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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 & Industries Building. A graduate from the fine art program of University of California, Los Angeles, she lives in Los Angeles.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
- Drawing, writing, meditation, performance art, and engagement in multiple creative disciplines as an artistic practice and career.
- Being an extroverted introvert or an “ambivert”.
- Growing up as an Asian American student in both American and Japanese academic systems.
- Stream of consciousness and dream logic.
- Using meditation to supplement her mental health.
- How her meditation surfaces in her work visually.
- Rediscovering “fun” in the creative process.
- Using humor as a vehicle to explore and express darker subject matter.
- The importance of being a female Asian American artist under the projective narratives of both American and Asian patriarchy.
- The fetishization of Asian American artists and women.
- Her part in helping other Asian American woman artists achieve visibility.
- Mental health, personal boundaries, and keeping a balance in her personal relationships and art practice.
- Giving herself permission to take the time needed to slow down in order to be creative.
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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 days. Following their graduate film “Unter der Sonne” (Under The Sun) they collaborated on two feature films (The Silence and Who Am I) before DARK. “Who Am I” earned Nikolaus the German Cinematography Award, after which he filmed “The Siege of Jadotville”, starring Jamie Dornan and Mark Strong.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
- Personal evolution as a creative
- DARK Season 1 vs. Season 2
- His collaborative partnership with director, Baran bo Odar
- Summerer’s journey as a cinematographer
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” (Under The Sun) they collaborated on two feature films (The Silence and Who Am I) before DARK. “Who Am I” earned Nikolaus the German Cinematography Award, after which he filmed “The Siege of Jadotville”, starring Jamie Dornan and Mark Strong.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
- Dark (Season 1)
- How Nikolaus initially got into cinematography
- When he met Baran bo Odar (Director of Dark) in film school
- Nikolaus’s approach to working with directors
- His first feature film, Under The Sun (2006)
- The future of watching films in the cinema
- Emotional vs. cerebral films
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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 of Deals (17:46)
- His new book, “The Beautiful Flower Is The World” & His blog, “Nazi Gold” (22:17)
- Story of Mass Shooting Insurance and Real Unbelievably Images (30:32)
- How Jerry Got into Photography (32:35)
- Impact of Films and Ethics of AI - Ex Machina (Dir. Alex Garland), Generation Wealth (Dir. Lauren Greenfield), Her (Dir. Spike Jonze) (39:40)
- Skateboard Culture & Being A Child of Immigrates (50:36)
- Hsu’s Skateboarding Career VS Family's Wishes (55:10)
- Black Swan (Dir. Darren Aronofsky) & Imperfection as the Perfect Skateboard Film (1:01:06)
- The Influence of Fellow Skateboarders: Louie Barletta, Ed Templeton, Marc Johnson (1:02:58)
- Finding Like-Minded People and Danger of Confirmation Bias (1:07:33)
- The Delusional Reality of Fame and Creativity (1:11:08)
- Injuries From Skateboarding (1:14:27)
- Psychedelics Helped Change Perspective (1:17:02)
- Advice to Artists (1:18:49)
- Wrap Up (1:31:55)