Creativity has been a driving force in Werner Sun’s life since he was a kid. The urge both to process his inner life and express it to others led him to play the piano as a youth, explore physics research later in life, and develop into a multimedia visual artist. Werner sees creativity as a safe space to explore the unknown, develop trust and patience in yourself, and grow through challenges. In this episode he shares fascinating insights into the creative process and how it can serve as both a catalyst for personal healing and a vehicle for intimate connections with people and the environment. This conversation will flip the script of everything you thought you knew about the world and thrust you into new ways of seeing and thinking about art and life. We discuss the importance of play, trusting the process, obstacles as portals to growth, vulnerability as an act of generosity, and much much more!
Werner Sun @wernersun is a visual artist who lives and works in Ithaca, NY. His work has appeared in such venues as the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Aon in New York City, Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, OH, and the Islip Art Museum. His essays and images have been published in The Brooklyn Rail, Interalia Magazine, and Stone Canoe. He is the 2019 recipient of the Aon-CUE Artist Empowerment Award from the CUE Art Foundation as well as a 2017 recipient of a Strategic Opportunity Stipend from the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County, NY. Werner recently completed a sculpture commission for the Cornell University Botanic Gardens that is currently installed in the Nevin Welcome Center.
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This episode was edited and mixed by Chad Clarke, chadtheva@gmail.com
