Artist Decoded by Yoshino

Embracing The Shadow Self with Joseph Lee | AD 243

08.29.2022 - By Yoshino StudiosPlay

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Joseph Lee is an actor & self-taught artist who studies faces and the emotions that inhabit them. Lee focuses on the parallels between external reality and the internal process by manipulating everyday faces and objects through segmented brush strokes, color choice, and volume, converging them into a complete and balanced whole. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Joseph Lee’s upcoming solo exhibit opening at GR Gallery in NYC on September 8, 2022 The importance of taking care of one’s own mental health Examining the origin of pain and trauma Joey moving to LA to pursue acting The moment when he decided to become a painter Potency in making decisive and guttural decisions Spiritual connection through art Having an insatiable curiosity of people His currently unreleased Netflix show “Beef” (starring David Choe, Steven Yeun, Patti Yasutake, Ali Wong) Utilizing gratitude prayers and journaling Simplifying one’s life to help alleviate anxiety Reconnecting and remembering our child self Challenging our needs for external validations Fighting against jadedness Artists Mentioned: Marie-Louise von Franz (Psychologist) Martha Graham (Choreographer) Books Mentioned: The Book of Five Rings (Miyamoto Musashi) Podcasts Mentioned: Hidden Brain - “The Secret Life of Secrets” Films Mentioned: The Godfather Trilogy Paterson (2016) artistdecoded.com josephleeart.com instagram.com/joeyunlee

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