A collection of recommended reading & viewing focusing on generative art for collectors, appreciators, practitioners, & the curious. — An occasional series wherein I gather various articles, videos, essays, etc. (both old & new) that consider generative art in some way while providing some notes and thoughts on why I believe they’re most definitely worth your time. Brought to you via the gm.press branch of gmDAO, a community of NFT collectors, artists & investors.

It’s hard to put down in words. When I’m looking at an expressionist work that I love there are few words that I have to put the feeling into. It’s hard to talk about something like that. And I think ‘Yes, it would be hard to put it down in…

A quick rundown of cool art reads, views, & listens curated for WHALE Members by Wes Hazard — A recurring series highlighting worthwhile writing, podcasts, & videos of note pertaining to digital art, NFTs, blockchain and WHALE Member’s mission to become the MoMA of the Metaverse. 📜 Table of Recs (Contents): The (fan-voted) Mount Rushmore of Crypto Art (for 2022) How To Live in a Museum One Day Whales Run ALL of the Oceans

Originally published to the gmdao Medium 7/2/22 under a different author’s account. Republished here to preserve Wes Hazard’s Byline. Rich Poole’s first memory of being fascinated by fluid motion (a topic he’s studied & experimented with as both an artist & a medical engineer) involved him observing the ocean slowly…

On being unspeakably rich, disgustingly stingy, and yet a true lover of the arts. — 📖 An occasional series diving into a book-length text pertaining to art history, the art world, NFTs, blockchain and WHALE Member’s mission to become the MoMA of the Metaverse. J. Paul Getty (1892–1976) was an American businessman, oil tycoon, writer, & art collector whose vast wealth and love of art allowed him to acquire a formidable collection of ancient sculpture, renaissance painting, and antique furniture & tapestry over several decades. His desire to share these treasures with the…

“’ ‘What I want to accomplish essentially boils down to drawing a bunch of lines and shapes onto a canvas, that can’t be too hard?’…I was primed to discover how wrong this would turn out to be.” These words from Mathias Isaksen (aka St4yhome) the creator behind Factura, the 4th…

A quick rundown of cool art reads, views, & listens curated for WHALE Members by Wes Hazard — A recurring series highlighting worthwhile writing, podcasts, & videos of note pertaining to digital art, NFTs, blockchain and WHALE Member’s mission to become the MoMA of the Metaverse. 📜 Table of Recs (Contents): OG Crypto Art History & building an NFT IP empire Art in Space (that goes beyond selling marbles)

A quick rundown of cool art reads & views curated for WHALE Members by Wes Hazard — A recurring series highlighting worthwhile writing, podcasts, & videos of note pertaining to digital art, NFTs, blockchain and the WHALE Member’s mission to become the MoMA of the Metaverse. ⭐ Artist Decoded Podcast (#223) [12/13/21] Sarah Zucker — NFTs and The Cassandra Complex If you are a creator who has been grinding for years to develop your voice, sharpen your skills, and build awareness for the authentic work you’re bringing into the world but you feel frustrated about not yet achieving whatever level of success you’ve set for yourself: LISTEN TO THIS…

A quick rundown of cool art reads & views curated for the $WHALE community by Wes Hazard — A recurring series highlighting worthwhile writing, podcasts, & videos of note pertaining to digital art, NFTs, blockchain and the $WHALE community’s mission to become the MoMA of the Metaverse. ⭐ Best practices for conservation of media art from an artist’s perspective — Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (2015) This text is written to outline what artists may choose to do on the subject in order to i) simplify our life in the long run, ii) generate income, and iiii) take ownership of the way our work will be presented in the future. I welcome variations, additions and…