Bachelor film project 2011 from The Animation Workshop
Best viewed on You Tube, I can't get it wide enough here.
I got a copy that wasn't loaded with stupid comments. Take
it for what it is, a cautionary tale.
This is an animation, an animation done in oil. It is not an artist being unable to make up his mind about what he wants to paint. The artist, Duane Keiser, really has a handle on his subject matter. I think it's simply brilliant.
Jonathan Franzen is the author, most recently, of “Freedom.” This essay is adapted from a commencement speech he delivered on May 21 at Kenyon College.