The NOT REAL ART podcast celebrates creative culture and the artists who make it. NOT REAL ART is fresh, fun and inspiring. It contains material not suitable for pretentious art snobs. Guests include the world-class artists, designers and creatives who drive the $2T creative economy. NOT REAL ART is hosted by L.A. based art world insiders Man One and Sourdough who bring their devil-may-care attitude to discussing their mutual love — and hate — for the contemporary art world, creative culture, and everything in between. If you're an an arts professional or creative culture enthusiast, NOT REAL ART is for you!
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episode 60: The Secret Behind Every Successful Artist
On this episode, we have a conversation about the role that a partner plays in the life of an artist, and Sourdough and Man One both share stories about their experiences with their wives as people who have encouraged them in their artistic pursuits and how this has fundamentally enabled them to do what they love. In light of their upcoming 25th anniversary, Man One talks about how his wife Laura had supported him from before they got married and cheered him on as a new artist trying to make ends meet for his family. Getting married to her came very naturally to him and he admits to being incredibly lucky to have found the right person early in his life. We also talk about contemplating fatherhood, raising kids, religion and how certain values of religion are more important than adhering to a set of restrictive rules. Join us for this behind the scenes look at the people and issues that shape our art!
Key Points from This Episode:
- Introducing Man One’s awesome new website called Portraits by Man One.
- He and his wife Laura’s upcoming 25th anniversary and a bit about their love story.
- Being purposeful about providing for his family with his art from the beginning.
- How his wife has always supported his art and stuck by him through harder tim
- Why he would not want to be married to another artist and how they complement each other.
- Having clarity in his decision making and not living with regrets and what-ifs.
- The importance of accepting your spouse for who they are and not trying to change them.
- Where Sourdough was born and growing up in a racially segregated area.
- More about Sourdough’s dating history and how a long-distance relationship served him well.
- Getting to a place where he felt comfortable being a dad.
- How being a parent could change a couple’s perspective on things like religion.
- Why having a similar religious background helped Man One and Laura.
- How religion can be restrictive and exclusive and learning to only take the best of it.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Portraits by Man One — https://www.portraitsbymanone.com/
Man One — http://www.manone.com/
Man One on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ManOneArt
Scott “Sourdough” Power — https://www.instagram.com/sourdoughpower/
Not Real Art Conference — https://www.notrealartconference.com/
Not Real Art on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/notrealartofficial/