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Everybody is in such a hurry, they want digital art to be recognized but only the right digital art, they want sophisticated collectors but it’s been only a few years since many participants have been exposed. These things take time to mature. Patience is needed.
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Yesterday I was gifted Chromie Squiggle
#9786
by
@ArtOnBlockchain
, this came as an amazing surprise. I've always hoped that what I bring to this space is net positive & I'm most happy that Erick thinks me a worthy contributor. I'll do my best to continue to add more than I take🫡
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The Warhol on the left is for sale for $38,000, the Warhol on the right sold for $195 million. There are more important works and lesser works for artists. This is well established in the art world but seems less so in the NFT art world but it is something to keep in mind.
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AI Artists Collected:
Helena Sarin ✅
Sofia Crespo ✅
Gene Kogan ✅
Pindar Van Arman ✅
Mario Klingemann ✅
Ivona Tau ✅
Tom White ✅
Memo Akten ✅
Devi Parikh ✅
Claire Silver ✅
Robbie Barrat ❌
Anne Spalter ❌
Other AI artists pre-current hype I need to collect?
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I spent .17Ξ ($400) on this NFT and now it’s largely worthless.
I spent 1.47Ξ ($540) on this NFT and now it’s largely worthless.
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Someone just bought an edition of Diagonal Colors by
@tylerxhobbs
(edition of 4) for 45,000 tez. 👀👀👀 Who are you anon? 🤔
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List of the best art collectors in the space:
@thefunnyguysNFT
@Vince_Van_Dough
@ac_collecting
@punk6529
@Anonymoux2311
@antagonist4ever
@VonMises14
@balon_art
@iamDCinvestor
@krybharat
@batsoupyum
These collections are the alpha. Such great eyes for great works.
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There has been some confusion about my handle. It is meant to be said like “so and so”. Hope that clears it up. 😘
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I'm fascinated by the 2 schools of gen art taking shape, those that look to craft algorithms to create works that appear made by hand, & those that believe that digital art should be a wholly separate aesthetic. The dialouge btwn them will be interesting to watch unfold in time
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Today I would like to highlight some collectors that I have come across that I think have terrific collections and taste. I am going to limit this only to their Eth collection (although most collect on tezos as well, maybe I will do a separate tez list someday)
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the nft art community has become so insular. I communicate w/ the same small group of accounts regularly. I’m not complaining about the quality of the interactions, I love you all, but I am saddened that we haven’t made more progress creating bridges to onboard new collectors 1/2
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anyone old enough to remember this from
@ledgerstatus
. From begging for a BAYC to getting one two weeks later from the deployer to selling it 4 days after that for 111 weth.
2021 was nuts, remember this as we head back to into times where things get silly.
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Rick Rubin says that "the audience comes last" & that if you are making work for the audience it is not genuine work. I find this really hard to square w/ how much art must be affected by the likes & replies on social media. This seems a really deep tension w/ all modern artists
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I am waiting patiently for the broader art world to become as enamored with
@joepease
as I am
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being a collector without infinite means requires a lot of patience. it means looking at plenty of art you like and saying no. and being ready in those instances where you know the piece is right. this is what all the looking trains you for. ideally you gain a gut instinct.
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collectors showing off their latest dall-e ai art they created.
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once you realize how many of the things that we value are really just based on the stories we tell each other (money, religion, laws, etc.) it becomes clear why art is also so highly valued. It is a totem to a feeling, a vessel for concepts, a place to tell a collective story.
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There is no excuse for bad exhibitions of digital art now. If you don’t have the money, don’t do the show. It is clear you will get roasted at this point if you do it wrong. I've all the sympathy for curators w/ tight budgets but if its going to look bad you need to pare it down.
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🙏Lord give me the strength not to FUD projects in public because I think they are incredibly ugly.🙏
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gm // Monogrid 54 by
@kimasendorf
(special thank you to Kim for capturing this video for me of the real-time art ♥️)
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@smoovie420
Wouldn’t it be funny if you bought my illiquid monkey pictures for millions of dollars
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Imagine being an artist and bad-mouthing art that you don’t understand. There is a legacy of artists doing this though-out history and it almost always ages extremely poorly (e.g. - impressionists, photography, abstract art). Consider this before you tweet.
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gm // Looks like people are showing Fidenzas today after the market is picking up. Here’s mine Fidenza
#998
“ The Goodnight Fidenza”. It is the last piece in the collection.
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I would encourage everyone in the nft and digital art space to attempt to learn what you can about digital art history. Not only will this allow you important and rewarding context but it will also lessen the chance of you making embarrassing statements you may later regret. 1/3
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Happy 2 year anniversary to Fidenza by
@tylerxhobbs
I can remember seeing the amazing mints coming through the minter & getting intense FOMO. By some miracle I managed to get the last piece in the collection,
#998
. Tyler called it The Goodnight Fidenza & the rest is history.
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Looks like I hit 4,000 followers. Wild. More than the number, I am most proud of the quality of followers I have & the consistent high level of discourse that people who engage w/ me bring everyday. I know this is rare for this website & just know that I don't take it for granted
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I have deep empathy for how hard this market can be on artists. Not only the loss of income but also often what must feel like a jarring change in sentiment regarding their art. But, remember, in a bear market is where artists will find their most important collectors & champions
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.collector
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This in a nutshell is the reason I am bullish on Art Blocks,
@ArtOnBlockchain
is conservative in temperament. Slow iterations allow for change but not change for change's sake and each change will always be carefully considered to not disrupt what is good about Art Blocks.
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I am swapping out my pfp for the month of October for Halloween. Same sonso just now skull and bones.
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Today I am going to highlight some artists that I think are also great collectors on Tezos. The culture of Tezos is that artists regularly collect work and there are many that are amazing collectors. I am highlighting 11 here but there are many, many more.
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I have reviewed many, many long form generative art sets & one thing that I think most fail to realize is how hard it is to make a very large set of works that at once seem unique to themselves but also hold together as a collection. Few do this well, far fewer than folks realize
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sorry banks, i cant be liquidated because all of my worth is tied up in illiquid assets
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do you want real “alpha”? Don’t join an alpha group. Follow serious collector wallets that collect great work but rarely post. Someday I may do a thread of these folks. But if you want to figure it out on your own. Go to some artists you respect and review their collectors.
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A lot of talk today about Tezos and Ethereum collecting but for me good art is good art regardless of chain.
Ethereum Art 🤝 Tezos Art
Fidenza 998 by
@tylerxhobbs
Lushtemples - The Watchers by
@zancan
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Inspired by what I have seen on my timeline, here is a thread of generative art in homes. I love generative art and it really is great to live with art generally. I hope these photos inspire you as much as they inspire me. 1/10
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you: chasing the latest drop and posting for clout.
me & my friends: scouring platforms for artists, collections and pieces that will be long-term important.
we are not the same.
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As a non-punk holder, I like to think of punks as an ethos & that I am part of that. I think there are some punk holders that are punks & some punk holders that are not punks & some non-punk holders that are punks. At least that is what I tell myself since I will never have one😂
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one thing that really weighs on me (tho I know it shouldn't) is a feeling that if i don't buy everyone's work that i am letting folks down. i believe this to be an unhealthy impulse so instead i focus that energy on promoting works & folks i love. this is much more sustainable.
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buy art you love, don’t worry what others say about it, don’t worry if it is the “right” art, don’t buy it for profit, don’t listen to the threadooors, just buy a piece that moves you and enjoy it, highly recommended
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There was once a theory that rarity traits would add to the value of generative art. I think we are largely past that and rightly so.
By way of example, does anyone think this should be valued as the 363 "rarest" Meridian?
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"Out of Bounds" is a generative art series that showcases out of bounds outputs that are not part of the canonical set.
The purpose is to highlight the beauty of the algorithm & provide an appreciation for the minted set.
Today we are highlighting Archetype by
@kGolid
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.
@williamapan
just bought a grail Garden, Monolith (Garden, Monoliths
#29
). What a beauty! Congrats William and welcome to the garden. 🌱
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I’m mindful as I collect things for only a few dollars on Tezos & fxhash that this doesn’t represent the true value of the art. That said it is so much fun to collect such gems, I hope the artists also find pleasure (independent of $) from seeing their works loved & shared.
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there is a group of people that legitimately believe that art is shitcoins with pictures. Then there are others that view them as culturally relevant artifacts that encourage you to think & feel in new ways. The first group will capitulate, the second group will create a movement
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You: buying pictures of cartoon shit minted yesterday for thousands of dollars.
Me: buying art I like by artists I think have a chance to be historic for hundreds of dollars.
We are not the same.
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gm.
Final Fidenza Friday before the New Year. 🎇🥂
The Goodnight Fidenza (
#998
) by
@tylerxhobbs
, the final Fidenza in the collection.
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A la Recherche de Paul Klee (Looking for Paul Klee) by Vera Molnar 😍
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@garyvee
Where to begin:
@tylerxhobbs
@dmitricherniak
@mattdesl
@zancan
@iso_hedron
@keseantx
@andreasrau_eu
@jeffgdavis
@aaronpenne
@REAS
@manoloidee
@pointline_
@msoriaro
, I am missing many but this just a few that come to mind. Below is Facets 1E by
@iso_hedron
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I am sometimes surprised that we do not see more non-coding artists doing generative art by other means in the way that Ellsworth Kelly and Jean Arp did within the digital art NFT space. Generative art does not mean code art.
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buy art early that you have conviction in
buy art late after folks have forgotten about the collection
don’t buy art when you are seeing it across your Twitter timeline via influencer posts less than 1 month after mint
This is the way I’ve found to get the most art on a budget
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I would very much like folks to retire the word “grail” when discussing digital art. If it wasn’t cringe to start it has certainly become evermore cringe over time. Only “blue chip” may be more cringe. More nuance and appreciation less shill sloganeering.
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warm take: I think more generative artists should spend a greater portion of their artistic careers exploring a single algorithm. Exploration of greater depth instead of greater breadth of algorithms and styles.
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Auction houses regularly put inordinate work into presenting art in its best light in ways that highlight the beauty & importance. They know that collectors lack imagination & they need to be *shown* what the potential is for art in a space. This is not up to those standards.
Those worthless NFTs. Up now at Pier 17 in South Street Seaport by Pearl Alley in NYC.🗽
@GrantYun2
@dmitricherniak
@FingerprintsDAO
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Bookends: A series looking at the first and last public mints in a generative art collection
Today we highlight A Bugged Forest by
@zancan
A Bugged Forest
#1
owned by Chester Copperpot
A Bugged Forest
#1000
owned by
@JoanieLemercier
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I believe that we are living through an extraordinary explosion of talent that will be recognized in time. I also believe that specific artists will become the most important memes. So I am collecting those artists I believe will be important and am trying to stay away from hype.
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I think there is sometimes a misunderstanding that because we are early our art will be will be important. Nope. Some will be super important most will go to zero. But the good news is that you are living through a dynamic shifting period in art. That is exciting enough. Enjoy it
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NFA but my current interests are generative art by select artists, AI art with strong conceptual underpinnings or by pre-AI hype artists,and art that explores and critiques the ephemera, UI/UX, and culture of computers and the internet.
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A hard part of being a collector w/o infinite funds is balancing the art that I want now against the possibility of future art. One thing that has helped is listing out artists that I prioritize & finding opportunities to collect those artists. This helps to focus my collecting.
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The year is 2030, 100 chains have there own copy pasta 10,000 mint versions of cryptopunks. Every pfp in nft twitter is a punk, the chain of each unknown. But they all agree that the new punk derivative on the new chain is garbage, doesn’t provenance and history mean nothing.
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One of my all time favorite easter eggs in art was done by
@GrantYun2
in Starry Night Over Sausalito. A true man of culture. ⌐◨-◨
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I really don’t like minting my own pieces from gen art sets. 90% of the time I’m unhappy w/ my mint. I’m just too opinionated, & I feel disappointed which is a bad feeling to have after receiving art. So I’ll pay a bit more but at least I know what I’m getting & that I like it.
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It's been an absolute blockbuster time for Black & White generative art collections, see below: Light Years
#004
by
@dmitricherniak
, Chronophotograph 120 by
@_deafbeef
, Human Unreadable
#108
by
@operator_______
and ESCAPE
#237
by
@pointline_
(not my mints 😀 just enjoying art)
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I just became aware of Ringers
#849
by
@dmitricherniak
owned by
@ArtOnBlockchain
and felt compelled to post it. Every time I feel like I can't be surprised by great gen art algorithms I am again. This one is just so minimal and perfect.
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I was just reading replies about what MOMA is going to collect first from the digital art NFT space. From the responses it is clear that 1. most of these folks have not been to MOMA and 2. most don’t understand how conservative museums typically are when collecting.
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I just went down a rabbit hole of certain nft influencers twitter accounts and it is nothing but shilling, fomo, toxic positivity and flexing as if nothing has changed from 2021. These folks have 20k followers+. I legitimately don’t know why anyone would follow these people.
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Pro tip: If you are seeing something across your timeline it is probably not the best time to buy.
There are exceptions but this is a good short hand rule. Make note of the art or culture you like & check back on it in 1 month’s time.
This is the marshmallow test for collectors
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Quietly
@fx_hash_
has become the host to some extremely interesting and exciting generative poetry projects by the likes of
@sashastiles
, Ross Goodwin,
@CaballeroAnaMa
and
@KalenIwamoto
. If you haven’t been paying attention now would be a good time.
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I read this and I am not affected in anyway.
Might we go up, maybe, might we go down, also maybe.
I am ultimately a true believer in the tech and the art. I do often wonder how many folks are left that have doubt that will ultimately leave.
Time will tell.
Weekly NFT volume is at the lowest since 2021.
From $1.4 billion in april 2022 to $60 million volume this week.
it is getting real quiet here.
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