Artist Decoded By Yoshino

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Michael: Michael Shaw is an artist and podcast host & producer based in Los Angeles. While working as an artist and writing about art, in late 2011 he started The Conversation Art Podcast, a show that “goes behind the scenes and between the lines of the contemporary art worlds.” Inspired by his own experiences holding down a variety of jobs and projects over the years to support himself, and wanting to reach a wider audience than the niche of the art world, he created his 2nd podcast, How I Get By, to address concepts including day jobs, living on a wide spectrum of income levels and general work/life satisfaction. You can see his art at michaelshawstudio.com Topics Discussed In This Episode: Why he started his podcast, “The Conversation: Art Podcast” Our experiences podcasting and our interactions with listeners Social experimentation Collaboration Seneca Obscure films The Italian Film, “The Best of Youth” The films, “Lady Bird”, “Manchester b

Linus Sandgren is a Oscar and Academy Award winning Swedish cinematographer best known for his work on the films La La Land (2016), First Man (2018), and American Hustle (2013). www.artistdecoded.com

Isaac Bauman is a cinematographer and photographer based in Los Angeles. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Bauman talks about the latest feature film he worked on entitled “Bloodline” Counteracting comfortability in one’s art form Adapting under pressure and embracing resistance A lighting technique called “blue moonlight” Understanding human psychology for team communication on film sets Surviving as an artist Compromising one’s artistic vision to service a client’s commercial needs What it takes to make a good collaborative partnership Kesh and Bauman’s film project, “Controller” Building respect for the people you work with How Bauman got into photography Exploration being the cornerstone of the artistic journey The power of listening Dealing with our own demons Dealing with creative differences www.artistdecoded.com

Tunde Adebimpe is a musician, actor, director, and visual artist best know for being the frontman of the band TV On The Radio. Topics Discussed In This Episode: The power of telling your personal story His solo exhibition at NOH/WAVE entitled, “The Full Catastrophe”, opening Oct 31st The importance of forgiving others Poisoning yourself with negative thoughts Tapping into the child-like self Clarity in having children Tunde growing up in Nigeria between the ages of 5 – 10 Using journaling as a tool in your daily practice Revisiting ideas of the past The consciousness stream Parenting How Tunde navigates between creating with different artistic mediums Creative partnerships Settings expectations or not setting them at all The reason why he got into acting Relinquishing control of a project once you put it out into the world “The Square” directed by Ruben Östlund Bruce Lee’s “Enter The Dragon” www.artistdecoded.com

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Jordan: As an artist in the group BASECAMP, Jordan Reyes has released records on the label end via OWSLA/Atlantic & Independently Popular, while playing Bonnaroo, Osheaga and touring with Chvrches, Phantogram, and more. As producer, Jordan has had multiple cuts with blackbear, Mike Shinoda, KYLE, Donna Missal, Terror Jr, Wes Period, Doja Cat and many more.  Currently, Jordan is developing a new artist project by name of bodyimage. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Psychedelics Synesthesia The awareness of subtle nuances and details in constructing music Reyes explains his time creating music with his group, Basecamp Having strength within one’s sensitivities The industrial and technological revolutions How physical activity can fuel a more efficient creative practice Religion vs. spirituality Shifts and evolutions in life Creating artwork within certain boundaries www.artistdecoded.com https://www.instagram.com/j_____r____/

Rina Yang is a director of photography based in London. She grew up in a small city in Japan, where she studied still life and portrait painting. Yang is a highly accomplished cinematographer who has worked with clients such as: Netflix, Nike, Vice, and Saatchi & Saatchi, and musicians including: Kendrick Lamar, FKA Twigs, Vince Staples, Charli XCX, and many more. www.artistdecoded.com Instagram: @the_rinayang @saman_kesh @yoshinostudios

Mia Bergeron is a figurative oil painter that oscillates between classical and expressionistic painting. Rooted in her upbringing in New York City with continuous exposure to modern art, her paintings also reveal her choice to study classical painting in Florence, Italy under Charles H. Cecil in her twenties. Heavily influenced by historical artists such as Diego Velázquez, Titian, Anthony van Dyck and John Singer Sargent, her paintings are also shaped by current artists such as Alex Kanevsky, Ann Gale, and Adrian Ghenie.  Mia’s education was rooted in formal portraiture from life- she spent thousands of hours painting people and watching tweaks in eyebrows, mouths that shifted with fatigue, shoulders that grew heavy. These changes were minuscule, and yet were the markings and delineations of time. She is enamored with the nuance, variation, and subtlety that observation provides. Although narrative has been an undercurrent in Mia’s work for years, it is only recently, after being consumed with the purely vis

Tobias Schliessler most recently lensed Ava Duvernay’s adaptation of A WRINKLE IN TIME for Disney, starring Chris Pine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Reese Witherspoon. Schliessler also recently shot Bill Condon’s visually stunning film BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, starring Emma Watson and Luke Evans. Condon and Schliessler first teamed up on the Academy Award winning film DREAMGIRLS, followed by THE FIFTH ESTATE, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and more recently, the beautifully shot MR. HOLMES, starring Ian McKellen. Last year Schliessler lensed Peter Berg’s Boston Marathon drama PATRIOT’S DAY, starring Mark Wahlberg. Berg and Schliessler previously collaborated on a number of films including: the action/drama LONE SURVIVOR, also starring Mark Wahlberg; the sci-fi thriller BATTLESHIP; HANCOCK, starring Will Smith; the high school football drama FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS; and THE RUNDOWN, starring The Rock. Other notable credits include Tony Scott’s crime thriller THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123; as well as Antoine Fuqua’s BAIT, starring

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Justin: Justin Daashuur Hopkins is an artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He is also the Co-Founder / Art Director of LA based art collective, NOH/WAVE. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Music The origin story of NOH/WAVE Justin’s introduction into illustrating and working as a professional illustrator at the age of 14 Traditional educational systems Creative business partnerships The challenges of working with commercial clients Balancing out one’s ego Defining purpose in one’s life Cultural movements Joseph Campbell Justin and Yoshino’s childhood The film, “The Florida Project” by director Sean Baker “The Book of Five Rings” by Miyamoto Musashi “Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid” by Douglas Hofstadter Robert Rodriguez and resourcefulness The tower metaphor Vasyl Lomachenko www.artistdecoded.com nohwave.co justindaashuurhopkins.com

  https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Aja: Aja Daashuur is a Los Angeles based Certified Intuitive & Transformational Life Coach (LPI), Spirit Guide Medium, Clairvoyant, Akashic Records Reader, Sound Bath Practitioner, Altar Consultant and founder of Spirit House Collective, an all women-identifying community group. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Growing up encountering spirits Depression Opening yourself up to creating more flow in your life Witnessing possessions Shifting your perspective of failures into lessons Protecting your energy Empaths Connecting with your spirit guides www.artistdecoded.com www.thespiritguidecoach.com www.instagram.com/thespiritguidecoach/

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded Alexandre Souêtre, originally from Paris, is a LA-based creative director & visual artist. Jesse Draxler is a multidisciplinary artist. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Souêtre Growing up in Paris Souêtre's beginnings in film which lead him to creative direction, design, and photography Souêtre moving to America for college How Draxler and Souêtre met and became collaborators Draxler’s process with working with photographers Skateboarding as an art form Setting up creative constraints to create artwork French cinema Filmmaker Gaspar Noé Gaspar Noé films, “Irreversible” and “Enter The Void” VR “The Book of Joan” by author Lidia Yuknavitch Alexandre’s book he’s writing Icelandic pop music including Samaris www.artistdecoded.com axlsouetre.com jessedraxler.com

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About VOWWS: VOWWS is an Australian Death-Pop duo based out of Los Angeles. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Creating and attaining goals Financial burdens of going to college Education in Australia Pitfalls of the American educational system Old school video games The story of how they met in college Celebrating death and western culture’s view on death Deathpop Genres being subjective Over conceptualizing art Touring Depression Photos by Olivia Shove www.artistdecoded.com www.vowwsband.com www.instagram.com/vowwsband/

In this podcast, we interview actor Martin Starr from the hit tv HBO comedy Silicon Valley. We take a deep dive into topics such as: being recognized at hipster parties, seasonal depression, being a child of an actress, the future of pornography, bitcoin and human connection. This episode was produced and co-hosted by Saman Kesh. www.artistdecoded.com

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Ania: Ania Catherine is an artist and choreographer based in Los Angeles. Her work merges movement, film, and performance art and has been shown internationally at the British Film Institute, Art Basel Hong Kong, Peacock Theatre (London), LA Center for Digital Art, Agora Collective (Berlin), Forum des images (Paris), Dansmuseet (Stockholm), International Meeting on Screendance (Valencia, Spain), among others. She holds a master's degree from the London School of Economics, and through bodies explores the intersections of performance and her academic research in gender, sexuality, representation, and politics. In addition to her personal practice, she works internationally performing, choreographing, speaking, directing, and teaching.  Topics Discussed In This Episode: Growing up in Orange County in California Gender and sexuality How “slow cinema” has influenced her work Films by Roy Anderson and Chantal Akerman Creating work that’s personal Misrepresentations of

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Mary: "How do we understand, connect with and react to traces of the metaphysical? My work is about becoming, a process that encompasses both doing and undoing; energy goes into my materials and then there is a natural or simulated process of destruction. Transformation is central to my practice: a metamorphosis that reveals the ruin and beauty of both the body and the psyche. With the intention of revealing layers and residual deterioration, I unravel, scratch, burn and peel parts of the work. I use many natural materials in my practice—particularly linen, sisal rope and dye—which exude a distinct smell and permeate the senses before the demanding visuality commands attention. This address to the olfactory helps to create an active environment rather than a static installation. My works, unlike the products of conventional fiber practices, bear traces of my hand—bits of imperfect or unfinished warp and weft—and the inexact results of hand-dyeing. Parts of the work

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Elly: Originally from Ottawa, Elly Smallwood graduated from OCAD University in 2011 and now works as an artist in Toronto. Her paintings are intensely personal, a visual exploration of her mind and body, and those of the people around her. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Her workflow The business of art Getting paid as an artist “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” “Nocturnal Animals” The importance of failure Her transition leaving Toronto to move to Ottawa Having a solid art community Understanding human anatomy for your art practice Conspiracy theories www.artistdecoded.com Elly Smallwood's Personal Website www.instagram.com/ellysmallwood/

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Nicole: Nicole Miglis is the singer / songwriter of the band Hundred Waters. Topics Discussed In This Episode: The origin story of Hundred Waters OWSLA The power of introverts and listening Language The feeling behind captivating artworks Their new album “Communicating” Nicole’s journey as a musician Choosing art as a career Turning your weaknesses into strengths Ideas surrounding femininity and masculinity Power in vulnerability The idea of self and others Standing the test of time www.artistdecoded.com www.instagram.com/hundredwaters/

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Dado: Dado Valentic is the CTO of Acute Art, based in London and Los Angeles. Alongside Acute Art's co-founder, Jacob De Geer, Dado worked on the launch of the 'VR Museum,’ an app that exhibits subscription-based, interactive, multiuser fine-art artworks. The "VR Museum" is now available on the HTC Vive from the Acute Art website and HTC Vive store Dado Valentic is also an award winning colour grading artist and one of the leading developers in the area of colour science for digital film cameras. Dado is the founder of Mytherapy, a creative studio for digital colour correction and motion picture retouching. He is known for his unique approach to the processing of digital images and his film stock emulation technology. Dado Valentic has worked on over 30 feature films and numerous commercials. His latest work was creating a colour science for Netflix HDR production of 'Marco Polo -Season II', which was awarded Best TV Picture, ASC 2016. As a colour scientist, he w

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Norberto: Born + raised in Miami by Cuban immigrants, Norberto Rodriguez began his career at 18 as a multi-disciplinary conceptual artist known for his continuously disruptive + innovative practice. He works in all media + genre including installation, performance, photography, sculpture, digital, music, film, text + tenderness. Currently, Rodriguez is developing A SCHOOL OF THOUGHT: a center for exploring how ideas give life meaning, IP DIVISION: A company providing creative solutions + services to consumers everywhere, + The Waiting Room: an experimental, collaborative space for private reflection + public exchange.  He also shares his journey documenting various other projects + his ongoing evolution as an artist + friend on social media @norbertoinc. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Using commercial platforms to your advantage as an artist Alternative ideas to bypass and subvert the traditional art gallery model Slash from Guns and Roses making an appearance

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Gavin: It’s impossible not to become infatuated with soulful pop princess Gavin Turek. The LA Native is always clad in a hand-made 70s fringe dress (designed herself in every color) and armed with the best dance moves you’ve ever seen. It’s easy to draw comparisons anywhere from Tina Turner to Beyoncé but really, Gavin is her own force to be reckoned with. Performing always came natural: she grew up with a father who played piano and tagging alongside her mother, who toured coffeeshops singing gospel. Her origin story goes like this: at age three, a teeny tiny Gavin interrupted her mother mid performance, took over the mic and to the astonishment of the audience, finished the song for her. She knew every single lyric, word for word, and whoa, that girl could sing. Suffice to say, a star was born. Growing up, Gavin obsessively studied two things: music (the likes of Donna Summer, Prince, Lauryn Hill, Diana Ross. Michael Jackson, Giorgio Moroder) and all forms of dan