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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’s 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’s ego Defining purpose in one’s life Cultural movements Joseph Campbell Justin and Yoshino’s childhood The film, “The Florida Project” by director Sean Baker “The Book of Five Rings” by Miyamoto Musashi “Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid” by Douglas Hofstadter Robert Rodriguez and resourcefulness The tower metaphor Vasyl Lomachenko