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1997 AUG 21
Creative Aerobics
USA
The Bathrooms of Madison County
is 'a love story in seven short Web pages'; a brief but engaging
photo-essay for the Web by Allen Bukoff and Janice Putman.
The story documents a one day road trip through Madison County,
Iowa, USA -- setting for the book, 1992, and movie, 1995,
The Bridges of Madison County.
The Bathrooms Web site gives us a glimpse into some of the
lesser known sites of the county, but more importantly, it provides
a good introduction to creative thinking and Fluxus theory.
"We drove back into town and parked near this gas
station. I thought I'd better hit the restroom before the
movie."
"The bathrooms were on the second floor. A long flight
of stairs. A heavy oak door. High ceilings. Janice said they
were clean and roomy."
Allen Bukoff, Ph.D.,
is a Social Psychologist with a background in advertising and an
expertise in facilitating creative thinking. He has presented
workshops in creative planning and strategy development for
Fortune 500 clients throughout the world, and teaches Psychology
of Advertising at the Center for Creative Studies, Detroit,
USA.
Allen maintains a Web site called Creative Aerobics. Much
of the information at this site is directly related to creative
advertising, but there is plenty of value for anyone interested
by creative thinking -- the creativity techniques published
here can be applied to any situation. If you're in need of a
creatvity hit, then this Web site should be near the
top of your browser bookmarks.
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"Fluxus is the wry, post-Dada art movement that
flourished in New York and Germany in the 1950s and 60s,
and influences many contemporary artists. The rest you
have to figure out yourself."
-fluxus online
Allen co-founded and manages FLUXLIST, an international
email discussion group devoted to the Fluxus art movement, and
maintains the Fluxus Bulletin Board, a bulletin board of
Fluxus events worldwide.
His Web site The Fluxus Indian Museum has links to these
services. Here, too, you can find more information about the
Fluxus art movement with links to Fluxus sites elsewhere on the
Web. The museum itself is a highly entertaining and enjoyable
work of creative Fluxism -- imaginative, humorous,
fun to visit. Plan on spending some time. And enjoy!
The Bathrooms of Madison County
www.nutscape.com
Creative Aerobics:
Brainstorming for Planners
www.nutscape.com/creativity
The Fluxus Indian Museum
www.rust.net/~museum
Creativity,
bathrooms, a Fluxus connection... and what is surely one of the
most memorable URLs on the Web: www.nutscape.com
Image clips and quoted texts from the Web sites of Dr. Allen
Bukoff. Used by permission.
Would you like to see your work in Zn?
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