"Words are just a way we communicate. Images are a way we communicate. And I couldn't figure out why they had to be in different baskets."
—John Baldessari
SHORT: Arturo Herrera: Assistant Jeff Bechtel
From the series, "Exclusive"
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Arturo Herrera's assistant Jeff Bechtel describes the process for translating one of the artist's complex drawings into a refined monochromatic paper collage. Filmed in Herrera's New York studio, Bechtel discusses how cartoon sources and stock imagery become abstracted into larger systems.
Producer: Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich. Interview: Eve Moros Ortega. Camera: Mead Hunt. Sound: Roger Phenix. Editor: Jenny Chiurco. Artwork Courtesy: Arturo Herrera. Special Thanks: Jeff Bechtel.
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