Keeping The Lights On

Some of you paying close attention may have noticed the name Danny Powell under my sidebar section VISION. Some of you may have even clicked on the name, looked around a bit and moved along. But what you undoubtedly hadn't seen until just this month is Danny Powell's latest vision, the epic documentary series Keeping The Lights On [KTLO].

KTLO is simply about artists and their day jobs. The series (thus far) tells the artist's story through their own voice and perspective. It passes no judgment, gives no opinion. It simply looks into an artist's life in an attempt to manifest their constant struggle of balancing creative passion and earning an income.

Yet as with any great story, there are layers. And where KTLO truly shines is in the reflections of society that find their way into these personal stories. While providing perspective on one's own life, perhaps one's own struggle, KTLO also gives perspective on broader concepts such as the role of business in art, how different cultures vary in thought, and how people see the world in general.

The series was picked up just last month by Ropeadope's newly launched RopeadopeTV. Each Tuesday a new part is added to the site.

Below I've included the first two parts from the first installment, George Ferrandi, a visual artist from Brooklyn. You can view both of these parts as well as Part 3 and Part 4 over on Ropeadope. This week the first installment concludes with George Ferrandi: Part 5. (scheduled for release Tuesday, July 8)




George Ferrandi: Part 1







George Ferrandi: Part 2







You can stay up with what's happening at the Keeping The Lights On blog. The site includes new episode announcements and a budding community of artists sharing their own stories.

While Keeping The Lights On may focus on one artist at a time, its overall vision is to provide a center for the vast community of creative people, all headed on the same journey yet each traveling down different paths. I dig.