Collector's Corner

Weekly generative art NFT news, recorded October 23, 2022
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Tweet thread summary of the episode - https://twitter.com/collectors_xyz/status/1584311400729837568

Episode artwork
SOL-365 #233 by Cory Haber

Timestamps:
0:00 | Intro
1:58 | Global macro outlook
3:16 | The past 7 days in the blue chip ETH gen art market
5:00 | The past 7 days in the Tezos gen art market
6:24 | Release recaps
13:00 | Great art at great prices
17:32 | Promising projects
24:23 | Gen art news - more IRL exhibits for gen artists, Qubibi mint pass, a derivative squiggle collection in Art Basel??
28:30 | Artists we like
30:49 | Outro

Show notes:
--Useful links--
NFT price floor | https://nftpricefloor.com/
Fxhash market overview pages | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace?sort=createdAt-desc

--Release Recaps--
Sol by Cory Haber | https://foundation.app/collection/sol-365?sortOrder=DEFAULT | https://twitter.com/Cory_Haber/status/1583094959174930432
Lars Wander release on Verse.works in conjunction with artxcode | https://verse.works/exhibitions/perry-mary-lars | https://twitter.com/artxcode_io/status/1583510313353170944
Zoom-(4hwf) by Kim Asendorf | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/zoom-(4hwf) |

--Great art at great prices--
Ephemera by mjlindow | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/ephemera
Tratti by Emanuele Pasin and whitekross | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/tratti
Trasiedoc by Hevey | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/20235

--Promising Project Launches--
Meta-morphic by Huang Yuxing with Live.art | https://liveart.io/meta-morphic
William Mapan's Unit London Exclusive with 7 1/1 NFTs | https://unitlondon.com/exhibitions/william-mapan-compute-sinking-patterns/
Cosmic Bloom by Leo Villareal on Outland Art | https://outland.art/leovillareal/

--Gen art news--
Qubibi mint pass on verse.werks | https://verse.works/artworks/0ddacfb5-541d-474c-b388-f5073c971589
Squiggle derivative potentailly being released by Snowfro and GMoney / 9dcc | https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain/status/1583573087777599489
Mapan has a Soetheby's drop in Asia | https://twitter.com/williamapan/status/1583489850430619648

--Artist we like--
Linda Dounia | https://objkt.com/profile/lindadounia/created
Lars Wander | https://larswander.com/
Kim Asendorf | https://objkt.com/profile/kimasendorf/created

Weekly generative art NFT news, recorded October 13 and 17, 2022
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Tweet thread summary of the episode - https://twitter.com/collectors_xyz/status/1582426409414594563

Episode artwork
The Fire Within #187 by Yi-Wen Lin

Timestamps:
0:00 | Intro
2:45 | Global macro outlook
5:38 | The past 7 days in the blue chip ETH gen art market + Squiggles update
8:55 | The past 7 days in the Tezos gen art market
13:04 | Gen art news - Deca artist profiles, fxhash season, Bright moments reveal
25:40 | Release recaps and great art at great prices
32:20 | Promising project launches
34:35 | Artists we like
36:41 | Outro

Show notes:
--Useful links--
NFT price floor | https://nftpricefloor.com/
Fxhash market overview pages | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace?sort=createdAt-desc

--Gen art news--
Deca launching artists portfolios to find all an artists work in one place | https://twitter.com/0xDecaArt/status/1578179240603762689
Thomas Lin Pederson tweeting about completing his Deca artists section (tweet + link to profile) | https://twitter.com/thomasp85/status/1578414318169001984 https://deca.art/thomasp85/collections

--Release Recaps--
Departed by Alexis Andre | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/presents/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/350
The Fire Within by Yi-wen LIN | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/the-fire-within
Sandaliya by Melissa Wiederrecht | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/presents/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/366
Iteration 3 by Extracurricular activities | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/20297

--Great art at great prices--
Holons by Tenderx and flight404 | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/20266
The unbearable lightness of being by WeavingwithAI | https://twitter.com/GanWeaving/status/1578834973213483008
Grapheme by Sarah Ridgley | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/20276

--Promising Project Launches--
Primitives by Aranda / Lasch - awesome motion! | https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/368000000
Casey REAS interesting drop coming up | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/presents/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/369
Indescriminate by p1xelfool | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/indefinite-glitter

--Artist we like--
Willard (Ordinary places) | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/19949
Golyt (Phlins) | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/19840
Tyler Boswell (September) | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/20000

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Into The Collection
Deep Dives Into The Top Generative Art Collections

Gazers by Matt Kane with special guest Virtau
In this episode we perform a comprehensive analysis of Gazers by Matt Kane, an incredibly complex and beautiful collection that is considered to be blue-chip or borderline blue-chip by most collectors. Today we have a special guest with us, the great collector and Gazer expert Virtau. We lean heavily on his expertise for this episode and are confident you will enjoy learning from him as we did!

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If you are listening on audio only please refer to our Deca gallery for this episode to help you visualize this collection and for a reference for you anytime in the future
-https://deca.art/Collectors_Corner/episode7-gazers

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Recording date: September 24, 2022

Time stamps
0:00 | Collector's Corner introduction
0:24 | Episode introduction, including our special guest Virtau!
2:41 | How Virtau got started collecting NFTs and generative art
4:57 | What has been catching Virtau's eye lately, including Fxhash
12:19 | Our initial impressions and general background on the collection (release platform, date, etc.)
14:06 | Background on the collection and the artist
21:36 | Why we chose this collection (reviewing our 7 point investment framework), including price action
40:20 | Deep dive into different traits, including rarities, visual impact, and price premiums
1:26:44 | Hidden and potentially undervalued traits
1:35:43 | Our top picks of the collection
1:47:05 | What we would buy right now if we had a bunch of ETH!
1:49:55 | Parting thoughts

Show Notes:
Artacle -https://artacle.io/project/gazers
Archipelago - https://archipelago.art/collections/gazers
Cat Dune Analytics - https://dune.com/cat/gazers
M87 black hole deconstruction 9 - https://superrare.com/artwork-v2/m87-black-hole-deconstruction-9-25435
Matt superrare page - https://superrare.com/mattkane
Gazers page - https://gazers.art/
"Gazers" 101 by Virtau - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HrisUie0ormfA2ibY3hQ8crGOX0XjcWN3E5pqYvKjpY/edit
Matt Kane's personal website - https://mattkane.com/
Proof Collective podcast with Matt Kane | https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/artist-spotlight-creative-expression-through-coding/id1580998139?i=1000552134668

Weekly generative art NFT news, recorded October 7, 2022
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Tweet thread summary of the episode - https://twitter.com/collectors_xyz/status/1578861546729791488

Episode artwork
September #211 by teaboswell

Timestamps:
0:00 | Intro
1:47 | Global macro outlook
5:05 | The past 7 days in the blue chip ETH gen art market
8:00 | The past 7 days in the Tezos gen art market
12:32 | Good low cost collections
20:09 | Upcoming launches we are excited about
21:03 | Gen art news - Fontana, 4 G,Ms sell for 100k xtz, Art blocks ends curated series
34:31 | Outro

Show notes:
--Useful links--
NFT price floor | https://nftpricefloor.com/
Fxhash market overview pages | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace?sort=createdAt-desc

--Great art at great prices--
September by teaboswell | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/20000
Entangled by Tezumie | https://256art.com/projects
Ir/rational beauty by Yazid | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/20165
Sketch F by Ippsketch | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/sketch-f
Elo by gpitombo | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/20081
The Cradle by Zancan | https://versum.xyz/token/versum/19676

--Underpriced blue chips--
None this week!

--Exciting upcoming drops--
The Fire Within by Yi-wen LIN | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/the-fire-within
Departed by Alexis Andre | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/playground/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/350
Sandaliya by Melissa Wiederrecht | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/presents/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/366

--Gen art news--
4x sale of garden monoliths | https://twitter.com/lemonde2d/status/1578307945154027520?s=46&t=Pv51P26mTbk3mWgSPzZCoA
Artblocks ending the curated series | https://medium.com/the-link-art-blocks/the-curated-series-completed-c166a69a65bf
Fontana by Harvey Rayner | https://opensea.io/collection/fontana-by-harvey-rayner-patterndotco
Fontana's unique generative color algo | https://medium.com/@harvey.rayner/fontana-a-long-form-generative-art-project-by-harvey-rayner-patterndotco-f47e45302426

--Others mentioned--
Cosmic Reef by Leo Villoreal | https://opensea.io/collection/cosmic-reef-by-leo-villareal
Garden, Monoliths by Zancan | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/garden-monoliths
Screens by Thomas Lin Pederson | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/255

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A conversation on generative art and web3 with the one and only Zeneca

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You can find Zeneca at:
Twitter @zeneca_33
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/zenacademy333
Substack: https://substack.com/profile/25364099-zeneca_33
Website: https://www.zenacademy.com/

Timestamps:
0:00 | Collector's Corner intro
0:27 | Introduction to our wonderful guest!
3:15 | Zeneca's path into web3 and becoming a top collector
8:56 | Zeneca's mentality and how giving back helped him grow his presence
12:43 | Zeneca's current work in web3 and what's coming soon
21:29 | How Zeneca got drawn into generative art
29:07 | What Zeneca finds special about generative art
31:32 | Long form vs. short form and preferred minting mechanics
35:30 | Does collector psychology change for art nfts vs. other nfts? Zeneca's thoughts
41:25 | How does Zeneca evaluate the decision to buy an art nft?
48:40 | Zeneca's favorite collections, pieces, and his grails
57:10 | Zeneca's view on the future of gen art - will it hold value? Will it continue to be culture? Spoiler: He thinks it may be even MORE in the meta in the future
1:09:38 | Zeneca's thoughts on artists as brand builders in web3
1:25:58 | Our price predictions and thoughts about QQL
1:34:02 | Parting thoughts and where to find Zeneca
1:38:38 | Outro

Show notes:
Fxhash | https://www.fxhash.xyz/
Artblocks website (many of Zeneca's other favorites are here) | https://www.artblocks.io/
Blur.io a new trading tool (whom Zeneca advises) | https://blur.io/
Para bellum another of Zeneca's favorite collections | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/261
Polychrome music another of Zeneca's favorite collections | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/336
Sudfah, another of Zeneca's favorite collections | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/328
Tocatta, an audio/video collection on Tezos | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/toccata
Tectonics - a great generative project that launched in a unique way | https://www.tectonics.app/
Garden, Monoliths by Zancan | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/garden-monoliths
Opera, one of Zeneca's favorite gen art projects | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/factory/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/50
NYC Museum of Modern Art selling $70m to buy digital art | https://decrypt.co/109672/moma-to-sell-70-million-art-collection-may-use-proceeds-to-buy-digital-art-and-nfts

Weekly generative art NFT news, recorded September 30, 2022
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Timestamps:
0:00 | Intro
0:27 | Welcome and quick thoughts
2:30 | Overview of the blue chip gen art floor prices and volumes - including a squiggle update!
8:40 | Fxhash overview
13:03 | QQL sale updates - $16m raised!
22:10 | What does the QQL volume say about the bear market? Over or an exception?
25:08 | Curated buys a Zancan piece - are funds coming to Tezos?
28:47 | Thoughts on valuations - could Garden, Monoliths have a higher eventual floor than Fidenza?
34:48 | Cheap or undervalued collections - Cverso, Unbound by Ippsketch, and more
41:08 | Upcoming interesting projects
44:15 | Cheap blue chip gen art nfts - memories, meridians, etc.

Show notes:
NFT price floor | https://nftpricefloor.com/
Fxhash market overview pages | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace?sort=createdAt-desc
Curated dipping their toes into Tezos | https://twitter.com/curatedxyz/status/1573362592038412288
Extracurricular activities fxhash page | https://www.fxhash.xyz/u/Extracurricular%20Activities
QQL - create your outputs! | https://qql.art/
QQL archipelago page | https://archipelago.art/
Garden, Monoliths by Zancan | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/garden-monoliths
Cverso website | https://cverso.io/
Unbound by Ippsketch | https://cverso.io/unbound
Act of Emotion by Kelly Milligan | https://opensea.io/collection/act-of-emotion-by-kelly-milligan
Thoughts of Meadow by Eric Davidson | https://opensea.io/collection/thoughts-of-meadow-by-eric-davidson
Getidje by Bart Simmons | https://opensea.io/collection/getijde-by-bart-simons
Sudfah by Melissa W | https://opensea.io/collection/sudfah-by-melissa-wiederrecht
Opera by Luke Shannon | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/factory/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/50
Yazid tweet on his new collection coming up | https://twitter.com/Yazid/status/1574058612950855685

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Into The Collection
Deep Dives Into The Top Generative Art Collections

Ringers by Dmitri Cherniak

In this episode we perform a comprehensive analysis of Ringers by Dmitri Cherniak, widely considered the highest tier of generative art collections, often thought to be the number one collection.

These episodes are best watched on video, so please consider watching this episode on Youtube here.

If you are listening on audio only please refer to our Deca gallery for this episode to help you visualize this collection and for a reference for you anytime in the future.

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Recording date: September 15, 2022

Timestamps
0:00 | Collector's Corner introduction
0:24 | Episode introduction
3:25 | Our initial impressions and general background on the collection (release platform, date, etc.)
5:13 | Background on the collection and the artist
14:16 | Why we chose this collection (reviewing our 7 point investment framework), including price action
24:30 | Deep dive into different traits, including rarities, visual impact, and price premiums
41:20 | Hidden and potentially undervalued traits
44:25 | Our top picks of the collection
48:34 | What we would buy right now
51:05 | Parting thoughts and outro

Links to websites mentioned in the episode:
Archipelago Ringers page (for viewing for sale pieces) - https://archipelago.art/collections/ringers
Artacle Ringers page (for viewing floor prices, especially trait based) - https://artacle.io/project/ringers
@Cat's Dune Analytics Ringers dashboard - https://dune.com/cat/ringers
Dmitri Cherniak's Taylor Swift ascii art - http://www.dmitricherniak.com/
Dmitri Cherniak Artxcode exhibit from 2019 (co-featured with Tyler Hobbs) - https://www.artxcode.io/projects/dmitri-cherniak-tyler-hobbs
Proof podcast featuring Dmitri - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6pOmVP668sNOzaxxHxbpUP
Dmitri's personal linktree page - https://linktr.ee/dmitricherniak
Artblocks article interviewing Dmitri Cherniak - https://medium.com/the-link-art-blocks/meet-the-curation-board-dmitri-cherniak-8cf87c04a378
Ringers Rinkeby Session article - https://dmitri.level.press/c/ringers-the-rinkeby-sessions
Dead ringers information - https://dmitri.level.press/s/dead-ringers-edition-unsigned
Additional article on Dead Ringers - https://nftevening.com/dmitri-cherniak-who-sent-nfts-to-random-wallets-drops-dead-ringers-edition/
Bankless article profiling Ringers - https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/talking-ringers-with-dmitri-cherniak

NFT art news with a focus on generative art recapping the week of September 19, 2022

Show notes:
Nft floor prices, art focused - https://nftpricefloor.com/?categories=art
Tweet thread speculating that Daryl Morey (NBA executive) swept Fidenzas this week - https://twitter.com/Jollytime345/status/1572615795754299398
MoMa announcement of $70m of trad art being sold for digital art - https://hypebeast.com/2022/9/70-million-usd-moma-art-collection-sold-to-fund-nft-purchases
QQL project page where you can be the NFT artist! - qql.art
Tim Ferriss podcast speculation (@gregoakford on twitter) - https://twitter.com/GregOakford/status/1572921337001447424
William Mapan SuperRare Sinueux collection - https://superrare.com/williamapan
Catharsis collection page - https://www.gmstudio.art/collections/catharsis
Factura collection page - https://www.gmstudio.art/collections/factura

Timestamps - coming shortly!

NFT art and generative art market news, recorded September 16, 2022

Show notes:
Bright moments Mexico City mint passes on opensea - https://opensea.io/collection/mint-pass-mexico-city-mpmx
A thread on QQL, the new Tyler Hobbs and Dandelion collaboration - https://twitter.com/dandelion_wist/status/1562487010375245825
Launch site for Tectonics by mpkoz - https://www.tectonics.app/

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Into The Collection
Deep Dives Into The Top Generative Art Collections

Archetype by Kjetil Golid

In this episode we perform a comprehensive analysis of Archetype by Kjetil Golid, fully cemented as a blue chip long from generative art collection.

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Recording date: September 9, 2022

Timestamps:
0:00 | Collector's Corner introduction
0:24 | Episode introduction
3:04 | Our initial impressions and general background on the collection (release platform, date, etc.)
5:14 | Background on the collection and the artist
12:23 | Why we chose this collection (reviewing our 7 point investment framework), including price action
26:34 | Deep dive into different traits, including rarities, visual impact, and price premiums
49:11 | Hidden and potentially undervalued traits
52:10 | Our top picks of the collection
55:20 | What we would buy right now
1:04:18 | Parting thoughts, other ways to collect this artist's work, and outro

Links to websites mentioned in the episode:
-- Background and useful sites --
Archetype Artblocks Launch Website - https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/23
Archipelago Archetype page (for viewing for sale pieces) - https://archipelago.art/collections/archetype
Artacle Archetype page (for viewing floor prices, especially trait based) - https://artacle.io/project/archetype?tab=2

-- Artist's personal page and resources --
Kjetil Golid's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kgolid/?hl=en
Chromatomes - https://kgolid.github.io/chromotome-site/
Golid's open source code and personal website - https://generated.space/

-- References profiling the artist --
Artnome article featuring Kjetil Golid - https://www.artnome.com/news/2020/10/11/interview-with-generative-artist-kjetil-golid
Kate Vass Galerie profile of Kjetil Golid - https://www.katevassgalerie.com/kjetil-golid
Known origin interview of Kjetil Golid - https://knownorigin.io/journal/spotlight/kjetil-golid

-- On the collection --
Archetype 101 article - https://kjetil-golid.medium.com/archetype-101-2f17633dcc86
Article Analyzing Archetype - https://nftc.medium.com/generative-art-an-analysis-of-archetype-8f19af7ff5b2

-- Other works by the artist --
Golid's works for sale on Known Origin - https://knownorigin.io/kjetil-golid
Paper Armada - https://opensea.io/collection/paper-armada-by-kjetil-golid
Decagons - https://opensea.io/collection/decagon-by-golid-and-deca
Decal - https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x3c280e833896e29ff8cf3445a51da0d7fd0eec7e/53
Golid's SuperRare page - https://superrare.com/kjetil_golid

Our 7 point framework for evaluating collections:

• Aesthetics / visuals
  • Is the work appealing? Does it pass your "eye test?"
• Artist
  • Does the artist have a following? Do they engage with their community?
  • Is the artist charismatic or captivating in some other way?
  • Does the artist thoughtfully release pieces so as to not dilute early collectors?
• Holders
  • Are there influential collectors / artists / investors or others who own this collection and hold it in high esteem?
• Sentiment
  • What did people (in particular the influential holders) say about the collection before it launched? Immediately afterwards? Over time? 
• Collection breadth
  • Does the collection feel cohesive together? Do pieces feel unique yet still connected to the collection as a whole?
• Historic significance (or potential for historic significance)
  • Is this collection historic in some way (e.g. started a new trend) or does it have the potential to do so?
• Price action
  • Have floor and sales prices risen over time (ignoring the general volatility of the market)?
  • Has volume decreased (indicating pieces finding their way to long-term holders)?