Meet Desmond Kakulu

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Desmond Kakulu. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Desmond below.

Hi Desmond , thank you so much for opening up with us about some important, but sometimes personal topics. One that really matters to us is overcoming Imposter Syndrome because we’ve seen how so many people are held back in life because of this and so we’d really appreciate hearing about how you overcame Imposter Syndrome.

When I became an artist, at first it felt like a calling, like I was given a purpose, a voice. 2 years down the line, I wasn’t earning, I wasn’t getting gigs, everything felt like a joke and I began to question myself.
I questioned myself to the point that I had to take up a banking job to make ends meet, now at this point, the imposter syndrome had kicked in, I had doubts. But here’s the thing, working a different job other than art made me miserable, I knew art was a jealous entity but I had to find out for myself. I was unhappy and completely out of touch with reality. But I realized that had to happen, I needed to see what I would b giving up if I gave up art. I learned that art for me wasn’t about painting, it was indeed my voice, it reminded me that art had saved my life and I owed it my time. That was when I knew being am artist was non negotiable for me.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

I am a visual painter, a muralist and an entrepreneur.
For me being all of these is a gift, a second chance at making a good life for myself and my family. Being able to travel across states just to imprint my mark on walls and to be paid for it is an absolute blessing.
Desmond Kakulu as a brand isn’t a an artistic career, it’s a voice, an act service, a global mediator.
I have had my collectors express how my art changed their lives, how they connect with it on a level never I didn’t imagined, but that’s the beauty, it’s not about me, it’s about what has to be said using colors, embodiment of the emotions it is created to evoke. Remember the name, Desmond Kakulu.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

Consistency, resilience, willingness to unlearn and relearn, but most importantly submission to your core as an artist. I have had reasons to quit, from family resistance, to the fear or failing, pretty much anything you can imagine to be reason to give but I stayed true and consistent because I figured life wouldn’t stop just because I refused to be dedicated. Being intentional changed the game for me.
If you’re just starting, anything, any form of life’s career as a choice you’re making, you have to know that there will be obstacles ahead of you and the only way out is through, stay consistent, stay true to yourself and always be ready to change when necessary.

Alright, so before we go we want to ask you to take a moment to reflect and share what you think you would do if you somehow knew you only had a decade of life left?

I’d paint, I will make sure not a day goes by that I didn’t paint. It’s the core of my existence.
Love, I will like to experience the kind of love that makes life feel like a simulated world created just for you, I know that sounds crazy, but there are people you meet that will make the world feel like a better place to be.

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