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“If this doesn’t work, I’m going to forget about my art dream forever” — how web3 helped Foleee fall in love with drawing again

Foleee’s natural talent helped him stand out in his youth, but over time, it gave way to career necessity. Speaking to Ola Kalejaye, Foleee explains how web3 helped him rediscover his love of drawing.

Ola Kalejaye

June 21, 2022

Art

Visual

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.

Onchain anarchy — in conversation with ThankYouX

Starting out stencilling tributes to Andy Warhol, LA-based ThankYouX defies categorisation as an artist. He speaks to Mariquita de Boissière about being early to just about everything: combining graffiti and fine art on-chain, elevating the earliest NFT artists on Clubhouse, and exhibiting one of the world’s first combined NFT-physical art exhibitions at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art.

Mariquita de Boissière

September 15, 2022

Art

Visual

Stepping across the Uncanny Valley with Shavonne Wong

After a decade in fashion photography, Shavonne Wong has dived deep into the world of 3D art, synthesising her skills and experience in fashion to create lifelike human models. She sits down with Clara Peh to reflect on how her digital practice has evolved in web3.

Will the real Slimesunday please stand up: How Mike Parisella is defying censorship on the blockchain

One of the top selling NFT artists on the planet, Slimesunday has developed a cult-following for a style that frequently sees his content removed from web2 social media. He speaks exclusively to Mariquita de Boissière about creating art that fights against censorship, his new collection, SLIMESHOP, and his mission to “turn collectors into artists.”

Mariquita de Boissière

September 8, 2022

Art

Visual

How blockchain inspired Patrick Amadon to make digital art again – and make a dent in the world

Patrick Amadon began making glitch art over ten years ago, creating glitched versions of his own paintings and sharing them on Tumblr. In 2021, he saw that everything had changed in the digital art space, and jumped in. He speaks with Misan Harriman about the early days of glitch art, combing his political and aesthetic interests, and contributing to the dialogue. Léa Rose Emery tells the story.

How Ethnology is immortalising stories of the ancients on-chain

For centuries, communities around the world have told legends about their cultures. Many are forgotten to the sands of time, and lost. Ethnology is building a community to immortalising the totems of cultural groups. Micah Ray explores their new series and speaks to founders Pablo Garcia and Matt Ashcroft about the arduous process of hand-drawing a 10k PFP collection.

Film3 and the woman driving a blockchain movement to revolutionise Hollywood

Jordan Bayne is the shining inspiration behind web3's attempts to upturn the filmmaking industry, inspire under-represented voices, and leverage community-led IP to tell completely new stories. She speaks to Mark Fielding about the film3 movement, and why it changes everything for filmmakers.

“Music is the universal language” – how Nissi Ogulu is using blockchain to showcase African culture

Lagos-born and London-based, Nissi Ogulu is telling stories about the breadth of African musical culture. The artist talks to Clovis McEvoy about her recent exhibition, African creativity, and how web3 is making a career in art accessible.

Why a designer for Apple and Justin Bieber turned to blockchain for the next step in his career

Born to a technical botanical artist and a stained-glass window painter, Kidmograph has worked with the likes of Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, and Apple, his digital art and 3D GIFs portraying futuristic and acid-inducing surrealism. He speaks to Steph Kunkel about experimenting with a plethora of mediums, his creative approach, and why NFTs are a much needed innovation.

Steph Kunkel

August 30, 2022

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“If this doesn’t work, I’m going to forget about my art dream forever” — how web3 helped Foleee fall in love with drawing again

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Adrian Pocobelli on remixing tradition in web3

Onchain anarchy — in conversation with ThankYouX

Stepping across the Uncanny Valley with Shavonne Wong

Will the real Slimesunday please stand up: How Mike Parisella is defying censorship on the blockchain

How blockchain inspired Patrick Amadon to make digital art again – and make a dent in the world

How Ethnology is immortalising stories of the ancients on-chain

Film3 and the woman driving a blockchain movement to revolutionise Hollywood

“Music is the universal language” – how Nissi Ogulu is using blockchain to showcase African culture

Why a designer for Apple and Justin Bieber turned to blockchain for the next step in his career

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“If this doesn’t work, I’m going to forget about my art dream forever” — how web3 helped Foleee fall in love with drawing again

Art

Adrian Pocobelli on remixing tradition in web3

Onchain anarchy — in conversation with ThankYouX

Stepping across the Uncanny Valley with Shavonne Wong

Will the real Slimesunday please stand up: How Mike Parisella is defying censorship on the blockchain

How blockchain inspired Patrick Amadon to make digital art again – and make a dent in the world

How Ethnology is immortalising stories of the ancients on-chain

Film3 and the woman driving a blockchain movement to revolutionise Hollywood

“Music is the universal language” – how Nissi Ogulu is using blockchain to showcase African culture

Why a designer for Apple and Justin Bieber turned to blockchain for the next step in his career

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