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2023 YEAR IN REVIEW - PART 1
In 2023, I released 14 interviews with some of the top artists and collectors in our space.
This thread is a roundup of all my interviews from 2023, plus some thoughts for the future.
(1/22) 👇👇
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I am completely floored by this unexpected gift from
@ArtOnBlockchain
.
Erick is a walking embodiment of his iconic creation: Bright, friendly, approachable, and groundbreaking.
How lucky are we that one of the art and business leaders of our space is also a role model in so…
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Well well well, there is nothing I love more than a Medici family reunion!
Looks like there will be lots of extra belly rubs and salmon bites for me this week!
#HouseOfMedici
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1/10 A decade ago, Emily Xie (
@emilyxxie
) could not have predicted that she would become a professional generative artist focused on blockchain-based work.
Yet even if she didn’t realize it, Xie has been preparing for this career for her entire life.
THREAD + INTERVIEW 👇
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mfer is a great example of why hanging out in the space the past few years gives you a huge advantage vs someone just joining today.
Think about all of the knowledge and personal infrastructure you need to act quickly on something like $mfer:
1. You need to have a non-custodial…
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My interview with William Mapan (
@williamapan
) is LIVE! If you are an artist or collector, this is for you.👇
For the unacquainted, William Mapan is an artist who lives in Paris, France. His preferred medium is code. He is best known for his long-form generative artwork, and in…
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Wake up. There is no destination. There is only now.
If you’re always on your way to something else, soon you will die having missed what was right in front of you the whole time.
Enjoy. The. Dance.
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It’s pizza night at the Medici household. Shout out to
@CozomoMedici
for all his wood chopping efforts today to ensure an extra hot brick oven
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@dollarsanddata
Gold prices went up more than average during The Civil War and the Great Depression.
Gold was highly valued in the dark ages.
More recently local gold prices in Syria have diverged upward from global commodity prices.
Argentinians face 100% annual inflation and their…
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Last year I read The $12 Millon Stuffed Shark and throughout the book, there are so many casual references to art "flips" that yielded large profits.
"He bought that in 1992 and sold it just a decade later in 2002"
"He acquired that in 1996 and didn't hold it long, selling it…
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I am excited to present what I believe might actually be the best interview on the internet with the one and only DeeKay Kwon AKA
@deekaymotion
.
Read, enjoy, and share!
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For artists and writers, audience capture is a real danger.
You share something that doesn’t get a lot of engagement, and you use that signal to make less of that sort of thing.
You share something that gets a lot of ❤️’s and you use that signal to make more of that sort of…
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THE TRAITS OF HEART + CRAFT
I am doing an exploration of the traits from the new inclusive edition by
@ArtOnBlockchain
and
@JordanLyall
.
This thread breaks down:
- Size
- Type
- Color (across various dimensions)
- Confetti
- Speed
- Spread
- & more
Read on (1/13)👇
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1/ You may be seeing this image flying around.
“The Degenaissance” by
@rata_yonqui
.
Enlarge the image and take a few moments to discover the detail, the homages, the metaphors.
Now, let me tell you the story behind it.
👇
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Wowza. My print of Interwoven
#80
by Emily Xie (
@emilyxxie
) just arrived.
Very nice thick and textured paper with torn edges. Excellent color treatment. It really accentuates the tactile nature of the art.
Love it. Can't wait to frame.
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1/9 Grant Riven Yun (
@GrantYun2
) is an artist & medical student based in Wisconsin.
If you spent any time in the NFT art world in 2022, you know about Grant. Over the course of the year, Grant’s reputation went from niche to iconic.
👇Link to BIG interview in Part 5 of this 🧵
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Grifters have officially flipped BAYC (and I think everything else besides Punks?)
Can't believe it took this long.
The Marilyns of the 21st century.
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1/9: If you've been on NFT Art Twitter in recent months, you may have noticed security cameras are popping up everywhere.
The person behind these bold, graphic cameras?
An anonymous artist known as ripcache.
So...who is
@ripcache
?
(Link to interview below in Part 9)
🧵👇
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1/ Terrell Jones (
@terrelldom
) is an artist based in Michigan.
Less than two years ago, Terrell was working in a FedEx warehouse, while hustling on nights and weekends to make art and working on commissions to help pay the bills.
👇(Link to interview in Part 5 of this 🧵)
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This week's edition of The Monty Report is live!
In this week's Report:
- Is
@capsule_house
the PFP project of the year?
- An idea to consider
- Artist spotlight
- Tweet of the week
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My name is Monty and I interview the world's best crypto artists and art collectors.
I don't do typical interviews. We go DEEP on all things work, craft, and life.
If you're an artist, a collector, or an investor, subscribe to The Monty Report for insight into the greats.
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The “retire extremely well 2040” portfolio:
1 btc
32 eth
100 sol
100 COIN
1 grifter
1 squiggle
1 gazer
1 house
Insatiable curiosity
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1/9
I just finished acquiring a full set of 12 Zodiac Capsules from
@capsule_house
.
What is the utility of Zodiac capsules?
Let me tell you.
👇
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Grifters by
@XCOPYART
looking more and more like one of the only long term safe-bet blue chip PFPs.
No utility. No team. No token. No way to disappoint.
Just X doing what he’s been doing forever: showing up, making art, collecting from others, contributing, and giving back.
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Changing my profile pic for the week 📞
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I recently sat down with
@lphaCentauriKid
for nearly 2 hours. Due to the length of our conversation, I am releasing our interview in two parts.
Part 1 is focused on The Broken Keys, ACK’s new collection focused on the central theme of a piano.
Link in next tweet 🧵👇
(1/5)
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With all due respect to all the other memes on Base...
But I think $mfer is now the best meme* on that chain.
We will see if the market agrees.
(*$degen excluded from the conversation. That's a movement not a meme)
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1/12 The story of Erick Calderon (AKA Snowfro AKA
@ArtOnBlockchain
) is the story of opportunity meeting preparation.
I recently sat down with Erick and he took me down some rabbit holes.
Follow us down the rabbit hole together. Link to interview in Part 10 of this thread.👇
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My new hat just arrived featuring an embroidered Chromie Squiggle
#9947
.
Now, if you see this out in the world, you'll know it's me 🐶
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1/ I was curious to learn more about
@ALIENQUEENNFT
's forthcoming PFP drop.
So I reached out, and we had a little chat!
Read on to learn more about:
1. Alien Queen's inspiration
2. Her favorite traits
3. How to get allowlisted
4. What she had for breakfast
5. And more!
🧵⤵️
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1/5 Last week I sat down with
@rhett
, the digital artist, creator, and co-founder of
@TurboToadToken
AKA $turbo.
We went deep and talked all about his career, his life, and of course, $turbo.
More highlights and podcast link in Part 3 of this thread below 👇
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Later this week I am interviewing photographer and digital artist Cath Simard (
@cathsimard_
).
What should I ask her?
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I am interviewing Grant Riven Yun (
@GrantYun2
) tomorrow for a forthcoming issue of The Monty Report.
Let me know if there is anything you'd like me to ask.
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1/3 My interview w/ Ovie Faruq, better known as
@osf_nft
, is LIVE.
We cover A LOT of ground:
- The best/worst parts of working as a trader
- What wealth means to him
- His vision for
@DegenzNFT
- His upcoming PFP drop
- His art journey
+ MUCH more
Enjoy!
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My interview with
@NedRyersonBing
and
@MaryPatBing
is LIVE!
You may already follow Ned and Mary Pat, or perhaps you recognize their iconic profile pictures:
Ned's Ghxst and Mary Pat's Nerd Glasses Punk.
But… did you notice that they are both Bings?
Yes, Ned Ryerson Bing…
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You may know them by their names or their iconic profile pictures:
@NedRyersonBing
and his Ghost
@MaryPatBing
and her Nerd Glasses Punk
But did you notice that they are both Bings?
Yes, Ned and Mary Pat Bing are one of the few married couples in this space who are both active…
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I spent 90 minutes with Erick Calderon AKA Snowfro AKA
@ArtOnBlockchain
earlier this week and I can confirm that the rumors are true:
He is indeed a very kind, genuine human.
Excited to share our conversation with you all.
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It is I, Monty. 1 of
@CozomoMedici
's 7 hounds.
It is a pleasure to meet you all.
I look forward to regaling you all with tales of the Medici estate.
For now, gn!
~ MdM 🐾
Gm. Impossible to capture all 7 hounds in one picture, but please meet Monty :)
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(1/7) On September 12th, William Mapan (
@williamapan
) is releasing a new collection: Distance.
IMO, this is one of the most ambitious and aesthetically sumptuous collections of William's career.
Here are some key background and details👇
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1/ When DeeKay Kwon (
@deekaymotion
) was a kid, he had trouble focusing at school. Instead of listening to the boring lessons, he doodled.
He didn’t know it at the time, but these absent-minded doodles were his first steps toward a career in art+animation.
INTERVIEW below!
🧵👇
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1/3 My interview with
@DesLucrece
is LIVE.
Des opens up about:
- The loss of his father
- Lessons he’s learned from his mom
- His plans for 2023
- Why he chooses to remain anonymous
- The last time he cried
- His business and core team
- and so much more
Link in part 3...👀👇
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The rektguy mint by
@osf_nft
was perfectly executed:
- FREE mint
- The contract is very well optimized. I spent ~$70 on gas for 14 mints ($5 each)
- The mint is open for a week, so no time pressure
- The communication has been very transparent.
Look forward to the reveal!
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So this was a big week:
1. I left my full time IRL job
2. We had a baby girl
And it’s only Thursday.
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Had two calls this morning with two top-notch builders and creators:
1.
@RogerDickerman
- relentlessly positive art reporter, context-builder, innovator
2.
@pravijn
- doing great work behind the scenes
@0xDecaArt
If you're not following both of them, go do that now!
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This Defy Mosaic by
@DesLucrece
may or may not be given away to a subscriber of The Monty Report this week.
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(1/3) I've had the great fortune of spending time with some of the brightest and most creative minds in the digital art world.
Good wisdom never goes out of style, so I decided to dig into the archives to find some of the best insights and advice from my artist interviews.
👇
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Working on a startup and I am looking for a talented logo artist/designer.
Who's got recommendations for me?
DMs open - but please only DM me if you have an actual portfolio or legit business website to show me.
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Yesterday I dropped my interview with Terrell Jones (
@terrelldom
).
Next week I drop my interview with Grant Riven Yun (
@GrantYun2
).
Make sure you're subscribed to The Monty Report
(Link in profile).
Oh, and gm.
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On the day I wrote Hound Hunch
#3
, ETH closed at $4,730, which was basically the top.
Today, my hunch transpired. ETH kissed 3K before rebounding.
A few quick thoughts and perspective
🧵👇
Hound hunch
#3
: We will see ETH @ 3k again before we see ETH 10k. But we will see 10k, so be sure to load up at 3k.
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Working on some art...
I interviewed
@osf_nft
last week (full interview drops tomorrow) and he told me about how he rediscovered his love of making art.
I was inspired, so I decided to get to work.
More soon.
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This might be your last, best chance to amass a full set of
@capsule_house
Zodiacs at a decent entry price.
You need a full zodiac set (12) to transform your Capsule into an Animated/Music PFP.
These animated PFPs will, in essence, become
@seerlight
1/1s.
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Did you know that all holders of
@DegenzNFT
will get an allowlist spot for
@osf_nft
's upcoming PFP drop?
And did you know that the mint will be free?
I am going to do a longer thread on
@DegenzNFT
soon, but in the meantime, I just want you all to know this.
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I am excited to begin doing collector/investor interviews.
First up:
@ProteinProsecco
.
Perhaps the best-known piece in Prosecco's collection is The Alien by
@GrantYun2
, which he acquired for 136.9 ETH in July 2022.
Coming soon. Subscribe to receive.
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"Please Monty do more collector interviews."
I hear you. I agree. Let's do more.
This week I will be interviewing the legendary Adam AKA
@Rhynotic
.
He is an avid collector with a knack for investing in great artists early. He is also a mod in
@XCOPYART
and
@lphaCentauriKid
's…
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1/17 Today, I want to tell you about WHY I launched a membership community, WHAT it is, and HOW to join.
This thread will quickly cover everything you need to know.
Read on 👇
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My
@MattKaneArtist
exposure is waxing.
Left: Door XLIII, from the Hound House vault
Right: Gazers 784, the newest addition to my collection, pictured here in May 22nd celebration mode, which some special Gazers can activate at will by pressing the M key.
Full transparency:…
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THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSE
Part 2 of my interview with
@lphaCentauriKid
is now LIVE.
It is available in written/visual form and also as a podcast.
Links and more details are in the thread below!
1/8👇
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Very excited to mint Chronophotograph 154 from
@_deafbeef
. Loving the geometric robot vibes.
And how is this for some provenance: This particular piece was "photographed" by none other than
@XCOPYART
!
Grateful to
@CactoidLabs
and
@LadyCactoid
for the opportunity.
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I am giving away an edition of Born 2 Die by
@terrelldom
(floor is 0.19 ETH)
To enter:
✅Follow
@MontyMedici
&
@terrelldom
✅Like/Retweet this tweet
✅Subscribe to The Monty Report () where I'm releasing my interview w/ Terrell soon
Ends 12/12 @ 4:59 PST
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I am *very* excited about one of my forthcoming features in The Monty Report.
I will be interviewing the one and only
@DesLucrece
.
Also, there may or may not be a giveaway planned.
All I can say is that you will want to be subscribed so you don't miss the announcement
Link↴
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Here is a completely incomplete list of some of the people I had the privilege of connecting with in person this weekend in Marfa:
@0xphiiil
@akasteveyyy
@AlwaysMaxETH
@ArtOnBlockchain
@astamcloud
@bygbyrd1234
@corporatetrash1
@derekedws
@EBMDCrypto
@eli_schein
…
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I am incredibly happy to acquire Terra Incognita - 17 / Chromatic Chronicles by the master
@Eko3316
.
This is an absolute masterpiece of computer-generated art.
From the official description: "In the celestial tapestry of 'Terra Incognita', you'll find an intricate dance of…
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Weeknight/Weekend
Man, even though it's already at 24.9, I'm pretty tempted to bid on
@terrelldom
's auction just so I can display these pieces side-by-side.
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Hound Hunch
#5
: We see the
@cryptoadzNFT
floor climb back to 10E+ within by the end of the year.
Currently, it's at 3.
I'm bullish on cc0 and decentralized brands.
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Wowwww.
Just got my official signed 1/1 print of “Business Calls” by
@terrelldom
in the mail.
Beautiful high quality, thick paper with a nice texture. Really looks like it is painted right on the paper.
Can’t wait to get this framed and hung in The Monty Report HQ.
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My full set of 'Proceed w/ Caution' by
@DesLucrece
.
Excited to see where this journey leads...
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@CozomoMedici
Better Idea: What if 5 subscribers were randomly selected to receive the potentially “priceless” experience of playing fetch with me at the villa while you’re working?
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Works by
@terrelldom
in my collection:
Born 2 Die x 5 (of 868)
Never Too Late x 3 (of 528)
The Costume Party x 3 (of 201)
I'm Back x 1 (of 15)
Business Calls x 1 (of 1)
Dead of Night x 1 (of 272)
Doubles x 3 (of 30)
Head in the Clouds x 1 (of 11)
I still feel underexposed.
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1/5 Today I released the first in what will become a series of interviews with top digital art collectors and investors.
My inaugural interview in this series is with the collector known as
@ProteinProsecco
, or just "Prosecco"
Read on for more and a link to the interview.
👇
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Have you subscribed to The Monty Report! yet anon?
First issue coming out next week.
Trying to figure out whether I should randomly select one of my first 569 subscribers to receive a special token of appreciation... 🦴🤔
👇
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1/ Did you hear about $LIT (
@LITWTF
)?
They are only about a week old, but in that time they have executed an incredibly unique game plan.
Let's break it down 👇
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Cath requested that we do the interview in person and asked me to meet her on the north side of a lake deep in the Canadian Rockies with my microphone. All she gave me was GPS coordinates. Nearest road is 19 miles away as the crow flies.
Later this week I am interviewing photographer and digital artist Cath Simard (
@cathsimard_
).
What should I ask her?
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Did you see the excellent interview of digital abstract painter Jack Kaido (
@thisjackkaido
) by Dalos Dov (
@Dalos
)?
Here are 11 of the top takeaways from Jack that I think artists and collectors should read 👇👇
1. Jack uses the largest possible resolution size he can on…
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Wake up.
There is no destination.
There is only now.
If you’re always on your way to something else, soon you will die having missed what was right in front of you the whole time.
Enjoy. The. Dance.
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Distance
#0
by
@williamapan
has officially been minted by William!
Masterful. You can really appreciate the texture when you look at the full image and zoom in.
This on-chain generative art project brought to us by
@LACMA
and
@CactoidLabs
is about to go live for people on the…
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Currently editing my interview with
@ripcache
, while I listen to music by an artist he shouted out (you'll have to read the piece to find out who).
Full article and interview dropping tomorrow in The Monty Report - subscribe below 👇
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Today's acquisition: noise by
@ripcache
A few reasons I bought this:
- Rip has a unique (& dare-I-say) iconic style
- I like their crypto-native approach
- They are kind and genuine
- I believe they're here for the long run
- They tell stories + provoke thought with their art
congratulations
@MontyMedici
on securing 'noise'🔥
thank you very much for your patronage and welcome to the squad 👾🫡
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If you have spent any time collecting or perusing cryptoart, then you have seen them.
The security cameras.
They are hard to avoid.
Yes, they inhabit prime PFP real estate, but they have also infiltrated cryptoart more broadly.
(1/12) 👇
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Too much good art. Not enough ETH.
But then I remember: I get to enjoy 100% of it for free.
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PSA: There are lots of artists making incredible art (at really good prices) on Tezos, including some amazing 1/1s.
Here are a few I've been checking out:
@lisaorthstudio
@zancan
@pircasa
@Mosieur_Costard
@piterpasma
@grizagrizagriza
Tag other tez artists I should follow.
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