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Living Life Like a G

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Today our guest is Lil Art from the South Side of Saint Louis, Missouri. Currently, he is working on a project called " Living Life Like a G " which is set to be released April 28th, 2017. We have conducted an interview with Lil Art. Where are you originally from? I'm originally from the south side of Saint Louis. What inspired you to music at the beginning? What is your story? My inspiration for music came from watching Boosie DVD'S and seeing how someone that came from nothing made it out. Watching Jay Z reasonable doubt and seeing how he painted the picture for his listeners. I could still remember how it made me feel. I got my name from granddaddy. Moma worked 3 jobs so we can have what we needed. I learned the street life & how to adapt from a Haitian. I lost the majority of my friends to gun violence and cousins to the system. My brother was murdered in August of 2015. I beat 2 gun cases shout out my lawyer Justin Meehan. Recently I had 3 dau...

Interview with painter Brandon Province

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Our guest tonight is Brandon Province from Jefferson City, Missouri. He is mostly working on abstract paintings with the occasional commission of the client's choice while also working on making his art career flourish. We have conducted an interview with him about his perseverance through the struggles of being a professional artist and his artistic vision. What is your artistic vision? My artistic vision is completely centered around an emotional experience. Everything in life provides an emotional experience in one fashion or another. My self image is that of a creator manipulating colors and images to provide the viewer a specific emotional response. In my opinion, good art should make the viewer feel something when they see it and in turn remind them that it is ok to feel. Which are the top 3 challenges an artist faces? The way I see it, an artist's top 3 challenges are first finding themselves within the world of art, finding the audience that will...