Becoming Creature
Becoming Creature
Nick
#7 @KendricTonn on The Artistic Process, How to See, and Taking Big Risks
51 minutes Posted Dec 30, 2020 at 9:27 pm.
Genitalia in art4:15 The art of controlling attention6:00 Art as an expression of the Platonic10:00 Kendric’s route to becoming a professional artist15:30 How to start important things18:30 Art as Pursuit20:00 Deep Focus21:30 How to decide on a project22:20 Art as a struggle23:00 Being an artist isn’t just one job25:10 How does it feel to part with an art piece?26:30 Developing the habit of Doing28:00 Kendric the Hotelier and AirBnB disaster stories32:35 “A stranger and afraid in a world we never made”34:05 Where does meaning fit in with your art?36:40 Expressing common feelings in art38:15 What’s wrong with “Classics” in literature?39:40 The social side of artistry42:00 Cultivating deep focus44:30 How to see like an artist47:15 Artistic mediums48:30 Artists to watch Get full access to Becoming Creature at becomingcreature.substack.com/subscribe
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On this episode of A Becoming Creature, Nick talks to oil painter Kendric Tonn (@kendrictonn) about: * The life of an artist* The process of creation* How to see like an artist* Taking big life risks* Developing the habit of doing* and so much moreMentioned in this episode:Kendric’s DocumentaryFlorence Academy of ArtPerseus SculptureArtist: Patrick BurkeArtist: E.S. BarkinFind more from Kendric at:His website, Nyx Gallery, and Brandt-Roberts Galleries—Nick Timestamps:2:40 Genitalia in art4:15 The art of controlling attention6:00 Art as an expression of the Platonic10:00 Kendric’s route to becoming a professional artist15:30 How to start important things18:30 Art as Pursuit20:00 Deep Focus21:30 How to decide on a project22:20 Art as a struggle23:00 Being an artist isn’t just one job25:10 How does it feel to part with an art piece?26:30 Developing the habit of Doing28:00 Kendric the Hotelier and AirBnB disaster stories32:35 “A stranger and afraid in a world we never made”34:05 Where does meaning fit in with your art?36:40 Expressing common feelings in art38:15 What’s wrong with “Classics” in literature?39:40 The social side of artistry42:00 Cultivating deep focus44:30 How to see like an artist47:15 Artistic mediums48:30 Artists to watch Get full access to Becoming Creature at becomingcreature.substack.com/subscribe