Listen "Translating Hand to Code: Interview with William Mapan"
Episode Synopsis
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
You can follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned
If you would like to support the show you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez and wtbs.eth
Episode Art: Through Your Eyes #2 by William Mapan
Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank
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
You can follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned
If you would like to support the show you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez and wtbs.eth
Episode Art: Through Your Eyes #2 by William Mapan
Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank
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