Nebraska Stories
Best of Season 3
S3 • E7 Jun 15, 2012 28m
The Forgotten Artist - Artist, Dale Nichols of David City took his childhood memories of rural Nebraska landscapes and turned them into paintings. Today they are national treasures. Deconstructing Art - A profile of ceramist Ryan LaBar and his intricate abstract pieces. Dancing with Robots - Can flying robots learn to navigate space through the art of modern dance? Only if their operators are willing to do the same. Making Paint Move - Fans of stop motion film will enjoy Michael Burton's work. Through a process he calls paintamation, Burton paints an image on canvas and when complete, he snaps a photo of it and then paints a new image over the old one and then snaps another. He then edits the individual photos into smart, imaginative films that leave you wanting to see more. Big Heads in a Garden - Omaha's Lauritzen Gardens - featuring the giant sculptures of renowned artist Jun Kaneko.
