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We thought hard about being a @moxie.eth Hero this week and how we'll celebrate that. Introducing Pkok Finterviews - Cast-form farcaster interviews, 20 questions to some of our favorite people. We aim to tell stories of phenomenal individuals shaping the art ecosystem on web3. It's also a great way for us and other heroes to get to know and engage with them. Oh! each interview starts with /degen love. But wait, there's more! These Finterviews are not restricted to only those we tag. If you'd like to participate, just respond to the questions and join the party, everybody is invited to be a part of these Finterviews. Tell us more about yourself, read other people's stories and hopefully we all get to know each other better by the end. Pkok Finterviews, a 🧵

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Everyone is welcome to our Finterview. If you want to participate, let's start with this one... What does the term “masterpiece” mean to you?

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Hey pkok! Let's go: For me, a masterpiece evokes emotion, whether it's good or bad, and it never goes unnoticed. It doesn't necessarily possess technical precision, but rather embodies feeling, heart, effort, dedication, courage, affection... I believe that a masterpiece cannot be truly recognized as such without standing the test of time. It transcends its era and remains timeless. My 2 cents 😅 😅

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Welcome to Pkok Finterview, Off! How would you describe your artistic style to someone unfamiliar with your work?

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Thank you, pkok! I'd describe my style as punk, disruptive, and conceptual. My work focuses on exploring errors, glitches, and bugs through code-based glitch art. My pieces follow a philosophical approach, aiming to delve into the imperfections of systems, whether they're natural or artificial.

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Can you elaborate on the philosophical approach? This sounds intriguing... And by the way, thanks for being with us 1000 $DEGEN

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Thank you so much, pkok!! Yes I can... During my Visual Arts degree (2015-2019), I developed a research and a series of etchings exploring our metamorphoses, the difficulties we face when confronting these changes, and how they affect our environment and reality, using Franz Kafka's novel The Metamorphosis as reference. When I started exploring digital art (2021), I continued working on this idea but with a new perspective: thinking of the individual as a “bug” within society. So I developed "The Bug Theory" (2023), which now underpins my current artistic production. I'm going to leave two links that point to the development of this idea. I think you’ll enjoy reading them. https://x.com/ctrlshiftOFF/status/1706597450247540791 https://x.com/ctrlshiftOFF/status/1780959541699764401

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It will be an interesting read after the talk. What initially drew you to art, and how did your journey as an artist begin?

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I was very artistically encouraged by my parents since I was a child. I learned to read and write at home, and my earliest memories are of me drawing with my mom, playing guitar with my dad, and gaming with my friends. During classes, as a child and teenager, I would draw on desks, the back of tests, and on the walls at home and in the street. I took dance, theater, and painting classes, and I had bands throughout my life until I was 22. My parents passed away when I was still a teenager, and I went to live with my uncles, who didn’t see me as an artist. This made me stray from that path and seek something more socially acceptable. I tried to go to college for business administration and law, but it didn’t work out. At 25, I dropped everything and went to art school, graduating in 2019. Since then, I've been working to live off my art. With the pandemic, I migrated to digital art, and here I am. I didn’t choose art; it chose me. 😁 😁

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Seems that you are another natural born artist. Is there anyone special, that helped you when you were starting out, and what difference did they make?

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Yes, there were several people who helped me a lot, but especially my professors and mentors during my undergraduate studies, Helga Correa (IG @correa_helga) and Suzana Gruber (IG @suzana_gruber). They taught me to think about art and, above all, respected my pace, making me believe in my potential as an artist. They were fundamental to my artistic maturity and development, especially Helga, taking my works to exhibitions when I didn’t believe I could be accepted and showing me that it was possible to live off art when I was feeling discouraged. I owe a lot to them. And in the web3 space, I need to highlight @kflemmer. He managed to identify this conceptual side of mine and also believed in my work. Without even trying, just by being who he is, he changed my relationship with digital art and the community and has always been very attentive and helpful. He is undoubtedly a reference for me and a good friend. 😅

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Let's take a little break from the art world and talk about the space that we all use on a daily basis. How has your FC experience been so far?

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My relationship with social media is still a bit complicated, but I’m improving that. I notice that people here are quite focused on getting tips and engagement to make some money. I don’t see anything wrong with that; everyone has their intentions, and I really respect people’s individuality. But I find it a bit difficult to identify sincere engagement. I also think it’s hard to build closer relationships with collectors. I believe this is one of the main challenges of decentralization, not a problem with Warpcast. This ultimately leads me to be more careful about who I follow and interact with, which, in turn, reflects on the interaction I receive. One solution I’m working on is that I just created (today) the /error channel to bring together artists and collectors interested in exploring errors in art. The cool part is that I was able to create this channel with the tips I received here in Degen. In summary, I like it here, but I’m not selling art trough here yet.

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However, there must be some people who make your fc experience exponentially better. Who are they? If you don't mind telling us...

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Sure, I know amazing people here. I can mention several names of people whose work I really like and enjoy talking to, the /veg channel is my home, @midnightmarauder.eth and @milibooo are doing a great job to elevate art and people, @yatima, is a great procedural artist and friend here and helped me a lot , @trillobyte is amazing artist and a big inspiration, @tatertots is a great street artist and super friendly, @goregif, @sashelka, @karmillashelly, @neverlee, @moranicol, @ivnhgo, @kinwiz, @squishna, @alleytac... and so one. These people are pure gold!! 😁 😁

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