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Denville NJ United States
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My collection of art was originally produced in response to the September 11th attacks on New York City and the United States. At the time I was pursuing my degree in graphic design at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. Like many Americans, our sense of security and awareness of the world shifted dramatically that day. We gained a renewed sense of patriotism, one that the younger generation (myself included) never experienced before. The attacks affected me greatly living in the New York City metro area as a young adult entering the 'real' world. I turned to my art to document and process the events of 9/11 and the weeks and months after. All of the following drawings, sketches, photographs and objects were part of my life or were created from 2001 to 2002.
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Michael Raisch was enrolled in Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University at the time of the September 11th attacks. In processing the magnitude of the event, he turned to art and his observational drawing skills. The body of work entitled 'The Art After 9/11' is a collection of a college art student's experiences and first hand accounts of living in a post-9/11 New York City area.
Michael is a CLIO award winning designer and digital content producer. He also has a background in photography and short format film making. Michael has an extensive design and branding background in developing national sports and event identities for MLB and the NHL. His work has received international exposure and has been featured on Brand New, HOW Design, the Smithsonian Channel, IFC and CNN.
In 2003 he founded and launched Raisch Studios, a creative studio that has since produced photographic tributes, time-lapse and short format digital films. Most notably, the Smithsonian Channel, and Pipeline 39 Entertainment contacted Michael to film and contribute to their televised piece on the installation of the Spire atop One Word Trade Center. Michael’s camera work and time lapse can be seen in their documentary film “Crowning New York” that aired in September 2014.