I think we do. We ask them to create their best art. Which is fair enough. But we also ask them to be relentless performers for our social media browsing pleasure. We want them to be available on Twitter and Discord 24/7. We expect them to like our comments and answer our DMs, without delay. … Read more
Collectors are the life blood of NFT art. Of the tens of billions of dollars that have been poured into this space over the last 12 months or so, most of it has come from the pockets and wallets of individual collectors. Yes, VC money is now a part of the story, but it was … Read more
If I were massively wealthy, my NFT art collection would be complete by now. I’d have at least one Fidenza. Some Ringers. Maybe an Eternal Pump or two. A handful of Archetypes. Yes, I have a thing for early Art Blocks. But that wouldn’t stop me from buying half a dozen Cryptopunks, some Autoglyphs, and … Read more
People talk about how community is everything. They say their favorite NFT project stands out because of the strength of its community. They say it will go to the moon because of its community. It will endure for decades because of its community. In most cases, I suspect that won’t be the case. Give them … Read more
That’s me in the photo… many, many moons ago. Bonus points for spotting the novel by Albert Camus. I’m sitting outside a converted Byzantine chapel, carved out of a mountainside in central Turkey. I lived in that chapel for over a year. (Whole different story.) When I was lying in bed – a thin mattress … Read more
Things can get a little weird on Twitter. As an NFT art collector I sometimes come across tweets that tell me how I should behave and think as a collector. Not my favorite thing… being told how to behave or what to think. One of the things I’m told is that collecting art should be … Read more
That may sound a little odd. Over the last few months, NFT art hasn’t exactly been a posterchild for stability. Prices have gone up and down more than most of us would like. (We like up.) This is still the wild west, even for NFT art. And I’m not suggesting 2022 won’t be without its … Read more
As an art lover, I hope the price of NFT art is dictated mainly by the quality of the work, and the history of the artist. These are big factors. But the price is influenced by other forces as well. The reputation of the collector can make a difference. Collectors with very deep pockets get … Read more
[Prices correct at the time of writing. They’ll change… but you get the idea.] A year ago, who could have imagined that pfp profile pictures or a piece of generative art would change hands for millions of dollars? Crazy talk, right? And yet here we are, with top-tier NFTs going for insanely high prices. A … Read more
In real life, pandemics permitting, my wife and I go to a lot of art exhibitions. We’ll often plan entire vacations around a particular exhibition of works by an artist or artists we love. For myself, I have a particular thing for abstract art. When I walk into that first room or space, surrounded by … Read more