Slow Impact | Empathy And Texture | Ted Barrow, Jerry Hsu, Akwasí Owusu, Louis Sarowsky, Sam Korman

A conversation about art and skateboarding hosted by Ted Barrow with Jerry Hsu, Akwasí Owusu, Louis Sarowsky, and Sam Korman. This panel discussion took place at the inaugural Slow Impact skate event in Tempe, Arizona, on February 19th, 2023.
This event and recording were made possible by New Balance Numeric, Arizona State University and Skate After School.

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0:00 Ryan's intro
0:39 Ted's intro
4:27 Ted speaks on the relationship between skateboarding and art.
12:06 Ted introduces panelists.
17:20 What was your first video and who is your favorite artist? / What was your first video and favorite part from that video?
25:32 What's the first artwork that got you interested in Art?
32:15 What are you trying to communicate [with your own art]?
45:02 So is skateboarding Art?
52:36 Natalie Portman rides for Primitive.
55:17 Jerry on perfection, assimilating to American cultural norms as a child of Taiwanese immigrants and how both skateboarding and art-making are forms of escape and autonomy.
1:02:11 Akwasi on similarities between the process(es) of making art and skating.
1:04:49 Lou speaks on inheriting the lineage of skateboarding art-makers: "Stop doodling. Let's step it up."
1:09:10 Sam drops serious knowledge.
1:18:12 Chandler talks about how he got his partner into skating.
1:20:50 Sam continues.
1:27:51 From Dena Yago's Content Industrial Complex, 2018: "Never entirely innocent, the role of the artist in these negotiations has shifted radically toward complicity. Producing content in the form of artworks and social media posts, the cultural influencer functions as a highly valued asset for brands. As brands increasingly turn towards the cultural sphere and seek out the validation and collaboration of artists, it is critical to gain an understanding of the way our artwork and action on social media is being perceived on the other side of the feed. We must recognize how our work-be it the photos we post, the artwork we create that includes the names and images of brands in the work itself, and the network of people, places, and things that are revealed through our social activity-is quantified and instrumentalized. It is only then that we can create alternative models that pay for our labor, content, and engagement, or identify strategies and tactics of resistance."
1:30:17 Audience Q&A section begins.
1:31:47 Jerry speaks on American individualism and how his parents respected his choices only after he bought a house.
1:35:30 Parents don't try to understand, but they try to be supportive.
1:39:30 Concerns about A.I. replacing artists?
1:42:29 How does your identity mesh with the medium you use and if you could incorporate a new medium into your practice, what would it be?
1:46:43 Thank you

[@spkytsdy]

I’ve watched this 4 times already, thank you for recording and posting it for free

[@ChipSuey207]

This tickles so many parts of my brain - the art appreciator part, the rub brick curb fixing part, and the radical politics part. Love it!

[@grandfatherdan8189]

I was not able to attend, so thank you very much for posting this. Hopefully Slow Impact is held next year; I’d love to go!

[@dogjoint9955]

So nice to hear all these outlooks

[@MombaTrout]

1:32:30 I feel this so much in my life right now, very well put

[@gillfortytwo]

Been waiting for this to come online!! Thanks for posting!

[@betacrack]

Gosh dang it Jerry is the best.

[@SpiritsandNature]

amazing panel

[@larswinkler5232]

❤

[@Jm-ue8ze]

Javier nuñez sw hardlip brooklynbank at eleven years old , only been skating about a year,, from yersey💪🏽

[@wolfgangbrardt]

❤️‍🔥

[@gnarbuck]

👏

[@worldsbiggesttruck]

Deluze in a skate talk is crazy to me.

[@blatantlocal]

Bug

[@dneck]

dude is Ted wearing.... a denim jacket with....purple athletic shorts? OMG that is like the worst outfit of all time