006 - Adrian Octavius Walker

Adrian Octavius Walker is a mixed-media artist based in Oakland, CA.

AdrianOWalker.com

@aoctaviusw

6:00 - Cursing

11:00 - Peeing in corners

12:55 - Chappelle’s latest special

16:30 - Made Monarchs

17:30 - Social Media/Instagram

19:30 - Instagram’s mental toll

21:30 - VSCO

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26:00 - Introducing Adrian at STLDW

28:30 - First time we met

31:00 - Rescuing kittens

33:00 - Introduction to photography

35:00 - Made Monarchs

38:00 - Club Dress Codes

40:00 - Being a good student

44:00 - Trade School

47:00 - Critiquing & Understanding Art

54:00 - First Photo Job

59:00 - Freelance

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1:00:50 - BREAK

1:02:00 - Going to the same middle school

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1:04:00 - Ferguson

1:19:00 - My Lens, Our Ferguson

1:24:00 - Evolving into portraiture

1:28:00 - Artifact Uprising

1:29:00 - VSCO

1:34:00 - Colorado Springs 

1:36:00 - Oakland

1:39:00 - Ben Kaplan

1:41:00 - Graffiti as an art form

1:46:00 - Nure Collective

1:53:30 - Art World Changing

1:57:00 - “Winning, to me, is the same as the word ‘Power’. When someone feels like they can have power over you? They feel like they can dominate you, they’re better than you and they use that the wrong way. For me, the “power” that I want to use is being able to connect you with a friend that I think y’all would make a great team and make something happen. I feel good for doing that, I feel good for making that introduction. That’s powerful to me. To know, who I think you would vibe with to build something. That’s power to me.” 

1:58:00 - Using the iPhone during Ferguson

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2:00:00 - #WeMatter

2:06:00 - Favorite contemporary photographers:

- Carrie Mae Weems

- LaToya Ruby Frazier

- Lorna Simpson

- Deana Lawson

2:07:45 - National Portrait Gallery

2:08:00 - Amy Sherald