{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"AD 265 | Justin Tyler Close","description":"Justin Tyler Close (b. 1984, Toronto, Canada) is an award-winning director, photographer &amp;amp; visual artist.  Justin founded the internationally distributed arts publication The Lab Magazine and was the active editor-in-chief\/creative director from 2010-2018.  The interview magazine featured artists, designers, filmmakers, and activists such as Marina Abramovic, Wes Anderson and Noam Chomsky.  In 2020, Justin created his audio-visual installation titled The Fifty Eleven Project, which was exhibited at the prestigious Copenhagen Contemporary Museum.  Soon after, Justin wrote and directed two award-winning short films, Like Father Like Son and Where The Time Goes.&amp;nbsp;  He is currently developing several projects, and set to direct his debut his feature film in the fall, 2025. Topics Discussed In This Episode:&amp;nbsp;  Justin\u2019s life in Athens, Greece (00:02:07) What Justin has been focusing on recently (00:05:09) The beginning stages of Justin\u2019s painting process and nostalgia (00:08:45) Being nomadic, defining a home, and socially imposed ideals (00:12:26) Justin\u2019s daily process and finding a flow state (00:22:06) Justin\u2019s thoughts about turning 40 and what he learned in his 30s (00:27:49) Finding a balance between personal and commercial work (00:28:20) Finding our artistic voice (00:41:07) Justin\u2019s advice to his younger self (01:00:02)  artistdecoded.com jaeclose.com instagram.com\/justintylerclose ","author_name":"Artist Decoded by Yoshino","author_url":"http:\/\/www.artistdecoded.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/32766047\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/176951557"}