Cryptoart

❓Cryptoart Question of the Week ❓

How do you feel about the idea of assigning a "floor price" to an Artist? Does it help or hurt the perception of an artist’s value?

An artist, researcher, and technologist.
Inspired by how affect and systems shape each other. 
Most of my work lives here → epr.net

i think it's the stupidest thing. there's no such thing as a floor price for 1/1 works by an artist. this mindset does not help artists or real art collectors... maybe beneficial to short term investors/gamblers.

18+ years of new art every day
https://cwey.link/tree

while i agree, it's almost unavoidable though with the way price information is displayed and discussed. what's one way to shift this narrative?

when given the opportunity to talk about why there’s different prices on my 1/1s I just explain that they’re unique pieces that have different value to me. Some pieces I care deeply about and some I just think are rad looking etc.

Makes sense to me. Of course an artists weighs the cost of their artwork across many factors. And to your point, having the opportunity to discuss that with collectors helps. Unfortunately, there is this undercurrent of "shut artists, just make art" that I've seen in this space. And if you're not a seasoned creator, this can be very intimidating. 