Episode 96: Shawn Bullen - Murals, Mayhem, Migration
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Episode 96: Shawn Bullen - Murals, Mayhem, Migration
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Shawn Bullen is an artist, muralist, and curator, based in Manhattan.
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(00:00) Wild first road trip to New York
(03:12) 2016 birthday trip becomes a permanent move
(06:18) Why New York always felt inevitable
(09:41) Childhood art influences and becoming “the art kid”
(13:02) Drawing, photography, and early graffiti obsession
(16:47) High school art success and museum recognition
(20:14) Graffiti community, adrenaline, and rooftop risks
(24:03) Teaching literacy and discovering mural leadership
(28:11) Confidence, dedication, and sibling artistic rivalry
(31:36) Arrest, graffiti cleanup, and first paid truck mural
(35:28) Dropping out, IDC Art House, and Canada art school
(39:22) Learning oil painting and refining artistic vision
(43:31) Leaving Halifax with dreams of global murals
(47:18) DIY East Coast adventure to Art Basel
(51:44) Miami highs, Occupy lows, and chasing momentum
(57:18) Advice on money, work, and making art anyway
(60:41) New York struggles, studio solitude, and creative purpose
(63:21) Defining artistic success and keeping the flame alive