Episodes
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r4v3n is joined by generative artists Anna Carreras and Jimena Buena Vida to discuss their contributions to a new exhibition called Echoes of Frida by In Resonance w/ support by Frida Kahlo Foundation.
Recorded on 11/15/2024 in Marfa, TX at Art Blocks Weekend 2024 -
r4v3n sits down with artists Snowfro, DCA and Jeff Davis at Art Blocks Marfa Weekend to discuss the history of Art Blocks and the future of on-chain generative art.
Recorded on: 11/14/2024 in Marfa, TX -
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Video Link: https://youtu.be/b_EWLZSxr9o
Ben Skaar is a 20-year-old photographer and videographer based in New York City. When he’s not in school, Ben spends his time outdoors, capturing the stunning beauty of our planet. He first picked up a camera at the age of 8, and his creative spark was immediately ignited, taking him to more beautiful places than he could ever have imagined. Ben’s talent and dedication were recognized in 2020 when he was honored as the Youth Travel Photographer of the Year. -
Video Link: https://youtu.be/96_PikXsj7Q
Rafaël Rozendaal (born 1980) is a Dutch-Brazilian visual artist currently living and working in New York City. He is known as a pioneer of Internet Art.
Exhibitions: Times square, Museum Folkwang, Centre Pompidou, Whitney Museum, Valencia Biennial, Casa Franca Brasil Rio, Seoul Art Square, Stedelijk Museum. Press: Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Flash Art, Dazed & Confused, Interview, Wired, Purple, McSweeney’s, O Globo, Vice, Creators Project, Artreview, Vogue. Lectures: Yale, DLD conference, Ecole des Beaux Arts, NYU, Vivid Sydney. Collections: Whitney Museum, Centre Pompidou, Stedelijk Museum. Galleries: Upstream Amsterdam – TSCA Tokyo -
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XOxucdNPww
Rainer Hosch is a photographer based in Los Angeles. His father, a fearless photojournalist whose assignments took him around the world, was Hosch’s first teacher. After his sudden death when Hosch was only 11 years old, he committed to carrying on his father’s legacy by pursuing photography. He started his career documenting the music scene of his hometown of Vienna. In 1998, he moved to New York City, where he soon worked for magazines such as Esquire, L’Uomo Vogue, The New York Times Magazine, and Wired, as well as commercial clients ranging from Nespresso to Sony Music. Hosch has captured some of the most iconic faces in art, design, technology, sports, politics, and business. In addition to his portrait work, Hosch is a street, landscape, and documentary photographer. His work can be found in the Permanent Collection National Museum of Photography in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the New York headquarters of Roc Nation. He has had exhibitions in Miami, New York, Austria, Copenhagen, and the Dean Collection in Los Angeles.
In 2022, Hosch created the Genesis NFT collection “52icons,” dedicated to his late father, Heinz Hosch. The collection was dropped via Twitter and connects with a growing global community of over 2000 collectors. The overwhelming popularity of his Iggy Pop portraits inspired an Open Edition NFT minted 3537 times in 52 hours. While Hosch’s career is rooted in analog, he believes in the future of digital art. -
Video for this episode including Sarah's work: https://youtu.be/tDI_heLxXKI
Sarah Ridgley is a American generative artist.
"My work centers on investigating the materiality of pixels and exploring new techniques and ways of using code as a method of mark-making on a digital canvas.
I use Javascript and the p5js library to build my programs, and I design unique algorithmic brushes and rendering techniques to complete each series.
All my work is the result of highly-ordered chaos. This means that I write very organized instructions to direct the code, but then introduce random parameters so that the computer can try out an infinite variety of results. You can read more about some of my earlier" - Sarah Ridgley -
Video for this episode can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/4nAcmorgTsg
Anthony Hiley-Mann also known as MountVitruvius is an English generative artist. You can see and read about his work at https://www.mountvitruvius.art/ -
Video for this episode is available here: https://youtu.be/9lDD9lu3qWg
Brett Sylvia is a photographer and videographer based in Rhode Island, USA. He is a lifelong learner who has excelled in a lot of different areas. He won the state championship in basketball in high school, DJed professionally in Miami Beach, continues to maintain a daily astanga yoga practice and creates beautiful art in the mediums of photography and videography.
He is also my brother! This was a great conversation. -
This Episode was recorded live with video. The video is available on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfmDK6EeW6Q
DCA, Generative Artist
Daniel Calderon Arenas is a Houston-based educator and generative artist. With a focus on generative art since 2017, Daniel's work delves into various subjects, encompassing language, meaning, and the natural world. Embracing the element of chance and randomness inherent in computer processes, Daniel widens his creative vision by incorporating algorithmic methods. Through this lens, he reinterprets natural phenomena, such as the branching system of a tree or the form of a rock. Driven by curiosity and a passion for exploration, Daniel's artwork reflects his current interests and showcases a thoughtful use of color. Alongside his artistic endeavors, Daniel has taught courses on coding and digital processes at the K. G. McGovern College of the Arts. -
This Episode was recorded live with video. The video is available on https://youtu.be/snhZcesC4ac
Pete Halvorsen, Photographer
Born in Northern California, Pete originally moved south to pursue acting and film before transitioning to photography. Since then, his global travels have been shaping his eye and helping him understand how his photography changes to embrace a story. These experiences blend with the familiar cadence of the ocean to help Pete capture life’s natural motion in a still image without losing the ebb and flow of that energy. Pete’s photographs move the viewer into the moment, allowing the story within the frame to expand and play out as though it were actually in motion.Combining art with this new social media commerce Pete has been able to work on international campaigns for brands such as Leica, Four Seasons, The Dorchester Collection, Acura, Toyota, LuluLemon, GAP, Birdwell, SKYY Vodka, Pacifico, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Baume & Mercier, and HODINKEE.
Pete and his work have been featured by the likes of GQ, The Getty Museum, Travel + Leisure, ABC's Nightline, Good Morning America, Elle Magazine, InStyle, Details Magazine, NY Times, and the Los Angeles Times.
When he’s not running to catch a flight he can be found enjoying Southern California life with his wife and 2 kids.
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Generative Artworks are an American artist duo that have been doing generative artwork since 2019. They developed a large following on Instagram before being one of the first artists invited to release for the launch of Art Blocks Factory in early 2021.
Their work often goes beyond the digital and have created analog derivatives of their digital work by using plotters, 3d printing, embroidery and other generative manufacturing methods.
This was recorded as a livestream and their is video in addition to the audio. Here is a link to the video if you want view the episode that way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W0FnjqZHGQ -
Fingacode is a Cameroonian-born, London-based artist fascinated by the interplay between human creativity and computational processes. Inspired by the rich patterns of African textiles, they use generative techniques and custom-built tools to translate code into vibrant visual forms that explore color, rhythm, and unexpected beauty.
Show Notes:
- NTH Culture Video by Bright Moments - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lero3In5uc
- finga's links - https://linktr.ee/fingacode -
LoVid is a NY-based interdisciplinary artist duo working collaboratively since 2001. LoVid’s practice focuses on aspects of contemporary society where technology seeps into human culture and perception. Throughout their interdisciplinary projects over two decades, LoVid has maintained their signature visual and sonic aesthetic of color, pattern, and texture density, with disruption and noise. LoVid’s work captures an intermixed world layered with virtual and physical, materials and simulations, connection and isolation.
LoVid’s process includes home-made analog synthesizers, hand-cranked code, and tangible materials; their videos, textile works, performances, net-art, installations, and NFTs have been exhibited worldwide for over two decades. LoVid’s work has been presented internationally at venues including: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Standard Vision X Vellum LA, Wave Hill, Brookfield Arts, RYAN LEE Gallery, Art Blocks Curated, Postmasters Gallery, bitforms Gallery, Honor Fraser Gallery, Unit London, http://Verse.work, http://Expanded.Art, Art Dubai, New Discretions, And/Or Gallery, Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, Anthology Film Archives, Issue Project Room, The Science Gallery Dublin, The Jewish Museum, The Kitchen, Daejeon Museum, Smack Mellon, Netherland Media Art Institute, New Museum, and ICA London. LoVid’s projects have received grants and awards from organizations including: The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Graham Foundation, UC Santa Barbara, Signal Culture, Cue Art Foundation, Eyebeam, Harvestworks, Wave Farm, Rhizome, Franklin Furnace, http://Turbulence.org, New York Foundation for the Arts, Lower Manhattan Cultural Center, Experimental TV Center, NY State Council of the Arts, and Greenwall Foundation.
LoVid’s videos are distributed by EAI and their work is in the collection of the Whitney Museum, The Museum of Moving Image, The Parrish Museum, Thoma Foundation, Watermill Center, Butler Institute of American Art, Heckscher Museum, NFT Museum of Digital Art, Museum of Nordic Digital Art, and more. -
Harvey Rayner is an English artist and creative coder with over 25 years of digital and generative art practice.
He attended The City and Guilds of London Art School and has had a diverse creative career working as a designer, inventor, programmer, and business owner while maintaining a dedicated daily art practice.
In more recent years Harvey has been selected by the Art Blocks curation board for his project Fontana and has had successful solo exhibitions with Bright Moments and Verse. Harvey lives in upstate New York with his wife of 25 years.
He has two adult children, is a keen rock climber and has maintained a daily meditation practice for over 20 years.
