Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Today I talked to Justin Wharton! He makes incredible vaporwave art and incorporates other elements into his digital paintings like Smash, retro, and pop culture. Follow him on Twitter here: twitter.com/justwharton
Justin's favorite three pieces he's made:
Renaissance painting: twitter.com/justwharton/status/1110251569428062222
Death of a Legacy: twitter.com/justwharton/status/1250161116031807488
Metroid Paintings: twitter.com/justwharton/status/1291415713144426498
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:00 - How Justin got into art
00:07:25 - How Justin got into the Smash Melee community
00:10:51 - What is Vaporwave?
00:19:35 - Justin's rebrand over the years
00:22:16 - Protecting artwork from others stealing it
00:24:48 - Chat questions and comments
00:27:00 - Where you should host your artwork
00:29:10 - How did Justin's first Smash event go?
00:33:22 - Role at Panda Global
00:34:33 - On repurposing content and seizing opportunities to share work / being timely
00:42:00 - Keeping up with the industry + NFTs and what artists should do
00:48:10 - Work Justin is the most proud of (links in description)
00:50:15 - Advice for aspiring artists looking to get into the industry
00:53:33 - Having a "day job" and working on something creative
00:56:52 - What inspires Justin to create
00:59:33 - Personal connections to artwork - should they be private or public?
01:02:44 - Creator/author/artist's intent vs. community response
01:07:00 - More chat questions / Liminal Spaces / Bionicles /
01:12:00 - Justin eras
01:14:00 - Closing thoughts
Outro Music Credit: "Resting Place" by Garrett Williamson youtube.com/watch?v=D618zXwvH5Y
DISCORD► discord.gg/gyrNHAwHK8
TWITCH► twitch.tv/davidvkimball
PATREON► patreon.com/davidvkimball
Today I talked to Justin Wharton! He makes incredible vaporwave art and incorporates other elements into his digital paintings like Smash, retro, and pop culture. Follow him on Twitter here: twitter.com/justwharton
Justin's favorite three pieces he's made:
Renaissance painting: twitter.com/justwharton/status/1110251569428062222
Death of a Legacy: twitter.com/justwharton/status/1250161116031807488
Metroid Paintings: twitter.com/justwharton/status/1291415713144426498
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:00 - How Justin got into art
00:07:25 - How Justin got into the Smash Melee community
00:10:51 - What is Vaporwave?
00:19:35 - Justin's rebrand over the years
00:22:16 - Protecting artwork from others stealing it
00:24:48 - Chat questions and comments
00:27:00 - Where you should host your artwork
00:29:10 - How did Justin's first Smash event go?
00:33:22 - Role at Panda Global
00:34:33 - On repurposing content and seizing opportunities to share work / being timely
00:42:00 - Keeping up with the industry + NFTs and what artists should do
00:48:10 - Work Justin is the most proud of (links in description)
00:50:15 - Advice for aspiring artists looking to get into the industry
00:53:33 - Having a "day job" and working on something creative
00:56:52 - What inspires Justin to create
00:59:33 - Personal connections to artwork - should they be private or public?
01:02:44 - Creator/author/artist's intent vs. community response
01:07:00 - More chat questions / Liminal Spaces / Bionicles /
01:12:00 - Justin eras
01:14:00 - Closing thoughts
Outro Music Credit: "Resting Place" by Garrett Williamson youtube.com/watch?v=D618zXwvH5Y
