Being introduced to art by his grandmother at the age of 4, Robert ended up finding his passion very early in life. However, being an artist wasn't synchronous with his life journey; being exposed to constant changes as he grew up. Tune in on this new episode of Back At It as David unravels the various circumstances he was placed in, and how it all led to his thriving art gallery in NYC.
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(01:15) Upbringing and Thought Process Into Making Art
(10:30) Reflecting as an Artist by Travelling
(15:50) Making Better Art vs. Trusting Your Own Process
(21:00) Realization That He Wants to be an Artist Along with his Assimilation in New York
(34:57) Navigating his path between finance and art in New York
(53:28) Finding his right community
(1:05:44) Community leading to his art gallery opening
(1:15:17) Maintaining and growing his community
(1:23:16) The Mandarin word for chaos is the exact same word for opportunity
(1:30:15) Going through the 10,000 hour process to have fun in chaos
(1:35:59) The perspective of always being a student
(1:44:40) What a 4 year old Robert would think of the current Robert
(1:46:40) What he would currently make with a blank space
(1:49:38) Robert's socials and his art gallery
