¡Colores!; Michael Naranjo with Family

KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.)

From Kamins archive. This file contains raw footage of artist Michael Naranjo at home with his family as they unpack groceries, play games and color with their children, and as the artist thinks in his studio. This is raw footage for ¡Colores! #126 “A New Vision: Michael Naranjo.” For artists, vision is the most precious ability one has; to lose it would be such a blow that the artist's creative life might end. However, throughout the history of art, there have been great artists who have worked with profound disabilities. Inspired by memories of his childhood at Santa Clara Pueblo, Michael Naranjo makes beautiful sculptures out of bronze and marble. But, Michael's work is more than sculpture, each piece is a story of determination, of working against the odds. When he lost his sight while serving in the Vietnam War, his inner strength spurred him on to create art with a new vision.