Your Creative Push

Felix Semper is a Cuban American painter and sculptor.  He gained popularity with his sculpture of the late rapper The Notorious B.I.G. which he crafted from thousands of layers of glued paper. Semper's work has been collected by global corporations and celebrities such as Business Insider, Marriott International, Champs Sports, A$AP Rocky, Wendy Williams, Elvis Duran, Ryan Seacrest, and Kelly Ripa from Live with Kelly and Ryan, as well as numerous private collectors and institutions. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/felixsemper In this episode, Felix discusses: -How he describes his unique sculptures. -Taking a long break from his artistic endeavors. -How cutting paper in a print shop was one of the seeds that had been planted long before he started his sculptures. -His career building properties and what happened during the housing crash in 2008. -Getting back to his creative roots as a means of healing his pain. -The way that he creates his material by gluing pieces of paper together. -How time