Converge: The Business of Creativity Podcast with Dane Sanders
Mako’s paintings have been described as a rebellion ...
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Aug 3 2022 1h 6m
Chapter 1 1 min
Mako introduces us to the concept of pulverized minerals in his form of slow artChapter 2 2 mins
The mulit-dimensional aspect of Mako’s paintings is best seen in person when you can view them from all angles and take time with themChapter 3 4 mins
Mako’s paintings are an homage to American expressionism as well as ancient Japanese artistic traditionsChapter 4 3 mins
Mako describes the experience of straddling two different cultures simultaneously, and how living in New York City affected him and his workChapter 5 6 mins
Ty shares his experience of growing up in the city and now raising children there. He and Mako talk about their 9/11 teahouse collaborative art projectChapter 6 2 mins
Mako’s work explores themes of trauma, brokenness, and life and deathChapter 7 6 mins
Art as therapy and communicationChapter 8 3 mins
There is no need to push yourself to create during trauma. Sometimes it’s okay to do nothing. But you can wait and hope for transcendence and rebirthChapter 9 6 mins
Creativity is not trivial just because it doesn’t always translate into business. Your creativity is something that people needChapter 10 3 mins
How does creativity fit into the model of capitalism? Mako talks about the ‘gift economy’Chapter 11 2 mins
Creating a transaction around a work of art shows the value of that work. Decentralizing art only hurts the middle man, not the artist or the consumerChapter 12 5 mins
Ty explains why he created Cantilever, and how it functions as an operating system for running a creative businessChapter 13 4 mins
Technology as an artistic mediumChapter 14 7 mins
Ty and Mako discuss what they have learned from each other, and how the so-called ‘unproductive’ moments in life are what contribute to creativityChapter 15 3 mins
The assumption of scarcity vs. the assumption of abundance