Apr 19, 2018
On today's episode I talk to Wayne White. Born and raised in
Chattanooga, Wayne is an artist, art director, illustrator,
puppeteer, and much, much more. After graduating from Middle
Tennessee State University, Wayne traveled to New York City where
he worked as an illustrator for the East Village Eye, New York
Times, Raw Magazine, and the Village Voice. In 1986, Wayne became a
designer for the hit television show Pee-wee’s Playhouse, and his
work was awarded with three Emmys. After traveling to Los Angeles,
Wayne continued to work in television and designed sets and
characters for shows such as Shining Time Station, Beakman’s World,
Riders In The Sky, and Bill & Willis. He also worked in the music
video industry, winning Billboard and MTV Music Video Awards as an
art director for seminal music videos including The Smashing
Pumpkins' 'Tonight, Tonight' and Peter Gabriel's 'Big Time.' More
recently, Wayne has had great success as a fine artist and has
created paintings and public works that have been shown all over
the world, and in 2009, Wayne's life and career were chronicled in
an incredible 382-page monograph, edited by Todd Oldham.
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