For artists and creative entrepreneurs, risk comes with the territory. Today’s guest has made risk and experimentation an integral part of his practice because he believes that the most creative people in the world aren’t afraid to try new things. Tomer Peretz is a Los Angeles-based Israeli multidisciplinary artist who started his professional career in the art world after serving in the Israeli military, backpacking across South America, and moving to LA. Inspired by his travels and the experiences, stories, and people that have impacted his life, his practice spans various mediums, including but not limited to painting, photography, fashion, performance art, and NFTs. In this episode, Tomer offers insight into his super limited-edition fashion collection, which he describes as one-off works of art, and reveals how some of the “bad choices” he has made as an artist have served him in his career. Embracing these mistakes, taking risks, and stepping out of his comfort zone are important exercises for Tomer, and he encourages everybody listening to do the same. As Thomas Jefferson once said, with great risk comes great reward, so tune in to learn more about why good artists make bad choices and how you can start embracing failure in your creative career today!Key Points From This Episode:Insight into Tomer’s limited edition fashion collection.Questionable decisions that inspired his ‘Bad Choices’ t-shirt.The importance of getting out of your comfort zone as an artist.Ways that Tomer’s life experiences have informed his work.His time in South America, why he fell in love with LA, and how travel inspires him.Insight into Tomer’s gallery representation and how he built connections in Milan.The community-driven motivations behind his gallery in DTLA.Why he believes storytelling in art is more important than technical skill.Questions about mortality that inform Tomer’s life and work.Where he finds hope as a “spiritual wanderer” and why he chooses to embrace failure.How Burning Man inspires Tomer and informs his outlook on life.For more information, please visit http://notrealart.com/tomer-peretz