
{"id":819366,"date":"2025-03-24T11:18:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/?p=819366"},"modified":"2025-03-24T11:18:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:18:54","slug":"ted-chin-head-in-the-clouds-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/ted-chin-head-in-the-clouds-exhibit\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Chin&#8217;s Mesmerizing &#8216;Head in the Clouds&#8217; Exhibit Bridged the Digital and the Physical"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tedslittledream.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ted Chin<\/a>, known on Instagram as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tedslittledream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ted&#8217;s Little <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tedslittledream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dream<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tedslittledream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">,<\/a> is a digital surrealist and photographer based in San Francisco, USA. He is widely recognized for his exquisite Photoshop composite art, which exudes a dreamy and surreal quality occasionally touched with ethereal nature spirits. His work also often features cloud-based imagery. He recently had a solo gallery show at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jettisoncreative.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jettison Creative<\/a> in San Francisco \u2013 titled &#8220;Head in the Clouds&#8221; \u2013 and Wacom was proud to be a sponsor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Portfolio-Examples-1080x444.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-819367\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Portfolio-Examples-1080x444.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Portfolio-Examples-980x403.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Portfolio-Examples-480x197.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Some examples of Ted&#8217;s work<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ted has been working for years as a digital surrealist, known mostly for his mesmerizing photomanipulations and composites. For this exhibit, he took the opportunity of having a physical space to take his work to the next level \u2013 into three dimensions. Check out the below video to hear some of his thoughts about the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Ted Chin &quot;Ted&#039;s Little Dream&quot; X Jettison Creative\/\/ Head in the Clouds\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BUGeVOmFxIo?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the exhibit showcased a wide variety of Ted&#8217;s work, some of the most compelling work \u2013 and seemingly part of the inspiration for the title of the exhibit \u2013 is his cloud-based imagery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Clouds-Examples-1080x441.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-819370\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Clouds-Examples-1080x441.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Clouds-Examples-980x400.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Clouds-Examples-480x196.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>More examples of Ted&#8217;s work<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wacom is proud to have supported, and to continue to support, Ted&#8217;s work. We were able to provide a Wacom Movink pen display for him to use both to create some of his pieces, and to showcase his creation process during the event. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tedslittledream\/p\/DBXPiaDSOB9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ted&#8217;s Instagram<\/a> for a wealth of photos and video showing all sides of the compelling exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Movink-1080x607.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-819372\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Movink-1080x607.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Movink-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Movink-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-819373\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Headshot.jpg 500w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/03\/Ted-Chin-Headshot-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the artist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I can\u2019t write well, so I create images instead.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tedslittledream.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ted Chin<\/a>, known on Instagram as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tedslittledream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ted&#8217;s Little <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tedslittledream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dream<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tedslittledream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">,<\/a> is a digital surrealist and photographer based in San Francisco, USA. He is widely recognized for his exquisite Photoshop composite art, which exudes a dreamy and surreal quality occasionally touched with ethereal nature spirits. He has worked with a wide variety of clients, including Apple, Warner Bros, HBO, Meta, and Adobe. Check out his work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tedslittledream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TedsLittleDream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TedsLittleDream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tedslittledream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X (Twitter)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ted Chin is a digital surrealist and photographer based in San Francisco. He recently had a solo gallery show titled &#8220;Head in the Clouds&#8221; \u2013 and Wacom was proud to be a sponsor. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":819374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2481,2908,2336],"tags":[1944],"class_list":["post-819366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artist-feature","category-movink","category-photography","tag-ted-chin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=819366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/819374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=819366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=819366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=819366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}