Michael Haffkta

Kenny Schachter is an artist, critic, writer, and art dealer. He has decades of experience in the art world and his outlook and experience are second to none. He has written critical articles for many prestigious publications, done podcasts, interviews, art shows, and been a pioneer in the world of digital art and NFTs. Listen to his interview as Chris Harper asks him about his life, experience, and view of where this is all going. You can find out more about Kenny by linking to his website here: https://www.kennyschachter.art

Mike Winkelmann, AKA Beeple, is a legendary digital artist, graphic designer, and animator known for selling NFTs. Beeple made history in 2020 with a sale at Christie's of his multi-year long project known as Everydays, for an eye popping 69 million dollars. Following that, he started selling his NFTs on Nifty Gateway and amassed a huge following of fans and a hardcore group of holders. Earlier this year, Beeple opened a 50,000 square foot digital art studio, experiential space, and museum of his body of work, located in his hometown of Charleston, SC. He has become a central figure in the ever-evolving digital art and crypto art movement. Beeple engages with millions of people on Twitter and Instagram daily, as he continues to produce a completed artwork every single day. Here is an interview I did with Beeple at his studio in Charleston, and below is a link to his website. Enjoy!beeple-crap.com

Ömer Faruk Alagöz is a 23-year-old digital artist from Turkey who creates stunning futuristic worlds with his art. Tune in to hear this emerging artist talk about his journey as an artist, his education in fine arts and graphic design, and his involvement in the NFT community. With his translator Leila by his side, he also shares his influences, his challenges, and his dreams. Listen to this episode to explore the psychological aspects of Ömer's art and how he reflects his emotions and thoughts in his creations.You can find his website and links to his socials here: alagoz.eth.co

Nick DenBoer, better known as Smearballs, is an illustrator, animator, and artist. He has worked extensively in television and motion graphics. Nick has worked with celebrities such as Tommy Lee, Conan O'Brien, and for a number of popular bands. Nick's animations are instantly recognizable and hilarious, because he is a talented animator with a sharp perspective on the industry as a whole. You can find out more about and link to his website and socials at smearballs.com.

King of Midtown (KOM) is a New York City collector and prominent curator, builder, influencer and thought leader in the digital art community. In July 2021, he established The Crypt Gallery, world’s first NFT gallery in the hospitality industry, which is now located in Dream Hollywood, Los Angeles and Dream Downtown, New York City. King of Midtown focuses on representing a diverse lineup of artists, including Trevor Jones, Emanuele Ferrari, Ayla El Moussa, JOY, Idil Dursun and many more. You can find a link to all of his socials here: https://linktr.ee/kingofmidtown

This week's guest is Jordan Banks, an award winning travel photographer with an impressive career that spans two decades. Jordan's photos have appeared in National Geographic, Lonely Planet & TPOTY, to name a few. His fine art print work is held in the collections of some of the largest photography collectors in the world. He is an thought leader and advocate for Web 3 and photography.You can find all of his links here: https://linktr.ee/jordan_banks

I had the pleasure this week to interview the legendary artist Hafftka. Hafftka's work is represented in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, the British Museum, Brooklyn Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, and other museums.

Hafftka's digital art can be found in Web3 on most platforms mainly on the Ethereum blockchain but also on Bitcoin and Solana.Find a link to his website and socials here: https://linktr.ee/Hafftka?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=0d540dbd-8ef6-498d-b9b9-4a272bcdf587

Bryan Brinkman is a legendary animator and artist who has been at the center of the crypto art movement. He is one of the artists who came in to this scene early, with a very successful track record of drops and sales. Bryan has explored everything from animations to generative art and has one of the early art blocks drops called Nimbuds. Bryan's experience as a professional artist in the realm of media and television has placed him in a unique position in these early days of the Web3 and NFT movement. Bryan is a humble, smart, and interesting guy to talk to. In this episode, he discusses everything from collecting art to the emergence of AI. You can find a link to all of his socials and website here: https://www.bryanbrinkman.com

Rainer Hosch is a lifelong photographer. Originating from Vienna Austria, his career has taken him from Europe to New York and his current home in California. His career of over 30 years has given him an impressive client list from A list celebrities like George Clooney to musicians and financial industry icons. He entered the world of Web 3 with a sell out drop called 52 Icons. His works are indeed iconic and distinctive in style. His views on NFTs, Web 3, the future of art are sharp and enlightening.You can find all of his links here at his linktree: https://linktr.ee/rainerhosch

Dolce Paganne a.k.a Ceren Aksungur is an Istanbul “origin” artist  based in Antwerp.She focuses in her surreal drawings on the “sinister” aspect that reside in the details of daily life.Obsessed with the hypnotic aspects of geometric forms, she loves constructing her work originated from a feeling like “sleep paralysis”, around images like dream/nightmare sequences.Besides that, she loves examining plants and birds, reading asian horror comic books, occult history, ancient mythology, watching dark movies and enjoys a lot listening to music.You can find links to all of her socials here: https://linktr.ee/dolcepaganne