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Why NFT OG Mitchell Chan Has Released Just One Project This Year - Ep.302
About this episode
Mitchell F. Chan, who released one of the first NFT projects on Ethereum back in 2017, discusses his projects, making art on a blockchain, how NFTs are transforming the traditional art world, and more. Show topics:
Mitchell’s art career before NFTs
how Mitchell was inspired by Yves Klein’s 1950's work 'Zones of Immaterial Pictorial Sensibility’
the story behind Mitchell’s OG NFT art project: ‘Digital Zones of Immaterial Pictorial Sensibility’
what the traditional world thinks about NFTs
who is collecting NFT art
the story behind Mitchell’s 2021 NFT project: ‘LeWitt Generator Generator’
why Mitchell has not minted any more NFTs this year – even though the market has been on fire
whether Mitchell thinks NFTs are changing the art world (hint: he thinks yes)
NFTs and the financialization of art
why Mitchell can empathize with some of the backlash about NFTs coming from the traditional art and gaming industries
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Episode Links
Mitchell Chan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mitchellfchan
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/4QdtdZWMpN
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchellfchan/
Gallery: https://chan.gallery/
Content:
DIGITAL ZONES OF IMMATERIAL PICTORIAL SENSIBILITY (Sotheby’s NFT - $1M+)
Sotheby’s Sale: https://metaverse.sothebys.com/natively-digital/lots/digital_zone_of_immaterial_pictorial_sensibility
33 Page Essay: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmcdKPjcJgYX2k7weqZLoKjHqB9tWxEV5oKBcPV6L8b5dD
https://twitter.com/mitchellfchan/status/1465699544436330496
OpenSea: https://opensea.io/collection/ikb-cachet-de-garantie-1
TL;DR: https://twitter.com/LeonidasNFT/status/1470397221548052480
Video Essays on NFTs (super interesting)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtUGpOe-zE4&list=PLVRveZVaYYqHZKN_5oH8wC5QBRMMlXdBT&t=25s
Sol Lewitt Generator Generator
https://medium.com/@mitchellfchan/nfts-generative-art-and-sol-lewitt-e99a5fa2b0cb
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