CREATIVE SHADE.

The creative shade is about 3 creatives who have known each other since uni and in this podcast they share their journey and experiences in the creative industry. The podcast is about creating a space to discuss the typical lives of creatives and their ups and downs and help advice other young creatives in the same shoes as them.

ART PRICING

Should art prices have a regulation or should they be set arbitrarily by the artists?

11-09
57:54

24HR SOCIAL NETWORKING

Ian is finally back for this episode as we discuss round the clock social networking. Companies try to fill social media with a lot of content to the extent of trying to be cool while doing things not fit to their profile. Check out the full episode and share your views

10-25
55:15

CONTEMPORARY ART

After looking at AI art in our previous episode we looked at even more confusing art that we can't wrap our heads around; Contemporary art. From weird and inspiring sculptures made from different materials to impressive images composed and created with insight and madness. Listen in to learn more about contemporary art.

10-18
01:08:10

DALL-E

Did you know you and anyone you know can now have AI create art for you in under a minute? In this episode, we review Dall-E a new AI art creation tool that generates art from descriptive words. Is is good or bad for the community and society? We discuss all this and more

10-11
58:42

SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLD

We're back for season 4!! Yes! We kick off the season by catching up and into our episode on single-parent households. How common it is becoming? Should we try to limit it... and so much more. Got great content planned out for this season.

10-04
01:09:47

AESTHETICS VS MORALITY

What do you use to judge art? How it looks? The kind of message it has? How the message is portrayed? In this episode, we discuss all that plus our what if this art scenario. 😂Listen with an open mind and jua tu ni unfiltered +18 content. Enjoy

06-28
01:02:30

CULTURE & CLASSISM

Given how different creatives dress they are always faced by that discrimination by different class people as Maxwell tell his story. He could seem in place in the home/ghetto and seem out of place in a corporate office. Listen to the full episode and catch the story.

06-21
50:31

THE KIENYEJI LIFE

We had a fun episode discussing if we could stay in Shagz without any other stuff and how different it would be.

06-07
39:40

THE ARTIST INSIDE

In this episode we discuss how more and more artist are snuffing the creative spark in them to do work for money and content. Before creatives used to do work that they were passionate in but not anymore. Listen in to get the full conversation.

05-31
56:22

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

In this episode we discussed the freedom of speech and how much freedom is allowed in the creative scene. How far is going to far? At what point does free speech become hate speech, libel and slander. Listen to the full episode and hear our opinions.

05-10
59:53

MOTHERHOOD

In this episode, we talk to young moms on how it is being a young mother. We were joined by Hazel Mnyazi, Victoria Kina and Faith Waqo to discuss how it has been so far, what they think the future holds and mother's day. Watch their visual on Youtube.

05-04
01:15:15

THERAPY SESSION

On this episode we were joined by two psychologists, Favour and Sonya to discuss the different opinions on therapy and mental awareness.

04-12
01:23:32

HATE SPEECH

We did a minisode following the conversation on politics, with the continued elections and campaigns tensions are rising. Comments focused on stereotypes and tribal in nature are becoming more common. Listen to the full episode and remember we are Kenyans and we will still be here after the elections. 

04-05
29:02

ART IN POLITICS.

In this episode we were joined by Diana Waweru as we share on the role of art and creatives in the political scene. Art has long been used to make political statements that become immortalized such as the Barrack Obama 'HOPE' poster. We also talked about the current war in Ukraine and How art is being used in it. Join in and enjoy the full episode.

03-29
01:06:12

ANNIVERSARY

We celebrated our one year anniversary in this episode and we took a look at what had happened so far. We talked about what we would have been doing if we had not been on the podcast, Max had other project ideas and Ian wasn't sure just yet. Tune in to get the full story. We would like to thank all our fans and listeners and special shoutout to Sylvia, Bien, Diana, our producers and all our guests. We plan on producing more great content.

03-15
43:14

JACK OF ALL TRADES?

In this episode, we discuss with Brian Lunayo how currently in the creative scene it is becoming a norm to have multiple requirements for one creative position. Designers now are asked to also have videography skills or copywriting or animations skills. Is this what the creative world is evolving into or is it companies trying to cut costs and hire one person for the work of many? Join in and listen to our opinions on the matter.

03-08
01:02:37

THE AFRICAN HERITAGE

Raw African stories have been an untold and unexplored side of human stories over the ages with the exception of some art and literature. In this episode, we were joined by @warugu_waithira who is a Kenyan artist based in the US and has been discovering herself through the stories of the MauMau and other rebellions. She has documented the stories from her grandmother who was a MauMau spy, among other women who were in the rebellion. Listen to the episode to get her full experience and her other works as an artist and her non-profit organization. 

03-01
01:33:34

PROGRESS TAKES TIME.

In this episode, we were joined by Makish who is a digital artist and is currently working as the lead creative for Boomplay. We discussed how he got to design and digital art and the various steps that came along the way to help him become who he is now. Listen in and enjoy the insightful opinions that Makish had to offer.

02-22
01:09:00

PASSIVE INCOME.

In this episode, we discuss how artists can generate multiple streams of revenue from their work. Setting up multiple revenues is essential because creative work is not entirely stable especially during the early stages thus more revenue can help sustain and fund a creative. Catch up to this and other episodes on all podcasts platforms.

02-16
01:03:29

WE ARE BACK

Season 3 is heree! We hope you had a great start to 2022 and your resolutions are on track, unlike za Max. We will be releasing weekly episodes on Tuesday as well as other content on all social media platforms.

02-08
01:05:58

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