Mitchell F. Chan, who released one of the first NFT projects on Ethereum back in 2017, discusses his projects, making art on a blockchain, how NFTs are transforming the traditional art world, and more. Show topics:
- Mitchell’s art career before NFTs
- how Mitchell was inspired by Yves Klein’s 1950’s work ‘Zones of Immaterial Pictorial Sensibility’
- the story behind Mitchell’s OG NFT art project: ‘Digital Zones of Immaterial Pictorial Sensibility’
- what the traditional world thinks about NFTs
- who is collecting NFT art
- the story behind Mitchell’s 2021 NFT project: ‘LeWitt Generator Generator’
- why Mitchell has not minted any more NFTs this year – even though the market has been on fire
- whether Mitchell thinks NFTs are changing the art world (hint: he thinks yes)
- NFTs and the financialization of art
- why Mitchell can empathize with some of the backlash about NFTs coming from the traditional art and gaming industries
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Episode Links
Mitchell Chan
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mitchellfchan
- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/4QdtdZWMpN
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchellfchan/
- Gallery: https://chan.gallery/
Content:
- DIGITAL ZONES OF IMMATERIAL PICTORIAL SENSIBILITY (Sotheby’s NFT – $1M+)
- Sotheby’s Sale: https://metaverse.sothebys.com/natively-digital/lots/digital_zone_of_immaterial_pictorial_sensibility
- 33 Page Essay: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmcdKPjcJgYX2k7weqZLoKjHqB9tWxEV5oKBcPV6L8b5dD
- OpenSea: https://opensea.io/collection/ikb-cachet-de-garantie-1
- TL;DR: https://twitter.com/LeonidasNFT/status/1470397221548052480
- Video Essays on NFTs (super interesting)
- Sol Lewitt Generator Generator
