External Sourcing: Dennis J. Quinn

External Sourcing: Dennis J. Quinn

This article was more of an artist profile than a direct look at external sourcing; but the artists mentioned are worth looking up. I really liked a video that William Kentridge made where he uses charcoal as his medium. When he creates his next scene or frame, he barley erases the object that moves; this leaves a “light trail,” behind that creates a sloppy but stylish way towards animation. All in all, I have come to realize that between this article and the last article discussing internal sourcing, inspiration has a Yin and Yang quality to it. You can’t have one with out the other, or when you have one the other will be present. There cannot only be internal inspiration because we are so connected to the external world around us. This answers the question, “when does external become internal,” and the answer is they are the same.