AD 100 + The Origin of NOH/WAVE with Justin Daashuur Hopkins | AD 100
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About Justin: Justin Daashuur Hopkins is an artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He is also the Co-Founder / Art Director of LA based art collective, NOH/WAVE.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
- Music
- The origin story of NOH/WAVE
- Justin\u2019s introduction into illustrating and working as a professional illustrator at the age of 14
- Traditional educational systems
- Creative business partnerships
- The challenges of working with commercial clients
- Balancing out one\u2019s ego
- Defining purpose in one\u2019s life
- Cultural movements
- Joseph Campbell
- Justin and Yoshino\u2019s childhood
- The film, \u201cThe Florida Project\u201d by director Sean Baker
- \u201cThe Book of Five Rings\u201d by Miyamoto Musashi
- \u201cG\xf6del, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid\u201d by Douglas Hofstadter
- Robert Rodriguez and resourcefulness
- The tower metaphor
- Vasyl Lomachenko