Dawn Okoro: Being an Artist with Anxiety

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Dawn Okoro is a multidisciplinary artist living in Austin, Texas. Her work is influenced by punk, hip-hop, and the composition techniques used in fashion photography.

She joins us to talk about how she became a world-renowned professional artist, the reason people do art, and what it means to ‘sell out’ as an artist.

We also discuss the challenge of being an artist with anxiety, the problem with AI art, and what makes art valuable.

“When someone is appreciating or wanting the work of an artist they want the experience of that human touch from a real person but AI can definitely be used as a tool to help someone do art with their hands.” - Dawn Okoro

What is Covered: 

  • Why we bought Dawn on the show.

  • How Dawn became a world-renowned professional artist.

  • What doing a law degree is like.

  • How Dawn became a news producer.

  • The reason for doing art.

  • What it means to ‘sell out’ as an artist.

  • How people should interpret art.

  • Why it’s hard to define art.

  • The challenge of being an artist with anxiety.

  • The problems with painting on canvas.

  • How fashion advertisements can influence you.

  • The problem with AI art.

  • What makes something art.

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