Artblocks’ Erick Calderon - Could generative art democratise the art world?

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of generative art and technology on the art world with Erick Calderon.

A new movement is sweeping the art world - generative art creates unique artworks through leveraging algorithms. But will this technology democratise art or repeat its traditional biases? Join Niku and John as they speak to Erick Calderon, founder of Artblocks. They explore the origins of this movement, how technology is shaping a new art form, and if NFTs could become the defining art distribution method of our time. Links Follow Erick’s work on Twitter @artonblockchain and explore the world of generative art https://www.artblocks.io/ Read The Upside’s Better Metaverse Report https://bettermetaverse.theupside.net/ Discover more about The Upside https://www.theupside.net/ https://www.instagram.com/theupside.london

People in this episode

Guest: Erick Calderon

Topics covered

• generative art
• art world
• technology
• NFTs

Keywords

• democratise
• algorithms
• art distribution

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Artblocks

Books & works: The Upside

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