Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Jerry Hsu is an American professional skateboarder and photographer.
His newest photography book entitled “The Beautiful Flower Is The World”, depicts his fascination with life’s absurdities and showcases Hsu’s humorous approach to image making.
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:02:43 - When Yoshino challenged Hsu to a Game of S-K-A-T-E
0:04:43 - Stories Growing up in San Jose, CA
0:08:02 - “Skate Vision” and Photography
0:17:46 - Choosing Skating as a Living and the Conflict of Deals
0:22:17 - His new book, “The Beautiful Flower Is The World” & His blog, “Nazi Gold”
0:30:32 - Story of Mass Shooting Insurance and Real Unbelievably Images
0:32:35 - How Jerry Got into Photography
0:39:40 - Impact of Films and Ethics of AI - Ex Machina (Dir. Alex Garland), Generation Wealth (Dir. Lauren Greenfield), Her (Dir. Spike Jonze)
0:50:36 - Skateboard Culture & Being A Child of Immigrates
0:55:10 - Hsu’s Skateboarding Career VS Family's Wishes
1:01:06 - Black Swan (Dir. Darren Aronofsky) & Imperfection as the Perfect Skateboard Film
1:02:58 - The Influence of Fellow Skateboarders: Louie Barletta, Ed Templeton, Marc Johnson
1:07:33 - Finding Like Minded People and Danger of Confirmation Bias
1:11:08 - The Delusional Reality of Fame and Creativity
1:14:27 - Injuries From Skateboarding
1:17:02 - Psychedelics Helped Change Perspective
1:18:49 - Advice to Artists
1:31:55 - Wrap Up
Jerry's Instagram: instagram.com/internetfamous
Artist Decoded Patreon: patreon.com/artistdecoded
Originally Posted 9.6.19
Jerry Hsu is an American professional skateboarder and photographer.
His newest photography book entitled “The Beautiful Flower Is The World”, depicts his fascination with life’s absurdities and showcases Hsu’s humorous approach to image making.
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:02:43 - When Yoshino challenged Hsu to a Game of S-K-A-T-E
0:04:43 - Stories Growing up in San Jose, CA
0:08:02 - “Skate Vision” and Photography
0:17:46 - Choosing Skating as a Living and the Conflict of Deals
0:22:17 - His new book, “The Beautiful Flower Is The World” & His blog, “Nazi Gold”
0:30:32 - Story of Mass Shooting Insurance and Real Unbelievably Images
0:32:35 - How Jerry Got into Photography
0:39:40 - Impact of Films and Ethics of AI - Ex Machina (Dir. Alex Garland), Generation Wealth (Dir. Lauren Greenfield), Her (Dir. Spike Jonze)
0:50:36 - Skateboard Culture & Being A Child of Immigrates
0:55:10 - Hsu’s Skateboarding Career VS Family's Wishes
1:01:06 - Black Swan (Dir. Darren Aronofsky) & Imperfection as the Perfect Skateboard Film
1:02:58 - The Influence of Fellow Skateboarders: Louie Barletta, Ed Templeton, Marc Johnson
1:07:33 - Finding Like Minded People and Danger of Confirmation Bias
1:11:08 - The Delusional Reality of Fame and Creativity
1:14:27 - Injuries From Skateboarding
1:17:02 - Psychedelics Helped Change Perspective
1:18:49 - Advice to Artists
1:31:55 - Wrap Up
Jerry's Instagram: instagram.com/internetfamous
Artist Decoded Patreon: patreon.com/artistdecoded
Originally Posted 9.6.19
