Collectors Call Particle

Josie Bellini is a pioneering artist and entrepreneur who has been creating cryptoart since 2017. Her artwork tells the story of the crypto ecosystem, and it has been auctioned at Christies and exhibited at major blockchain conferences. She is also the founder of CyberBrokers, an NFT collection and digital art ecosystem, as well as Paradigm Found, an immersive browser-based game that combines art, storytelling, and strategy. 
Recorded on April 26, 2024 as a Space on X.

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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:35) Creating a Menu for Bitcoin Pizza Day
(03:00) Finding Balance as a Web3 Entrepreneur
(05:04) Reflecting on a Unique Life Path
(07:49) Insights from Behind the Art Interviews
(11:50) Early Adventures in CryptoArt
(17:40) Meaning & Significance of CryptoArt
(20:14) Tune In, Josie's First Tokenized Work
(22:24) Honoring Hal Finney through Art
(24:34) Filter, an Iconic Work of Cryptoart
(28:49) Pressure Resulting from Success
(30:30) CyberBrokers Ecosystem
(35:27) Paradigm Found: an Immersive Browser-Based Game
(38:55) Personalization & Self-Expression  in Paradigm Found
(41:30) How to Join the CyberBrokers & Paradigm Found Ecosystem
(43:19) The Value of In-Person Events in Web3
(45:15) Types of Artwork that Josie Appreciates
(47:35) Collected Works that Hold a Unique Significance for Josie
(50:36) Memorable Collectors of Josie's Artwork
(53:39) Final Thoughts from Josie
(54:45) Outro

Anne Spalter is an artist and educator who stands at the forefront of digital art. She was featured in the Taschen book On NFTs, named to the Lumen Prize Longlist, and included in the top 50 influential crypto artists by Rizzoli. Anne’s work has been exhibited widely and can be found in private collections and institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Buffalo AKG Art Museum, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, and the Museum of CryptoArt, amonst many others. Anne and her husband Michael also steward Spalter Digital, one of the world’s largest collections of early computer art.
Recorded on April 19, 2024 as a Space on X.

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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:48) First Experience Making Computer Art
(03:44) Appeal of Experimentation in Art
(04:53) Painting AI Compositions 
(05:44) Educating Others on Computers and Visual Art
(07:28) Disrupting Traditional Art Hierarchy with Digital Art
(08:50) Bridging Historic Digital Art & NFTs through Curation
(10:00) Hostility towards Early Generative Artists
(11:15) Acquisitiion of the Wonder of it All by Centre Pompidou
(13:05) The Bell Machine, Acquired by Buffalo AKG Museum
(15:08) Pop-up Exhibition of Future Landscapes
(16:26) Energy Kaleidoscopes: Video Loops with Infinite Objects
(18:30) Imagining a Happy Apocalypse 
(19:45) Why Does Computer Art Provoke Such Strong Reactions?
(21:31) Making Art out of Archetypal Imagery 
(22:44) Exploring Conspiracy Theories with AI
(24:25)  Using AI to Imagine Future Mythologies
(26:05) Stewarding Early Computer Art with Spalter Digital
(27:35) Witnessing the Evolution of On-Chain Generative Art
(28:44) Collecting Early Computer Art before NFTs
(30:21) Merging the Traditional Art World with NFTs
(32:08) Anyone can Become an Art Collector
(33:37) Favorite Works from Anne's Collection
(34:43) What the Traditional Art World can Learn from Web3
(36:57) Gathering Artwork in a Common Marketplace with FirstMate
(38:14) Future Opportunities for Digital Art Creators
(39:55) Outro

Harvey Rayner is an artist and creative coder with over 25 years of digital and generative art experience. His large and varied body of work reveals an evolution in formalized geometric approaches to art making. His work is a unique blend of compositional restraint and precision coupled with playful dynamism and a daring boldness. Harvey is also an avid rock climber and has maintained a daily meditation practice for over 2 decades.
Recorded on April 12, 2024 as a Space on X.

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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:38) First Interest in Art
(03:07) Embracing Levity in art
(05:07) Discovery of Meditation
(09:46) Nomadic Approach to Life
(12:03) Impact of Meditation on Art Practice
(14:59) Adopting the Computer as an Artistic Tool
(17:02) Becoming a Pattern Specialist
(20:16) Creating an Award-Winning SVG Logo
(21:52) Exploring Generative Color & Static Motion with Fontana
(25:31) Introduction to the chatFUKR Generative PFP Project
(29:26) Combining Degen Culture with Fine Art
(32:22) Generative Process behind chatFUKRs
(36:04) Embracing Diversity with chatFUKRs
(40:35) Decision to Price chatFUKRs Affordably
(44:39) Evolving Stages of Velum Project
(48:11) Wonderland Entropy sale at Sotheby's Auction
(50:53) Quasi Dragon Studies & Value of Co-creation
(54:38) Signifcance of Patrons in Web3
(57:18) Final Thoughts from Harvey
(58:25) Outro

Micol is a curator, art dealer, and former founder of Vertical, a house for art and culture on the blockchain. As one of the most thoughtful voices in the NFT space, Micol has consistently worked to enrich the quality and content of discourse within web3.
Recorded on March 28, 2024 as a Space on X.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:18) First Exposure to Cryptoart
(07:06) Building a Career around Blockchain Art
(11:39) Educating & Supporting Artists with Vertical Cryptoart
(18:49) Empowering Artists through Vertical Art Residency
(23:52) Curation as a Conversation with Artists
(30:55) Creating Connections through Virtual Studio Visits
(35:39) The Role of the Art Dealer
(38:22) The Need for Artist Representation & Education
(41:09) The Joys of Collecting on Hicetnunc
(44:39) Taking a Long-term View to Collecting
(48:03) Importance of Social Media and Storytelling
(50:19) Finding a Connection to a Work of Art
(53:48) Viewing a Collection as a Diary of Web3 Experiences
(57:22) Outro

Han Saglam is a generative artist who infuses his algorithmic creations with distinctive style. He is the creator of cryptocubes, a collection of innovative, 3D on chain works that exists as both art as well as building blocks for virtual worlds. His artwork is in the permanent collection of LACMA, and it has been exhibited at the Venice International Architecture Biennale, the OSHI gallery, the Khas gallery, as well as featured on SuperRare and Makersplace.
Recorded on March 22, 2024 as a Space on X.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:39) Early Interest in Architecture
(02:52) What Architecture Reveals about its Surroundings
(05:30) Nascency, Han's Genesis Artwork
(08:21) The Making of CryptoCubes
(10:36) Colors and CryptoCubes
(11:25) Curating Generative Outputs
(13:55) Launching CryptoCubes and Creators
(16:39) Selection of Artists for CryptoCubes and Creators
(18:36) Future Potential for CryptoCubes
(20:02) Recent Innovations in the CryptoCube Ecosystem
(22:23) CryptoCubes featured at LACMA
(27:27) LightOnChain, the first On-Chain and Physical Installation
(28:52) Unique Smart Contract for Digital Soul Artwork
(34:19) Plans for Future Art Projects
(36:06) Intent behind Buying Back Artworks from Collectors
(37:54) Acquiring Beeple's work TIME: The Future of Business
(39:25) Connection to Skulls of Luci Collection by Sam Spratt
(42:07) Envisioning the Evolution of the Metaverse
(44:02) Value of IRL Events like NFT Paris
(45:35) Drawing Inspiration from Collectors and Artists
(47:18) Final Thoughts from Han
(48:49) Outro

Alida Sun is an interdisciplinary artist whose work integrates generative art, large-scale installation, blockchain technology and live performances. Her works have been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Ars Electronica, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Unit London and SOMA Berlin, and they have been featured in numerous publications and at audiovisual festivals around the world. 
Recorded on March 15, 2024 as a Space on X.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:33) First Experiences Making Art
(02:49) Self-reliance and Assemblage
(04:04) Developing a Daily Creative Practice
(06:34) Resisting Burnout as an Artist
(08:38) Restorative Nature of Digital Art
(11:18) Glitch Crystal Monsters Project
(13:48) Making of Glitch Crystal Monsters Installation for SOMA Berlin
(16:09) Stellaraum Installation and Live Performance
(19:48) Color & Fluid Dynamics in Chromacounterpane
(22:03) Themes of Migration & Displacement in Bewildered with Stars
(24:31) Transforming Code into Embodied Art through Klangraum
(26:25) Embracing Decolonization through Natively Digital Art
(30:22) Generative Art as Folk Art
(32:00) Significance of Insomnia Drawing Simulation
(33:36) Algorithmic Censorship and Generative Art
(35:57) State of Representation & Diversity in NFT Space
(38:02) Exercising Resistance through Joy in Code-based Art
(40:09) Dazzle Camouflage in Audioreactive ASCII Artwork
(42:12) Fostering Positive Behaviour Amongst Collectors
(44:10) Enjoying Digital Art as an Embodied Experience
(47:23) Artists & Writer Recommendations
(49:37) Final Thoughts from Alida Sun
(50:36) Outro