Temple of Art The Documentary

A project in Los Angeles, CA by allan amato
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The genesis of a 2 year fine art/photography collaboration between over 50 artists incorporating multiple modalities and disciplines.
Backers: 824
Average Pledge Per Backer: $97

Funded: $80,062 of $65,000
Dates: Jul 21st -> Aug 20th (30 days)
Project By: allan amato
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Latest News

FOUR HOURS LEFT! First stretch goal hit!

August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to everyone who contributed and everyone who came out last night and hung out on the live stream! It was super fun, and if you want to bask in the afterglow and didn't make it yesterday, you can relive the magic HERE. (Click around on the... (Read More)

Livestreaming now from La Luz in Los Angeles!

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Come join us online at:http://www.templeofart.net/live/Ask us questions on Twitter by tweeting @allanamato, and we'll answer them live!See you there!The Temple Of Art Team  (Read More)

THE WINNER! & Join us live tonight at 6PM PST!

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
PAPER AIRPLANES: NEW ADD-ON REWARDThe winner from our comments poll by a landslide was #1! The Barron Storey PROCEED shirt! $25 ADD-ON: BARRON STOREY "PROCEED" SHIRT $50 ADD-ON: BARRON STOREY "PROCEED" SHIRT + ORIGINAL ART PAPER AIRPLANE We are... (Read More)

Stretch Goals + Paper Airplanes (Questions + Prize Within!)

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
VOTE ON YOUR FAVORITE ADD-ON REWARD!Thank you again everyone for helping to fund the project! We have been dancing around our respective abodes all day, and can't wipe the silly grins off our faces. We've gotten such a great response to the footage... (Read More)

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
 WE MADE OUR FUNDING GOAL WOOOOOOOOOOO! Thanks to each and every one of you who tweeted, facebooked, told your friends, stood on the corners of your respective hometowns with sandwich boards, and otherwise spread the word about Temple of Art: WE... (Read More)

CORRECTION: FINAL 3 DAYS: Increase pledge by $10, get Junko/Sienkiewicz/Gaiman prints!

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
CORRECTION: The $10 prints are actually 9x12! We were in such a hurry to share the awesome with you, we got the print size wrong. Oops! The actual size is 9x12, so the prints can fit snugly within a copy of the Temple of Art book. Everything else... (Read More)

FINAL 3 DAYS: Increase pledge by $10, get Junko/Sienkiewicz/Gaiman prints!

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We're heading into the last few days of the project, and we are 83% funded! So close! Thanks guys, for everything you've done so far, we're almost there! ADD $10, GET A PRINT!We've released two new 11x14 prints: Junko Mizuno's stunning Temple of Art... (Read More)

Barron Storey: What To Do In The Face Of Failure

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We had a chance this week to sit down with Barron Storey, who is not only amazingly talented in his own right but has taught the likes of James Jean and David Choe. We sat and talked with him about what inspires him to make art, and the results are... (Read More)

OUTTAKES! A touch of lighthearted foolery. Thanks to all for supporting and spreading the word!

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 I thought stringing together a few outtakes from the shoots to stop a moment to relax and actually enjoy this wild and glorious ride!  Our next update will consist of some... (Read More)

One Week Left! Temple of Art On Nerdist & New Original Art Rewards! (Including David Mack!)

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
ONE WEEK LEFT! We're hitting the home stretch! With only one week left, every moment counts-- there's magically three-hundred and twenty-seven of you guys (!!) and this project is snowballing because of you guys spreading the word and telling your... (Read More)

THANK YOU!! Plus: New Rewards, Our Comic-Con Panel, Temple of Art in the Press, & Events in LA!

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 Thank you in 3 dimensions with Allan, Bill Sienkiewicz, David Mack and Stephanie Inagaki!Thank you, thank you, thank you a thousand times over for all your support, for... (Read More)

Grant Morrison Update. 1 week in and more than a quarter there!

July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 Thanks to everyone who has funded, spread the word, and all out supported us!   It was difficult to pick from Grant's interview for the video, so here's more wisdom and... (Read More)

The Temple Of Art's Serious Star Power - McKean, Sienkiewicz, Mack, Morrison, And More At San Diego Comic Con

July 26th - via: bleedingcool.com
The Temple of Art is both a book and a documentary, and brought out a stellar group of panelists. John Shnepp hosted. Jason Shawn Alexander, Dave McKean, Kent Williams, David Mack, Bill Sienkiewicz, Grant Morrison, Stephanie Inagaki, Barron Storey, and Ryan Graff were some of the guests. The project has just launched its Kickstarter, and showing a trailer in the panel, we heard some of the questions posed by the documentary, like seeing art, asking “How does this beautiful thing happen?” And how do we talk about the “precarious life of a creative individual”? (Read More)

Kickstarting a doc about making a living in the arts

July 23rd - via: boingboing.net
Olga writes, "Director and photographer Allan Amato is making a documentary film about how creative people wake up in the morning and persevere at being inspired and choosing to make art their living." (Read More)

THANKS TO ALLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00  Thanks to everyone, artists and admirers alike, for the super support!  Particularly the reactions to the video, which was truly a labor of love I can't stop watching.  ... (Read More)

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