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Studio Visit with r4v3nIan Rogers - CXO Ledger - Art Collector, Executive, Programmer, WinAmp, Beastie Boys and much moreSend us a textStudio Visit w/ r4v3n episode with Ian Rogers, CXO, LedgerIan was raised in Goshen, Indiana and learned BASIC programming on an Apple II. He graduated from Goshen High School in 1990 and received a bachelors degree in computer science from Indiana University Bloomington in 1994.Ian has had a storied career with him starting working for the Beastie Boys in the early 90s along with working on WinAmp. He went on from there to a number of executive roles with Yahoo, Apple, Beats Music, LVMH and finally Ledger...
2025-01-3153 minStudio Visit with r4v3nAnna Carreras and Jimena Buena Vida - Echos of Frida - Desert DialoguesSend us a textr4v3n is joined by generative artists Anna Carreras and Jimena Buena Vida to discuss their contributions to a new exhibition called Echoes of Frida by In Resonance w/ support by Frida Kahlo Foundation.Recorded on 11/15/2024 in Marfa, TX at Art Blocks Weekend 2024
2024-12-0632 minStudio Visit with r4v3nSnowfro, DCA, Jeff Davis: Desert Dialogues: Art Blocks Day 0 ArtistsSend us a textr4v3n sits down with artists Snowfro, DCA and Jeff Davis at Art Blocks Marfa Weekend to discuss the history of Art Blocks and the future of on-chain generative art.Recorded on: 11/14/2024 in Marfa, TX
2024-12-0428 min
Vaulted by PROOFInvesting in Culture: Digital Art, NFTs & The Future of CollectingBen Roy, co-founder of Accelerate Art, and R4v3n, artist/engineer, are joined by Eli Scheinman to discuss how narratives can often shape sentiment and culture. Topics include: consumer crypto trends in digital art, revisiting Ben’s “Fat Cryptopunks Thesis” in 2024, and, as always, a look inside our guests’ Vaults.
Thumbnail Art:
➤ "a distance overlooked" by 0xdiid
Artists Mentioned:
➤ Kim Asendorf
➤ 0xdiid
➤ Jimmy Herdberg
➤ Andrew Semark
➤ Lucas Rey
➤ Larva Labs
➤ Dmitri
YouTube Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:30 - Recently Collected
08:20 - Investing in Culture
18:00 - NFT Money Flow
21:35 - Fat Punks Thesis
25:25 - What's in Your Vault
Recently Collected Choices:
➤ R4v3n: Reading a book by K...
2024-09-0531 min
Vaulted by PROOFLayer 2 Summer: Innovative Digital Art DistributionSam (Market Analyst/CCO, Memeland) and CJ (Generative Artist and Engineer) join Eli Scheinman (Director of Art, PROOF/Yuga Labs) to discuss their experiences as creators on L2s, network effects, and favorite pieces of digital art in their vault.
Thumbnail Art: Midnight Breeze by Dutchtide https://www.midnightbreeze.io/
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00:00 Intro
01:43 Recently collected
04:43 Creating on L2s
13:12 L2 Ecosystem Adoption
18:02 What's In Your Vault
27:11 Outro
- CJ: Incomplete Control https...
2024-07-1229 minStudio Visit with r4v3n#12 - Ben Skaar - Travel PhotographerSend us a textVideo Link: https://youtu.be/b_EWLZSxr9oBen Skaar is a 20-year-old photographer and videographer based in New York City. When he’s not in school, Ben spends his time outdoors, capturing the stunning beauty of our planet. He first picked up a camera at the age of 8, and his creative spark was immediately ignited, taking him to more beautiful places than he could ever have imagined. Ben’s talent and dedication were recognized in 2020 when he was honored as the Youth Travel Photographer of the Year.
2024-06-281h 31Studio Visit with r4v3n#11 - Rafaël Rozendaal - Internet Art PioneerSend us a textVideo Link: https://youtu.be/96_PikXsj7QRafaël Rozendaal (born 1980) is a Dutch-Brazilian visual artist currently living and working in New York City. He is known as a pioneer of Internet Art.Exhibitions: Times square, Museum Folkwang, Centre Pompidou, Whitney Museum, Valencia Biennial, Casa Franca Brasil Rio, Seoul Art Square, Stedelijk Museum. Press: Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Flash Art, Dazed & Confused, Interview, Wired, Purple, McSweeney’s, O Globo, Vice, Creators Project, Artreview, Vogue. Lectures: Yale, DLD conference, Ecole des Beaux Arts, NYU, Vivid Sydney. Collections: Whitney Museum, Cen...
2024-06-121h 39Studio Visit with r4v3n#10 - Rainer Hosch: Photographer to the StarsSend us a textVideo Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XOxucdNPwwRainer Hosch is a photographer based in Los Angeles. His father, a fearless photojournalist whose assignments took him around the world, was Hosch’s first teacher. After his sudden death when Hosch was only 11 years old, he committed to carrying on his father’s legacy by pursuing photography. He started his career documenting the music scene of his hometown of Vienna. In 1998, he moved to New York City, where he soon worked for magazines such as Esquire, L’Uomo Vogue, The New York T...
2024-06-051h 32Studio Visit with r4v3nEpisode 9 - Sarah RidgleySend us a textVideo for this episode including Sarah's work: https://youtu.be/tDI_heLxXKI Sarah Ridgley is a American generative artist. "My work centers on investigating the materiality of pixels and exploring new techniques and ways of using code as a method of mark-making on a digital canvas.I use Javascript and the p5js library to build my programs, and I design unique algorithmic brushes and rendering techniques to complete each series.All my work is the result of highly-ordered chaos. This means that I write ve...
2024-05-211h 16Studio Visit with r4v3nEpisode 8 - MountVitruviusSend us a textVideo for this episode can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/4nAcmorgTsgAnthony Hiley-Mann also known as MountVitruvius is an English generative artist. You can see and read about his work at https://www.mountvitruvius.art/
2024-05-151h 53Studio Visit with r4v3nEpisode 7 - Brett SylviaSend us a textVideo for this episode is available here: https://youtu.be/9lDD9lu3qWgBrett Sylvia is a photographer and videographer based in Rhode Island, USA. He is a lifelong learner who has excelled in a lot of different areas. He won the state championship in basketball in high school, DJed professionally in Miami Beach, continues to maintain a daily astanga yoga practice and creates beautiful art in the mediums of photography and videography.He is also my brother! This was a great conversation.
2024-05-061h 25Studio Visit with r4v3nEpisode 6 - DCASend us a textThis Episode was recorded live with video. The video is available on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfmDK6EeW6QDCA, Generative ArtistDaniel Calderon Arenas is a Houston-based educator and generative artist. With a focus on generative art since 2017, Daniel's work delves into various subjects, encompassing language, meaning, and the natural world. Embracing the element of chance and randomness inherent in computer processes, Daniel widens his creative vision by incorporating algorithmic methods. Through this lens, he reinterprets natural phenomena, such as the branching system of a...
2024-04-241h 25Studio Visit with r4v3nEpisode 5 - Pete HalvorsenSend us a textThis Episode was recorded live with video. The video is available on https://youtu.be/snhZcesC4acPete Halvorsen, Photographer Born in Northern California, Pete originally moved south to pursue acting and film before transitioning to photography. Since then, his global travels have been shaping his eye and helping him understand how his photography changes to embrace a story. These experiences blend with the familiar cadence of the ocean to help Pete capture life’s natural motion in a still image without losing the ebb and flow of th...
2024-04-181h 42Studio Visit with r4v3nEpisode 4 - Generative ArtworksSend us a textGenerative Artworks are an American artist duo that have been doing generative artwork since 2019. They developed a large following on Instagram before being one of the first artists invited to release for the launch of Art Blocks Factory in early 2021. Their work often goes beyond the digital and have created analog derivatives of their digital work by using plotters, 3d printing, embroidery and other generative manufacturing methods.This was recorded as a livestream and their is video in addition to the audio. Here is a link to the video i...
2024-04-051h 10Studio Visit with r4v3nEpisode 3 - fingacodeSend us a textFingacode is a Cameroonian-born, London-based artist fascinated by the interplay between human creativity and computational processes. Inspired by the rich patterns of African textiles, they use generative techniques and custom-built tools to translate code into vibrant visual forms that explore color, rhythm, and unexpected beauty.Show Notes: - NTH Culture Video by Bright Moments - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lero3In5uc- finga's links - https://linktr.ee/fingacode
2024-03-2754 minStudio Visit with r4v3nEpisode 2 - LoVidSend us a textLoVid is a NY-based interdisciplinary artist duo working collaboratively since 2001. LoVid’s practice focuses on aspects of contemporary society where technology seeps into human culture and perception. Throughout their interdisciplinary projects over two decades, LoVid has maintained their signature visual and sonic aesthetic of color, pattern, and texture density, with disruption and noise. LoVid’s work captures an intermixed world layered with virtual and physical, materials and simulations, connection and isolation.LoVid’s process includes home-made analog synthesizers, hand-cranked code, and tangible materials; their videos, textile works, performances, net-art, installations, and NFTs ha...
2024-03-1552 minStudio Visit with r4v3nEpisode 1 - Harvey RaynerSend us a textHarvey Rayner is an English artist and creative coder with over 25 years of digital and generative art practice. He attended The City and Guilds of London Art School and has had a diverse creative career working as a designer, inventor, programmer, and business owner while maintaining a dedicated daily art practice.In more recent years Harvey has been selected by the Art Blocks curation board for his project Fontana and has had successful solo exhibitions with Bright Moments and Verse. Harvey lives in upstate New York with his wife of...
2024-03-121h 37Vaulted by PROOF100 PROOF Live: 1 ETH Art Picks & Artist Spotlight - r4v3n0:00:00 Intro and Host Chat
0:05:01 Refik Anadol - Machine Hallucinations: Sphere
-https://twitter.com/refikanadol/status/1697281838124089380?s=20
0:09:52 DEAFBEEF’s Hashmarks
-https://hashmarks.deafbeef.com/
0:17:02 Christie’s x Keith Haring
-https://www.christies.com/features/keith-haring-digital-drawings-12857-3.aspx
0:21:18 Ben Snell Sculptures
-https://twitter.com/snellicious_/status/1692907358450602293?s=20
0:25:21 Torrent by Jeres
-https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069/466
0:30:30 Audience Comments from mysterious Mau
0:32:15 Marfa: Middle of Somewhere Project
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2023-09-081h 03
The LedgeR4V3NThis week join me as I interview R4V3N, a pseudonymous generative artist from Boston, Massachusetts. He is a student of abstract expressionism and color field painting. His work explores the juxtaposition of computation with human emotion and experience.R4V3N is a coder and computer engineer who is now working for Proof (one of the leading media companies in the Web 3 space). He is a thoughtful, interesting guy,s who has had drops on the elite generative art platform Art Blocks and is currently minting a body of work with Bright Moments. ...
2022-12-201h 08
2022-09-0752 min
Minters & Makers by Art Blocksr4v3n, Jess Hewitt, Pete Halvorsen, Tinbane and FutureGuests: @r4v3n_art, @rustysniper1, @petehalvorsen, @tinbane and @FutureAce6Discord: http://discord.gg/artblocksTwitter: https://twitter.com/artblocks_ioNewsletter: https://artblocksinc.eo.page/subscribe
2022-02-1059 min
PODRUNNER: Workout Music166 BPM - Ahead of the CurveA high-energy workout mix that drops a Psy Trance bomb about halfway in.
Donations, Merchandise, Newsletter, more: https://www.podrunner.com
Groovelectric: Downloadable Soul https://www.groovelectric.com
PLAYLIST
01. Protyv - Muvb
02. Felix Schrader - Deep Down Inside (Extended Mix)
03. Rowen X & R4V3N - The Dark Side
04. Freddie Frampton - Shine
05. Moshic - Don't Thank Me
06. Moshic - Remember the Days
07. Ben Champell - Gravity
08. Aleckat - Dark Moon*
09. Wavelength & Kristiam - Mind Lost
10. Blazing Noise - Cloning Technology Nova*
11. Jill Tanner - At Night
12. Cae - Dreaming Awake*
13. Mark & Lukas and Alex H - Dolomites (Nerutto Remix)
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2019-11-081h 06
PODRUNNER: Workout Music166 BPM - Ahead of the CurveA high-energy workout mix that drops a Psy Trance bomb about halfway in. Donations, Merchandise, Newsletter, more: https://www.podrunner.com Groovelectric: Downloadable Soul https://www.groovelectric.com PLAYLIST 01. Protyv - Muvb 02. Felix Schrader - Deep Down Inside (Extended Mix) 03. Rowen X & R4V3N - The Dark Side 04. Freddie Frampton - Shine 05. Moshic - Don't Thank Me 06. Moshic - Remember the Days 07. Ben Champell - Gravity 08. Aleckat - Dark Moon* 09. Wavelength & Kristiam - Mind Lost 10. Blazing Noise - Cloning Technology Nova* 11. Jill Tanner - At Night 12. Cae - Dreaming Awake* 13. Mark & Lukas and Alex H - Dolomites (Nerutto Remix...
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