About this episode
Brian Droitcour and sssluke discuss the intersection of digital art, critique, and the evolution of art movements.
00:18 - Welcome Brian Droitcour and sssluke 02:50 - Burnout and returning online 04:50 - Brian and the origins of Outland 07:54 - A mismatch in value systems and the importance of critique 10:03 - Outland's relaunch as a nonprofit 12:41 - How important are NFTs to digital art 15:46 - Why try to bridge different art worlds 21:11 - New Bad Image 22:27 - Evil Biscuit and the avant scene 25:51 - Trait Maxing, Mythmaking and the birth of new movements 29:10 - The meaning of...
People in this episode
Guests: Brian Droitcour, sssluke
Topics covered
- burnout
- digital art
- NFTs
- art critique
- nonprofit organizations
- avant-garde art
Keywords
- burnout
- Outland
- NFTs
- New Bad Image
- avant-garde
- art worlds
- trait maxing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Outland, Evil Biscuit
Books & works: New Bad Image
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