Collector's Corner

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Into The Collection
Deep Dives Into The Top Generative Art Collections

Memories of Qilin by Emily Xie

In this episode we perform a comprehensive analysis of Memories of Qilin by Emily Xie, considered by many to be well on it's way to blue-chip status.

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.

Recording date: August 31, 2022

Timestamps:
0:00 Collector's Corner introduction
0:24 Episode introduction
3:19 Our initial impressions and general background on the collection (release platform, date, etc.)
7:22 Background on the collection and the artist
11:00 Video Emily made for Proof Grails II that speaks to her artistic apprach
13:40 Why we chose this collection (reviewing our 7 point investment framework)
27:49 Deep dive into different traits, including rarities, visual impact, and price premiums
45:04 Hidden and potentially undervalued traits
53:34 Other ways to collect this artist's work
55:52 Our top picks of the collection
1:01:00 What we would buy right now
1:04:18 Parting thoughts and outro

Links to websites mentioned in the episode:
Official Memories website - https://memoriesofqilin.com/
Artblocks curated website - https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/282
Emily's personal website - https://linktr.ee/emilyxxie
Proof Grails II video featuring Emily - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z55CXu8WONA
Emily's tweet about her newest project (Tezos based 1/1s at an IRL event in NYC) - https://twitter.com/emilyxxie/status/1564619383191863298
Morphology website, where Emily's first long-form generative art collection launched (via Blockart) - https://xie-emily.com/projects/morphology.html
Article about Memories - https://medium.com/the-link-art-blocks/in-conversation-with-emily-xie-c80f141d4be7

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)?

Different backgrounds within palettes:

• Blood Moon 
  • Red, blue
• Blossoms 
  • Green, blue, pink, brown
• Dragon dance 
  • Yellow, red, orange
• Forest  
  • Gray, green, clay
• Hong Bao 
  • Red [bright, med, dark], yellow
• Ink 
  • All about the same (there may be a shade that is a touch darker)
• Intrepid 
  • Yellow, turquoise, off-white, navy
• Koten 
  • Grey, blue
• Mira 
  • Green, blue, yellow, navy, orange
• Poppy field 
  • Blue, light grey, dark grey, green, black
• Porcelain vase 
  • Sand, light blue, dark blue, black
• Sea Dune 
  • Sand, grey, brown
• Smoke and fire - all the same
• Velvet 
  • Sand, brown, red
• Vermilion bird 
  • Black, red

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Around The Corner
Looking into our crystal ball to help collectors stay ahead of the curve

Deca is an online gallery company building a social experience around displaying and sharing NFT art. They have taken an innovative approach from the start by allowing users to showcase NFTs from any wallet, not just their own. Since then they have released a few innovative features and many of collectibles that have us very excited, including an infinite generative art collection by Kjetil Golid.

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

Show Notes

• Collector's Corner Deca homepage
• Deca launch announcement (including notes on investors, artists helping, etc.)
• Winning gallery of the Zancan / Deca giveaway
• Right click share mint and attestation page

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction to Collector's Corner
2:10 Why we think Deca is interesting and important
3:39 Overview of Deca and how to create galleries
7:30 Deca timeline, including:
          Deca as a company and their vision, 
          Deca's investors and backing
          Deca partnering with many of the top generative artists and giving away art and nfts
15:25 Overview of collectibles available from Deca including Decagons, an infinite generative collection by Kjetil Golid, and how people have started to collect around them (including some high sales), Right Click Save an XCOPY collectible with Deca, and Decal raffles
36:30 Deca squares and their shift into community, including how to build a community on Deca through squares
38:45 Why making it easy to create token gated communities is important
45:30 Our thesis for why Deca could be historically important
55:00  Closing thoughts

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Into The Collection
Deep dives into the top generative art collections

We take a deep dive into the Artblocks Playground collection Meridian by Matt DesLauriers, considered by many to be a blue-chip generative art project.

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.

Timestamps
0:00 | Collector's Corner introduction
0:24 | Episode introduction and appreciation for the feedback
3:21 | Our initial impressions and general background on the collection (release platform, date, etc.)
6:57 | Background on the artist and the collection
10:55 | Why we chose this collection (reviewing our 7 point investment framework), including price action
20:22 | Deep dive into different traits, including rarities, visual impact, and price premiums
42:10 | Our top picks of the collection
48:42 | Reviewing price trends for different traits
59:19 | Hidden and potentially undervalued traits and other collectibles from the artist
1:07:47 | What we would buy if we had a bunch of ETH to spend (at the time of recording)
1:10:48 | Parting thoughts, other ways to collect this artist's work, and outro

Websites mentioned in the episode:
- Artblocks site for Meridian
- Matt DesLauriers' substack article on Meridian
- Matt DesLauriers' substack article on Subscapes
- Matt's personal blog
- Matt's tweets about some of his early work that went viral (his creation of an algorithm that mimics fur)
- An article from 2014 describing how he created an impressionist painting feel through code, found here
- Open source code that Matt shared demonstrating generative impressionism using a 3D live rendered image of a rabbit - definitely worth playing around with!
- Matt's Instagram post about his DATA SEDIMENTS project that was published in a data visualization magazine, which appears to be a precursor to Subscapes, along with two other posts (here and here) showing his generative work progressing
- The collector Dandelion's tweet after purchasing a grail Meridian
- Matt's Objkt profile with some low cost NFTs of his and what may be his experimentation grounds

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Into The Collection
Deep Dives Into The Top Generative Art Collections

In this episode we perform a comprehensive analysis of Anticyclone by William Mapan, which many believe is on it's way to blue-chip status.

We review amazing art, so these episodes are best watched on video, please consider watching on Youtube here for the best experience.
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.

Timestamps
0:00 | Collector's Corner introduction
0:24 | Episode introduction
4:13 | Format of Into The Collection
5:33 | Why we chose this collection
10:24 | Deep dive into different traits, including rarities, visual impact, and price premiums
37:54 | Potentially undervalued traits
44:36 | What we would buy at the time of recording if we had a bunch to spend on this collection
47:53 | Our top picks of the collection
1:04:18 | Parting thoughts, other ways to collect this artist's work, and outro

Show Notes:
Anticyclone Artblocks Curated launch page
Artacle for trait-based analytics
Archipelago an art focused NFT marketplace