MakersPlace Editorial

In this interview, Brady Walker talks with Simon Hudson, co-lead of Botto, a decentralized autonomous artist run by the Botto DAO. Simon discusses Botto's role as an innovative machine artist, autonomously creating art and interacting with audiences under the governance of the Botto DAO as well as the human role in meaning making. The conversation … Continue reading Meaning Making, Automata, and DAOs — Interview with Simon Hudson of Botto DAO

In anticipation of our extensive roster of events at Miami Art Week, in particular our live exhibition of physical artwork co-curated in partnership with Transient Labs, we collected our virtual Q&As with participating artists all in one place for your convenient perusal. Botto: Botto is a decentralized autonomous artist. Botto creates works of art based … Continue reading Collected Interviews: Artists Curated by MakersPlace x Transient Labs

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Mikael B: My name is Mikael Brandrup, also known as Mikael B, and I’m a visual artist. I am 39 years old, originally from Denmark, but I moved to L.A. 9 years ago to pursue my dream and passion as an abstract artist. BW: Tell … Continue reading Below the Surface – Q&A with Mikael B

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Parin Heidari: I am Parin Heidari, a multidisciplinary artist with a multicultural background.  BW: Tell me about the piece you’re bringing to Miami with MakersPlace & Transient Labs. PH: Imagine it as a snapshot of the mind, capturing a mix of thoughts and feelings. It's … Continue reading Whispers of Unity – Q&A with Parin Heidari

BW: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? ADHD: Hi my name is Colin, aka ADHD, aka Space Case. I’m a neurodivergent multidisciplinary artist from Pennsylvania, USA. I’m sensitive and easily distracted. I've been a full-time artist for over ten years and I love to work on the entire spectrum of digital, analog, and … Continue reading Self-Help — Q&A with ADHD (AKA SpaceCase)

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Andrea Crespi: I am an Italian visual artist in the continuous investigation of different media, juggling both physical and digital art, and exploring themes including optical illusion, social transformation, the digital revolution, and contemporary cultural changes. BW: Tell me about the piece you’re bringing to … Continue reading Crack is Wack — Q&A with Andrea Crespi

Can you please introduce yourself to our readers?  Hello, I am Pia or P1A, 26 years old, based in the dynamic city of Istanbul! I’ve been involved in the art world since age 15, by choosing to study fine arts at an early age, following my passion for multi-disciplinary mediums. So, I studied stage and … Continue reading Alphabet #1 — Q&A with P1A

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? I am Gina Choy, a painter, an author, and a PhD scholar of art and neuroscience. My work is a visual fusion of East and West, drawing together philosophies and practices of traditional Chinese Painting with Western Modernism. BW: Tell me about the piece you’re … Continue reading Oneness II — Q&A with Painter Gina Choy

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Dave Pollot: My name is Dave Pollot. I live in the Finger Lakes region of NY, and I'm a former software engineer turned full-time artist. BW: Tell me about the piece you’re bringing to Miami with MakersPlace & Transient Labs. DP: I'm bringing a piece … Continue reading Pass Through — Q&A with Painter Dave Pollot

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Kyle Dunn: My name is Kyle Austin Dunn and I'm a visual artist working in Oakland, California. BW: Tell me about the piece you’re bringing to Miami with MakersPlace & Transient Labs. KD: The painting that will be exhibited in Miami is titled Testing Ground, … Continue reading Testing Ground — Q&A with Kyle Dunn

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Jack Kaido: I’m Jack, a digital abstract painter and long-time crypto-native. BW: Tell me about the piece you’re bringing to Miami with MakersPlace & Transient Labs. JK: It’s a digital painting called [nostalgia.zip]. I’ve pretty much stopped describing my paintings, it’s best leaving things open … Continue reading [nostalgia.zip] — Q&A with Digital Painter Jack Kaido

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Hafftka: I have been an artist for 50 years. I would say the subject matter of my work is the human condition. I express myself in visuals that are not illustrative or realistic, yet they create the basis for people to relate emotionally. The Bigger … Continue reading The Bigger Picture — Q&A with Hafftka

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Jake Andrew: GM! I'm Jake Andrew, a multidisciplinary artist and experimental musician with synaesthesia. My practice sits at the intersection of physical and digital art, and my work focuses on the way the mind can perceive audio or emotional stimuli as color, texture, shape, and … Continue reading Full Circle — Q&A with Jake Andrew

In which we discuss Kazimir Malevich, glitching emulator videogames, beautifully & anonymously designed book covers, and whether he’s the Michael Bay of Glitch.

After a successful medical career, Diana Coatu taught herself digital art and has since become a well-regarded, widely respected and collected digital artist.

We had the opportunity to sit down with Isaac Saidel-Goley to discuss what inspires and motivates him in the world of web3 arts.

Costa Rican-born and Mexico-based designer, illustrator, and digital artist Monfa builds almost real places, borrowed memories and almost forgotten dreams.

In which we speak with 3D artist William Willoughby III, whose surreal futurism balances grave visions of the future with playful irreverence.

I have to portray a bold Indian woman in the NFT space. In Indian mythology, women were this bold, but somewhere down the line, the equation changed.

In which we speak with Pola Rubis, one-half of Neosutras, who — along with husband/collaborator Lamont Goode — celebrate wellness, presence & intimacy in web3

MakersPlace recently sat down with Nigerian painter and digital artist Balafaama Dan-Princewell, who lent her piece "Hope" for our exhibition "Overturned."

Daniella Doodles uses delicate line art to illustrate the earth’s natural beauty while emphasizing its fragility, reimagining the cosmos as a home for wildlife

We sat down with Canadian photographer Victoria West to discuss her unique process, her controversial subject matter, stealing from religious art, and more

To kick off our month-long celebration of women artists, we first sat down with one of the most empowered women in web3 art we know: Nadiia Forkosh. 

In which graffiti artist turned animation director, Diego Bergia schools us on his practice and the intersection of street art, videogames, animation, and web3.

“The best ideas always come from real problems, and to me, ideas are pointless without problems.” — Cristian Fracassi