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Artist Spotlight — Van Arman Pindar
Van Arman is a rising breed of artists that utilize AI to create both physical and digital artworks.
The Metadata
February 03, 2023
GM. Happy Friday, folks! It's the end of the week and time to let loose, have some fun, and get ready for the weekend. But before you trade in your office chair for a comfy couch, take a moment to check out all the exciting things we have in store for you in today's newsletter. Let's get right into it.
Today we cover:
Market Update: marketplace volumes fluctuate
Artist Spotlight: Van Arman Pindar
Today's Coolest Tweets
New Projects Corner
Market Update: Daily Volumes Fluctuate
The daily trading volumes for NFTs have stayed pretty much the same since mid-December, hovering between $20M to $30M/day. Blur continues to capture a significant part of the trading volume on Ethereum. Reminder: the BLUR token is launching on Valentine's day, just 11 days away. We think that has the potential to catalyze the NFT markets as people sell their airdrops and look to buy more NFTs.
(Also, if you haven't gotten your loved one a gift for V-day yet, it's time to start looking for one)
h/t to @hildobby for the chart
Artist Spotlight — Pindar Van Arman
💲 What to know: Today, we are switching things up a bit. Instead of projects and news, we are going to highlight artists and creators.
Artist of the week — Pindar Van Arman
☘️ In the weeds: Pindar Van Arman is an American artist and roboticist, known for his technology-driven works utilizing robots and artificial intelligence (AI).
Van Arman’s NFT works often feature a blend of traditional fine art and technology, exploring the potential of this new medium to offer endless possibilities.
Welcome home The Fates - AI Imagined Faces (7/10) by @VanArman I just bought it for 15 $ETH.
It's amazing how AI art has evolved in 5 years. On the left a portrait made in 2018 owned by @CozomoMedici (sold for 80 $ETH) and on the right a portrait made in 2023.
— MoonCat2878 (@mooncat2878)
5:29 PM • Feb 2, 2023
Mooncat2878 highlights how AI art has evolved in a short span of 5 years. You can see the differences in the level of detail of the faces in these two works. For some reason, AI tends to struggle with human faces.
Another NFT work that Van Arman released is Decoherence, which is a fluctuating piece of digital art. It consists of irregular shapes and captivating colors that explore the depths of reality. If you squint, you can see that the entire art is in fact made out of quantum cubits. The collection currently has a floor price of 4.5 ETH ($7,500) on OpenSea
🤑 Why it matters: Well, it's just really cool art!
Van Arman is a rising breed of artists that utilize AI to create both physical and digital artworks. As with every new genre of art, trailblazers and cultural leaders will emerge. Van Arman is one key artist to watch for.
Today's Coolest Tweets
🐥 What's next for Checks
Transparency time:
Working on the next iteration of Checks and itching to share some of the ideas/revisions/thinking.
Went back and forth on doing this — but ultimately, the process is as much a part of the art as the art itself, so will be sharing more in the thread below.
— @jackbutcher (@jackbutcher)
2:08 PM • Jan 7, 2023
🐥 Primer on NFT lending
1/ NFT lending is inevitable. Here's how to prepare for it.
For the degens, for the builders, for the artists...if you're wondering what leveraged JPEGs are all about:
Start here 🧵👇
— Jameson Mah (@JamesonMah)
5:54 PM • Feb 2, 2023
🐥 Creature World launches show + art + fashion
👋 creature.world 🌎
— Creature World (@creatureworld)
11:51 PM • Feb 1, 2023
🐥 Shibuya partners with Steve Aoki, Seth Green to launch stop motion film
We’re excited to announce Shibuya’s first external IP, Dominion X: Level 2, in partnership with @steveaoki and @SethGreen’s @StoopidBuddy studios! Dominion X: Level 2 will be the first ~ ever ~ stop motion short co-directed by an NFT community.
— Shibuya (@shibuyaxyz)
7:28 PM • Feb 2, 2023
🐥 Manifold to charge $1 per edition
How does Manifold make money?
1/ We get this question a lot - and wanted to share an update with the community on what we’re thinking and how we plan to move forward. 🧵
— manifold.xyz (マ,マ) (@manifoldxyz)
11:26 PM • Feb 2, 2023
🐥 First NFT ETF to shut down due to low demand
First NFT ETF set to wind down after failing to take hold theblock.co/post/207366/fi…
— The Block (@TheBlock__)
10:27 AM • Feb 1, 2023
New Projects Corner
🍿 (Game) Runescape-type P2P marketplace. Can get the architect role on Discord
SELLING RARES 500k EA
— Cambria (@playcambria)
4:57 PM • Nov 30, 2022
🍿 (Art) Braindrop's next art drop with Roope Ranisto
BRAINDROPS. That's the tweet!
I'm immensely honored to get this opportunity. It's the best art I've created, applying everything I know about generative art and Post-Photography.
500 1/1 pieces, each meticulously crafted.
Check out for more details!
— Roope Rainisto (@rainisto)
7:40 PM • Feb 1, 2023
🍿 (Open Edition) SuperTrip
The people have spoken🫡
Mint will be .025 and will last <1 hour sometime tmrw… htt
— SuperTrip⁶⁴ (@SuperTrip64)
11:57 PM • Feb 2, 2023
🍿 (Game) Grados mint closes 3 Feb
Grados mint closes FEB 3, 5pm EST
Unminted grados by then will be gone
Link and info 👇— gradis 🩰🏁 grados (@_GRADIS_)
5:27 PM • Feb 2, 2023
🍿 (Art) Babylon's founding artist doing a drop
Our Founding Artist @mariafynsknorup's inaugural drop on Babylon opens tomorrow with two ethereal self-portraits:
"Second Skin" (2022)
Edition of 100; 0.05 $ETH“Metamorphosis” (2022)
1/1; raffleWhen: Friday, Feb 3 at 19:00 CET
For more info & to get allowlisted 👇
— Babylon (@0xBabylon)
5:16 PM • Feb 2, 2023
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