Javier Arrés dives into his MECH Army series, a blend of architecture, mythology, and art to create sculptures that showcase futuristic and historical influences
Quantum Communications discusses his shift to digital art and using 3D to explore liminal spaces that blend surrealism with grainy VHS realism
Brendan Dawes isn’t interested in reality. The bafflement underpinning his Collisions series was why AI & VR artists just create snazzy versions of the world we know
In order to best serve artists, we need to satisfy critical collector needs. One important aspect of doing this well is making sure we are always surfacing high-quality, relevant artworks across our platform. MakersPlace operates both as a gallery — where the best artists and artworks are promoted and sold through our exhibitions including online … Continue reading Introducing Our Improved Search & Discovery Algorithm
Starting now and continuing over the next few quarters, you will see MakersPlace substantially evolving to become a premium brand to better serve the evolving needs of artists and collectors. What’s motivating this evolution? Let’s start at the beginning. MakersPlace was founded in 2018 with a simple vision: to bring the best digital art from … Continue reading Guiding Principles for the Evolution of MakersPlace
MakersPlace operates on two levels. On one level, we act as a gallery where the best artists and artworks are curated for inclusion in online drops and physical exhibitions at art fairs and live activations and matched with our highest level of service and promotion. We are also a marketplace platform where artworks from thousands … Continue reading Meet Our Curation Team
Javier Arrés dives into his MECH Army series, a blend of architecture, mythology, and art to create sculptures that showcase futuristic and historical influences
Quantum Communications discusses his shift to digital art and using 3D to explore liminal spaces that blend surrealism with grainy VHS realism
Blakeney Sanford reflects on her ongoing series, "The Portals," blending environmental art with technology, and connecting viewers to the natural world
Brendan Dawes isn't interested in reality. The bafflement underpinning his Collisions series was why AI & VR artists just create snazzy versions of the world we know
Starting now and continuing over the next few quarters, you will see MakersPlace substantially evolving to become a premium brand to better serve the evolving needs of artists and collectors. What’s motivating this evolution? Let’s start at the beginning. MakersPlace was founded in 2018 with a simple vision: to bring the best digital art from … Continue reading Guiding Principles for the Evolution of MakersPlace
In bridging the on-chain and traditional art worlds, MakersPlace’s mission to create an easy and intuitive marketplace for artists and collectors remains the same. As the space evolves and matures, so too have we, with lots of recent and upcoming developments to share with our community. We’ve sharpened our focus We’ve learned a lot in … Continue reading The Evolution of MakersPlace
MakersPlace operates on two levels. On one level, we act as a gallery where the best artists and artworks are curated for inclusion in online drops and physical exhibitions at art fairs and live activations and matched with our highest level of service and promotion. We are also a marketplace platform where artworks from thousands … Continue reading Meet Our Curation Team
Digital painting blends the fluid spontaneity of traditional painting with the precision and possibilities of digital technology. This art form captures the essence of both worlds, offering artists a new medium to explore their creativity — not to mention a way to make work outside of a studio or away from a clutch of art … Continue reading Guide to Digital Painting
NEW YORK, March 21, 2024 – To celebrate International Poetry Day and U.S. National Poetry Month, MakersPlace has teamed up with luxury audio brand, Bang & Olufsen, to announce the world premiere of “FOUR CORE TEXTS: Humanifesto and Other Poems”, a quartet of media-rich works written and performed by award-winning poet, language artist and AI … Continue reading MakersPlace Premiers New Work by Transhuman Poet Sasha Stiles in Exclusive Partnership with Bang & Olufsen
The car crash that prompted Frida Kahlo’s turn to art and the political climate that motivated her fashion choices. The synaesthesia that drove Kandinsky to paint pure abstraction to represent the colors he heard. The anatomy book that Basquiat’s mother gave him, which later showed its influence across his career. Great art with personal context … Continue reading Introducing Storytelling-Focused Drop Pages
In the mid- to late 1990s, internet art (aka net.art) comprised a small but growing group of international artists, technologists, and provocateurs who latched onto every facet of internet technology and culture to produce evocative work that straddled the boundaries of interactive media, performance art, Fluxus, Dada, experimental literature, and the internet itself. To read … Continue reading Guide to Dynamic Digital Art
MakersPlace will also exhibit autonomous artist Botto in Paris, along with painter and poet Shurooq Amin in Dubai in partnership with Leila Heller Gallery. Alchemy of Time (cropped still image of animated artwork) by ThankYouX SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7, 2024 – Fresh off the success of Art Week Miami, MakersPlace continues to showcase world-class web3 … Continue reading MakersPlace Debuts Renowned Artists ThankYouX at NFT Paris and Sarah Meyohas at Art Dubai Digital
“African artists have been creating wonderful pieces. They’ve been creating works that embody the African story. I’m not just talking about artists who are working traditionally. I’m also talking about artists who are working digitally.” — Osinachi Viewing the work of Prince Jacon Osinachi Igwe, known simply as Osinachi to the art world, on a … Continue reading Osinachi and the Well-Furnished Room of Art Voices
“There’s a sense of animation as a field of transformation, of depicting transformation, that’s always been at the heart of it, that continues today.” – William Kentridge Leo Crane came to web3 in early 2021, a time when the ruling ethos was marked by a distinct hostility toward the physical, a sort of whiplash effect … Continue reading The Rebellious Loves of Leo Crane
Horrifying and alluring, a scene of monstrous grins that are both haunting and inviting. Depending on the context, were I to stumble upon these electric grimaces in the street or in a bar, I would either flee or fall in line, perhaps hoping to absorb some of the epic coolness that can only be found … Continue reading The Neon Neo-Expressionism of marubu
TL:DR Data Art, emerging as a unique fusion of Generative Art and Data Visualization, represents a significant evolution in the art world, where artists utilize external data in their creative process. Unlike Generative Art, which often emphasizes the final product over the rules guiding its creation, Data Art intricately intertwines both the process and the … Continue reading Guide to Data Art
Experiential art is a form of artistic expression that emphasizes the experience of the viewer as an integral part of the artwork itself. Considering the digital sphere’s obsession with experience (hello, all you UX researchers and designers), the Internet makes for a hospitable setting for this amorphous and evolving art category. In a sense, all … Continue reading Guide to Experiential Art in Web3
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
An artist proof print is a special subset of prints from a limited-edition run, traditionally used to check the quality and progress of the work as it is being printed. Historically, these proofs were the first prints pulled off a fresh set of plates, serving as a literal "proof" for the artist to examine before … Continue reading What is an Artist’s Proof?
By Jessica Marinaro "We do not simply live in this universe. The universe lives within us.” ― Neil deGrasse Tyson From my undergraduate days studying Astrophysics and Philosophy, the celestial universe has always fascinated me. As a curator, I am drawn to works and artists that dig deep into the brilliance, vastness, and delicacy of … Continue reading The Alchemy of Science and Scripting
In this guide, we demystify glitch art with a showcase of exemplary glitch artists, then we have an easy guide for your first pixel-sorting glitch
Your rough guide to the varied landscape of digital art, a primer on each genre's unique characteristics, and a few key figures to kickstart your exploration.
MakersPlace Art Monitoring Service helps track, manage, and control your digital portfolio against counterfeits and derivatives.
Trash Art is the gleefully defiant counterpoint to digital art that aspires to fine art, like a tomboy who prefers skinned knees to rouged cheeks.
In this blog post, we will take a closer look at 10 examples of how sculpture is employing blockchain technology to create unique and innovative works of art.
Styles, subject matter, and approaches vary widely in this growing scene, so what follows is a showcase some of the top artists across subgenres of pixel art.
Are AI art tools like Midjourney or Stable Diffusion ushering in the Death of Art? We turn to history of this idea of the end of art for insight.
With the rise in AI text-to-image generators, new terms are muddling long-held definitions of generative art. Today we set the record straight.
The knowledge of art is its own exceeding great reward. But is there not danger that you may become too fastidious, and have nothing left to admire?
Discord is the most common attack vector in crypto, and typically the most successful. In this article, we lay out best practices and red flags to be aware of
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.
Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of weekly Exhibits and Creator Spotlights at MakersPlace.
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
“Minting an NFT" means transforming a digital file into a digital asset, uniquely publishing the token on a blockchain network to make it purchasable.
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.
MakersPlace believes the ability of women to control what happens to their bodies and to choose if and when to have children is a fundamental human right.
To celebrate his first major drop, MakersPlace interviewed with one of our favorite NFT-native artists, marubu, to learn about his process and influences
Because of the massive amounts of capital stored on blockchains, scammers have become incredibly sophisticated, making Web3 security best practices essential
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
Just as entrepreneurs seek problems to solve for the market, artists are tireless explorers because the first and most important product-market fit is internal.
The market for NFT displays is growing as quickly as the market for NFTs. This article lays out the best options for in-person and online NFT displays.
In the simplest terms, pricing artwork follows the laws of supply and demand, and that holds true for an NFT as much as it does a 200-year-old oil painting.
Reading a smart contract is a foundational skill for NFT collectors to avoid scams and fraudulent artworks being passed off as authentic creations.
A guide to NFT editions for digital artists and digital art collectors.
Snoop Dogg and BossLogic join creative forces to introduce their collaborative Genesis NFT drop SUPERCUZZ. Dropping 3/17. Only on MakersPlace.
Returning to MakersPlace this week is the exciting continuation of the CHAOS series by Urs Fischer. Five new CHAOS artworks, live 03/10/22 at 3:30 PM PT. Exclusively on MakersPlace.
Today, we are excited to announce that collectors will now have the option to buy or sell NFTs from Non-Fungible Heroes on the secondary market, directly on MakersPlace.
MakersPlace is excited to announce Venus of Metaverse II, a weekly community exhibition paying respect to women creatives in the NFT space.
Collectors now have the option to buy or sell NFTs from the FOMO MOFO collection on the secondary market, directly on MakersPlace.
Preview this week's upcoming drops from digital artist Lumi and contemporary artist Urs Fischer. Only on MakersPlace.
Love Language by Gregory Siff is a visual love poem, read through abstract symbols and shapes, that come together as a multi-part work of art. Explore the Drop preview, exclusively on MakersPlace.
Preview this week's upcoming drops from François Berthoud, Federico Solmi and Gregory Siff. Exclusively on MakersPlace.
Hackatao's "REMIX ME" project features a collaboration of artworks from the cryptoart community, reflecting on the discussion of copyright and ownership, and what it means to “remix” art.
Today, we are excited to announce that collectors will now have the option to buy or sell NFTs from Digital Animals on the secondary market, directly on MakersPlace. Purchasing a creation from this collection, or any verified third party collections, on MakersPlace allows you to benefit from guaranteed authenticity and a low commission fee of … Continue reading Verified 3rd Party Collections: Digital Animals
Learn how to set up and use your digital wallet on MakersPlace. Find out more about Blockchain and view our troubleshooting tips for connecting your digital wallet.
In order to best serve artists, we need to satisfy critical collector needs. One important aspect of doing this well is making sure we are always surfacing high-quality, relevant artworks across our platform. MakersPlace operates both as a gallery — where the best artists and artworks are promoted and sold through our exhibitions including online … Continue reading Introducing Our Improved Search & Discovery Algorithm
At MakersPlace, we are continually inspired by the creativity and passion of artists like you who have chosen to share their art with the world through our platform. As MakersPlace CEO Craig Palmer wrote about in our recent guiding principles statement, over the next few quarters, you will see MakersPlace substantially evolving.As part of our … Continue reading Important Update Regarding Your MakersPlace Artist Account
