Collector's Corner

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P speaks with Jack Lalley, the founder of the generative art focused marketplace Sansa, which has exploded onto the scene and championed generative art with features like exploring the algorithm and supported the space by always honoring artist royalties and lowering fees to 0% for some time. He has a fascinating story as an entrepreneur that we know you'll love.

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Episode Artwork: Impasto 139 by MJ Lindow (released on Sansa.xyz)

Timestamps:
0:00 | Collector's Corner intro
0:22 | Introduction to our wonderful guest!
2:22 | Jacks' background and when art and technology became a part of his life

7:19 | How Jack learned coding and his early days of building tech

12:19 | Common mistakes Jack sees companies making through his experience helping startups
17:53 | How Jack found web3 and finally dove in
25:57 | How Jack decided to start Sansa 

36:30 | Showing the features of Sansa that demonstrate their art and artist focused approach (including always honoring royalties)
46:46 | Why Sansa went to 0% fees for the next 6 months and how Jack sees the marketplace industry

1:01:01 | What Jack likes to collect these days

 1:06:49 | Where to find Jack and parting thoughts

Show notes:
--Contact info--
Jack Lalley | @laIIey
Sansa | sansa.xyz | https://twitter.com/sansaxyz

-- Mentioned in the show--
Monogrid by Kim Asendorf | https://monogrid.xyz/
Harvest by Perkwerk | https://sansa.xyz/collections/63b5fb4b7d5afcb0b7f91025
Cosmic Rays by Melissa Wiederrecht | https://opensea.io/collection/melissa-wiederrecht-cosmic-rays-verse
Harvey Rayner | https://twitter.com/patterndotco
Anna Lucia | https://twitter.com/annaluciacodes
James Merrill | https://twitter.com/toThePixel

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Weekly generative art NFT news, beautiful art, popular collections, and under the radar artists, recorded March 30, 2023
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Episode artwork - Schwere See 34 by flockaroo

Timestamps:
0:26 | Intro
2:30 | Market sentiment update
5:06 | Macro update
6:16 | The past 7 days in the blue chip ETH gen art market
8:34 | The past 7 days in the Tezos gen art market
9:38 | Chromie Squiggle update
11:05 | Friendship Bracelet update
12:04 | Release recaps - Cargo, Hello Modulo
15:46  | Gen art news - Collector's Corner meetup! Other NFT NYC events
20:20 | Great art at great prices
22:37 | Exciting new drops
24:05 | Artists to highlight
26:22 | Art to watch
29:15 | Art Charts - Strand of Solitude by William Mapan and QWERTY by Tara Donovan

Show notes:
-- Where to find us --
Collector's Corner Twitter | https://twitter.com/collectors_xyz
Jared's Twitter | https://twitter.com/jared_poz
P's Twitter | https://twitter.com/astamcloud

--Useful links--
Collector's Corner generative art release calendar | https://tinyurl.com/cc-releasecal
NFT price floor | https://nftpricefloor.com/
Fxhash market overview pages | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace?sort=createdAt-desc

--Release Recaps--
Cargo by Kim Asendorf | https://sansa.xyz/collections/skeuomorphs-by-itsgalo
Hello Modulo by Nat Sarkissian | https://verse.works/artworks/3b674230-dbcd-4435-a040-e84b468adccd

--Gen art news--
NFT NYC events! Samsung x Artblocks | gen2gan | Organic Matter | https://www.samsung.com/us/explore/837/events/art-blocks-x-samsung-bring-you/ | https://partiful.com/e/QhfrKXEHoPSBvlWaGjH8 | https://twitter.com/zancan/status/1640819652736458753

--Great art at great prices--
Schwere See by flockaroo | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/26217
Impasto by MJ Lindow |  https://sansa.xyz/collections/639834bb7e20fb95322d7b3d
Ieva by Shvmbldr | https://sansa.xyz/collections/ieva-by-shvembldr

--Exciting upcoming drops--
Agar by Emily Edelman | https://agar.brightmoments.io/
Bauhaus City by Andrew Strauss | https://twitter.com/studiostrauss/status/1640175154365071360

--Artists we want to highlight--
Kim Asendorf | https://twitter.com/kimasendorf
Zancan | https://twitter.com/zancan

--Collections to watch--
Monogrid by Kim Asendorf | monogrid.xyz
Garden, Monolith by Zancan | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/2969

--Art Charts--
Strands of Solidude by William Mapan | https://artacle.io/project/strands-of-solitude-by-william-mapan?tab=2
QWERTY by Tara Donovan | https://artacle.io/project/qwerty?tab=2

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Weekly generative art NFT news, beautiful art, popular collections, and under the radar artists, recorded March 23, 2023

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Episode artwork - Metropolis 108 by mpkoz

Timestamps:
0:26 | Intro
2:40 | Crypto market update
4:35 | The past 7 days in the blue chip ETH gen art market
6:31 | The past 7 days in the Tezos gen art market
8:23 | Chromie Squiggle update
10:10 | Friendship Bracelet update
11:13  | Gen art news - Release recaps, fxhash params
18:24 | Great art at great prices
22:13 | Exciting new drops
27:40 | Artists to highlight
30:10 | Art to watch
33:32 | Art Charts - Meridian by Matt DesLauriers

Show notes:
-- Where to find us --
Collector's Corner Twitter | https://twitter.com/collectors_xyz
Jared's Twitter | https://twitter.com/jared_poz
P's Twitter | https://twitter.com/astamcloud

--Useful links--
Collector's Corner generative art release calendar | https://tinyurl.com/cc-releasecal
NFT price floor | https://nftpricefloor.com/
Fxhash market overview pages | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace?sort=createdAt-desc

--Release Recaps--
Skeuomorphs by itsgalo | https://sansa.xyz/collections/skeuomorphs-by-itsgalo
Rippling by Yi-Wen Lin | https://sansa.xyz/collections/rippling-by-yi-wen-lin
Klangteppich by andreasrau | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/klangteppich

--Gen art news--
fxhash params | https://www.fxhash.xyz/doc/collect/fxparams-mint-tickets#the-mint-ticket-mechanism

--Great art at great prices--
Blueprints by distcollective | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/blueprints-1
Skeuomorphs by itsgalo |  https://sansa.xyz/collections/skeuomorphs-by-itsgalo
All Fold: Sketch by Eric Davidson | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/all-fold:-sketch

--Exciting upcoming drops--
 Iconic collection drop 1 featuring Makio 135 for the Universal Hip Hop Museum | https://twitter.com/Iconic_NFT/status/1633905938406178816
Hello Modulo by Nat Sarkissian on Verse | https://verse.works/artworks/3b674230-dbcd-4435-a040-e84b468adccd

--Artists we want to highlight--
mpkoz | https://www.mpkoz.com/
Matt Deslauriers | https://twitter.com/mattdesl

--Collections to watch--
Metropolis by mpkoz | https://twitter.com/mpkoz/status/1638598788242903040
For a limited time by Siebren Versteeg | https://twitter.com/MattKaneArtist/status/1637984645173112834

--Art Charts--
Meridian by Matt DesLauriers | https://artacle.io/project/meridian?tab=2

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We speak with Jamie Gourlay, the founder of Verse a launch platform for new artists with an IRL gallery in London. This is a must listen as Jamie comes from the traditional art world having run a gallery and a shipping company, and has a ton of insights for web3 audiences without exposure to this world.

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Episode Artwork: Martin #28 by Emily Edelman

Timestamps - coming soon!

Show notes:
--Contact info--
Verse | https://twitter.com/verse_works | https://verse.works/
Jamie Gourlay | https://twitter.com/jamiegourlay  

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An unedited Twitter Spaces featuring AI art experts ClownVamp, Linus Caldwell, and Tim Salikohv. We map out the AI art landscape detailing how the space has evolved with the technology, the top artists and why they are the top, other fantastic artists to know, the top collectors to follow, and the different AI art communities. A must listen for those looking to get up to speed on AI art!

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Episode artwork
Scientific Leap by Roope Rainisto

Guest contact info
Clownvamp | https://twitter.com/ClownVamp
Linus Caldwell | https://twitter.com/LinusCaldwell5
Tim Salikhov | https://twitter.com/tsalikhov
 
Timestamps
0:22 | Introduction to our show
3:09 | Intros to our fantastic guests
9:19 | ClownVamp's fantastic framework for thinking about AI art over the eras
16:53 | ClownVamp's thoughts on why trad art might be embracing AI art faster than generative art
20:23 | Linus' and Tim's additions to the top AI artists
31:41 | ClownVamp adds even more top AI artists!
38:08 | Our guests share other fantastic AI artists to follow, some up and comers and some quite established
47:04 | AI art launch platforms collectors and artists should know about
52:32 | AI art collecting communities
59:03 | Who are the top AI collectors / who's wallets should you follow
1:05:10 | AI art trends Linus and ClownVamp are noticing
1:16:20 | Audience questions
1:41:11 | Thanks and wrapping up the show

Show Notes
--Top AI Artists--
Pindar Van Arman | https://twitter.com/VanArman
Claire Silver | https://twitter.com/ClaireSilver12
Roope Rainisto | https://twitter.com/rainisto
Refik Anadol | https://twitter.com/refikanadol
Ganbrood | https://twitter.com/ganbrood
DeepBlack AI | https://twitter.com/DeepBlackAI
Helena Sarin | https://twitter.com/NeuralBricolage
Mario Klingemann | https://twitter.com/quasimondo
Robbie Barrat | https://twitter.com/videodrome
Kevin Abosch | https://twitter.com/kevinabosch
Sofia Crespo | https://twitter.com/soficrespo91
Tim White | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_White_(artist)
Harold Cohen | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Cohen_(artist)

--Fantastic AI artists--
Norman Harman | https://twitter.com/NorrieHarman
Entangled Others | https://twitter.com/entangledothers
Richard Nadler | https://twitter.com/RichardNadler1
Evelyn O | https://twitter.com/_Evelyn_O_
Anna Condo | https://twitter.com/a1111ac011d0
Phosphor | https://twitter.com/phosphor
Cryptohampster | https://twitter.com/cryptohamster
Redrum | https://twitter.com/RedruMxNFT
Data Velvet | https://twitter.com/DataVelvet
Charles AI | https://twitter.com/HODLFrance
Delta Sauce | https://twitter.com/delta_sauce
Dy Mokomi | https://twitter.com/dymokomi
Mia Forrest | https://twitter.com/miaforrestphoto
Argleton Lane | https://twitter.com/ArgletonLane
Daniel Obispo | https://twitter.com/danie1jerome
Ilya Shkipin | https://twitter.com/i_shkipin
Simon Raion | https://twitter.com/SimonRaion
Artemis | https://twitter.com/artemisandarts
Danielle King | https://twitter.com/Rrose_Selavy_11

--Top AI art collectors--
Clownvamp | https://twitter.com/ClownVamp
Linus Caldwell | https://twitter.com/LinusCaldwell5
Tim Salikhov | https://twitter.com/tsalikhov
Alphaverse Capital AI collection | https://twitter.com/AlphaverseCap
Mr703 | https://opensea.io/MR703 
Pindar Van Arman | https://twitter.com/VanArman
Moderats | https://twitter.com/ModeratsArt
Kevin Abosch | https://twitter.com/kevinabosch
Scuni (tezos) | https://twitter.com/scunitez
Greendude | https://twitter.com/greendude00
Anna Condo (tezos) | https://twitter.com/a1111ac011d0
Chris Ostoich | https://twitter.com/chrisostoich
Hotelmarket20 | https://twitter.com/HotelMarket20
AJ Berni (tezos) | https://twitter.com/ajberni
evan_Greene_ | https://twitter.com/evan_greene_
Ganbrood | https://twitter.com/ganbrood

--AI art primary sale platforms + communities --
Braindrops | https://twitter.com/braindrops_art
Mirage Gallery | https://twitter.com/miragegalleryai
Emerging Properties | https://twitter.com/emprops_io
Foundation | https://twitter.com/foundation
Sovrn Art | https://twitter.com/sovrnart
Fellowship (post photography AI focus) | https://twitter.com/FellowshipAi

--AI art communities (not launch platforms) --
KRPDM | https://twitter.com/KRP_DM
Botto | https://twitter.com/bottoproject
CyborgDAO | https://twitter.com/cyborgDAO
Superchief | https://twitter.com/SuperchiefNFT
Maifmaifmaif | https://twitter.com/MAIFMAIFMAIF
Accelerate art | https://twitter.com/accelerateart

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Weekly generative art NFT news, beautiful art, popular collections, and under the radar artists, recorded March 16, 2023

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Episode artwork - Ringers #901 by Dmitri Cherniak

Timestamps:
0:26 | Intro
2:20 | Collector Sentiment update
4:12 | Crypto market update
5:47 | The past 7 days in the blue chip ETH gen art market
8:14 | The past 7 days in the Tezos gen art market
9:16 | Chromie Squiggle update
11:15 | Friendship Bracelet update
11:47  | Gen art news - Release recaps for Strands of Solitude, Ceramics, and Bright Moments AI passes and some fantastic IRL events
22:08 | Great art at great prices
24:35 | Exciting new drops
28:03 | Artists to highlight
29:35 | Art to watch - Strands of Solitude by William Mapan
33:47 | Art Charts - Anticyclone by William Mapan

Show notes:
-- Where to find us --
Collector's Corner Twitter | https://twitter.com/collectors_xyz
Jared's Twitter | https://twitter.com/jared_poz
P's Twitter | https://twitter.com/astamcloud

--Useful links--
Collector's Corner generative art release calendar | https://tinyurl.com/cc-releasecal
NFT price floor | https://nftpricefloor.com/
Fxhash market overview pages | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace?sort=createdAt-desc

--Gen art news--
Release recaps
- Strands of Solitude | https://sansa.xyz/collections/strands-of-solitude-by-william-mapan 
- Ceramics | https://sansa.xyz/collections/ceramics-by-charlotte-dann
- Bright moments Mint Pass AI | https://app.brightmoments.io/auction
8dao IRL event in Hong Kong on March 21st | https://twitter.com/8DAO8DAO/status/1632563682650750977 
Images from the On Water event in NYC | https://theseaport.nyc/events/on-water-2023/

--Great art at great prices--
Momentum by Olga F and Igor Sedov | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/momentum
Algorithm be my guide by ALT+ESC | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/25829?sort=listingCreatedAt-desc
Tentura by Stranger in the Q | https://sansa.xyz/collections/tentura-by-stranger-in-the-q

--Exciting upcoming drops--
BM Tokyo lineup have started showing works in progress | https://twitter.com/larswander/status/1636351907252797443 | https://twitter.com/mwiederrecht/status/1636309801125703680 | https://twitter.com/kGolid/status/1636364827412271107
Rippling by Yi-Wen Lin | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/presents/projects/0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069/421 |  |

--Artist we want to highlight--
Norman Harman | https://twitter.com/NorrieHarman
EDG (Eric De Giuli) | https://twitter.com/eeedg__

--Collections to watch--
Strands of Solitude by William Mapan | https://sansa.xyz/collections/strands-of-solitude-by-william-mapan

--Art Charts--
Anticyclone by William Mapan | https://artacle.io/project/anticyclone?tab=2

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An unedited Twitter Spaces featuring the newest Artblocks Curated artist Charlotte Dann! We go into her history, how art and technology came together for this brilliant long form release, and what it's like to be releasing her first project as an Artblocks Curated!

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Episode artwork
Ceramics by Charlotte Dann

Show Notes
Charlotte Dann | https://twitter.com/charlotte_dann | https://charlottedann.com/
Ceramics | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069/417

Timestamps
0:22 | Introduction to our show and guest
1:16 | How art was a part of Charlotte's life growing up
5:58 | How technology emerged into Charlotte's life
8:55 | Physical ceramic work inspired Charlotte's project
15:13 | Why she decided to pursue web3 and release an NFT project
26:39 | Why a long form project and more inspiration behind the project
49:26 | How the pieces in the collection are constructed - the traits at a high level
57:08 | Hidden traits in the collection
1:00:12 | What's next for Charlotte
1:01:44 | Audience questions
1:07:19 | Thanks and wrapping up the show

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Weekly generative art NFT news, beautiful art, popular collections, and under the radar artists, recorded March 9, 2023

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Episode artwork - Fidenza #395 by Tyler Hobbs

Timestamps:
0:26 | Intro
2:14 | Crypto market update
3:25 | The past 7 days in the blue chip ETH gen art market
5:22 | The past 7 days in the Tezos gen art market
6:39 | Chromie Squiggle update
8:54 | Friendship Bracelet update
10:05  | Gen art news - Bright Moments is revealing which pass which matches which gen artist for their Tokyo lineup, On Water a generative art exhibition in New York City starts
12:51 | Great art at great prices
18:38 | Exciting new drops
24:47 | Artists to highlight
28:20 | Art to watch
30:35 | Art Charts - Renders Game, Automatism, Qwerty

Show notes:
-- Where to find us --
Collector's Corner Twitter | https://twitter.com/collectors_xyz
Jared's Twitter | https://twitter.com/jared_poz
P's Twitter | https://twitter.com/astamcloud

--Useful links--
Collector's Corner generative art release calendar | https://tinyurl.com/cc-releasecal
NFT price floor | https://nftpricefloor.com/
Fxhash market overview pages | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace?sort=createdAt-desc

--Gen art news--
Bright Moments is revealing which pass which matches which gen artist for their Tokyo lineup | https://twitter.com/brtmoments/status/1633213408668684288?s=46&t=aHYiZRZzWQISGCVyCWXalA
On Water, an awesome exhibition in NYC | https://twitter.com/emailyedelman/status/1633231088838377472

--Great art at great prices--
Martin by Emily Edelman | https://verse.works/artworks/b0d0215c-9ef0-4cb1-a1b9-a1be3dbad779
entretiempos by Marcelo Soria-Rodriguez | https://opensea.io/collection/entretiempos-by-marcelo-soria-rodriguez
The Muses by Danielle King | https://emprops.ai/projects/the-muses?page=1&size=51

--Exciting upcoming drops--
Harvey Rayner's Soetheby's auction! | https://twitter.com/patterndotco/status/1631735754169675776
Strands of Solitude | https://twitter.com/williamapan/status/1633150441776115714
BM AI artist mint packs release | https://twitter.com/brtmoments/status/1630309657225953282

--Artist we want to highlight--
Ivoana Tau | https://twitter.com/ivonatau
Pindar Van Arman | https://twitter.com/VanArman
Studio Yorktown |  https://twitter.com/StudioYorktown

--Collections to watch--
Genesis by Claire Silver | https://sansa.xyz/collections/6401c6bf26a1d77cb47e7c71
Aragnation by Devi Parikh and Abhishek Das | https://sansa.xyz/collections/aragnation-by-devi-parikh-and-abhishek-das

--Art Charts--
Automatism by Yazid | https://artacle.io/project/automatism?tab=2
Renders Game by Mount Vitruvius | https://artacle.io/project/renders-game?tab=2
QWERTY by Tara Donovan | https://artacle.io/project/qwerty?tab=2

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An unedited recording of a Twitter spaces with the amazing artist William Mapan! We talk about the inspiration behind his beautiful new project Strands of Solitude (releasing Friday March 10 on Tonic) and how isolation from the world during Covid drove his art.  A deeply resonant conversation with a genius generative art artist, this is a fantastic conversation for anyone interested in digital art. We also highlight Tonic with CEO Susannah Maybank, a new platform aiming to bridge web3 to traditional collectors.

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Episode artwork
Strands of Solitude by William Mapan

Show Notes
William Mapan | https://twitter.com/williamapan | https://linktr.ee/williamapan
Strands of Solitude | https://tonic.xyz/collection/strands-of-solitude/
Tonic | Tonic.xyz | https://twitter.com/tonic_xyz

Timestamps
0:22 | Introduction to our show and guests
4:04 | William's inspiration behind the collection
5:38 | How William found pre-selecting all the outputs difficult in a different way than random outputs
17:27 | Traits that carried over from William's other projects Dragons and Anticyclone
22:10 | How William utilized a similar technique to Anticyclone but was able to expand on it for Strands of Solitude
26:01 | William breaks down the different palettes in Strands
37:07 | William details some of the other traits within the collection
44:10 | William discusses how the art is made with printing in mind
50:25 | Reflecting on his past year William shares his sentiments as a full time artist
54:55 | Susannah, Tonic's CEO, discusses their approach to bridging traditional art collectors to web3
58:21 | Audience questions, including what's next for William
1:12:40 | Thanks and wrapping up the show

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Into the Collection (Twitter Spaces)
Deep Dives into the Top Digital Art Projects
Life in West America by Roope Rainisto with Roope Ranisto

We dive deep into Life in West America (LIWA) by Roope Rainisto, a new AI art collection that has resonated widely and deeply with collectors. Roope joins us to describe his process in creating LIWA, how he tried to innovate by combining photography with AI, and we break down some of the traits and individual pieces. Our audience had fantastic questions as well! A fantastic turnout for what we think could be a genre-defining collection.

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Episode artwork - Milk Bath by Roope Rainisto (part of Life In West America)

Where to find out fantastic guest and Renders Game
Roope Rainisto Twitter | https://twitter.com/rainisto
Roope Rainisto's personal website | https://linktr.ee/rainisto
Life in West America | https://braindrops.cloud/projects/15

Timestamps
0:22 | Spaces start
3:20 | Intro to our guest the artist Roope Rainisti
9:09 | Roope's background in photography and technology
21:59 | How a trip to the US inspired this collection
38:21 | Roope explains a few of the traits in the collection and describes what specific pieces brought up in him
1:00:18 | Audience questions
1:12:10 | Thanks and wrapping up the show