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In pursuit of mastery: Adewale Mayowa’s journey from med school to visual artist

Most of Adewale's friends wanted to become doctors. So did he, for a while, until he went on a journey of exploration and found himself struggling to make art. He speaks to Ola Kalejaye about his early days, evolving from a "wack" artist into someone who sells, and why NFTs came at just the right time for him.

Web3 games need more controlled chaos

Web3 games aren't all that we hoped for yet. James Key argues that game developers have so far favoured monetisation over substance in the crypto space, leading to a proliferation of dull, one-dimensional assets which holds them back from competing with classic AAA titles.

“At a certain point you end up feeling like you're not winning” — in conversation with Angel Ese-Oghene Ikuewan

Rising NFT artist, fashion designer and philanthropic entrepreneur, Angel Ese-Oghene Ikuewan wears many hats. She speaks to Antony Rahman about her journey, using web3 to support Africa’s creative youth, and the intersection of fashion, digital art, and web3.

What web3 needs to fix to go mainstream

Web3 isn't mainstream. That's not up for debate. Limited decentralisation, scalability issues, and a ponzi perception problem. Allen Taylor analyses three of the biggest criticisms made of web3, and explores whether they're fair, how close we are to fixing them, and if we need to worry.

Make a song takes a couple of clicks now, thanks to AI

Generative music, so far, hasn’t left the same impact as generative art in web3 culture. Weav is trying to change that, making it easy for anyone to create a truly unique song. Clovis McEvoy speaks to Weav’s Keit Kollo and Mansimran Singh about adaptive music in web3, making tools accessible, and their plans for the metaverse.

Panter Xhita on how cryptoart has leaped her career forward

Panter Xhita has made waves in the crypto art space and has collaborated with CoinGecko and CoinDesk to bring her unique style to a broader audience. She speaks to Nina Knaack about equalising opportunities for artists across the world and documenting the history of cryptoart.

How omgkirby made Spotify care about blockchain music

omgkirby have been in the vanguard of web3’s generative music scene. With sell-out collections and millions of listeners on Spotify, they are pioneering new models of music ownership and are the closest that web3 music has come to going mainstream. They speak to Clovis McEvoy about redefining “what’s possible with music creation”.

Adrian Pocobelli on remixing tradition in web3

The Canadian-born artist brings his cerebral musings and a passion for traditional art and literature into his digital paintings. Berlin-based, he speaks to Georgie Miller about finding deep meaning in remixing tradition.

Plus NFTs: how corporates are adopting NFTs to drive employee-led innovation

Could NFTs and DAOs be the future of employee-led innovation? Plus Company thinks so. A global network of 25 creative agencies, the organisation is turning to NFTs to encourage cross-company collaboration and build the foundations for an innovation DAO, led by the network's most engaged employees.

Ola Kalejaye

September 20, 2022

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In pursuit of mastery: Adewale Mayowa’s journey from med school to visual artist

Web3 games need more controlled chaos

“At a certain point you end up feeling like you're not winning” — in conversation with Angel Ese-Oghene Ikuewan

What web3 needs to fix to go mainstream

Make a song takes a couple of clicks now, thanks to AI

Panter Xhita on how cryptoart has leaped her career forward

How omgkirby made Spotify care about blockchain music

Adrian Pocobelli on remixing tradition in web3

Plus NFTs: how corporates are adopting NFTs to drive employee-led innovation

Home

Technology

Art

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In pursuit of mastery: Adewale Mayowa’s journey from med school to visual artist

Web3 games need more controlled chaos

“At a certain point you end up feeling like you're not winning” — in conversation with Angel Ese-Oghene Ikuewan

What web3 needs to fix to go mainstream

Make a song takes a couple of clicks now, thanks to AI

Panter Xhita on how cryptoart has leaped her career forward

How omgkirby made Spotify care about blockchain music

Adrian Pocobelli on remixing tradition in web3

Plus NFTs: how corporates are adopting NFTs to drive employee-led innovation

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