Artist Decoded by Yoshino

Rebecca Farr (b. 1973, Los Angeles, California)

Lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Rebecca Farr recently exhibited her most recent show at Klowden Mann, Out of Nothing and was reviewed by New American Paintings. In 2015, Farr was awarded a residency at Kaus Australis in Rotterdam, and was featured in a group exhibition at Kaus in the Fall of 2015. Farr has exhibited in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Houston, Istanbul, Rotterdam, and throughout the Pacific Northwest. Her work is held in private collections both nationally and internationally, and she recently completed two years as faculty artist in the education department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where she has been developing youth driven public works. Rebecca is the founder of CREATE/ACTION, an artist driven community organizing collective based in Los Angeles.

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This podcast episode was originally recorded in Los Angeles, CA @ NOH/WAVE's event entitled MIND/WAVE on March 18th, 2017 with guest speakers Joshua Hagler, Jarell Perry, Maja Ruznic, and Yoshino.

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Unit London is an arts space and gallery founded in 2013 by Joe Kennedy and Jonny Burt. Unit London was born from a desire to break down the barriers of elitism and to include people in the contemporary art world - whether they are enthusiasts, first-timers, new collectors, or seasoned collectors and institutions - they strongly believe that everybody should be able to enjoy the world's most amazing art.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• The next generation of galleries
• Pop-up gallery experiences
• Making art more accessible
• Unit London was started with the approach of identifying 3 problems in the art world and a need to change these problems: art being exclusive and elitist, certain deserving artists not being celebrated, artists not having social recognition and relevancy.
• Defining your "why" and your "story"
• The importance of starting a business that connects with their audience on an emotional level

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Justin Hopkins interviews Martin Wittfooth and Sergio Barrale.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• Being in control of yourself even if you're not in control of outside forces
• Sergio's car exploding while driving cross country
• Plant medicines
• Letting go of materialistic possessions
• The importance of family
• Not letting bad situations dictate your happiness
• Psychedelic experiences
• Martin leaving NYC to live in Woodstock
• Reflections on Martin's dog Luna
• Lessening one's own ego
• Being lost in a big city
• How Sergio and Martin met each other
• UFC
• Martin explains his work
• Terence McKenna

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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:

• Female sexuality in art
• The ephemeral feelings involved while painting
• Ron Mueck's sculptures
• The business of art
• Pricing artwork
• Nymphomaniacs

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Adam Lee is an Australian artist working from his country studio at the foothills of the Macedon Ranges just outside of Melbourne, Australia. His practice focuses on a re-interpretation of painting and drawing traditions and references a wide range of sources, incorporating biblical narratives, natural history, historical and colonial documentary photography, contemporary music and film, and varying literary sources. Employing new evaluations of landscape painting and old world portraiture Lee investigates humanity's interface with the environment of the natural world and its relationship to ideas of a timeless zone of the divine.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Accepting the unexpected
• Allowing the process of creating artwork guide you
• Embracing inspiration
• Describes his newest body of work, "Lament Asunder"
• Anselm Kiefer
• Chris Ofili
• Creative problem solving within paintings
• Understanding writers block
• The business side of the gallery system
• Ben Abraham

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Daniele Bolelli is an Italian-born writer, martial artist, university professor, and podcaster. He is the author of several books including On the Warrior's Path. He's also known for his podcasts History On Fire and The Drunken Taoist.

• How martial arts and physical activity can change your life
• Developing mental toughness
• The ability and willingness to challenge yourself
• Making small improvements to your life
• Joe Rogan
• The reasons why he started his podcasts The Drunk Taoist and History On Fire
• Existing as yourself
• Living an unedited existence
• Tackling fear
• Understanding work from a conscious perspective

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Anthony Lister was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1979. He graduated from the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane in 2001 and traveled to New York soon after where he mentored under the auspices Max Gimblett, one of New Zealand's most influential living artists. Lister began painting on the streets at the age of 17; a location which has become a key part of his practice as a space where he can take pleasure in his 'hobby' of producing art rather than the 'craft' of studio work. He has since exhibited his work extensively within Australia and internationally both in the gallery and on the streets. He is considered to be one of Australia's most renowned contemporary artists.

Topics Discussed:

• The process of creating his artwork
• Exploring the idea of "adventure painting"
• A curious exploration of the dualities of life
• Skateboarding abstracting itself into artwork
• Creative and mental breakthroughs
• Tactility of art changing or being lost with the advent of technologies
• His virtual reality app
• Decorating the apocalypse
• Seeing artwork in the flesh
• His love for the work of Egon Schiele

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Artist Decoded host, Yoshino, is interviewed by Cory Allen.

This interview was originally on Cory's podcast The Astral Hustle.

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HONNE is a UK based soul musical duo formed by co-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist James Hatcher and frontman Andy Clutterbuck.

HONNE's name is derived from the Japanese words, honne and tatemae, which describe the contrast between a person's true feelings and desires (honne) and the behavior and opinions one displays in public (tatemae).

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