Listen "Making Generative Art Less Random: Interview with James Merrill"
Episode Synopsis
A special Monday interview episode for y'all! So pleased to finally record with James Merrill after meeting him a couple of times in person. Hope everyone enjoy this candid conversation about his art and the craziness of the web3 world.
In this episode we discuss:
James' background in art and coding, and how he got into NFTs
What James loves about Fidenza
Getting into plotter work and being included in Feral Files Graph+ exhibition in 2021
What is so cool about plotters anyways?
James' upcoming project, 'Busy'... and how does this even work with code?
1A diversion into pens, inks, Schwittlick and KenConsumer
Art vs. Craft and (not) drawing a line in the sand for generative artists
Unionizing artists!
Some hot takes on AI art
Recent changes to Art Blocks and the potential for releasing on Studio vs other open platforms
Rapid Fire
Follow James on Twitter @toThePixel and find out more about him and his work here
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 and donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth
Episode art: most of a 'Busy' by James Merril
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
In this episode we discuss:
James' background in art and coding, and how he got into NFTs
What James loves about Fidenza
Getting into plotter work and being included in Feral Files Graph+ exhibition in 2021
What is so cool about plotters anyways?
James' upcoming project, 'Busy'... and how does this even work with code?
1A diversion into pens, inks, Schwittlick and KenConsumer
Art vs. Craft and (not) drawing a line in the sand for generative artists
Unionizing artists!
Some hot takes on AI art
Recent changes to Art Blocks and the potential for releasing on Studio vs other open platforms
Rapid Fire
Follow James on Twitter @toThePixel and find out more about him and his work here
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 and donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth
Episode art: most of a 'Busy' by James Merril
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
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