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 52: A New Breed of Artist with Devona Stimpson
Today on the podcast we welcome Devona Stimpson, artist, creative, entrepreneur and all-round inspiring human! Devona is truly a twenty-first century artist, who understands what it take to survive in the world as a creative force and leverage her and others' talents for success. In our conversation we talk about the strong links that exist between art and entrepreneurship, the importance of community and building a team, how to connect with the right people and work with inspiring collaborators and improving your communication and conversation around your own work. We also discuss some of the artists that Devona is currently inspired by, being of service, Devona's creative agency gangSTAR and more! For more information about artists, links and resources from this episode, please visit https://notrealart.com/devonastimpson/.
Key Points From This Episode:
- Today's artist as a combination of entrepreneurship and creativity.
- Devona's thoughts on our recent Not Real Art Conference.
- Water cooler moments for artists and entrepreneurs and the importance of community.
- The collaboration that blossomed out of Devona's time at the conference.
- Devona's schedule and how she fits everything in!
- The ideas of creating fate and being of service to people you want to work with.
- Social skills, hygiene and the art of articulating your work.
- gangSTAR Creative, their mission and what motivates Devona to help other artists.
- Artists that Devona admires and follows on social media.
- Some of Devona's favorite podcasts currently!
- Devona's own art and what inspires her colorful work.
- And much more!