Becoming Creature #7 @KendricTonn on The Artistic Process, How to See, and Taking Big Risks
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 more
Mentioned in this episode:
Artist: Patrick Burke
Artist: E.S. Barkin
Find more from Kendric at:
His website, Nyx Gallery, and Brandt-Roberts Galleries
—Nick
Timestamps:
2:40 Genitalia in art
4:15 The art of controlling attention
6:00 Art as an expression of the Platonic
10:00 Kendric’s route to becoming a professional artist
15:30 How to start important things
18:30 Art as Pursuit
20:00 Deep Focus
21:30 How to decide on a project
22:20 Art as a struggle
23:00 Being an artist isn’t just one job
25:10 How does it feel to part with an art piece?
26:30 Developing the habit of Doing
28:00 Kendric the Hotelier and AirBnB disaster stories
32:35 “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 art
38:15 What’s wrong with “Classics” in literature?
39:40 The social side of artistry
42:00 Cultivating deep focus
44:30 How to see like an artist
47:15 Artistic mediums
48:30 Artists to watch
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