Ep 603: Receiving Delayed Attention with Stanley Tong

The Maker's Playbook

I reached out to chat with Stanley after seeing his “Thoughts and Prayers” series - a powerful body of work creating strong visuals on the actual effects of a bullet striking a form. A series, he actually made more than a year ago. And yet, only recently and quite suddenly, has gotten quite a lot of recognition. We talk about how the series came about and what’s happened in the year since, as well as the time he’s taking to figure out the next steps, instead of letting the internet push him into a constant state of urgency. Not to mention, the decision to use a platform to express a message and what may or may not happen if that message changes. In other words: Do you keep making the work you know people want, or… Do you change?

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Stanley's Instagram
Stanley's Website

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1. Stanley Tong (00:00:00)

2. Welcome to the Podcast (00:03:52)

3. The Inspiration Behind 'Thoughts and Prayers' (00:08:58)

4. The Great Pottery Throwdown BBC (00:09:34)

5. Balancing Art and Life: From Texas to Michigan (00:11:29)

6. Engineering Meets Art: Tools and Techniques (00:18:24)

7. Navigating Viral Fame and Grad School (00:35:02)

8. Balancing Social Media and Academic Life (00:36:34)

9. The Power of Storytelling in Art (00:40:58)

10. Artistic Identity and Social Responsibility (00:48:13)

11. The Intersection of Art and Engineering (00:54:58)