Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Ben Junta. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below. Hi Ben, really happy you were able to join us today and we’re looking forward to sharing your story and insights with our readers. Let’s start with the heart of it all – purpose. How did you find your purpose? This is a really interesting and vital question. I was in high school and had seen a Mark Rothko painting, and quickly felt what some might call a “spiritual feeling” as I viewed this. My parents took us to a few misc museums now and again, but by no means had any understanding of art...
Meet Ben Junta MAY 16, 2024 Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Ben Junta. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below. Ben, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken. Taking risks in life can be the difference between merely going through the motions of life and truly being deeply involved in experiencing life. I like the way some say that the only way...
Today we’d like to introduce you to Ben Junta. Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours? I never had any intention of going into the arts. I was not the kid who grew up drawing all the time. I was into sports, skateboarding, dreaming of rock climbing, figuring out how to live as a future ski bum, etc. I was not raised in a family that had any artists or musicians or any such role models, no funky crazy aunts or uncles – but rather all fairly status quo. I played a year of college football at Middlebury College in New England, but being California born and raised, I transferred back to college in California...
By Sam Lubell June 26, 2013 Over the years restless artists have established new creative districts around Los Angeles, from downtown to Santa Monica to Culver City to Chinatown. The latest is in an unlikely place: Inglewood. This working-class city of about 110,000 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles is known for the Great Western Forum, where Magic Johnson’s Lakers took home countless titles; for Hollywood Park thoroughbred racetrack, scheduled to close at the end of the year; for amazing soul-food restaurants; and for the original Randy’s Donuts, a drive-in with a 30-foot-tall replica of, yes, a doughnut on its roof. But in recent years, this slice of suburbia has become a haven for visual artists hoping to escape the...
