https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Yumi: YUMI SAKUGAWA is an Ignatz Awards nominated comic book artist and the author of I THINK I AM IN FRIEND-LOVE WITH YOU and YOUR ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO BECOMING ONE WITH THE UNIVERSE . Her comics have also appeared in The Believer, Bitch, the Best American NonRequired Reading 2014, The Rumpus, Folio, Fjords Review, and other publications. She has also exhibited multimedia installations at the Japanese American National Museum and the Smithsonian Arts...
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 4 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Nikolaus: Nikolaus Summerer is a German Director of Photography based in Berlin. He is most well known for his award winning cinematography on the Netflix hit series DARK. He lensed the first two seasons as sole Cinematographer, and is currently busy filming the third and final season. DARK is the most recent of several projects Nikolaus has filmed with director and showrunner Baran bo Odar; a relationship stretching back to their Munich film school da...
Sep 15, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Nikolaus Summerer is a German Director of Photography based in Berlin. He is most well known for his award winning cinematography on the Netflix hit series DARK. He lensed the first two seasons as sole Cinematographer, and is currently busy filming the third and final season. DARK is the most recent of several projects Nikolaus has filmed with director and showrunner Baran bo Odar; a relationship stretching back to their Munich film school days. Following their graduate film “Unter der Sonne” (U...
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 14 min
www.patreon.com/artistdecoded Jerry Hsu is an American professional skateboarder and photographer. His newest photography book entitled “The Beautiful Flower Is The World”, depicts his fascination with life’s absurdities and showcases Hsu’s humorous approach to image making. Show Notes: Introduction (00:00) When Yoshino challenged Hsu to a Game of S-K-A-T-E (02:43) Stories Growing up in San Jose, CA (04:43) “Skate Vision” and Photography (08:02) Choosing Skating as a Living and the Conflict ...
Sep 07, 2019•1 hr 33 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Paul: Paul Cristina was born in Cleveland, OH in August of 1983. Cristina’s work focuses on combining disparate aesthetics through the experimentation of various styles and mediums, while using drawing as a primary foundation for his development. He currently lives and works in South Carolina. Topics Discussed In This Episode: The importance of having wholesome and creative relationships Paul getting his footing as a creative without a support communit...
Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 17 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded AD Non-Weekly Round Up #6 with Yoshino and guest John Wentz Topics Discussed: “The Plant” an artist collective and residency based in The Netherlands co-founded by artist Daniel Martin Pondering life lessons Trying to be more positive Unconditional Love Utilizing gratitude in your daily practice Using organizational apps such as Google Keep, Evernote, Notion, and Trello in your daily practice Books: Mastery of Self and The Four Agreements Films, Documentarie...
Aug 14, 2019•27 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Marie: Marie Tomanova, born in former Czechoslovakia, Tomanova grew up in a small border town in South Moravia. She received BFA in Studio Art from Masaryk University in 2007 and MFA in Painting from Faculty of Fine Arts at University of Technology, Czech Republic in 2010. After finishing her studies she left to United States and currently lives and works in NYC. Since then her work has changed dramatically in approach, mediums, and themes. She has bee...
Aug 11, 2019•40 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Julius: Julius Onah was born on February 10, 1983 in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. He is a producer and director, known for The Girl Is In Trouble (2015) and Luce (2019). Topics Discussed In This Episode: Onah’s feature film that just launched entitled, Luce. How he started working with writer and collaborative partner, J.C. Lee Creating in isolation Tapping into the sub-conscious state of mind through physical activities Clarity of vision and intenti...
Aug 06, 2019•45 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded AD Non-Weekly Round Up #5 with Yoshino and Saman Kesh Yoshino tearing his meniscus A music video that Saman Kesh and Justin Daashuur Hopkins directed with musicians, Meg & Dia Kesh’s struggles and realizations with ADD Serial killers Gore, violence, visceral films Video games: Resident Evil 2 Remake Music: Gogo Penguin, The Bad Plus Films and TV Shows talked about: Audition (1999), Blue Ruin (2013), Botched Up Bodies, Friends, Irreversible (2002), Luce (...
Aug 02, 2019•30 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Jesse: Jesse Draxler was born in rural Wisconsin, studied in Minneapolis, MN, and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. A formal mixed media & inter-disciplinary artist, Draxler has exhibited extensively both domestically and internationally and in 2018 released his first book, Misophonia, through Sacred Bones Records. His client list includes MCQ Alexander McQueen, The New York Times, Hugo Boss, Dita Eyewear, and The Atlantic. Draxler is a...
Jul 16, 2019•1 hr 24 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Justin: Justin Tyler Close is a Canadian born visual artist, now located in Los Angeles, CA Topics Discussed In This Episode: Manifestation Death Pema Chodron (Author) DMT + Ayahuasca Walking and journaling as a daily practice for positive mental health “The Fifty Eleven Project” in collaboration with the Kasper Bjørke Quartet Tapping into our inner artistic spirit Utilizing different mediums as an artist www.artistdecoded.com www.justintylerclose.com ...
Jul 11, 2019•56 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded AD NON-WEEKLY ROUND UP #4 with Yoshino and Justin Daashuur Hopkins Topics Discussed: Films: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), The Meg (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), Joy Luck Club (1993), Searching (2018) Race and identity issues SNL Asian American culture Leos Carax (Film Director) Hopkin’s decision to become an artist “Rebel Without A Crew” (Book by Robert Rodriguez) The tech industry Happiness The importance of legacy Ego www.artistdecoded.com Get ...
Jul 02, 2019•41 min
Kim Kei (b.1981, Corpus Christi, TX) is a Los Angeles based artist who uses sculpture, printmaking, painting, and photography to evoke sensations of vulnerability, invasiveness and tenderness towards the body. Kei attended the University of Arizona and went on to receive her BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2003. Her work has been exhibited internationally and she has had solo shows at the Irvine Fine Arts Center (Irvine, CA) Brandstater Gallery (Riverside, CA), and Alter Space (San F...
Jun 15, 2019•1 hr 35 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Chi: Chi is the Co-Founder of Truffles Therapy Topics Discussed In This Episode: Growing up as an Asian American Vipassana meditation Being of service to others Letting go of control Zen Koan Nature recognizes and supports humility Psilocybin mushrooms ww.artistdecoded.com https://artistdecoded.cargo.site/admin/11552799 Get 15% OFF on all Four Sigmatic products: foursigmatic.com/artist-decoded...
May 31, 2019•36 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Sergio: Sergio Barrale has been featured in vol. 41 of Hi-Fructose Magazine, Juxtapoz, American Art Collector, SuperSonic and WhiteHot Magazine. Each one of Sergio's massive drawings clocks 250 hours & grind down close to 500 pencils. In the past two years he has had 17 exhibitions across America including the Mesa Contemporary Museum of Art & Honolulu Museum School of Art. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Kindred spirits Psilocybin and the ef...
May 30, 2019•1 hr 14 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Andrew: With a background in animation, live action and visual effects, Andrew Thomas Huang’s work bridges the gap between video art and film, expanding beyond into alternative modes of storytelling. His film and video work has exhibited at The Museum of Modern Art, NYC; MoMA PS1; The Barbican Centre, London; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Having developed a strong reputation for his collaborative practice, Huang has worked extensivel...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 9 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Mari: Mari L. McCarthy is the multi award-winning author of “Journaling Power: How To Create The Happy, Healthy Life You Want To Live.” The Founder/Self-Transformation Guide of CreateWriteNow.com , she shows health-conscious people how to use journaling to heal the issues in their tissues and transform their lives. She provides 20+ Self-Paced Journaling Courses on various life-challenging topics such as Heal Your Life, Love Your Body and Detox Your Rel...
Apr 30, 2019•35 min
Tunde Adebimpe is a musician, actor, director, and visual artist best know for being the frontman of the band TV On The Radio. Kim Dorland is a painter and artist based in Vancouver, Canada.
Mar 31, 2019•1 hr 49 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded AD Weekly Round Up #3 w/ Yoshino and Justin Daashuur Hopkins www.artistdecoded.com
Mar 31, 2019•41 min
John Wentz is a contemporary painter whose work is an exploration of process and technique. Working within the classical idiom of the human figure, his goal is to reduce and simplify the image to it’s core fundamentals: composition, color, and mark making. Paint application and brush strokes are broad and simplified as a means to connect and convey these ideas to the viewer in a way that only painting can. John was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. His interest in art began at the a...
Mar 30, 2019•53 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Alex: Alex Grey (born November 29, 1953) is an American visionary artist, author, teacher, and Vajrayana practitioner. His body of work spans a variety of forms including performance art, process art, installation art, sculpture, visionary art, and painting. Grey is a member of the Integral Institute. He is also on the board of advisors for the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics, and is the Chair of Wisdom University's Sacred Art Department. He an...
Mar 14, 2019•47 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Joe: Joe Sill is a director based out of Los Angeles. He began studying film at the age of 12, and spent much of his youth learning on his own how to use a camera, edit, and craft visual effects. In 2009, he attended Chapman University to study direction full-time, and in 2013 he created a spec for Tesla that gained Elon Musk’s attention and support, as well as over half a million viewers. The spec jumpstarted a commercial career where he quickly built...
Mar 06, 2019•1 hr 24 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded AD Weekly Round Up #2 w/ Yoshino, Justin Daashuur Hopkins, and Saman Kesh. Topics Discussed: Workaholism Movie recommendation: “Border” (2018) directed by Ali Abbasi Films: “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (2009 and 2011), “Let The Right One In” (2008) Saman’s love for Studio Ghibli films www.artistdecoded.com
Feb 28, 2019•41 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Brian: Brian Higbee comes from an eleven year career in Graphic Design. Early on in his graphic design career he picked up a camera and started shooting photos for his commissioned projects, skateboarding, snowboarding and bands. It soon became obvious that photography held far more appeal than graphic design ever did. So he left home and his comfortable career in pursuit of his passion. He started his career assisting some of the top photographers in ...
Feb 19, 2019•51 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded AD Weekly Round Up #1 w/ Yoshino, Justin Daashuur Hopkins, and Saman Kesh.
Feb 13, 2019•37 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About David: David Cheifetz is an internationally acclaimed and collected artist who continues to push the limits of contemporary realist oil painting. David and his family live in Olympia, WA. "Reflecting the language of dreams, these dark, hyperrealistic tableaux suggest bizarre and intriguing narratives. Cheifetz paints alla prima, an oil painting technique in which wet paint is applied to previous layers of wet paint. He works without detailed underpaint...
Feb 06, 2019•1 hr 6 min
https://www.instagram.com/davidcheifetz/ About Kilo: As if spun from ether, the synthy experimental reflections of Kilo Kish (nee Lakisha Kimberly Robinson) strikingly embody what is intangible - the overwhelmingly complex emotions we sometimes feel but cannot find the language to express. A singer-songwriter, multi-disciplinary artist and designer, Kish’s musical offerings have always been deeply intertwined with her work in other mediums. Her debut EP Homeschool (released April 2, 2012), earne...
Jan 12, 2019•51 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded Show Notes Ep 57 - Ben Quilty discusses the importance of telling your own story. Why Yoshino started the podcast and what he’s learned over the years Ep 1 - Casey Baugh on being fearless Ep 30 - Daniel Sannwald talks about doubts and anxiety Ep 2 - John Wentz tells us about art being a life long commitment and how Gerhard Richter’s retrospective at SFMOMA saved him from dropping out of art school Ep 63 - Adam Lee on incubating ideas and meeting self-imposed...
Jan 04, 2019•31 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Nick: Born in 1985, artist Nick Runge grew up in Colorado. Coming from a creative family of professional artists, he was always interested in drawing and imagining ideas visually. Starting in 2004, he began thinking about art as a career and got the chance to begin small jobs in and out of the comic book industry. After 2006, he worked as an illustrator for various comic companies such as IDW, Dark Horse, and many others. While primarily making a livin...
Dec 27, 2018•56 min
https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Joseph: Joseph Lee is an actor and self-taught artist who studies faces and the emotions that inhabit them. Lee focuses on the parallel between external reality and internal process by manipulating everyday faces and objects through segmented brush strokes, color choice, and volume, converging them into a complete and balanced whole. Show Notes: Joseph’s journey into acting Picking up a paintbrush as a reaction to his father’s passing Intuitively think...
Dec 19, 2018•59 min