79: The Evolution of Self Discovery and Creativity with Grey Cross

from The Artsy Now Show: Creative Entrepreneur Maniacs! · host Heath Armstrong

Grey Cross – Episode 79 Summary of Show: A lifetime can be a masterpiece of creativity. As a child, Grey Cross was turned away from his itching passion for creativity by the typical conservative “you can’t do that for a living” argument that so many children fall victim to. As he evolved and grew into a need to rediscover his passion and true calling in life, Grey set himself loose from the life he knew and hit the road for years of uncertainty, soul searching and self-reinvention. Through travel, minimalism, writing, photography and a huge evolution of painting and sculpture through touchable art, Grey advanced through various stages of creativity and arrived at a place of contentment. I absolutely adored talking with Grey about his years of floating and self-discovery and the powerful message he is conveying through every piece of art he touches. His work is simply astonishing. Here are the highlights of my funky conversation with Grey: 20:56 : Loving the arts when he was young but stumbling when told not to pursue it early on. Discovering how detrimental this sort of negativity is to the younger generation, 23:21 : Having a wonderful relationship despite being married young, being miserable by straying from his passion, and how he mended this by a decade of soul searching, 25:21 : Key lessons he learned on the years on the road including taking chances, surviving a minimalistic lifestyle, working with limited resources and being himself, 29:50 : How discovering himself contributed to his creativity , pursuing photography when he got to New Orleans, and finally finding his contentment in painting, 33:12 : The stages he went through in his art career from creating touchable art, to luminescent art, finding interest in Crayola and metallic art until he got to coming up with 3D pieces, 39:12 : The messages his artwork conveys and concepts where some of his artworks are based on, 42:20 : The length of time it takes him to complete his pieces, the biggest battles he faced and the habits he has in place, and 53:15 : His future plans of designing a course to match artists of talent with children of talent. List of Creative Influences: The Art of the Long View If you could spend one hour creating something with anyone from the past or present, who would it be and what would you create? I would like to study under Yayoi Kusama and watch her process as she makes amazing art. If you had to battle Godzilla, how would you use your creativity or talents to defeat him? I would use the same solution as they use when they fight giant forest fires but instead of using water, I will take a container that’s slightly heated, fill it with super glue, take it up with a helicopter and release the glue on top of the monster until he ceases to move. Favorite Quotes and Advice: <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white;vertical-align:baseline">· If you have talent and ability, you can take it somewhere if you get past the stumbling blocks of life that will be placed in front of you. <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white;vertical-align:baseline">· The great thing about art is that you can create something, and then you can totally wipe it out and do something different. <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white;vertical-align:baseline">· Sometimes we have to be a poor, starving artist to appreciate that creativity can come from the craziest things. Links to Guest Videos / Publications Grey’s Twitter Account Grey’s Website Billy Martin’s, formerly Poppy Z. Brite, (Grey’s Partner) Wikipedia Site and Personal Website

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