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AD 265 | Justin Tyler Close


Justin Tyler Close (b. 1984, Toronto, Canada) is an award-winning director, photographer & 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.

He is currently developing several projects, and set to direct his debut his feature film in the fall, 2025.

Justin’s Photos


Justin’s Paintings


“Where The Time Goes”
Directed by Justin Tyler Close


Topics Discussed In This Episode: 
  • Justin’s life in Athens, Greece (00:02:07)
  • What Justin has been focusing on recently (00:05:09)
  • The beginning stages of Justin’s painting process and nostalgia (00:08:45)
  • Being nomadic, defining a home, and socially imposed ideals (00:12:26)
  • Justin’s daily process and finding a flow state (00:22:06)
  • Justin’s 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’s advice to his younger self (01:00:02)

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Posted 8.27.2024


About

"I started this series as a means for exploration, an exploration of self, and an exploration of the perspectives of other artists.

This series is an unabridged documentation of conversations between artists. It’s a series dedicated to breaking down the barriers we tend to set up in our own minds. I want to inspire future creatives to have the courage to explore and experiment. This is about making dreams a reality and not about letting our dreams fall to the wayside.

My intention is to give my audience a sense of real human connection, something that feels rich and organic.

When I was thinking of a title I thought of the word “movement”.

In relation to the Renaissance period in art, my goal for this program is to signify a rebirth of consciousness towards the way we look at contemporary art."

- Yoshino
Contact

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