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
Episodes
14 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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20:27
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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34:58
AOD 008: The Art Of Stamina – Causes Of & Cures For Burnout
Whether we like it or not: at some point or the other, everyone needs a break. Experiencing burnout in some form – whether it be a lull in motivation or a shortage of ideas – is an inevitable (yet potentially valuable) part of every creat...
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19:04
AOD 007: The Art Of Translation – 5 Languages All Creatives Speak In
All ideas exist in two worlds: ones inner reality, where they're free to thrive in perfect abstraction, and an outer, shared reality – the 'real world'. We've all had that one incredible concept in our heads, that one we couldn't wait to ...
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23:19
AOD 006: The Art Of Service – A Song Of Audience Entitlement
Game of Thrones has been, without a doubt, one of the most successful shows in history – the show enjoyed a lengthy tenure as the biggest attention-grabber on TV, right up until its finale. Public attitudes toward the show seemed to sour ...
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27:44
AOD 005: The Art Of Honour – Innovation Vs Nostalgia
The contributions which legends like John Coltrane, Pablo Picasso, Stanley Kubrick and so many more made to modern art in their lifetimes were monumental. Their work irrevocably shaped and set the landscape of creativity in its own image ...
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19:18
AOD 004: The Art Of Attention – For When It Feels Like No One Supports You
Social media means something different to creatives in 2019. We all find out eventually: in order to survive we *need* attention.. A lot of us feel frustrated when it seems like no one is supporting their work; we may go through a s...
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41:50
AOD 003: G.A.S.B.U.R.N. – 7 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Buying New Gear
Advertising is a hell of a drug. Whether you're a photographer, a gourmet chef or anything in between, 'Gear Acquisition Syndrome' ( or G.A.S.) affects every type of creative at one point or the other. Usually that money can be spen...
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23:55
AOD 002: The Art of Originality – How To Avoid Generic Ideas
One of the worst things you can say to a creative person is that their ideas are unoriginal or derivative in some way – everyone wants to feel their work has its own unique place in the world. A lot of us are familiar with the pressure of...
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36:14
AOD 001: The Art of Beginning – 4 Reasons Creatives Fail To Start Anything
Episode 1! The one thing creative people love more than anything in the world is watching their ideas come to life. Nothing feels better than seeing everything work out just as we've intended, so most of us have decided to settle fo...
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37:53