Pixels & Paint

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   1. E22 David Ariew — Meditative Mirror Boxes with Octane Jesus

   "Artists may have one of the most important jobs—connecting with people’s emotions, bringing them together, making them think, healing them." — David Ariew David Ariew (ar-ee-ev) is a skilled 3D artist, animator, and educator with expertise in creating visually striking narratives. He is well-known across the 3D and NFT worlds for his mastery of 3D animation tools and his ability to craft immersive experiences that meld the boundaries between the digital and the physical world. David's portfolio

   Nov 09,2023 01:22:54
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   2. Bonus Episode: Marco Santini — Slicing Up Priceless Art Books & Channeling Love Languages

   "I define success as being able to create what you want, when you want, where you want, how you want." — Marco Santini About Marco SantiniMarco Santini is a multifaceted artist with a background in sports, broadcasting, and branding, who has fully embraced his creative calling. His art draws from a rich tapestry of experiences and influences, combining elements of language, love, and community engagement. Marco's work is characterized by vibrant geometric designs and meaningful words that transc

   Nov 02,2023 38:33
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   3. That’s a Wrap on Season 1

   Thanks for so much for joining us for Season 1 of Pixels & Paint. We're planning an even better Season 2 for early 2024. In the meantime, check out any of the episodes you may have missed.E01: Empress TrashE02: Norcal_Guy and Signal NoiseE03: Rob SheridanE04: VakseenE05: Leo CaillardE06: sgt_slaughtermelonE07: noCreativeE08: Ana Maria CaballeroE09: Leo CraneE10: Scott SholderE11: OriginalplanE12: Eric P. RhodesE13: Dawnia DarkstoneE14: AL CregoE15: Maria FinkelmeierE16: Marc Bamuthi Joseph and K

   Sep 27,2023 00:56
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   4. E20 Vincent D’Onofrio & Laurence Fuller — Embracing Failure, Celebrating Joy, & Pushing Poetry Further Out

   "Your art has to come from you, your faults, and your greatness. That's how your work comes out. It comes out like you." - Vincent D'Onofrio About Laurence FullerLaurence Fuller is a British-Australian actor, writer, and artist best known for his roles in films like "The Slaughter" and the HBO series where he portrayed David Hockney. He's also known for his active social media presence, particularly on Twitter, where he engages with the artistic community and shares his creative endeavors. His h

   Sep 14,2023 56:20
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   5. E19 jrdsctt — The New Breed of AI Artist, Videogame Art, and Cheeky Glitch Fealty

   "We have this urge to communicate ideas, and when words fail, we turn to other mediums." — jrdsctt About jrdscttMinneapolis-born digital artist jrdsctt is a MakersPlace OG and a staple of the community with over 250 unique collectors on MakersPlace. With his Genesis Drop, jrdsctt invites a new element into his creative process: artificial intelligence.    jrdsctt joined MakersPlace as an artist in early 2019. He later became their first official ambassador, helping run the MakersPlace Discord se

   Sep 11,2023 01:23:07
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   6. E18 Christian Burke of Refik Anadol Studio — Sights, Sounds, Textures, and Data

   “When it comes to the actual meaning and purpose of art, people take away whatever they want from it based on their own perspectives. What we really focus on is the human experience, allowing people to feel emotional reactions.” — Christian Burke About Christian BurkeIn this revealing interview with Pixels and Paint, we get an in-depth look into the world of data scientist Christian Burke, right-hand man to Refik Anadol. Navigating the fine lines between art, technology, and science, Burke provi

   Sep 07,2023 46:41
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   7. End of Summer Breather

   Come back on September 7th for our interview with glitch and AI maestro jrdsctt! Follow us on Twitter @makersplace

   Aug 24,2023 00:49
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   8. E17 Adamtastic — Color, Community, and Staying Forever Fluffy

   "People are always so afraid of the butterfly effect, that if they did the smallest little thing in the past, it would create a gigantic ripple into the future. Yet people in the present aren't willing to accept that small changes now will have giant ripple effects in the future." — Adam LevineAbout Adam Levine, aka AdamtasticAdamtastic (@adamtastic) is an award-winning Creative Director with a passion for telling stories. He studied film and animation receiving an MFA with honors from The Savan

   Aug 17,2023 01:07:44
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   9. E16 Marc Bamuthi Joseph & Kirsten Magwood — Black Dignity, Future Classics

   "I hope that this work helps people experience blackness in a way that is not traumatic, that is peaceful, affirming. I hope for collectors of color that they find some moment of peace and healing in this black existence through what these artists have shared to heal." — Kirsten Magwood"Artists ask questions, and it's that open-endedness that leads to design thinking, repositioning settled history as open possibility." — Marc Bamuthi Joseph---------------------------About Marc Bamuthi Joseph & K

   Aug 11,2023 01:10:12
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    10. E15 Maria Finkelmeier — Turning Mallets into Paintbrushes & Using Tech to Create a Total Artform

    "I want to make stories through art music that reflect our current times, using sounds and visuals that connect with how we experience the world today. That means the human and the machine working together." - Maria FinkelmeierAbout Maria FinkelmeierMaria Finkelmeier is a multi-faceted artist, teacher, and entrepreneur. She is a seasoned percussionist and composer, and her work expands into public art and music technology. Maria is also an educator at Berklee College of Music where she teaches c

    Aug 03,2023 01:11:40
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    11. E14 A.L. Crego — GIF as the Silent Medium for Philosophy and Music

    "What I do in art is an excuse to do philosophy in some way. Because I love philosophy. I like to theorize and think about technology, sociology, economics, and politics. But I feel sometimes, if I explain that in words, I lose time when I can explain it in pieces." — A.L. CregoAbout A.L. CregoA.L. Crego (@ALCrego) is a GIF artist renowned for creating hypnotic visual mantras that oscillate between the stillness of a picture and the rhythm of a scratched record. Crego's passion for digital art e

    Jul 27,2023 01:02:57
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    12. E13 Dawnia Darkstone — The Art of Breaking Things

    "Unlike the closely guarded secrets of the photography world, glitch artists are often eager to share their techniques. With the Glitch Artists Collective, we even have a group dedicated to teaching new techniques, called "Tool Time," where members are eager to share their discoveries." - Dawnia Darkstone About Dawnia DarkstoneGlitch artist Dawnia Darkstone (@letsglitchit) evolved from photography to glitch after being enthralled by art and technology's intersection. Her methods encompass sonifi

    Jul 20,2023 54:31
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    13. E12 Eric P. Rhodes — Art as Therapy, AltPunks, Trash Art, & Diamond Hearts

    "I see an opportunity here to grow, both as a creator and as a mentor for younger individuals like me." — Eric P. RhodesAbout Eric P. RhodesEric P. Rhodes (@ericprhodes) is a digital artist and crypto OG whose strong perspective and distinctive approach have contributed a great deal to the web3 culture, including his creation and fostering of the Alt Punks movement and his early involvement in the trash art scene.  Eric's work is not limited to his own creations. He is deeply involved in the lar

    Jul 13,2023 01:27:55
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    14. E11 Originalplan® — Bottomless Collaborations, Maintaining High Standards, and Challenging Distinctions Between Art & Design

    "[Originalplan® is] not a brand, and it never will be a brand. It’s an idea, a way of looking at art and design and not separating the two." — Originalplan®About Originalplan® Originalplan® (@origamiplan), also known as OP by friends and associates, is a multidisciplinary digital artist and designer who splits his time between Budapest and Mexico City.  His innovative work combines street art and collectible culture with cutting-edge digital creativity as an OG in the web3 art space and one of t

    Jul 06,2023 54:07
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    15. E10 Scott Sholder — AI Art and Copyright Law, The Future of Fan-Generated Content, & Artists as Training Data

    "In the legal field, the consensus isn't that law firms will be replaced by AI, but law firms that don't adopt AI will be replaced by ones that do." — Scott Sholder About Scott SholderScott J. Sholder (@scottsholder), Co-Chair of the Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP’s Litigation group, focuses his practice on litigation, counseling, and dispute resolution in connection with entertainment, media, and intellectual property matters.  Scott represents and advises clients across various industri

    Jun 29,2023 01:03:27
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    16. E09 Leo Crane — Tech in Service of Tradition, Tactile Art Practices, and Constant Collaboration

    "The nexus of community, creativity, industry, commerce, and collaboration is a vital part of my practice." — Leo CraneAbout Leo CraneLeo Crane is a highly-regarded animator and artist known for his work in both animation and fine art. He is a co-founder of the creative studio Figuration. Leo Crane studied at Bournemouth University, where he earned a Master of Arts with Distinction in 3D Computer Animation. His early success came with his first film, "The Library," which was commissioned by The

    Jun 21,2023 01:19:27
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    17. E08 Ana Maria Caballero Poetry as Visual Art, Publishing On Chain, and the Influence of Family on Creativity

    "There's something quite beautiful in seeing how a poem can be made to move, not just through time as you're reading it, but also visually across the page." — Ana Maria Caballero About Ana Maria CaballeroWelcome to episode 8 of Pixels & Paint. Today’s guest is Ana Maria Caballero, a first-generation Colombian-American poet and artist, recognized for both her writing and her role as a trailblazer of crypto poetryIn her work, Ana Maria challenges the romanticized concept of motherhood and confront

    Jun 15,2023 52:55
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    18. E07 noCreative — Finding Your Scenius, Texture as Artistic Subject, and How Achieving Realism Makes for Better Surrealism

    "When I start working, everything else disappears. It's like meditation for me." — noCreativeAbout noCreativeKristian Levin, also known as noCreative (@NoCreative_eth), is a professional retouch artist and photographer with 15 years of experience who turned into a 3D artist. He's based in Copenhagen, Denmark. His work centers around 3D-based art, with emphasis on an exploration of architecture, art history, and the radical movement of fabrics suspended in weightlessness. Levin was introduced to

    Jun 08,2023 56:25
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    19. E06 sgt_slaughtermelon — The Best Kinds of Collaborators, Balancing Depth & Fun, Glitch Forge, Lisa Frank, and Reinvention vs. “The Signature Style.”

    "The key is not to take ourselves too seriously. If we truly understand the meaninglessness of it all, then irony and nonchalance make more sense than nobility or defiance." — sgt_slaughtermelonAbout sgt_slaughtermelonsgt_slaughtermelon (@sgt_sl8termelon) is a digital artist working mostly in abstract compositions — often code-driven. His designs span the gamut from looking backward to modernist and Bahaus-influenced geometric abstraction to crumbling code-addled neon structures fit for a future

    Jun 01,2023 01:05:27
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    20. E05 Artist Leo Caillard — Seeking Creative Discomfort, Escaping Approval, and Building an Intentional Legacy of Our Present-Day Culture Through Art

    "The biggest challenge when you start to gain visibility in your art is avoiding the comfort zone. Comfort is the enemy of art and creation." — Leo Caillard About Leo CaillardToday, we are thrilled to have with us digital artist and marble sculptor, Leo Caillard (@leocaillard). A proponent of new technologies and science, Leo’s interests lay in exploring time and quantum physics and our relationship with time, eventually leaving the world of numbers and expressing his investigations through a ca

    May 25,2023 56:23
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    21. E04 Artist Vakseen — Training Intuition, Holding Yourself to Near-Impossible Standards, and Finding Your Unique Style

    "The goal was to make a living from art... I just had to be creative with my movements." — VakseenAbout Otha "Vakseen" Davis IIIOur guest today is a multi-talented artist and music executive, Otha "Vakseen" Davis III (@vakseen). Vakseen’s work has been exhibited in museums and featured by major brands such as Nike, Adidas, and Bombay Sapphire Gin. He is also a diamond and multi-platinum music executive, producer, and songwriter.Born to a military family in Athens, Georgia, and raised in Jacksonv

    May 18,2023 01:05:03
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    22. E03 Artist Interview: Rob Sheridan

    Brady (Content & Curation @ MakersPlace) chats with former Nine Inch Nails art director and pioneer of glitch art and synthography Rob Sheridan.On today's podcast, we have Rob Sheridan. Rob is an art director, writer, designer, illustrator, photographer, director, and editor, among other things,  known as a pioneer of glitch art and as the co-founder and CCO of Glitch Goods, a fashion lifestyle brand featuring his original designs.Rob was the art director for Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor for

    May 11,2023 01:11:06
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    23. Artist Interview: Empress Trash

    Brady (Content & Curation, MakersPlace) chats with glitch/trash/AI artist Empress Trash. Empress Trash is a glitch artist who has been working with digital art since her teenage years. She has always been drawn to breaking things on computers and pushing their limits until they break. She discovered the glitch art community online while getting into crypto art and found a community of like-minded artists there.Empress Trash primarily works with digital glitches in her video art and creates disru

    May 04,2023 01:13:54
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    24. Collector/Artist Interview: Norcal_Guy and James White (aka Signalnoise)

    Brady (Content & Curation @ MakersPlace) chats with OG collector and curator Norcal_Guy alongside illustrator and artist James White (aka Signalnoise)Norcal_Guy is an art enthusiast who found his way into the world of cryptocurrency. With a background in art school, he struggled with trading altcoins but found a passion for using his Ethereum to invest in art. He enjoys the creativity and appreciation that comes with collecting art and building relationships with artists in the community.James W

    May 04,2023 01:03:05
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    25. Pixel & Paint - Trailer

    One of the earliest NFT platforms, MakersPlace is dedicated to the world of digital art, serving as a vibrant community and marketplace. We bring together collectors and enthusiasts with the finest digital creators, offering a curated selection of art and artists. MakersPlace is committed to fostering the appreciation of digital art and providing a space for meaningful connections and interactions within the community.

    Apr 06,2023 02:01