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ExpressionsOct 19, 2022

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Expansion Punks: Amplify - philanthropy thru NFTs

Expansion Punks: Amplify - philanthropy thru NFTs

@soooz001 speaks with @RachelSTWood and @ShillyPreston about philanthropy with NFTs.

Jun 10, 202356:59
Photographer and AI artist bringing imaginative beauty to the world -@RachelSTWood

Photographer and AI artist bringing imaginative beauty to the world -@RachelSTWood

Rachel Wood is a photographer and AI artist working in both mediums as an NFT artist. She got involved in NFTs in late 2021 and minted her first piece on December 20, 2021, on the Foundation marketplace.

She bought her first camera in 2019 and hasn’t looked back since. She was inspired to become a photographer by her passion for traveling and seeing as many different cultures as possible. She has been to all 7 continents. Traveling is her identity, and what she does is tell stories and dreams through her art. 

Her curiosity about life is reflected in her artwork, as she aspires to encompass more of what the world offers.

Her upbringing was rustic and without technology, which spurred her curiosity and artistic ways. She has tried all modalities of art, from metalsmithing to ceramics to batiking and all the others not mentioned.

Mar 29, 202340:27
Visual artist, Illustrator and Designer on a mission to bring more beauty to the world -@MZKVisuals

Visual artist, Illustrator and Designer on a mission to bring more beauty to the world -@MZKVisuals

Kaloian Toshev (MZK) is a Bulgarian digital artist that started his journey in 2004. His mission is to turn girls into the queens they really are via his art, and to bring more beauty to the world. He first heard about NFTs in 2021, just before Beeple made his $69 million sale. After the Beeple sale, he decided that he wanted to be a part of this art/nft movement. MZK dropped his first NFT collection on Foundation in April 2021 and sold out in 48 hours.

He gets inspiration from his desire for perfection, and his desire to improve his craft. He has been fascinated by female beauty since he was a child. He also gets inspired by the music he listens to when drawing, which tends to be Indie Pop/Alternative, but includes all other genres.

Mar 08, 202323:34
Taiwanese illustrator and digital painter creating whimsical art for the masses -@AnnChouIllust

Taiwanese illustrator and digital painter creating whimsical art for the masses -@AnnChouIllust

Ann Chou is a Taiwanese illustrator and animator who has been active in the NFT ecosystem since January 2022. She minted her first NFT piece on AKA Swap in Taiwan before the Lunar New Year and gained her audience on Instagram before transitioning to Twitter. Ann's work is inspired by films and her commentary on her life experience and environment. She has a series featuring characters with ears in place of heads, based on the 10 prominent players in the NFT ecosystem.

She is influenced by films and a positive outlook on life and is grateful for the reduced time and cost involved in NFTs.

Feb 28, 202326:15
Hand-drawn illustrator based in the jungle of Peru, expressing themes of love, compassion and spirituality -@NaoIlustra

Hand-drawn illustrator based in the jungle of Peru, expressing themes of love, compassion and spirituality -@NaoIlustra

Naomi Toma is a digital artist and mother of 2 living in the jungle of Peru. She specializes in art therapy and is inspired by nature, healing, and the experience of love. She moved from Lima to the jungle 8 years ago, with her family to escape the craziness and get closer to nature, which also gave her the freedom to create more art.

Feb 28, 202333:46
6-foot tall visual artist using the human body as his canvas -@TheTall_Artist

6-foot tall visual artist using the human body as his canvas -@TheTall_Artist

Oluwanifemi Abiodun, also known as The Tall Artist, is a Nigerian visual artist who creates captivating works of art through the use of painting and photography. Standing at 6’ 3”, The Tall Artist paints symbols and icons onto his subjects and then captures them through photography. He uses Procreate to edit his work and then releases it as NFTs. The Tall Artist first learned about NFTs in 2021 and officially joined the NFT community in February 2022, releasing his first NFT on OpenSea in April of the same year.

Feb 21, 202333:38
Multidisciplinary artist using her fascination with the conscious-subconscious mind to create fascinating art -@IofEYE

Multidisciplinary artist using her fascination with the conscious-subconscious mind to create fascinating art -@IofEYE

NFT artist, Indira IofEYE, has studied and worked in politics and psychology, and would use art as a way to express herself, but only as a little side project in self-expression. About 15 years ago, she started to put more time and focus into creating art and found that there were so many modalities and languages that she could use to experiment with to tell her story, that she decided to choose art as a way of life.

She is a true OG in the NFT space. She minted her first NFT in September 2020 on the Rarible platform.

Inspiration comes from within for IofEYE. She gets an internal impulse and will let it develop over a few hours. Stimulation can come from outside of her environment, but the impulse gets synthesized within her brain and body, then comes out in her mystical creations. She is intrigued by mythology and the essence of life, and those themes are always working themselves out in her work.

Jan 26, 202339:32
Photojournalist, storm chaser and portrait photographer capturing dynamic moments – @LeslieASpurlock

Photojournalist, storm chaser and portrait photographer capturing dynamic moments – @LeslieASpurlock

Leslie has been a photojournalist and creative portrait photographer and storm chaser over the last 30 years. She has been to Haiti six times and covered numerous protests in the US. She photographed weddings for 14 years, utilizing her photojournalism background to tell the story in her pictures.

She got into the NFT ecosystem in November 2021 and minted her first piece the following month on Foundation

She is inspired to give a voice to people that don’t necessarily have one. She sees the humanity in her subjects and wants to tell their story to the world. She wants people to care about humanity.

She is driven to document the indigenous communities around the world that are disappearing.

Jan 18, 202330:32
Creative entrepreneur exploring identity, self-expression and personal power - @SakkiSakkiArt

Creative entrepreneur exploring identity, self-expression and personal power - @SakkiSakkiArt

A creative entrepreneur that came into the web3/NFT space with a re-awakening of a forgotten promise to have another kind of experience with an artist identity. All of her work up to this point has been leading her to this. Everything is connected, and self-expression of identity and personal power.

She heard about NFTs in December 2021, and went down the rabbit hole and consumed content for about 3 months. She joined Twitter in February 2022 and became immersed in the NFT ecosystem.

She minted her first NFT for an Amplify Women competition/collection.

She wanted to be an architect as a child and started a never-ending fascination with Legos.

Jan 10, 202349:11
NY native, multi-faceted artist inspired by words - @Lem_ny

NY native, multi-faceted artist inspired by words - @Lem_ny

Queer, Latina from Harlem, NY creating art that resonates with her feelings. She is a trained clinical psychologist and uses that knowledge to be present in her work. She came into the NFT ecosystem in March 2021 and started curating at Searchlight, Domains in the metaverse, and at NFT.NYC. She was a founding member of a DAO called the Dream Conduit as the NFT coach and community building. She has sold 88 1/1 NFTs and is super grateful for all of her experiences so far.

She has always been a very busy person and takes hot baths to maintain her composure.

She is inspired by the here and now, the people in the NFT community.

Jan 10, 202338:25
Autistic 7 year old, that lives and breathes abstract art -@Cayden_and_Nico

Autistic 7 year old, that lives and breathes abstract art -@Cayden_and_Nico

Nico is the father of 7-year-old, autistic, abstract painter Cayden. They are from Johannesburg, South Africa, where it is very expensive to keep Cayden in his special needs school. They needed to find a way to generate income to support Cayden’s needs. After some research, they heard about NFTs on TikTok, so they decided to learn more about the NFT ecosystem and have been a part of it since April 2022.

Dec 14, 202231:54
Photographer and GAN artist deconstructing and restructuring each image to make unique art -@Chazz_Gold

Photographer and GAN artist deconstructing and restructuring each image to make unique art -@Chazz_Gold

Photographer and GAN artist creating futuristic worlds by combining the two mediums. Chazz has been clean and sober for 8 years and is also a recovery counselor. He minted his first NFT on the Tezos blockchain in February 2021.

GAN stands for generative adversarial network, which is the original AI code working in datasets. He said that he uses AI as a tool and that his images always start with a photograph.

Dec 14, 202240:05
Multi-disciplinary artist, diversity and climate change activist, creating thought-provoking art -@meankid76

Multi-disciplinary artist, diversity and climate change activist, creating thought-provoking art -@meankid76

Heatwave is a creative in visual arts, a survivor of modern life, and a student of political economies. Ze studied motion graphics design and hopes that this will be zir profession at some point. Ze got into the NFT ecosystem in April 2022 by submitting pieces for a Taiwanese NFT competition called Like Water on Earth Day.

Dec 13, 202231:14
Writer, Speaker, Artist and Activist melding Pop Art with abstract painting -@SpeakerJillB

Writer, Speaker, Artist and Activist melding Pop Art with abstract painting -@SpeakerJillB

Dallas-based painter and digital artist said she has been an artist all of her life. She found her style of Abstract-Pop Art over a decade ago. During the pandemic, she started painting seriously again and had a gallery show in downtown Dallas. At the show, two men approached her and said her paintings would be great as NFTs. She spent the next few months getting educated about blockchain, Web3, and NFTs. She minted her first piece in September 2021.

Dec 13, 202230:22
Multi-disciplinary visual artist playing with colors, textures and materials to create meaningful art -@MarielaDiNardo

Multi-disciplinary visual artist playing with colors, textures and materials to create meaningful art -@MarielaDiNardo

Venezuelan, multidisciplinary artist that has been a graphic designer, web designer, and artist for 25 years. She got into the NFT space in April 2021 and started WomenVerse in September 2021. WomenVerse was in response to a tweet that said there were only 10 women in the NFT space.

Dec 13, 202237:40
Sacramento-based fine art photographer creating environmental portraits and landscapes -@JulietHaas

Sacramento-based fine art photographer creating environmental portraits and landscapes -@JulietHaas

Sacramento-based fine art photographer, creating environmental portraits and landscapes. She has been exhibiting her photographs all over the US and abroad since 2012. She got into NFTs in February 2021, via NFT Tips on Clubhouse. She spent most of a year educating and observing the NFT ecosystem before minting her first works in February 2022.

Dec 12, 202230:52
Genderqueer multi-disciplinary artist creating figurative abstract paintings, videos and photos -@scizors_eth

Genderqueer multi-disciplinary artist creating figurative abstract paintings, videos and photos -@scizors_eth

A genderqueer, multi-disciplinary artist that has been in the NFT ecosystem for about 1 year. They spent their first 8 months just learning and observing before minting their 1st piece. They started their artistic journey by doing film photography in the 1990s and moved on to digital photography and manipulation by 2005. And from there to now, they have been dabbling in digital art, and have been learning the tech side of it as well. Recently they did a machine learning course, as well as learned to code.

Dec 12, 202233:00
Chilean multi-disciplinary artist that starts her process with a concept -@LaylaPizarro

Chilean multi-disciplinary artist that starts her process with a concept -@LaylaPizarro

Chilean visual artist living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is also the co-host of the Spanish podcast Arte y Labia. Her journey into NFTs started in March 2021.

Dec 12, 202231:29
Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist utilizing digital painting, collage and photography -@artbyKamba

Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist utilizing digital painting, collage and photography -@artbyKamba

Kamba is a Nigerian multidisciplinary artist, who utilizes digital painting, photo collage, and photography. He got started in NFTs in early 2021 and didn’t make a single sale for 7 months.

But he didn’t give up, he kept learning and experimenting and creating art/NFTs.

Dec 12, 202230:15
Colombian architect, 3D and AI artist, creating enticing environments -@mantilla_angy

Colombian architect, 3D and AI artist, creating enticing environments -@mantilla_angy

Angela is a Colombian architect, 3D, and AI artist living and working in England. She heard about NFTs when Beeple had his painting sell for $69 million in 2021.

This made her revisit her old work and create new work to turn into NFTs. She joined discord and started learning more and more about crypto and NFTs. She got her work listed on Foundation, and her journey as an NFT was launched.

Dec 09, 202229:47
Lens-based artist, photographer celebrating the little things in life -@itsltlthings

Lens-based artist, photographer celebrating the little things in life -@itsltlthings

Joanne is a serial artist, she is always creating something. Little things catch her attention and spark her creativity. She does physical paintings, mixed media, sculpture, pottery, drawings, and AI. Most of her work starts with a photo, as she always has a camera within arms reach. She is always writing a story with visuals.

She has a network of artist friends, both IRL and in the digital realm. They share ideas, inspiration, and support for each other.

Dec 09, 202231:04
Mixed media artist that celebrates the female energy in all of us -@yaga_ma

Mixed media artist that celebrates the female energy in all of us -@yaga_ma

Yagama is a mixed-media artist that celebrates the female energy in all of us. She is a queer, solo mom living in Berlin. She has been creating art all her life, she started making NFTs about a year ago

Dec 09, 202234:31
Handmade collage artist from Guatemala -@alejandropeters

Handmade collage artist from Guatemala -@alejandropeters

Alejandro is a collage artist from Guatemala. He has been a graphic designer for about 20 years. In 2019, he had the desire to create art with his hands for himself.

Dec 09, 202233:17
Fashion Designer & Illustrator bringing awareness to colorism & vitiligo -@Wildy_Martinez

Fashion Designer & Illustrator bringing awareness to colorism & vitiligo -@Wildy_Martinez

Wildy has been a fashion designer and illustrator for 16 years. In 2021, she and her family moved from NYC to North Carolina to have a slower-paced life. It was also when she decided to go freelance, which would give her the freedom to create. Storytelling is important to her, as she wants to address colorism, and racism and bring awareness to the auto-immune disease, Vitiligo. Representation in art matters.

Dec 08, 202241:12
Abstract artist creating unique portraits that portray the digital identities of Web3 -@Hemilylan

Abstract artist creating unique portraits that portray the digital identities of Web3 -@Hemilylan

Hemily is located in Taipei, Taiwan, and started her journey into NFTs during the pandemic. She has always made art, but never as a means of making money.

Dec 08, 202238:16
Multidisciplinary artist inspired by the conscious mind and rainbows -@JenPanepinto

Multidisciplinary artist inspired by the conscious mind and rainbows -@JenPanepinto

Jen Panepinto is a professional graphic designer, a photographer, and now an AI artist. She has been a graphic designer for about 20 years and got into NFTs in 2021.

Dec 08, 202229:50
Photographer inspired by the beauty of nature – @LampPhotography

Photographer inspired by the beauty of nature – @LampPhotography

Lauren is a US-based nature photographer. She’s been taking photos since 2002, when she would buy a disposable camera every week and capture moments of her life. As the years went on, she upgraded from disposable cameras to point-n-shoots to DSLRs. She minted her first NFT in 2021 and hasn’t looked back.

Dec 08, 202232:01
Drone photographer and travel enthusiast - @ClaireUjma

Drone photographer and travel enthusiast - @ClaireUjma

Primary s teacher by day, drone photographer by weekend. Claire has always been a lover of photography, but she found her groove with drone photography.

Dec 08, 202236:22
Nigerian photographer inspired by the Old Masters

Nigerian photographer inspired by the Old Masters

Ola is a Nigerian photographer that is inspired by the Old Masters. He finds that there are endless opportunities in interpreting the Old Masters, and it gives him the ability to flex his abilities as a photographer.

Dec 08, 202223:27
Indigenous multimedia artist who draws from roots – @NFTipi

Indigenous multimedia artist who draws from roots – @NFTipi

The indigenous multimedia artist Tipi is Oji-Cree lives in a remote community in Northern Canada. Her work, inspired by her roots, has served as a creative outlet. She started creating the tipi-fi images as a part of Indigenous Futurism — a way to show the traditional mixed with her love of sci-fi.

Dec 08, 202246:44
From consulting pro to full-time artist – iamSKAZ

From consulting pro to full-time artist – iamSKAZ

28 year old artist, Skaz, quit her job as a consultant to do a dive into NFTs. She wanted to find a way to express her creativity and use Pop Art as a guide.

Dec 07, 202239:31
Digital artist inspired by the Caribbean – @Bocagrandiart

Digital artist inspired by the Caribbean – @Bocagrandiart

Boca/Jennika is a 46 year old Venezuelan artist living in Mexico City. Her color palette is to invoke the beauty of the Caribbean, but to also draw attention to the destruction/poisoning of the ocean/planet. Her intention is to bring awareness to the litter and pollution that is being dumped into the Caribbean.

Dec 07, 202240:48
Surrealist & collage artist creating emotional artwork – @theAlvinBoss

Surrealist & collage artist creating emotional artwork – @theAlvinBoss

Vincent, aka thealvinboss is a graphic designer, photo-manipulator, digital artist, and Surrealist who tells his story through his art.

Dec 07, 202231:40
Multidisciplinary artist reaching out to the world with his art – @thegr8liberatOr

Multidisciplinary artist reaching out to the world with his art – @thegr8liberatOr

The gr8liberator is a multidisciplinary artist from Nigeria. Ever since he was a little kid, he has been creative. El Diablo derives inspiration from his desire to share his feelings and emotions, as he doesn’t feel like he has the words to express them.


Follow him here, Twitter @thegr8liberat0r

Dec 07, 202233:52
Engineer turned photographer turned NFT creator - @ebuka_mordi
Nov 18, 202234:38
Self-taught 3D artist creating fantastic works - @Saturns_Soul
Nov 18, 202231:45
Cuban-born graphic artist turned NFT creator - @RizoDesign

Cuban-born graphic artist turned NFT creator - @RizoDesign

Cuban born graphic designer that emigrated to the U.S. 20 years ago to realize his dream to become a Graphic Designer, made the move into NFTs in 2020. Follow him here https://twitter.com/RizoDesign

Nov 10, 202234:19
Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist utilizing African history to make contemporary art - @nazquiat

Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist utilizing African history to make contemporary art - @nazquiat

Nigerian multidisciplinary artist that found his self-worth in creating digital art. He likes to make stuff, and started making art as a child to make friends and have a human connection. This is where he finds inspiration, connecting to people via something that he made. His art is about the stories that make us human, our connection with others. Follow them at https://twitter.com/nazquiat

Nov 10, 202236:04
Impressionistic-Impasto creator - Victoria Oniosun
Oct 28, 202232:58
Reflections of digital art and emotional wealth - ObadareKiki
Oct 28, 202232:58
From consulting pro to full-time artist - iamSKAZ
Oct 28, 202243:52
Abstract & Fractional Artist - Chairmankiriago

Abstract & Fractional Artist - Chairmankiriago

In our interview with Chairmankiriago we talk about poetry, fractals, and creative self-discovery.

Oct 19, 202232:33
Emotional Clothing & Creative Therapy with @TrappingStyles

Emotional Clothing & Creative Therapy with @TrappingStyles

Our interview with TrappingStyles is emotional, full of love, and explosive acceptance of our inner well-being.

Oct 19, 202234:04
Indigenous NFT Creator Spotlight WiisagiMaiingan

Indigenous NFT Creator Spotlight WiisagiMaiingan

Artist Interview @WiisagiMaiingan - Indigenous NFT creator & co-founder of @outlawrisingco

Tune in to hear this deep dive into their art, growing a community, creating Indigenous-supportive education, and so much more!

Oct 19, 202201:30:55