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74. Derek Hess: Growing Up an Atomic Punk, Creating Art That Outlives You, Reckoning with Alcoholism, The Best Drugs, and a Captain America Art Heist
Derek Hess is a self-described “superhero and overrated artist” and a mental health advocate. His work has been featured on album covers, installations in the Louvre, human skin, comic books, and the walls of Jimi Izrael’s home. I kick things off with an apology, then we get into his Atomic Punk days: dysfunctional underage drinking communities, the best drugs for a 10-year bender, why his first time dropping acid was the best day of high school he ever had, and sharing his struggles with alcoholism and bipolar disorder in a documentary. Then we shift to his lifelong history as an artist, how relationships factor into the art equation, creating shit that will outlive you, and the never-solved heist of his Captain America comic covers.
Resources:
- derekhess.com
- Instagram: @derekhess
- Facebook: facebook.com/derekhessart
- Twitter: @derekhessart
- Watch “Forced Perspective” on Amazon
- Hear Derek’s radio show at wcsb.org
Let’s Talk:
- Website: conversationforadults.com
- Instagram: @conversationforadults
- Facebook: facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizrael
- Twitter: @convoforadults
Conversation for Adults is a production of Crate Media
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Derek Hess is a self-described “superhero and overrated artist” and a mental health advocate. His work has been featured on album covers, installations in the Louvre, human skin, comic books, and the walls of Jimi Izrael’s home. I kick things off with an apology, then we get into his Atomic Punk days: dysfunctional underage drinking communities, the best drugs for a 10-year bender, why his first time dropping acid was the best day of high school he ever had, and sharing his struggles with alcoholism and bipolar disorder in a documentary. Then we shift to his lifelong history as an artist, how relationships factor into the art equation, creating shit that will outlive you, and the never-solved heist of his Captain America comic covers.
Resources:
- derekhess.com
- Instagram: @derekhess
- Facebook: facebook.com/derekhessart
- Twitter: @derekhessart
- Watch “Forced Perspective” on Amazon
- Hear Derek’s radio show at wcsb.org
Let’s Talk:
- Website: conversationforadults.com
- Instagram: @conversationforadults
- Facebook: facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizrael
- Twitter: @convoforadults
Conversation for Adults is a production of Crate Media