In this episode of TEJI TALKS I chat with OG YouTube and graffiti sticker artist SIVE. We cover all things from the early days of YouTube all the way to his creative process and design principles that help define his body of work.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:20 Going public as a graffiti artist
2:14 Snowboarding and sticker culture
3:50 The early days of art on YouTube
10:30 Finding the balance between value and fulfilment as a creator
13:18 The joy in sticker spotting
15:00 The ephemeral nature of graffiti
17:48 Getting up on YouTube as a digital artist
20:30 How did Sive develop his laid back mentality
22:00 Finding YouTube for the first time
26:00 Developing Sives geometric art style
28:00 How childhood influences style
29:00 Typography and design principles
34:44 Future projects
37:00 Short form content
38:54 Use cases of NFTs
41:00 Fair valuation of art
42:50 The competitive nature of YouTube today
46:38 Following your heart versus trends
48:45 AI and machines doing the creative work
51:18 VR graffiti in Kingspray
55:00 Living out virtual fantasies
56:00 Outro