Another artist on the pooood! This is an exciting one with painter, designer, and creative technologist, Simon Zhu.

In this Teatime with Jesse, we delve into different art styles from ancient Chinese landscape painting, Western oil painting, and even AI-generated digital images. Simon and I chat about how technology influences creativity, art, and the democratization of media. Oh, and we might have some mercy coming!

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0:35 Meet Simon

01:00 We’re designing a tea set and merchandise

01:50 Jesse’s tea set is legit

02:22 Lots of influencers, not enough tea people

03:00 Learning from Tibetan art practice

03:40: Tibetan black tea

04:07 Tibetan tea is salty

04:34 Tibetan tea smells creamy

05:10 Yak butter tea

05:30 Where do I get yak butter in Southern California

06:00 Black tea, dark tea, etc

07:00 Tibetan tea would be so good with milk

07:44 Growing up with Buddhism and being drawn to the art form

09:13 The history of trade between the US and China

12:00 What is a thangka

13:16 Thangkas are scrolls, rolled-up paintings

15:50 Learning different styles of painting

16:28 Localizing art

17:40 Traditional art and modern digital art

21:06 Understanding art and designing a product

22:07 Western art vs. Chinese art

22:42 Impressionism

23:00 Expressing feelings in art

25:00 Jesse got started during COVID

28:30 Chinese painting styles

29:08 Song dynasty landscape paintings

30:34 There’s a reason for everything

31:25 Designing landscapes from a technical standpoint

35:00 Fine art vs. performance art vs. design

36:50 As an artist you have to sell something

37:31 AI and Artists

38:18 There is always a human element in the art process

39:30 Does AI technology enhance artistry

40:17 Fear of AI is valid

41:39 The importance of transparency when we’re using technology

43:12 The Internet is always hungry

44:00 Misinformation around AI

45:23 What is art

46:30 Traditional art will make a comeback

46:44 The democratization of art

47:44 Chalets in Yunnan

48:13 Yunnan is like Switzerland

49:10 Jesse’s tea tours

49:30 Mushrooms from Yunnan

52:00 Qing dynasty trends

53:08 Hair volume

53:33 Are tea trees bushy

56:04 Scale and perspective in Chinese art

57:03 Han Chinese roofs

58:10 The illusion of passing through space and time

59:00 We want the tea set out by Christmas

59:32 Jesse is not a fashion designer

1:00:28 What kind of merch should we have

1:01:50 Should we make a tea journal

1:06:00 Lightning round

1:04:46 Is there a tea god

1:07:08 Realism and subjective ideas in art

1:07:48 Don’t be replaced by AI

1:08:10 Gifting Simon a tea pet

1:09:10 Join Jesse’s tea club to try new tea