crab
• April 3 - Hermit Crab
• April 2 - Crab
• April 1 - Crab Speedrun
• March 23 - Toucan
• March 21 - T-Rex
• March 20 - Iso Shrimp
• March 18 - Pumpkinhead
• March 17 - Scarecrow
• March 16 - Iso Penguins #2
• March 15 - Iso Camel
• March 11 - Iso Ducky
• March 10 - Iso Cream
• March 8 - Iso Octopi
• March 7 - Iso Vulture
• March 2 - Sunflowers
• February 24 - Arachne
• February 22 - Iso Penguins
• February 21 - Flamangos
• February 20 - Iso Walrus
• February 19 - Hermit the Crab
• February 18 - Bee Proud
• February 16 - Iso Piranha
• February 11 - Iso Snail
• February 10 - Iso Gorilla