THE ART OF DFFRNCE
A weekly podcast with Sam Folorunsho – professionally known as XamVolo – talking everything ideas, artistry and the creative process. An ongoing attempt to highlight parallels across all walks of creativity, XV takes a deep dive into "the artistic journey", addressing its nuances at their most abstract – with help from the occasional guest. Instagram and Twitter @xamvolo
Podcasting since 2019 • 14 episodes
THE ART OF DFFRNCE
Latest Episodes
AOD 013: The Art Of Experience – "Unskilled and Unaware" (The 4 Levels of Competence)
Arguably even more of a rush than starting brand new journey, very few things beat the moment when it all clicks – when we finally get our heads around the fundamentals of a new skill. What may have once seemed like a seamless box is slow...
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AOD 012: The Art Of Criticism – Creativity and Critique
Critique and creativity are inseparable; the moment someone chooses to make their work public, people start to form their own judgements and filter it through their own experience. This may seem like an unfair, possibly 'unearned' privile...
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19:45
AOD 011: The Art Of Consolidation – Selling Yourself (To Yourself) as a Creative
Some people are reluctant to step into the role of a creative; though they have ideas, they feel safer separating passion from public persona. Whether this is rooted in a fear of failure, a fear of ridicule, a fear of discomfort or a fear...
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17:26
AOD 010: The Art Of Influence – Should Creatives Be Held Morally Accountable?
Double digits! In this episode we'll take an abstract look at the idea of an ethical approach to artistic output. Most people can agree: the most powerful way to convey a message is through art – advertising is art, so are books, TV...
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19:18
AOD 009: The Art Of Reflection – XV Reflects On His Creative Growth Over 9 Bodies Of Work
Whilst obsessing over where we'd like to be, it's easy to forget how far we've come. We torture ourselves with the tales of seemingly-perfect, frictionless ascents of our contemporaries and slowly begin to question whether we're even wort...
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