22 Artists on the Materials That Inspire and Drive Their Work

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“Without time, I cannot make anything,” said Lynn Hershman Leeson, who, for decades, has been pioneering new media art to tap into the relationship between humans and technology. And while she’s used everything from a wax cast of her own face to a telerobotic doll with webcam eyes, her go-to supplies are straightforward: pens, paper, and her MacBook, which she relies on for the use of Photoshop and Final Cut Pro. “I first draw what I am thinking, create a plan to bring the drawing into life, and use Photoshop or Final Cut to more specifically animate the project,” Hershman Leeson explained…