Brett Piva On Raising Control
Brett is a multidisciplinary designer, artist, signwriter, conference host and the list goes on, and in this episode we cover quite a bit but we largely focus in on his artist residency in Japan and his most recent work that plays on the theme of control. Brett takes us through his thoughts on using the lack of control as a positive rather than a negative. We get a peek inside a day in the life of Brett during his residency in remote Itoshima which included collecting local leaves and branches by bicycle to make custom brushes and catching rainwater to mix his inks. We spend a good chunk of time reveling in Japanese culture and we also tackle a few big creative questions like maybe the holy grail quest for one singular style isn't all its cracked up to be? Brett has a shared love for the process and a reverence for craft, so our chat takes us to some naturally deep and wonderful places. Introducing: Brett Piva On Raising Control
Brett Piva
Links
Brett's Interview with Kitiya Plaskas
Quotes
"If I'm doing the same run of the mill thing that's on Pinterest or that people have seen before I'm not going to stay interested."
"I'd always strive to paint for other painters essentially, but right now I'm kind of just doing things for myself and that feels really nice."
"I don't ever want to be specific style."
"I'm trying not to focus on other people's work and just do whatever comes from my head and my processes."
"I like to look after people, I like to mentor people, I never really had a mentor so I like to share ideas and help people out."
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Original Theme Music
by Devin Luke - devinlukemusic.com
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