We caught up with the brilliant and insightful G K a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

G, 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.

It was so late in life that I realized risk-taking is not bad at all but mainly how important it is for a person like me.

I’m the guy who hates stereotypes. There was a point in my life where I promised myself that I won’t be restricted to anything. If I were still the same person before I made that promise, I probably would’ve wanted a risk-free, secured life. As I transformed, I realized the importance of life through the fragility of it. It’s there one day and we don’t know the other. We gotta go what we gotta do! Didn’t wanted that foul sack for mediocrity in my life. There’s only one way one can avoid that. That leap of faith. Taking that risk. You’d fail. For sure. but for what cost? Learning immense valued lessons free of cost. You are yet not mediocre here with such valuable experience and exposure. But when you do succeed, the world shows you the real taste of that risk which got you there. Farthest point from mediocrity.

I strongly believe in this principle!

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

GK. There’s my Pen/Screen name.

Stories have fascinated me from childhood. Used to run behind those stories until I was put into a herd of students heading towards Engineering in India. Never realized what I had lost with that.

Depression hit with a breakup. Open can. Worms all over. Very little had to do with the girl. Realizing i was living my life upside down, I got in touch with that childhood curiosity of stories and ways to tell them.

Started writing. Storytelling with description. Wasn’t enough for that my imagination wanted to get out into this material world. Took me to the visual storytelling space. Whole new world opened up for me. FILMS! Started writing for films. Made short films. Also acted in few of them. There’s always something missing in the final product. Kept on improving with each short.

Ventured into feature films. The sweet ivory of “theatrical experience” has penetrated my mind. I’ve watched a lot of movies. I felt that. But i wanted to give the experience to others now that my imagination was out there creating worlds.

Partnering with my brother who shares the same passion for films, we started our own Creative Production House called “Psych Art”.

We are yet to make our very own feature debut but I’m sure I would love to know the response of people to my perspective of storytelling.

The YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Psychart

The Blog: www.psychart.blog

Do you think there is something that non-creatives might struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can shed some light?

I think there is – Money!

There are people who say money is not that important but still consider it a topmost priority. They are mainly lying to themselves. What others don’t understand about creatives is what they see the examples of famous creatives out there. They think we are in this for the money because those famous people earn a buttload and the mediocre can never reach that level with that daily basis slavery.

Truth is, we don’t care about a trivial yet resilient man-made creation like money. We just wanna put that art out. We just wanna mobilize certain emotions from others. Make them feel variant than their normal selves. We are successful with that. Money is a side product which will just help us pay bills. Coming from me, a guy who still doesn’t have a penny but a huge load of very valuable work; believe me when I say this. People who are into the creative space for the money can never be great! And those great creatives you’ve seen with riches in their bank never wanted that.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

There is one thing which I think will never happen that society can do.

This is the most basic thing which can heal or savor or save any relationship on this planet – Understanding.

When artists/creatives work, there’s a certain process and that is there is no certain or one process. Different people work differently. When doing creative work, it takes time. If it’s done in a stipulated time, it’d be corporate work. There are no guarantees or assurances about the quantity or the quality of the final product in any iteration. This part has a whole lot of an internal sector which we have to deal within ourselves. The only thing outsiders can do is understand this.

When I writer is writing, there can be days together where he/she doesn’t even put anything down but just spends time thinking. Or not even thinking about that. People need to understand how essential that is for that workflow.

If society can understand this about the creatives, world would definitely be a better place.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://psychart.blog/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_by_gk/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Psych4Art
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Psych4Art
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Psychart