Waiting To Be Signed

Waiting To Be Signed

By Willpop + TrinityTechnology
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Waiting To Be Signed episodes

  • Structural Complexity Through Visual Clarity: Interview with Kjetil Golid

    The interview streak continues! This week we are excited to talk to Kjetil Golid ahead of his Monument release on Verse. In this episode we discuss:

    • Kjetil's background in art and coding & how he first discovered the blockchain.
    • The history behind Archetype and Paper Armada, how they came to Art Blocks and released so close together (plus how one collector traded a Fidenza for an Armada!)
    • Creating systems and whether the art is the code or the output
    • Kjetil's use of color and evolving palettes over time
    • The story behind Monument, the influence of brutalist design in Kjetil's work, and returning to long form
    • The change in royalties on Ethereum and how Kjetil thinks about chains and platforms for releasing projects\
    • Rapid fire!

      • Thanks to Kjetil for coming on the show. Please check out his website generated.space for more info on his work

      If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

      Episode Art: Monument by Kjetil Golid

      Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

      55 min
    • E103 - Gold Star

      This week on WTBS we are talking art, kissing boys, and wondering about Solana! In this episode we discuss:

      • Interview roundup! Be sure to check out our interview with Jan Robert Leegte + we have Kjetil Golid and Jacek
        • Markusiewicz coming up!
      • Sharing art on social media, the #TENDERED initiative, and helping to promote newer projects
      • Newer Wave by bleaker.art is available to mint on fxhash
      • iRyanBell is back on fxhash with Can't Stop, Won't Stop, an open edition on ETH that is available until Feb 14.
      • Interactive generative pottery is also back via fxVase by KilledByAPixel
      • Check out Glassy Love by Erfan Hosseini over on Highlight and see if you can catch a low-gas moment to mint
      • The Truth series by ClownVamp concludes with it's last chapters
      • Ridge Regressions by Pierre Casadebeig x Tender
      • Heuristics of Emotion by Jeres drops on Solana and spawns a lot of discussion between the hosts.

        • Thanks as always for listening. If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

        Follow us on twitter @waitingtosign on Farcaster @wtbs and on Instagram @waitingtobesigned

        Episode art: Heuristics of Emotion #148

        Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

        54 min
      • Sculpting The Web: Interview with Jan Robert Leegte

        We are thrilled to bring you this special interview episode with net art legend Jan Robert Leegte! In this episode we discuss:

        • Jan's background in art & coding + the story of how Harm van den Dorpel convinced him to give NFTs a shot
        • The internet as a public good and the philosophy of applying ownership to it with blockchain
        • How the culture of the internet has changed
        • Bringing physicality of digital things
        • Mountains and Dropshadows on Verse, why Jan re-visited the concept and his experience using AI
        • The story behind Web and AI's insufficient creativity at coding interesting websites
        • How Jan thinks about markets, blockchains & the preservation of his work

          • Big thanks of course to Jan for coming on the show! Follow Jan on Twitter @JanRobertLeegte to keep up with his releases and check out his website full of his past work

          If you like the show you can support us by subscribing to our Patreon or donating directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

          Episode Art: Dmuceton from Web by Jan Robert Leegte

          Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

          1 hr 7 min
        • E102 - Buy One, Get One

          E102! Busy week so we kept this on the shorter side. In this episode we discuss:

          • WTBS is now on Farcaster
          • Will is enjoying + recommends Cobalt Core
          • Lots of interviews (check out LoVid!)
          • Art Blocks acquires Sansa
          • OBJKT announces new Galleries feature
          • 404 by SHL0MS on Highlight
          • Struggle For Pleasure & Swallow, Only Shallow by Harm van den Dorpel on Verse
          • Balance by Amber Vittoria & Kelly Milligan on AB
          • Wholeness Mirage by Ivan Dianov on fxhash
          • Appearance and Being by Pixel Symphony on fxhash
          • After Dark Around the Fire exhibition on Alba

            • Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign, on Farcaster @wtbs and on Instagram @waitingtobesigned

            If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

            Episode Art: Wholeness Mirage #28 by Ivan Dianov

            Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

            47 min
          • Feeling Infinity: Interview with LoVid (Tali Hinkis & Kyle Lapidus)

            NYC duo LoVid are in the studio and sharing a mic for a very special WTBS interview. Please check out their upcoming release on Tonic, Heartsleeves, which we discuss a bit in the episode.

            In this episode we discuss:

            • The story of how Tali & Kyle met and formed LoVid
            • The secret to successfully collaborating for 20+ years
            • How LoVid work with code collaborators to bring an analogue feel to their NFT releases
            • The story of Heartsleeves, the previous projects that influence it, and how it came to be released with Tonic
            • The role of identity and anonymity in web3 and how it plays into the interactive side of Heartsleeves
            • Textiles & weaving and the role they play in LoVid's work
            • Advice for artists thinking about entering web3... or trying to cross over from web3 to the 'traditional' art world
            • Kids, noise music, and other rapid fire questions
            • Some music links from Tali: A Cause Des Garcons by Yelle & Shitloads of Money by Liz Phair

              • Follow LoVid on Twitter @lovidlovid and learn more about them at their linktree

              Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned && farecaster @wtbs

              If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate direct to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth

              Episode Art is taken from the upcoming Heartsleeves release

              Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

              1 hr 1 min
            • E101 - Palette Cleanser

              Starting on the long road to 200 with e101! In this episode we discuss:

              • Highlight announces their marketplace with a plan to encourage honoring royalties
              • Highlight also releases an ecosystem report on the trends with royalties across NFTs
              • Will & Trinity discuss the idea of 'monolithic platforms' now that Verse is confirmed to be adding Solana and it seems increasingly likely that fx(hash) will add L2 support
              • Iceland by OG Crayon is a Trinity favorite & still open to mint
              • Will minted art on Bitcoin and didn't love it
              • Brief discussion of Vaxt by Tengil on AB Curated

                • Short and sweet this week

                Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned && farcaster @wtbs

                If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth

                Episode Art: Iceland #13 by OG Crayon

                Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

                48 min
              • Minimum Viable Mountain: Interview with Pierre Casadebeig

                Welcome to another interview episode! We are thrilled to be chatting with Pierre Casadebeig ahead of his long-awaited Tender collaboration: Ridge Regressions. In this episode we discuss:

                • Who is Pierre & how did he get into making art?
                • Using R to make art and Pierre's attempt at working with p5
                • How Pierre uses data in his art and where the generative-ness comes from in this approach
                • The significance of mountains to Pierre and the role of accuracy with his work
                • The story of the Tender collaboration and why it took so long :)
                • How Ridge Regressions became the collab and why it incorporates new visual styles and calligraphy
                • Other date-rich areas that Pierre might explore with his work
                • Rapid Fire questions & science talk

                  • Thanks to Pierre and to everyone who listened

                  Follow Pierre on Twitter @pircasa and follow us @waitingtosign

                  If you like the show you can support us by subscribing to our Patreon or donating directly to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth

                  Episode Art: Ridge Regressions #8 by Pierre Casadebeig

                  Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank


                  57 min
                • E100 - A World Of Love and Beauty

                  Episode 100 we made it!

                  In this episode we discuss:

                  • Reflecting on the E100 milestone
                  • Sotheby's Ordinals Auction
                  • Big topic discussion of SOL, BTC and artists chasing liquidity, platforms adding chains, platform survival in the current meta & more.
                  • sketch006 by Collapsar Beauty
                  • Drei by Whitekecross
                  • and yet we love by iRyanBell
                  • TIME SPECTRUM by Geoff Davis
                  • Doodlescapism by Collapsar Beauty

                    • Thanks everyone for 100 episodes!

                    If you like the show you can support us by subscribing to our Patreon or donating directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

                    Follow us on twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned

                    Episode Art: Drei #62

                    Intro & outro tracks by PixelWank

                    1 hr
                  • E99 - Cooking A Chicken

                    WTBS E99... we hit triple digits next week. In this episode we discuss:

                    • Beloved Ozzie is leaving the fx(hash) team
                    • We have a LOT of interviews coming up!
                    • BTC ETF approved :) and genart is coming to ordinals :(
                    • Lemonde scores a pink GM and Will connects on some offers as Galaxy continues to sell off his collection
                    • Trinity hosts a Stable Diffusion seminar
                    • Will adds another plotted grail to his collection, Linea #29
                    • Cytographia by Golan Levin on Art Blocks Curates
                    • Shouting out EX-LIBRIS, Hashnadoes, TopoWarp, Marechiaro & more

                      • Thank you for listening as always! If you like the show and want to support us, you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth

                      Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign & instagram @waitingtobesigned

                      Episode Art: Linea #29

                      Intro & Outro tracks by Pixelwank

                      48 min
                    • Perfection Isn't Interesting: Interview with Frank Manzano & Artie Handz

                      WTBS is back with our first interview of 2024, a special episode with artist Frank Manzano & collector/curator Artie Handz! The Artie Gallery is bringing "ScheduledProgramming" to Verse on January 11, 2024. In this episode we discuss:

                      • Artie's background in art & collecting and how he came to start his Gallery with Verse
                      • Frank's background in art & AI and how he got started selling his work as NFTs
                      • How Artie first found Frank's work and why they are working together for this first Gallery release
                      • The dystopic themes in Frank's work and finding hope in unsettling subjects
                      • The excitement of discovery with AI, Frank's process, and what A.I. brings to the work that couldn't be found elsewhere
                      • Legal issues arriving with A.I. and how Artie evaluates A.I. work as a collector
                      • Rapid Fire

                        • Follow Artie Handz on Twitter @punk7635

                        Follow Frank Manzano on Twitter @loved_orleer

                        Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and on Instagram @waitingtobesigned

                        If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

                        Intro and Outro tracks by Pixelwank

                        56 min

                      About Waiting To Be Signed

                      From the publisher's feed

                      Waiting To Be Signed is a weekly podcast about generative art on the blockchain. Every week we release an episode covering new releases we love, the news & happenings of the space, hot topics & more. We also release bi-weekly interview episodes with artists, collectors and builders in the space.