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A masterpiece to me is a work of art that will evoke emotions among a wide array of people, something they can't take their eyes (or ears) off. this has nothing to do with aesthetics or 'beauty' but with the energy a certain peace emits, what emotional reaction is being triggered. With a masterpiece, very often it's hard to describe what precisely makes it so good and therein lies the power. Also it's not a term that one would often use. In the art world there's only a very limited amount of masterpieces, in some genres/art categories maybe more than other.
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Art is something that came naturally I guess. Both my parents were graphic designers so I was always surrounded by people creating. Both were also art lovers so we often visited museums. On top of that my mother is a huge movie buff and I was fed a nice mix of art house films and the more popular stuff I was drawn to. My dad was also a very good amateur photographer and made lots of slide shows using the Kodak Carousel setup where two projectors could fade in and out over each other, triggered by impulses on an audio tape (that also served as soundtrack). I found this incredibly fascinating and Cole to think of it is was like film-editing but with still images. All this combined led me to film school, where I started my own journey, experimenting with different media, always in the ‘visual’ realm.
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I think most help came from my fellow students and people met along the way. And recently while I was starting out with the curation of the By Accident archive (which was a new direction for me) I had lots of support and help from Alejandro Cartagena (Obscura/Fellowship) he gave me the push to go talk to the ITL gallery that now represents me. And the gallery owner has been a huge supporter since.
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That is actually a tougher question than I imagined. I think every time when I see hard work paying off is a fulfilling moment. This can be when a project is finished, winning an award, playing for a big crowd or selling work to someone you truly admire. I’m happy to say I have experienced all of the above and don’t want to pick one over the other. Probably the biggest fulfillment is seeing people’s emotional reactions to something I’ve made.
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It’s funny because I rarely want people to feel something specific. The most important thing is that something I create triggers an emotion, they see something they can relate to. This can be big or small, laughter, happiness, sadness, hope, anger. The thing is that I create quite intuitively, no pretext. My master’s degree was in Experimental Film so a lot of the time the process was more important than the actual outcome although there must be a story in one way or another. In most of the work I put out (including the By Accident archive), there is a sense of absence, emptiness. Maybe this is something that I only see myself BUT it’s not something I put into the work, it just is (there).
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I think it has matured, which is probably natural as we get older. What has stayed the same is that I do still like a good laugh so whenever I can I’ll integrate it in one way or another. That’s the kid in me that doesn’t want to mature. Evolution comes in many ways as well. Most of it has been emotional growth which I hope transpires into what I do. What has stayed the same is my interest and enthusiasm for experimenting.
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I think Farcaster had brought me some a renewed enthusiasm. I've had some fun interactions and do like the way it is setup with channels. It has helped a little financially which as an artist is always welcome. It is also quite addictive which I'm trying to avoid. I've been having some sort of social media fatigue where I don't feel the need to be there every single day (although I mostly end up spending at least half an hour). What Farcaster does really well is integrating web3.0 on a whole new level. The fact that you can mint stuff (through frames) right from the app is such a big plus and I believe it's still early, many changes will come. I do mainly see artists and developers, very few collectors so from a commercial point of view it's not the best choice but I prefer this over the drama and politics on X Made some new friends here as well so this move has definitely been worth it!
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In no particular order: @typo @heathernstout @gulyildiz YOU @luigistranieri @chriscocreated @chrisoakley @trebor69 And many more. Let’s just say that all the single peoples interact with on a regular basis make the experience here worthwhile. As said, often the contact feels more genuine here than on other social media apps.
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Yeah, no worries, my tomorrow is in about 8 hours time...almost off to bed after I upload my last rodeo.
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🙏 And thanks again for doing these. I've read some great answers by the other people you've interviewed! Will dive deeper again when there is some more time.
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Beauty is not something aesthetic for sure. Beauty is energy and it can translate in many forms. Once you understand this you can tap into a whole different kind of appreciating art. In that sense beauty can even be ugly. There is no preconceived concept of beauty in art.
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There's some people who in my opinion keep bringing great work. Some already established, others maybe to be discovered @luigistranieri with his Google Street View series. @lifewithart always with incredible collage and animated versions of them @nasimghanizade intriguing photography @nofaithvisuals I love the textures and darkness @marcelonada his generative art feels so tangible in a way @typo making art through diptychs @chrisoakley a different vision @briancattelle multitalented and always experimenting @ibl twisted vision that always grabs my attention and of course @a1111ac011d0 and @adacrow.eth both queens of Ai and photography.
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Failure is part of the artistic process, it's something I've dealt with often having the 'experimental' background. If you can use failure as a learning moment, it will help you grow. That said, it's easier said than done. My biggest failure to date is a project I started pre-covid, a documentary about a snowboard addicted weather expert that I crowdfunded and when we finally started shooting, COVID hit and we couldn't make it out. I already had some footage but not enough to make the movie I wanted. On top of that there were other factors that made finishing this really hard. It's still unfinished and I'm not sure where to go with it. At the same time that period was a gift because being locked down meant I had time to dig into the By Accident archive which opened a whole new world and opportunities. AND in the second lockdown winter I did make another short documentary (about snowboarding) so out of the failure came two new projects. What it has taught me is that whenever there's failure, don't give up.
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Creative blocks are sometimes hard to deal with. Especially when they last longer than you want them to. Fighting them is not going to help. Just trust that new inspiration will come. I often find inspiration just by sitting quietly, going for a nature run or listening to music. I do love photobooks and watching movies which sometimes can get a spark going as well. Social media can be inspiring but at the same time the amount of input can be overwhelming.
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