Liana Finck, New Yorker Cartoonist, who has been deemed by ELLE, "Instagram's favorite cartoonist," and has been featured on Adult Swim and HBO's Very Semi-Serious, as well as authored multiple graphic novels and a cartoon book (and a forthcoming novel as well), and has drawn the cover for a Justin Bieber + Ariana Grande single.
Show Notes:
- 00:03:34 - Artistry and childhood
- 00:05:26 - Different modes of creating art
- 00:10:45 - Finding one’s voice as an artist
- 00:12:54 - Liana’s artistic evolution
- 00:15:11 - Naive art and perfectionism
- 00:18:12 - Finding one’s rhythm
- 00:20:55 - Cities being a hub for a variety of people and perspectives
- 00:26:45 - What we say vs. what we mean
- 00:31:02 - Personality tests
- 00:34:20 - The anxiety of being around people
- 00:40:58 - Life changes
- 00:47:55 - Wrap up
Ayoto Ataraxia 鄭博榕; pingyin: Zheng Borong; born 23 August 1985) is an artist, director, writer, performing artist, producer, poet, and musician. He graduated from Istituto Europeo di Design with cum laude in 2009, and from the School of Visual Arts with honors in New York City, 2013.
His works have been exhibited at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, and are part of the Beyond Fashion exhibition of the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography.
He is currently hosting Asian Provocation, exploring queer Asian diasporic identities through conversations and stories
Show Notes:
- 00:04:55 - Ayoto’s reflections time in New York
- 00:09:06 - The dangers of romanticizing working artists
- 00:12:18 - Artistic expression
- 00:16:42 - Modern American culture / getting lost in the American dream
- 00:19:52 - Considering what we truly value in life
- 00:22:14 - Observing people in different dimensions
- 00:27:24 - The illusion of control
- 00:29:08 - Identity
- 00:35:37 - The background to Ayoto’s original name/freedom from dogma
- 01:00:23 - Wrap up