Artists on the Chain
Initially I planned to post this yesterday but looking at the bloodbath in the markets and the emotional roller coater crypto people were going through I decided to do it today instead.
I know it’s tough watching the charts now and some are probably leveraged and overinvested both financially and emotionally.
I’ve seen this happen several times before - so it feels like a deja vu to me… Even people’s reactions and comments about it are the same every time.
Which is why I know that all those claims about the end of crypto are not true.
Podcast
Today’s podcast is about the more soulful side of the web3 space: the one with art and artists in it.
In this episode I spoke to Blockmuse.
Blockmuse and I had many conversations before on Twitter Spaces and most of them have been deep and thought-provoking.
This time we livestreamed it and now you get to watch/listen to the recording.
In this episode we spoke about:
How did he get into the NFT art space
Why he did not give up and leave the space
His failed attempt to write a fluffy poem
How did he find the courage to share his art
Punching back at the world
Humanizing tech through experiences
Creating art and being vulnerable
NFT artists vs crypto degens
Relational art
Blockmuse
If you want to learn more about what Blockmuse is about please check out his substack and his website.
Rebels
There are many exciting things we’ve been working on that I can’t share with you yet. I can’t wait to do it too though - patience has never been among my strong features.
Meanwhile though maybe you could join Rebels community on X or just push that bell button on my X profile to make sure you won’t miss anything once I start sharing what’s coming!
Where you can find me
Website: www.anialexander.com
i loved blockmuse's humor throughout the talk - i laughed out loud as he imitated someone begging for crypto coins at a conference : "oh please, yes, thank you sir, thank you, thank you..." and particularly like his idea that "nuance is sacrificed at the altar of polarization" towards the end of the talk, in relation to the "us versus them" mentality when artists use AI in their work. Very cool!