Listen "Ad Chatter Season 4, Episode 4: Featuring Artist Chad Rea"
Episode Synopsis
This episode of Ad Chatter features a conversation between David Burn of Adpulp and artist, writer, gallerist, tour guide, teacher, and activist Chad Rea. Chad has a degree in Advertising from Texas Tech. He taught at UT and ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. He worked at famous agencies before starting his own. Over the past five years, he’s been furiously making art and his paintings and artworks continue to appear in solo and group exhibitions. In this vibrant 52-minute discussion, Chad entertains with fresh takes about:Why he went to Texas Tech and how he first got into the ad businessWhat it was like to work at Pyro, Mother, and Kessels KramerFounding and running his agency 86theonions in Venice BeachWhy working in advertising is such an excellent preparation for being an artistWhy it's okay to call yourself an ArtistLockhART House, his home and gallery space in Lockhart, TexasHis major artistic influences and reasons for making artHow to work with him today at Good Fast & CheapWhy it pays to treat yourself and promote yourself like a brandThis is a man with a lot of ideas and almost as many active pursuits. Hear it all on this episode of Ad Chatter.