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"The Rapture" by Jon WubbushiEpisode artwork - The Rapture (one of 300 outputs) by Jon WubbushiIn this Release Reveal we speak with Jon Wubbushi, a talented AI artist who has exploded onto the scene with his unique take on AI photorealistic surrealism. His newest collection "The Rapture" releases on Braindrops on 10/14 and Jon graciously takes us through his journey as an artist diving into the rapidly evolving medium of AI photorealistic art. It was a fantastic convo where you'll hear more about Jon's story, his artistic practice, what intrigues him, and what he might have in store nextRelease DetailsThe Rapture will be live for sale on October 14th, 2024. 300 pieces will be sold for 0.05 ETH. Check the Braindrops website for the release for the latest details These video episodes are best watched on video, so please consider watching this episode on Youtube.Stay up to date on the generative art world with our weekly newsletter direct to your inbox! https://collectorscorner.substack.com/If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe (Podcast, Youtube, Twitter), like, comment or leave a review. We also welcome all feedback!Where to find our guests and other mentions in the show:Jon Wubbushi | Twitter | WebsiteBraindrops | Twitter | WebsiteThe Rapture release page - https://braindrops.cloud/projects/36The Crisis by Jon Wubbushi - https://opensea.io/collection/thecrisisModern Zombies by Jon Wubbushi - https://www.modern-zombies.com/ Past Forward by Jon Wubbushi - https://opensea.io/collection/past-forward-by-jon-wubbushiWhere to find usCollector's Corner | Twitter | Youtube | SubstackAstamcloud (Twitter)Timestamps00:00 | Intro02:45 | How Jon got the name "Wubbushi"04:39 | How finding DALLE-2 completely captivated Jon and kicked off his art career07:37 | Why Jon found AI art creation so captivating12:35 | On patience as an artist, needing 5 years and 10k hours to succeed, and systematizing creation27:44 | The long term prominence of web3 art vs. trad art, and the difficulty of forecasting35:55 | Jons progression in style and innovating in post photo AI from The Crisis to Modern Zombies38:50 | Why Jon creates thousands of outputs for each chosen piece & how he’s experimented with techniques to get novel outputs 47:11 | How Jon started infusing illustrative elements into his work49:31 | IRL experiences drive Jons emotions, which drive his art, and how the rise of AI influenced The Rapture54:18 | Jon explaining the story behind the pieces he’s shared on Twitter58:10 | Jon quotes Roope that this is The Golden Era of post photography AI, and why it’s already slipping away1:04:13 | Other innovations that emerged as Jon experimented with The Rapture, showcased in works1:18:47 | Releasing on Braindrops has been a dream of Jons1:20:08 | Why Jon thinks AI might leave a lot of leftovers and how he aims to make art out of it in the future1:28:18 | Why Jon thinks the top artists will remain the top artists, regardless of how good AI tools get, especially as the conceptual starts to matter more1:37:19 | Outro

Serious collectors and art investors / funds - check out Collector's Corner PremiumStay up to date on the generative art world with our FREE weekly newsletter direct to your inbox! https://collectorscorner.substack.com/Episode artwork: Carpoolers #21 by Alejandro CartagenaTimestamps:0:22 | Introductions, CC Interviews return and running into Alejandro's works in my small town2:04 | Fellowship's fantastic founding team 4:00 | How and Why Alejandro got involved in the art world later in life than some other artists 11:10 | The challenges of being seen as an artist from Mexico and how web3 is changing this "discovery problem" 16:00 | How Alejandro views curation on multiple levels (types of artists, telling a story, knowing the history of art, etc.) 22:45 | Alejandro's thoughts on collecting early AI art, and what is out right now that will later be viewed as early? 30:00 | Thoughts on the web3 AI art market 35:00 | How Alejandro took a risk with Carpoolers that took a while, but finally paid off (on having conviction)43:45 | The genesis of fellowship and the new trend of incorporating AI into photography54:19 | Our thoughts on making art more about art and less about money in web3 - and the role of curation1:03:00 | Will post photo AI kill traditional photography?1:09:07 | Alejandro's thoughts on large output collections, particularly in gen art, and the concept of collectibility1:30:00 | Final thoughts and where to find AlejandroShow notes:Fellowship | https://fellowship.xyz/ | https://x.com/fellowshiptrust | https://x.com/FellowshipAi | Daily | https://daily.xyz/Alejandro Cartagena | https://alejandrocartagena.shop/| https://x.com/halecar2 | 

"Issues" by DeltasauceEpisode artwork - Issues (one of 500 outputs) by DeltasauceIn this Artist's Corner we speak with Deltasauce a fantastic AI artist with a knack for creating incredibly nostalgic pieces. We are joined by Jared Poz, my frequent cohost of Collector's Corner but today in the role of the platform creator for 8NAP Art, where Issues will be releasing. It was a fantastic convo where we get to know Deltasauce a bit, dive into the nuances of the collection, and reveal some interesting traits - you'll love it!Release DetailsThe artwork will be live for sale on August 8, 2024. Exact timing, supply, and other details will be released on Twitter- For the latest official details, check Jared's Twitter - https://twitter.com/jared_pozThese episodes are best watched on video, so please consider watching this episode on Youtube.Please email [email protected] or Direct Message www.twitter.com/astamcloud if you are interested in investor content helping you build wealth while investing in beautiful artStay up to date on the generative art world with our weekly newsletter direct to your inbox! https://collectorscorner.substack.com/If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe (Podcast, Youtube, Twitter), like, comment or leave a review. We also welcome all feedback!Timestamps02:52 | How Deltasauce’s found his way into digital art and eventually AI art08:48 | Deltasauce’s cinema fandom translated into storytelling with his art12:55 | Why Deltasauce leans into the web3 crowd so much16:58 | How Deltasauce masterfully weaves nostalgia into his works19:30 | Why Jared chose Deltasauce as the next 8nap Art Platform Artist25:22 | Umni Magazine (Sci Fi theme) & the art of storytelling with each cover28:55 | Lit Magazine (Punk / counterculture theme) & the use of 8 magazine themes to tie concepts through the collection31:59 | The New Ethos (Crypto & Finance theme) & tying the pieces back to culturally relevant events with dates and times in the metadata38:58 | Iacon (Gaming / retro) & how Deltasauce found inspiration in IRL magazine styles for the composition, font, and overall feel of his themes42:10 | Worlde (nature theme) & Deltasauce bringing his own memories and childhood into pieces47:55 | Memory of the day (MOTD, based on childhood movies and memories) & how Deltasauce combines AI tools with manual digital tools to create all his images54:04 | Tryism (Self-help theme) 58:53 | Memetic (meme theme) the rarest magazine 01:02:00 | A bonus view at one of the web3 related Issues & how 8NAP art is bringing IRL activations to the collection01:11:36 | Final thoughtsWhere to find our guests and other mentions in the show:Delta Sauce | Twitter | Website | Link TreeViews by Deltasauce8nap artJared PozAstamcloudCollector's Corner

"IsoMetro" by Rick Crane and Rich Poole the first release on 8NAP artEpisode artwork - IsoMetro (sample) by Rich Poole and Rick CraneIn this Artist's Corner we speak with Rick Crane and Rich Poole, the top digital-generative artist due, with Rick being a wizard of digital art with a special talent for illustrative minimalism, and Rich being one of the most prolific generative artists. In this episode we discuss Rich and Rick's partnership that has evolved through their prior hit releases Miniscapes and Acequia and how it's culminated in IsoMetro. We also talk about their pioneering of a new genre - generative minimalsm, and how it's all created by code (yes, all of it!) and culminates in their first fully on-chain project. We also jump into the details of Isometro, including some teases, and we touch on why they chose 8NAP Art to release on + how that's compared to other platforms. Don't miss this one!Mint DetailsThe artwork will be live for sale on April 23, 2024. 100 will be reserved for 8NAP Art holders at 0.15 ETH, 200 for allow listed collectors, and the final hundred will go on auction with a reserve of 0.175 ETH. The auction will span over approximately 10 days. - For the latest official details, check Jared's Twitter - https://twitter.com/jared_pozThese episodes are best watched on video, so please consider watching this episode on Youtube.Please email [email protected] or Direct Message www.twitter.com/astamcloud if you are interested in investor content helping you build wealth while investing in beautiful artStay up to date on the generative art world with our weekly newsletter direct to your inbox! https://collectorscorner.substack.com/If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe (Podcast, Youtube, Twitter), like, comment or leave a review. We also welcome all feedback!Where to find our guests and other mentions in the show:Rick Crane | https://twitter.com/rickacrane | https://warpcast.com/thepapercraneRich Poole | https://twitter.com/rich__poole | https://warpcast.com/richpooleJared P | https://twitter.com/jared_poz | https://warpcast.com/jaredpoz8NAP Art | https://8napart.com/Miniscapes | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/13617Acequia | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/20891Timestamps0:22 | Intro2:01 | Our guests introduce themselves5:54 | Diving into Rich and Rick's past works, Miniscapes and Acequia10:00 | How Rich and Ricks' partnership came to be, and how it evolved16:51 | How Rich and Rick came up with the concept of generative minimalism22:45 | The story behind IsoMetro, and the design + technical challenges they had to overcome30:40 | The techniques Rich and Rick were trying to explore and push forward with IsoMetro37:18 | Why Jared wanted to work with Rich and Rick for 8NAP Art's genesis mint, and why they felt he was a good partner45:50 | Teasers and hidden features within IsoMetro that collectors may love57:50 | Parting thoughts about their partnership and about the project1:03:19 | Outro

Please email [email protected] or Direct Message www.twitter.com/astamcloud if you are interested in investor content helping you build wealth while investing in beautiful artStay up to date on the generative art world with our weekly newsletter direct to your inbox! https://collectorscorner.substack.com/Weekly generative art NFT news, beautiful art, and investment opportunities recorded April 15, 2024This episode can also be found on our Youtube channel here.Episode Artwork: CryptoPunk #2306Timestamps:00:25 | Intro02:54 | Market recaps12:28 | News & Events16:53 | Great art at great prices20:44 | Upcoming Releases24:34 | Art to highlight26:23 | Speaking with Blac.AI about Alpha vs. Omega, his upcoming releaseShow notes:Where to find usCollector's Corner Twitter | https://twitter.com/collectors_xyzJared's Twitter | https://twitter.com/jared_pozP's Twitter | https://twitter.com/astamcloudUseful LinksNFT price floor | https://nftpricefloor.com/Fxhash market overview pages | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace?sort=createdAt-descMarket Recaps- I"m back from a break being out at NFT NYC and there is at on to catch up on from the past two weeks! Let's jump in- First off, XCOPY has been on a tear, with over 1900 ETH in sales in recent weeks, grails getting locked up, and virtually all of his works rising in value. Art is certainly not dead, not at the high end- We also heard a few influential folks in the space talking about how the highest end of NFT art will do well, and we've been starting to see that. But as the bull market heats up, I have a feeling we might be surprised by other art / artists that follow - To round it out, AI art dipped a bit this week, but is overall holding strong (continued to be held by alignDRAW), Generative art has dipped again (notably squiggles down to 4.45 ETH), and across the board we are seeing quite low volumes of sales on art, including on Ordinals. News & Events- The most noteworthy sales were an Alien Cryptopunk going for 320 ETH and an XCOPY 1/1 that is an image of nothing? going for 255 ETH (~$900k)- BOTTO's most recent 1/1 sold for 11ETH, continuing a string of 10+ ETH sales, and the next one is a banger. That token feels slept on...- Speaking of XCOPY, he announced that his art will be purchasable via his $DOOM token, yes he has a token! It seems that some art will only be available through that, sending the token price soaringGreat art at great prices- Views by Deltasauce (0.148 ETH) - just sneaking in below our $500 limit, Views is one of my favorite AI art collections due to the diverse themes and variety of scenes all with a common theme- SMILE by Rainisto (0.4 SOL) - Let's keep it in AI art but shift to post photo surrealism, and the creepiest but most interesting and frankly unique collection I can think of is SMILE by Roope Rainisto. Mesmerizing and uncomfortable, Roope sure knows how to make collectors feel something, anything!Upcoming releases- IsoMetro by Rich Poole and Rick Crane on 8nap art 4/23, 400 pieces - the dynamic duo is releasing their next iteration of "generative minimalism" that bring such a clean aesthetic and nostalgia to collectors, I absolutely love them. I'm a huge fan and very much looking forward to seeing the full set of outputs!- Grant Yun announced his first Solana release! An edition of 250, on 4/18 on Exchange.art. It will be exciting to see the reception over on another chainArt or artists to highlight- Random Access Memories by Atelier and Rapha_NYC - only 8 XTZ (still minting) for this really cool project which really does give you a feel of memories and how they pop into your mind- Blue Hour Adventures by Cath Simard - A really cool concept from the top photo artist, as expected it has a beautiful landscape photo taken after an arduous hike (as per Cath's style), but she also wrote a children's book along with it! The package for 0.155 ETH includes the image and cover of the book as 2 NFTs, and a free claim to the physical print and book. There are still 344 remaining, and it's by far the cheapest entry I can think of to her work

Please email [email protected] or Direct Message www.twitter.com/astamcloud if you are interested in investor content helping you build wealth while investing in beautiful artStay up to date on the generative art world with our weekly newsletter direct to your inbox! https://collectorscorner.substack.com/Weekly generative art NFT news, beautiful art, and investment opportunities recorded Mar 25, 2024This episode can also be found on our Youtube channel here.Episode Artwork: CryptoPunk #7804Timestamps:00:22 | Intro04:55 | Market recaps14:41 | Steven weighing in about Memento Mori18:36 | BlackRock tokenized asset fund in ETH25:50 | Changing NFT platforms35:23 | Happy hour at NFT KYC38:30 | What can artists expect partnering with 8Nap42:34 | Exciting upcoming drops44:13 | Great art at great prices48:23 | Artists to highlight55:29 | Emergence of disruptive platformsShow notes:Where to find usCollector's Corner Twitter | https://twitter.com/collectors_xyzJared's Twitter | https://twitter.com/jared_pozP's Twitter | https://twitter.com/astamcloudUseful LinksNFT price floor | https://nftpricefloor.com/Fxhash market overview pages | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace?sort=createdAt-descMarket Recaps- Sentiment is mixed depending on which part of the art market you are focused on - Ordinals and AI art are still holding up quite well, whereas code based gen art isn't doing as hot (at least in ETH terms)- There does seem to be a quiet undercurrent of buying, especially on the top end as we had a $16.4m cryptopunks sale, which was mega to say the least. Also a few new funds have emerged and are buying in size. Bullish- Memento Mori by Richard Nadler released on gmdao as their first Ordinals release on their new platform called gmscribe. I love to see the innovation from gmDAO and in some ways this puts them ahead of artblocks, certainly they beat them to Ordinals! They minted at 0.049 BTC and are right around there at 0.051 seeing some solid sales.News & Events - Although it's not direclty art related, Blackrock putting $100m USDC on the ETH blockchain for a yield bearing product is super bullish for digital art. You might ask why, and it's because it shows the confidence that a world-leading financial institution has in the ETH blockchain as a store of value. Perhaps youv'e heard that all art is going to Ordinals, and I'm sure some will, but this is a signal to the whole world that the ETH blockchain is deemed secure enough (not to mention AI art files are too costly to inscribe onto BTC)- Artblocks is pausing releases for at least 5 more weeks and creating an open model where artists can release (similar to fxhash), and also revamping their curated requirements. It will be interesting to see how this goes!- Did I mention the $16.5m alien cryptopunk sale? Yeah I think it's worth mentioning twice. That is two sales over $16m in one month. I think just a matter of time until art returnsGreat art at great prices - Factura by Mathias Isaken - my favorite gmdao collection is sitting at a 0.15 ETH floor- O's by Wagedu (Nathan Cornes) - currently minting on Gamma, it's great art to get your Xverse wallet set up for! This dynamic ordinals art changes with every bitcoin block and is only ~$275 to mint- Miniscapes by Rick Crane and Rich Poole - going across all the chains, we're big fans of this XTZ release that is so clean and minimalist, but infused with the power of code based gen art. This duo is unlike any other in the space and I'm exvcited to see more of their work (a bit of foreshadowing...)Upcoming releases - 8nap Art's first release, a collab between Rich Poole and Rick Crane will release on 4/23! Big congrats to Jared and the artists for getting this across the finish line, and stay tuned for more details- Los Angelizing by Margaret Murphy - releasing on 3/25 on Verse in collab with Tender, 25 pieces, individual auctions (all pay the same clearing price), 25 fantastic post photo AI images featuring Los Angeles that I really enjoyArt or artists to highlight- I wanted to quickly highlight Strata by Evergreendazed, a brilliant post photo AI collection released on Solana that has mind bending imagery. A wonderful look at the unique experiences that AI art can bring to the table- I have to go back and highlight LIfe in West America by Roope Rainisto as the collection that now over a year after releasing has significantly influenced the AI art landscape with a push towards photo / video surrealism. This is truly a paradigm changer and one that I believe will continue to be remembered

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Please email [email protected] or Direct Message www.twitter.com/astamcloud if you are interested in investor content helping you build wealth while investing in beautiful artStay up to date on the generative art world with our weekly newsletter direct to your inbox! https://collectorscorner.substack.com/Weekly generative art NFT news, beautiful art, and investment opportunities recorded Feb 15, 2024This episode can also be found on our Youtube channel here.Episode Artwork: FLARE 393 by FARTimestamps:00:24 | Intro02:49 | Market sentiment update05:33 | Notable ETH generative art sales08:41 | Tezos, Solana, and Ordinals art11:51 | Chromie Squiggle update14:32 | Friendship Bracelets15:25 | Release recaps20:25 | Gen art news25:36 | Great art at great prices27:51 | Exciting upcoming drops30:42 | Artists to highlightShow notes:-- Where to find us --Collector's Corner Twitter | https://twitter.com/collectors_xyzJared's Twitter | https://twitter.com/jared_pozP's Twitter | https://twitter.com/astamcloud--Useful links--NFT price floor | https://nftpricefloor.com/Fxhash market overview pages | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace?sort=createdAt-desc--Release Recaps--Proscenium by RemnyntFlares by FAR--Gen art news--Art has started to not mint out, and that's OKCheck out our weekly Twitter Spaces!--Great art at great prices--Universal Rayhatcher by Piter PasmaSOL-365 by Cory Haber--Exciting upcoming drops--Monument by Kjetil GolidFaster than Light by Makio135--Artists we want to highlight--Makio135Zeblocks