2022-05-12
1 小时 14 分钟If I had started my journey based on monetary gain, I would have capped out a long time ago.
I wouldn't have been logic, I wouldn't have been able to create the things I would have been creating.
Cause I would have been creating at the mercy of the bottom line, the dollar, what people like, versus enjoying the idea of learning, enjoying the idea of tinkering, the idea of creating a stage for myself just so I can go do it right.
That had no financial kickback immediately.
So what if instead of trying to fit in and be accepted, you embraced and harnessed the power of your inner outlier?
How could you leverage different experiences and environments to turn the parts of you that no one else can replicate from a potential source of exclusion into a superpower and differentiator?
So in today's episode with my guest Julian Gilliam, who goes by the artist named Logic, we explore these ideas in the context of his upbringing, living in something like nine different places before leaving high school and having to constantly adapt.
And then we move through his work as both a change maker and a creative innovator in the world of advertising and media and technology, becoming a creative director for Google before leaving to really devote himself full time to be an artist and a painter and a maker and a creator who creates these stunning life size works and has recently been making giant waves in the world of art community, web three and nfts.
And we talk about his grand vision for that space.
And all the while he's done it by immersing himself in different experiences and cultures, including japanese art and language, which.
He fell in love with as a.
Kid, studying the dynamics and often unspoken social context, and then rather in trying to fit in, bringing his full self, often as an outsider and an outlier, to the quest to create incredible moments of innovation, emotion, connection and awakening.
I have been fascinated by logic's complexity as a skilled artist, the powerful direction he's taking in the world of web three, and the decisions he's currently making as he steps fully into his brand new creative world, and not just steps fully into it, but literally imagines and works it into existence.
And towards the end of our conversation, around the hour mark, he actually brings us to a point of how art and digital are colliding in a way that is profoundly changing the relationship between art and collectors.
And this was a particularly potent part of the conversation, in that logic reveals his philosophy around building a solid foundation as an artist and also building the relationships and the structure needed to support longevity for the project you're undertaking.
He truly brings a new lens to the creative life and how to bring together many people, voices and communities to both drive, change and support expression.
So exciting to share this conversation with you.
I'm Jonathan Fields and this is good life project.
Yeah, super excited to dive in.
I know you spent a lot of time going deep into the world of art and creativity and expression and nfts and web three these days, and I definitely want to circle around to that.