Waiting To Be Signed
By Willpop + Trinity
Waiting To Be SignedFeb 13, 2022
E112b - The Euros Want Them
Back at it with 112b! In this episode we discuss:
- Collect this episode on pods.media for your chance to win Aux Arbes #54933 by Zancan
- Aleksandra named as new Head of Art at Trillitech
- Our interview with Rich & Rick dropped!
- Rules of the Game by Mike Neff & TENDER on Verse
- Under The Mask, Another by Ty Vek on Highlight
- {yes, yes, no, yes} by Anna Lucia on fx(hash)
- Trying to discuss all the art release as part of the Bright Moments Venice Finale
- Autoscope by Erik Swahn on Verse
- Past Forward by John Wubbushi x TENDER on Verse + Clown Vamp's appreciation Tweet
- Week After Week, our collab with Whitekross, finally releases + mints out!
- g l y p h by punevyr on fx(hash) -- now over 100k minted!
- Hearthstone Battlegrounds talk
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Episode Art: Week After Week #69 by Whitekross
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
Uncompromising Collaborations: Interview with Rich Poole & Rick Crane
Rich & Rick, two legendary fx(hash) collaborators, finally get the WTBS treatment! In this episode we discuss:
- Their backgrounds as artists and the origin of their collaborative practice
- The story behind 'Miniscapes', their first collab project on fx(hash)
- Their collaborative process and how Rich brings the "generative-ness" to Rick's design & aesthetic + the challenges of adaptation.
- The story of Acequia and breaking through to a wider set of collectors outside of fx(hash)
- The process behind IsoMetro, their upcoming release, and how they came to release with 8NAP
- Will there be cars in IsoMetro & how it relates to Acequia
- How do Rich & Rick think about the market now, picking platforms and chains for release
- Rich "accidentally" donating his only Acequia to WTBS
- Rapid Fire!
Thanks to Rich & Rick for coming on the show! Check out their upcoming relase, IsoMetro, on 8NAP Art
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Episode Art: IsoMetro WIP courtesy of Rich & Rick
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
Computational Creativity: Interview with Erik Swahn
Join us as we welcome fx(hash) & overall genart legend Erik Swahn to his very first podcast appearance! We have been fans and collectors of Erik for 2+ years now and are thrilled to have him on the show to discuss his practice & upcoming release, Autoscope, on Verse
In this episode we discuss:
- Erik's background in art & coding and how he discovered NFTs as a way to release his work
- Erik's earliest fx(hash) releases, Retrogrades and Disegnatori, and how they play into the overall themes of his work
- Farbteiler's origin as a synesthetic system for learning piano + palettes and color construction
- Punktwelt, Fields & Erik's current style as it has evolved from Farbteiler
- Embracing 'Collector Curated' as a mechanism for release & collectors hitting the mark in their selections
- Maintaining a consistent visual style without fatiguing collectors
- Autoscope on Verse & adding animation to create a sense of place to the work
- Releasing with Verse for Erik's last 3 projects and how he thinks about platforms and blockchains
- Rapid Fire!
Thanks to Erik for coming on the show! Follow him on Twitter @erikswahn and on Farcaster @erikswahn to keep up with his work.
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Episode Art: Autoscope seed by Erik Swahn, TBD if it will be minted :)
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
E111 - Earthquakes & Angel Numbers
Lucky episode 111! The mark of the eclipse, earthquakes and Broken Printers!
This episode we discuss:
- Eclipse viewing & Hearthstone Battlegrounds
- We recorded some amazing artist episodes coming very soon!
- Trinity is bored of Farcaster and we chat more about the platform
- Our pods.media experiment was a success and you can mint this episode here for a chance to win Buso #10
- Our upcoming collab with Whitekross, Week After Week
- Broken Printer by Tabor Robak on Verse + read Tabor's thread about the project here
- 90° by Reptile on fx(hash)
- Atelier drops their Visual Poetry show on fx(hash) with many cool projects to check out & mint
- 'Let It Flow' the new Dawn Contemporary exhibition on Alba
- Wæveform by Paul Prudence on Foundation
- Looking Ahead + more Battlegrounds :)
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Episode Art: Broken Printer #170 by Tabor Robak
Intro and Outro tracks by PixelWank
E110 - Shadow Work
WTBS is back again with a post-NFT NYC episode! We discuss:
- We are trying out pods.media which lets you mint WTBS! Go and mint out interview episode with Snowfro for FREE (+fee) on Base
- The Processing Foundation announced a community fellowship, apply if you are interested!
- Check out our interview with Jamie from Verse + spoilers for upcoming recordings
- NFT NYC recap session
- More on Farcaster & $degen
- Total Recall: All Clear by Thomas Noya x Adam from Tender... and AI project that Will likes!
- Looking ahead to our upcoming collab with Whitekross, Week After Week, an fx(hash) release on Base
Thanks for listening as always! If you want to support the show you can subscribe to our Patreon, mint episodes on pods.media, and donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth
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Episode Art: Total Recall: All Clear #3 by Thomas Noya
Intro and Outro tracks by PixelWank
Evolving Verse: Interview with Jamie Gourlay, Founder of Verse
We welcome Jamie for a return interview, a little over one year later since we last had him on! In this episode we discuss:
- Big lessons and takeaways for Jamie & Verse coming out of the 2023 bear market
- Consolidation of artists towards curated platforms & competing for releases
- Verse as a conduit for the gallery art world to access web3 and what exciting release they have coming soon as a test case
- Managing web3 communities as an artist and the need to be connected & authentic
- Verse becoming more web3 oriented with recent announcements
- The role of the market in onboarding new collectors & how new artists can break through without using open platforms
- Verse collecting & supporting artists that release with them
- Solana & the potential for Verse to add other chains moving forward
- Reacting to the recent announcement from Art Blocks & cross-platform collaborations
- The goal of a potential Verse community token
Thanks to Jamie! Follow Verse on Twitter and join their Discord for updates
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Episode Art: Funktor #125 by Erik Swahn
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
E109 - $DEGEN & Tipping Models
Welcome to E109 where we discuss:
- A quick GDC recap from Will & the surprising crypto gaming presence at the show
- It's NFT NYC already, again, and we aren't really sure what there is to do
- Tezos Foundation is sponsoring something fun for Art Basel in June
- Scary Stats for NFT platforms on Tezos
- Could fx(hash) look to $DEGEN as a model for their own token to reinvigorate the platform?
- Blooms by Cory Haber & Adam Berninger on Verse
- Highlight Spring Collection including Elysian Fields by Marius Watz, Vereniyam by Piter Pasma, Panic Blooms by Jeres and A Sunday in the Park by Loackme
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Episode Art: Blooms #6 by Cory Haber & Adam Berninger
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
Building The Next Wave of GenArt Lovers: Interview with Erick Calderon
Kicking off a series of interviews with platform founders, we are thrilled to bring you this conversation with Erick Calderon aka Snowfro. We dive deep into the recently announced changes with AB, Sansa, and the market as a whole.
In this episode we discuss:
- Racing cars, Magic: the Gathering & Minecraft
- Surviving in Crypto for 7+ years, surviving the 2018 bear market and our current downswing & the simple math behind the generative art market
- What the experience could be for new collectors that are no longer "early"
- Why buy Sansa? What do they bring to Art Blocks and their role in the future of the platform?
- Who will be allowed to release on Sansa & the challenges of being a truly open platform
- Expanding Engine Partners to brands & bringing new communities to web3 through physical generative objects
- How Curated is changing and when we can expect the next Curated release
- Can we expect new chains, sale mechanisms, release styles & more from Art Blocks & Sansa?
- A brief Marfa pitch
Follow Erick on Twitter @ArtOnBlockchain and join the Art Blocks Discord to stay up to date on their upcoming announcements
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Episode Art: Chromie Squiggle #7 by Snowfro
Intro and Outro tracks by PixelWank
E108 - Charming Granularity
In this episode we discuss:
- Celsius & Balatro!
- Verse announces updates & we announce our next interview with Jamie
- EIP-4844, L2 gas & our Etherlink episode is finally dropping
- Recapping our interview with Snowfro
- Barbarians Mint Pass check!
- Metamorphosis 1 by Darien Brito on Highlight
- BEHOLDER Open Edition by Aebrer on fx(hash)
- Losing My Marbles by bleaker.art on fx(hash)
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Episode Art: Metamorphosis 1 by Darien Brito
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
What Is Etherlink?: Interview with Nicolas Streschinsky
Nicolas Streschinsky, head of DeFi at Trillitech, joins us to talk about the upcoming launch of Etherlink. Thanks to Nicolas and the Trillitech team for helping to arrange this episode. We discuss:
- Who is Nicolas and how did he get into Crypto?
- What are the goals of Trillitech and why did they start the Etherlink project?
- What makes Etherlink different from other L2s?
- How will users interact with Etherlink & the potential of ERC-4337 to scale and onboard new users
- What is the customer acquisition model for Etherlink?
- Product-Market fit and the problem with Airdrops & Points
- How bridging between Tezos, Etherlink & other EVM L2s will work with Layer Zero
Check out Nicolas talking about Etherlink at Next Block Expo and join the Etherlink Discord to learn more about the project
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Episode Art: The Etherlink Logo!
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
E107 - Art Blocks Divinated
Keeping the notes short this week! We discuss:
- Our Etherlink episode is getting ready to drop + the defi accelerator program is announced
- Art Blocks announces big changes coming to Curated + new platform powered by their Sansa acquisition + we are about to interview Snowfro!
- Barbarians seeds continue to impress & mint passes are somehow still available
- Under Neith gallery by Forever Projects on Foundation
- Lots of fx(hash) shoutouts + special congrats to ClownVamp for their Puppies release on Verse w/ Tender
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Episode Art: Shadows too deep to find the light #3 by Whitekross
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
E106 - buso & Base
This week everyone is sick, or caring for a sick baby, or both... so thank you in advance for understanding! This episode we discuss:
- Thanks to everyone who helped us get our 'Active User' badge on Farcaster!
- TASCHEN releases an NFT art book
- The Finnish National Gallery is holding a generative art competition and you can enter!
- fx(hash) splits the explore page to filter out image comp projects
- Zancan breaks 60k mints with Aux Arbres & new traits continue to emerge
- Avatars of Goa by Ira Greenberg on emprops
- buso by patakk is the first Base chain project to release on fx(hash)... and Will minted #1 :)
- Satranj by zolfaqqari on fxhash
- Looking ahead!
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Episode Art: buso #1 by Patakk
Intro & outro tracks by PixelWank
Baudrillard, Blockchains & Barbarians: Interview with Jacek Markusiewicz
WTBS lands a dream guest, Jacek Markusiewicz! Both of us have been following and collecting work by Jacek since his earliest days releasing on fx(hash). We are so excited to share this episode with him ahead of his Verse Solos release, Barbarians! In this episode we discuss:
- Jacek's background in art and coding & how he came to Tezos to start releasing his work as NFTs
- Architectural history and the story behind Unbuilt and Reborn, two of his earliest works on fx(hash)
- The concept behind Hollow & the experience of 'breaking through' with a release in such a big way
- The story of Barbarians, how it relates to his more recent work & the duality of existence!
- The pressure of curating and how Barbarians will be released on Verse
- Strategy for releasing work, picking platforms & thinking about newer chains that are emerging as places for art
- rapid fire!
Follow Jacek on Twitter @jMarkusiewicz and explore his work here
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Episode Art: Barbarians by Jacek Markusiewicz
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
E105 - *Checks Notes*
E105 is live and xtra long!
In this episode we discuss:
- Baby stuff & solo parenting
- Miss Metaverse & the pain, drain & necessity of using social media as a creative
- Trinity sniped me with a birthday tweet
- Yuga buys Moonbirds & not everyone is bullish on it
- fx(hash) is adding the Base Chain L2 on Feb 28 (and what does this mean for Tezos?)
- A TON is going on in Paris right now b/c of Bright Moments, including: Aux Arbres by Zancan, Désorganic by Ciphrd, MORE.ZIP by Tender and way too many projects to list via the Bright Moments experience
- Monument crushes the primary on Verse
- The long-anticipated T E C T O N I C A releases on fx(hash)
- + lots of other shout-outs & mintables!
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Episode Art: T E C T O N I C A #124 by Protocell Labs
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
E104 - On & Off Rails
New week new art new show. In this episode we discuss:
- Will ran a game of Survivor and crushed it!
- Verse onboards over 100 new users with their move to Solana
- Follow Trinity on Twitter to see her #TENDERED posts
- Join us on Farcaster and fx(hash) building their presence on this social platform
- Check out Heartsleeves which is almost minted out + big thanks to Lovid for the donation
- Proscenium by remnynt releases on AB Curated and reignites and old discussion around designing generative art
- Elektrobotanica by nekropunk (and check out their other work as well)
- if only to outlive Balloon Designs by JohnRising
- Trance Atlantic Glide by Dan Catt
- Looking ahead to wayyyy too much stuff next week on fx(hash), including a generative scarf, more from iRyanBell, plottable work from Julien Espagnon & Bright Moments Paris
Another week in the books. Thanks all for listening. If you want to support the show please join our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth
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Episode Art: Proscenium #303
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
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
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Episode Art: Monument by Kjetil Golid
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
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.
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Episode art: Heuristics of Emotion #148
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
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
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Episode Art: Dmuceton from Web by Jan Robert Leegte
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
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
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Episode Art: Wholeness Mirage #28 by Ivan Dianov
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
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
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Episode Art is taken from the upcoming Heartsleeves release
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
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
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Episode Art: Iceland #13 by OG Crayon
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
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
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Episode Art: Ridge Regressions #8 by Pierre Casadebeig
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
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!
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Episode Art: Drei #62
Intro & outro tracks by PixelWank
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
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Episode Art: Linea #29
Intro & Outro tracks by Pixelwank
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
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Intro and Outro tracks by Pixelwank
E98 - Classic Generative
Short episode coming off a stretch of holidays! In this episode we discuss:
- Galaxy finishes the great RGB selloff and continues with the remainder of his collection
- What we missed in our 2023 EOY episode (royalties, AI & KenConsumer)
- Will collected his first piece of art on Solana
- Maps of Imagination by idflood on fxhash
- Suika Stay Home by Billy Rennekamp & Joon Yeon Park on highlight
- Looking ahead to what is coming up on AB Curated, Verse and fxhash
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episode art: Maps of Imagination #52 by idflood
Intro & outro tracks by pixelwank
E97 - The 2023 Mega Episode
As we enter Year 3 of the show, our 100th episode, and probably some other milestones we are forgetting... we close out 2023 with a mega year-in-review episode. We go over the major themes of the year, our favorite projects, and attempt a few predictions for 2024. Some brief notes:
- Will got his Generations quilt :)
- A pensive first discussion of Solana
- Galaxy is running out of RGB's to sell & the Index
- Going over the big themes of 2023, what we got right and what we missed
- Reviewing our favorite projects of the year!
- 2024 predictions!
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Episode Art: Generation 466 by Anna Lucia (quilted by Will's mom)
Intro & Outro tracks by Pixelwank
E96 - ETH
Keeping the description shorter for this one with the holiday. Mostly we debate the launch of ETH on fx(hash) and the various factors keeping projects down. A lot of agree or disagree with here we are sure, and a topic that will be returning often in 2024. We also discuss some art, of course, including:
- Deerhunter by Rami Awad
- Blokkendoos by Piter Pasma
- Forma y Orden by juanrg
- Izanami Flowers by Richard Nadler
- Snail Trails by Takawo
- daydream by kcdilla
- Xeno by strangerintheq
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Episode Art: Forma y Orden #33 by juanrg
Intro & Outro tracks by Pixelwank
The Cult of Generative Art: Interview w/ Bre Pettis
Bre Pettis is a generative art collector, plotter enthusiast, puppeteer and co-founder of MakerBot. We got a hint of Bre's background when he introduced himself in Tender discord some months back and got connected to bring you this collector interview episode. This one takes a few surprising turn, we hope you enjoy! In this episode we discuss:
- Bre's background in art & collecting
- Bre's current company Bantam and his role in the upcoming Harold Cohen exhibition at the Whitney in NYC
- How Bre got into NFTs
- fx(hash) 2.0 and the Ethereum integration + how Bre feels about Eth vs Tez
- Artist/Collector Curated vs. Long Form
- How Bre views his own collecting and his plan to sell
- Hunting for plottable art on fx(hash) & shouting out some of Bre's favorites
- Hopes for 2024 in generative art
- Bre tells us a Magic: the Gathering story :)
Big thanks to Bre for taking the time to come on the show and chat with us!
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Episode Art: Yip & Yap's Imaginary Playground #36 by Piter Pasma
Intro & Outro tracks by Pixelwank
E95 - Inside A Hollow
fx(hash) 2.0 is fully launched and we are recapping Day 1 of ETH releases (along with other things!)
In this episode we discuss:
- Trinity missing her flight to Miami & $POLE
- Hyping our upcoming interview with Bre Pettis
- Hacks are making a comeback
- fx(hash) 2.0 launch day delivers with only a few hiccups
- Paradigm by Ippsketch x Tender
- Caustic Obstacles by Ella x Tender
- Ratio by Nightsea x Tender
- Komšije by Studio Yorktown x Tender
- Nowhere Else by Tyler Boswell
- There's No Distance by Casey Reas
- Genomes by Ciphrd x Alex Mordvintsev
- Inscript & Yuragi by Kazuhiro Tanimoto
- Redivision by Mario Klingemann
- Rapport by dmarchi
- price by Loren Bednar
Thanks for listening as always!
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Episode Art: Caustic Obstacles #89 by Ella
Intro & Outro tracks by Pixelwank
E94 - Thirteenth Hour
E94 of WTBS, recorded 12/7/23 and released 12/11/23.
In this episode we discuss:
- News: fx(hash) 2.0 ETH integration delayed, Art Basel Miami & Vera Molnar passes
- Topic: Reacting to the 2.0 delay, start-up mentality, what the fx(hash) team did right and looking forward to the proper launch on 12/14
- Will buys a grey Smollskull & HAL09999 is a favorite of the week with The WRK Paradox
- Tender & Verse crushing the Untitled fair at Art Basel Miami with the Dimensionality Exhibition, featuring work by quibibi, Zach Lieberman, Anna Lucia, Licia He, Cory Haber, Marcel Schwittlick, Emily Edelman & Aranda\Lasch
- Tezos projects still dropping on fx(hash) including Smollskulls x Monster Gaze, The Soul of Flowers & 5-Grid Compression
- Lots of mintable projects to shout out!
- Bonus Magic: The Gathering discussion :)
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Episode art from The WRK Paradox by HAL09999
The Aesthetic of a Pixel: Interview with Kim Asendorf
We are very excited to complete the trifecta by bringing you a classic interview episode with Kim Asendorf. We are sharing this just a day before the AGH1 exhibition at Funkhaus in Berlin, where Kim is presenting work alongside Leander Herzog and Andreas Gysin. In this episode we discuss:
- Kim's background in art and coding & the journey to selling work as NFTs
- The appeal of pixels and what exactly is 'Pixel Sorting'?
- The story of Reading A Book and how it ended up on fx(hash)
- The jump to long-form after the original Monogrids series
- Pushing boundaries with art & innovation vs. what collector's might find beautiful
- The meaninglessness of being 'first' in blockchain & hopes for future appreciation of challenging artwork
- Finding the narrative of expressive artwork and naming works
- What early game & computer moments still influence Kim's work
- The story of the upcoming AGH1 exhibition
- How Kim thinks about platform & chain for releasing work in the current NFT ecosystem
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Episode Art by Kim Asendorf
Intro & Outro tracks by Pixelwank
E93 - fx(hash) Eve Live!
Notes are short for this one as Will & Trinity convene LIVE to talk about all the projects they are pumped for on the fx(hash) 2.0 calendar. There were far too many projects to get to but we did our best to talk about as much as possible over the next 6 days. This episode is going up EARLY and without EDIT for all to enjoy... so apologies if it is a little rough :)
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Episode Art: Blockendoos WIP by Piter Pasma x Tender
Intro and Outro tracks by Pixelwank
WTBS x Kaloh fx(hash) Collector's Guide
With the holiday in the US last week + the slow down as we wait for 2.0, we didn't do a normal episode... instead we went on Kaloh's Podcast to talk about about all the amazing & undervalued projects on fx(hash) for new collectors to check out. Here are links to everything we talk about:
- Zancan - Garden Monoliths, (kinder)Garden Monuments, A Bugged Forest
- William Mapan - Dragons
- Ciphrd - RGB, Ethereal Microcosm
- Kim Asendorf - Reading a Book, tr4ns4ctions, NAZCA, Zoom
- Msoriaro - Contrapuntos
- Lars Wander - Gossamer, Unfolded, Geode
- Iskra Velitchkova & Zach Lieberman - Uninhabitable, Horizon(te)s
- Yazid - Hashed Arcs, Hashed Cities, Step By Step
- Melissa Wiederrecht - Marble Opulence, Orbs, Take Wing, Zbaggeti
- Ivona Tau - Study of Atom, Mythic Latent Glitches
- Thomas Noya - VHX-1, FHX-1, The400Flips, Ciudad Central, a fortiori, CHX-1
- Jeres - Coronado
- Casey Reas - The Century-XXX Series
- Mark Knol - Smolskull
- Andreas Gysin - Towers, Device 1, Smooth Steps
- Cyril Diagne - Waxing Crescent & check out Pixelfiller
- Anna Lucia - Art For Walls In Public Spaces
- Rudxane - Bingo, Tych
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Episode art: Smolskull #15 by Mark Knol
Intro & Outro music by Pixelwank
Your Ultimate Guide to fx(hash) 2.0 w/ Ciphrd & Adam Berninger
Will & Trinity are excited to bring you the XXL definitive launch day guide to fx(hash) 2.0! We are joined by Ciphrd & Adam Berninger (ajberni of Tender) to talk all about the platform update, art to look forward to, and plenty more. In this episode we discuss:
- A quick rundown of 2.0 features + the potential for fiat pricing in 2024
- Tender as a launch week partner, day 1 releases, and what artists are excited about with 2.0
- How the addition of Ethereum might impact pricing and markets for Tezos projects
- ONCHFS: How to pronounce it and how the new on-chain system works
- The shift in fx(hash) towards partnership and increased discoverability via the new release calendar
- The pre-rendered image poll results & the future of artist curated work on fx(hash)
- Looking back at 2023 and surviving a year in the bear market
- How fx(hash) can encourage users to trade on the platform and socially enforce royalties for Ethereum projects
- The future of Tender in 2024
- Will Ciphrd have a release for 2.0 launch???
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Episode Art: Untitled WIP from Ciphrd :)
Intro and Outro tracks by Pixelwank
E92 - More Bird Than Rabbit
Welcome to E92 of Waiting To Be Signed, recorded 11/17/23 and released 11/20/23. In this episode we discuss:
- Will & Trinity hit the city for some ART! Recapping Luke Shannon's 'Seating Arrangements' opening and a Station 3 panel
- Alba comes out of beta & Dan Catt's (81-82-83-84) mints out
- A light preview of our upcoming fx(hash) 2.0 episode with Ciphrd & ajberni
- Alejandro releases his p5.brush.js library!
- Discussing the Arthur B community AMA spaces
- +GRAPH on Feral File
- Through Your Eyes auction concludes on Verse
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Episode Art: ANATOMY of a rabbit but bird #29 by Iskra Velitchkova
Intro & Outro tracks by Pixelwank
Waiting To Sit: Interview with Luke Shannon
Will & Trinity sit down with Luke Shannon to discuss everything about chairs, chair-ness, and his his upcoming 'Seating Arrangements' release on Tonic.xyz
In this episode we discuss:
- Luke's background in art & coding, and how he introduced generative processes to his practice
- How algorithmic exploration unlocks new understanding of a medium
- Luke's inspiration for working on a generative chair & some of the technical aspects to describing a chair through code
- The value of friction and discomfort in designed objects
- The tie between physical and digital and the role NFTs play in Luke's work
- The longevity of blockchains and preservation
Sorry for Will's technical issues on this one :)
Big thanks to Luke for coming on the show and talking to us for so long about chairs! You can follow Luke on Twitter @luke_shannon_ and check out his website to learn more about his work.
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Episode Art: Seating Arrangements by Luke Shannon
Intro & Outro music by Pixelwank
E91 - Groundswell of Hype
An extra-big episode to make up for missing a week! Recorded 11/9/23 and released 11/13/23. In this episode we discuss:
- The Pre Auction Extravaganza episode of Nota Bene
- SBF Guilty and a reminder for anyone interest to check out coverage of the trial on the Unchained Podcast
- fx(hash) hype season officially starts with 2.0 launch date announced for December 1 and artists scheduling releases on the new Calendar feature
- Trinity gets a Tych on collection offer, one of many pieces sold by Galaxy in this latest round of sales.
- Cosmic Poems by Mark Webster on fx(hash)
- Trichro-matic by MountVitruvius on Art Blocks Curated
- Constraint by Eric Andwer on Verse
- In Conversation With live at Paris Photo and for sale on Verse
- Catching up on a lot of shoutouts
Thanks for listening as always!
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Episode Art: Trichro-matic #216 by MountVitruvius
Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank
Cursor Lines & Drawing Machines: Interview with Marcel Schwittlick
Marcel Schwittlick is a Berlin-based artist best known for his work with drawing machines. We have been fans of Marcel's work since we first discovered his Upward Spiral series and have been following from platform to platform since then.
In this interview we discuss:
- Marcel's background in art and coding & how he discovered NFTs
- The "generative-ness" of his work with drawing machines & building entropy with cursor lines
- Honoring pens and ink with his The Long Run series
- How the Octet performance came about & using A.I. to network 8 different plotting machines
- The influence of the Concrete art movement on Marcel's work with Luminograms & his upcoming exhibition of Composition 92 at Paris Photo (and here is a link to the Verse page for his works & others)
- Marcel's thoughts on Tezos and Ethereum, and whether he would replace a lost or destroyed physical piece for a collector
Thanks to Marcel for taking the time to speak with us for the show. You can learn more about him and his work on his website, schwittlick.net and you can follow him on Twitter @schwittlick_
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Episode Art: Composition #92 (Luminogram) #3 by Marcel Schwittlick
Intro & Outro music by Pixelwank
E90 - The Rumor Mill
Big week for "breaking" news on the show.
E90 was recorded 10/27/23 and released 10/30/23. In this episode we discuss:
- Trinity visits Artmatr in Brooklyn to check out the the Reflections exhibition, curated by Tender's very own ajberni.
- fx(hash) announces their fx(hackathon) winners, 10 projects using fx(params) winning 1,000tz each!
- Rumors & Speculation: we discuss Artblocks moving to a 30% platform fee in 2024. What does this mean for AB and the the field of generative art platforms?
- Sketchbook A by William Mapan mints out near $11k a pass!
- the reGen project series on Art Blocks release in support of Alzheimer's research
Another short-ish episode, we hope you all enjoy!
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Episode Art: Sketchbook A #24 by William Mapan (minted by unclepennybags.eth)
Intro & outro music by Pixelwank
E89 - Flowing Shade
E89, shorter than usual but still great! Recorded 10/20/23 and released 10/23/23. In this episode we discuss:
- fx(hash) releases ONCHFS starting with Tezos (on-chain projects now possible!)
- fx(hash) re-launches Instagram with our curated collection of early grail projects
- Node To Node at the Kate Vass gallery in Paris looks very cool
- Will gets another Contra
- More Sketchbook A discussion, the crazy engagement and guesses on the auction
- Apophenies by Cory Haber
- Shoutouts and looking ahead to the reGen releases on Artblocks this week.
Thanks as always for listening. You can follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and on Instagram @waitingtobesigned
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Episode Art: Dust #15 by itsGalo
Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank
Physicals in a Digital Art World: Interview with Susannah Maybank, co-founder of Tonic.xyz
Susannah Maybank is the co-founder of Tonic.xyz, a generative art platform that is built around the production of high quality prints for each of their releases. Susannah crossed over from the legacy art world and has a passion for educating collectors about generative art & NFTs.
In this episode we discuss:
- Susannah's background and her career in the legacy art world
- The story behind the founding of Tonic and the early days of the company
- How Tonic works to cross over new collectors to the space & what the major challenges are in educating collectors around NFTs
- The challenges & process of coming up with novel print options for Tonic and what kind of engagement they are seeing on these offerings
- How Tonic identifies & pitches artists that they want to work with and what that process is like from start to release
- Will NFT art markets start to become more like traditional markets?
- The tension between market forces and algorithmic potential, and why it can be good to constrain the number of outputs for a release
- Excitement for a digitally native art movement & the need for more criticism and conversation around NFTs.
Thanks to Susannah for taking the time to come on the show!
Follow Susannah on Twitter @SusannahMaybank and follow Tonic on Twitter @Tonic_xyz to keep up with their future releases!
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Episode Art: Rhythm & The Machine #0 by Lars Wander
Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank
E88 - Proverbial Diamond Hands
E88 of Waiting To Be Signed recorded 10.12.23 & released 10.16.23. This episode features the return of the Index! We discuss:
- RIP Versum
- SBF trial, book, and the Unchained podcast
- The Quarterly Update is back w/ our interpretations
- Will got into the emprops beta & Trinity's tips for using Stable Diffusion
- ONISM by Emil Corsillo on emprops
- Latitudes by Aleksandra on Highlight
- Sublimations by YULYSEUS on fx(hash)
- NS1: Sketch & NS2: Growth by Ismahelio on fx(hash)
- Looking Ahead + Thanks to our Patreons!
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Episode Art: ONISM #75 by Emil Corsillo
Intro & Outro music by Pixelwank
Translating Hand to Code: Interview with William Mapan
WTBS is pleased to bring you another exciting interview episode. We were fortunate to record with William a few weeks before his Verse Solos release, Intimacy. Unfortunately Trinity could not make the recording session for this one :(
In this episode we discuss:
- William's background in art and coding & how he found the blockchain
- The early days of Tezos & fx(hash) and how Dragons became one of the 'grail' projects of the platform.
- Anticyclone and the lessons learned from Dragons that made for his successful release on Art Blocks Curated.
- William's philosophy around trat distribution, rarity & the floor pieces of Distance, his most recent release with LACMA
- Sketchbook A & the process for writing an algorithm to mimic a physical medium
- How Sketchbook A will be released, going small, and making the leap to 'collector curated'
- How Through Your Eyes relates and contrasts with Sketchbook A
- Williams paintings, future plans for the Sketchbook series, and of course... rapid fire :)
Thanks to William for taking the time to come on the show and speak to us for this interview!
You can follow William on Twitter @williamapan and check out his linktree for more information about him and his work
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Episode Art: Through Your Eyes #2 by William Mapan
Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank
E87 - WTBS Goes Web 2.0
E87 of Waiting To Be Signed, recorded 10.5.23 and released 10.9.23. In this episode we discuss:
- Why we started a Patreon
- Trinity visits the MOMA, Refik Anadol & MOMA Postcards on Tezos
- Mapan interview recap & discussion of the drop mechanic.
- Emprops Open Beta Marketplace launches
- PRIMAL Tender collab with D/Vision7
- Rudxane continues to do cool things
- Lots of great stuff to look forward to!
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Episode Art: PRIMAL #14 by D/Vision7 & Tender
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
E86 - Hitting The Degen Button
Welcome to E86 of Waiting To Be Signed, recorded 9.28.23 and released 10.2.23. In this episode we discuss:
- A potential trip to Miami for Art Basel + Tender's exhibition at the Untitled fair
- Verse announces their new "Galleries" feature!
- Transient Labs announces "T.R.A.C.E."
- Checking in on EmProps and their new tools
- Long Form vs Artist Curated vs "Minter Selected" releases and how they intersect with quantity and pricing (to be continued...)
- Perkwerk collab with Red Bull Racing for some successful releases, Pursuit & Echo of Intensity
- Unit London drops a hit on fx(hash): Edno, Wrappers, Sadok & Summer Daydream
- Lots of shoutouts!!!
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Episode Art is Sadok #39 by Olga.F
Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank
Building The Generative Bazaar: Interview with Nat Emodi, founder of Highlight.xyz
In this special interview episode we welcome Nat Emodi, founder and CEO of Highlight.xyz. We learned about highlight recently for their participation in the On-Chain Summer event hosted on the Base chain. Thanks to Nat for coming on and sharing his vision for Highlight and the future of generative art!
In this episode we discuss:
- How Nat got into crypto & generative art and the story of the founding of Highlight
- Why another platform? What makes Highlight different and what are the benefits (and risks) of giving artists the tools to own their own contract
- Ethereum, ETH L2s, and the UX challenges of the current crypto experience.
- Highlight's economic model & betting on the potential of generative art
- Highlight's role in homepage curation & collaborating with artists
- Royalties!
Follow Nat @natemodi and Highlight @highlight_xyz
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Episode art is 1,000 True Fans from Leander Herzog's on-chain summer drop!
Intro and Outro music by PixelWank
E85 - phalanx.phallus.friend.tech
We missed a week but WTBS is back with E85, recorded 9.21.2023 and released 9.25.23. In this episode we discuss:
- The Roman Empire
- Will's experience + opinion of friend.tech
- Will's trip to LA
- Where would we go if/when Twitter dies?
- Unit London is bringing Iskra back to fx(hash) with an upcoming live minting experience!
- Risonanza, the Whitecross x Tender collab (fxhash)
- Distance, William Mapan x Cactoid Labs x Lacma
- I'm Feeling Lucky, Maya Man (Verse Solo)
- fx(pottery), KilledByAPixel (mintable)
- Anfractous, Landlines (mintable)
- Zero-Player Game, Ivan Dianov (mintable)
- Remains, Ecker0
Episode Art: Distance #140 by William Mapan
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Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank
Helping Artists Achieve Their Goals: Interview with SimonSays
SimonSays is a generative art collector and appreciator that recently converted his love for Art into a career as an artist manager & agent. In this interview we dive into Simon's background in art and collecting, how he linked up with the artists he represents, his mission for enabling artists to achieve their goals, and a whole lot of market talk! Huge thanks to SimonSays for taking the time to come on the show and speak candidly about his business.
Follow Simon on Twitter @0xSimonSays or find him in one of the many art-related Discords like Tender or Grailers.
Check out the artists that work with Simon: Marcel Schwittlick, Zach Lieberman, & Efdot
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Episode Art by @gelo_arch
E84 - Canadian Dollars
E84 of WTBS recorded 9.8.2023 and released 9.11.2023.
Thanks to Trinity for calling in while on holiday in Canada for this one!
In this episode we discuss:
- Buying art with Canadian Dollars
- Alba going fully open, Prohibition, and continued discussion of platforms and the ecosystem in general
- Free prints for FOLD holders!
- Is art getting better in the bear market?
- The massive success of Torrent by Jeres on Art Blocks Curated
- fx(hash) shoutouts to Ligare, Omnia and Everyday Wizards
- Highlight shoutouts to ES: and sh3ll
- Looking ahead!
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Episode Art: Torrent #165 by Jeres
Intro and Outro tracks by Pixelwank