Fontana with Harvey Rayner | Into The Collection #10

01/03/23 • 100 min

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Fontana by Harvey Rayner with special guest Harvey Rayner
A deep dive into the long-form generative art collection Fontana by Harvey Rayner (patterndotco) with the master artist himself Harvey Rayner joining us! He breaks down the intricate approach to creating Fontana and gives us a deeper appreciation for this beautiful art.
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If you are listening on audio only please refer to our Deca gallery for this episode to help you visualize this collection and for a reference for you anytime in the future - https://deca.art/Collectors_Corner/fontana

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Episode Artwork: Fontana #87 by Harvey Rayner

Where to find Harvey Rayner:
Twitter | @patterndotco
Discord | https://discord.com/channels/411959613370400778/1025075763541717023
Personal website | pattern.co

Time stamps
0:00 | Collector's Corner introduction
0:22 | Episode introduction, including our special guest Harvey Rayner aka patterndotco!
2:40 | Harvey's lifelong love of creating art
7:44 | How Harvey picked up code and became a generative artist
10:14 | Why Harvey is so excited by LFGart (Long Form Generative)
13:57 | How Harvey created Fontana in only 6 weeks!
17:00 | Traditional realism, a collector's favorite and the style in which Harvey created Fontana
22:14 | What styles of art Harvey is currently interested in exploring
27:43 | How Harvey incorporated generative color, a novel technique, in Fontana
31:56 | How Harvey is handling Fontana's success
34:40 | A quick background on Fontana
38:04 | Deep dive into different traits, including rarities, visual impact, and price premiums
1:08:05 | Harvey's + our top picks of the collection
1:24:48 | What we would buy right now if we had a bunch of ETH!
1:37:50 | Parting thoughts

Show Notes:
Fontana project page | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/367
The Fonatana approach to fully generative color | https://medium.com/@harvey.rayner/the-fontana-approach-to-fully-generative-color-e5f7f5a0443a
Fontana introduction article by Harvey Rayner | https://medium.com/@harvey.rayner/fontana-a-long-form-generative-art-project-by-harvey-rayner-patterndotco-f47e45302426
Harvey Rayner on Long Form Generative (LFG) art | https://medium.com/@harvey.rayner/why-long-form-generative-art-could-evolve-into-the-most-significant-artistic-movement-in-the-last-8076a6722673
Harvey's Website: Pattern.co | https://pattern.co/

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Episode Artwork: Fontana #87 by Harvey Rayner

Where to find Harvey Rayner:
Twitter | @patterndotco
Discord | https://discord.com/channels/411959613370400778/1025075763541717023
Personal website | pattern.co

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Gen art 2022 awards, no one biting on WETH bids, and more | Cornering The Market #15

Weekly generative art NFT news, recorded December 29, 2022.

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Tweet thread summary of the episode - coming soon!

Episode artwork
Boxes #184 by erfanhoseini

Timestamps:
0:00 | Intro - WETH bids missing and the 2022 generative art awards
2:06 | Global macro outlook
4:04 | The past 7 days in the blue chip ETH gen art market
6:03 | The past 7 days in the Tezos gen art market
8:31 | Chromie Squiggle update
11:47 | Gen art news - WETH bids are loosening up gen art despite tax los harvesting plus takeaways from the 2022 gen art awards
20:04 | Great art at great prices
25:36 | Exciting new drops
26:57 | Artists to highlight
29:06 | Collections to watch
34:06 | Parting words and outro

Show notes:
--Useful links--
NFT price floor | https://nftpricefloor.com/
Fxhash market overview pages | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace?sort=createdAt-desc

--Gen art news--
None this week!
--Release Recaps--
None this week!
--Great art at great prices--
Sketchbook Splash by teaboswell https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/10515
Trasiedoc by Hevey | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/20235
Zephyr by Code_rgb | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/17290
Quantum places lost in time by Art Ralgo | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/quantum-places-lost-in-time
Boxes by erfanhoseinih | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/22875

--Exciting upcoming drops--
The Field by Beervangeer | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069/399
Velum by patterndotco | https://twitter.com/brtmoments/status/1606382320696508416?s=46&t=4-ReAHfOXMccdi7AbnDn8g
--Artist we want to highlight--
Martin Grasser | https://twitter.com/martingrasser
ertdfgcvb | https://www.fxhash.xyz/u/ertdfgcvb

--Collections to watch--
Love by Martin Grasser | https://sansa.xyz/collections/638f0e4add06fd7fc006f5d1
Squares by Martin Grasser | https://opensea.io/collection/squares-by-martin-grasser
Eternal Harmony | https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x399eb70fbf34fa796b9186736a291b4b90be51db/73
aether: Astral Loom by Lisa Orth | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/8679
Chromie Squiggles by Snowfro | https://opensea.io/collection/chromie-squiggle-by-snowfro
Automatism by Yazid | https://opensea.io/collection/automatism-by-yazid
Friendship Bracelets by Alexis Andre | https://opensea.io/collection/friendship-bracelets-by-alexis-andre?search[sortAscending]=true&search[sortBy]=UNIT_PRICE

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Liquidity enters, 2023 Gen Art Predictions Show, Genuary, and more | Cornering The Market #16

Weekly generative art NFT news, recorded January 05, 2023.

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Episode artwork
Chromie Squiggle #481 by Erick Calderon

Timestamps:
0:00 | Intro - thanks for your support and looking forward to 2023
3:30 | Crypto market conditions
5:50 | The past 7 days in the blue chip ETH gen art market
8:13 | The past 7 days in the Tezos gen art market
10:23 | Chromie Squiggle update
14:22 | Gen art news - The 2023 generative art predictions show coming soon! Genuary, what is it and why you should care. Velum mint and Kjetil Golid's Expanse
22:48 | Great art at great prices
26:26 | Exciting new drops
29:16 | Artists to highlight
31:09 | Chart analysis
34:30 | Collections to watch
38:46 | Parting words and outro

Show notes:
--Useful links--
NFT price floor | https://nftpricefloor.com/
Fxhash market overview pages | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace?sort=createdAt-desc

--Gen art news--
It's Genuary! The third year of generative artists doing daily art challenges shared on Twitter, started by Piter Pasma | https://twitter.com/piterpasma/status/1597273857442058240
--Release Recaps--
Velum minted out over 9E, amazing success | https://twitter.com/jared_poz/status/1611072730341994496
--Great art at great prices--
Ferdinand Deriveux typed art | https://typed.art/tz1feMcGwjomdn1mRCpZh9pgjMkBZkRy7jEZ
Rough Cuts by Volatile Moods | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/16152
Doors by Quibibi | https://verse.works/artworks/03bb1c2c-2e3a-4fde-b8c2-3dbc8e8751d2
Plottable era I by greweb | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/16313

--Exciting upcoming drops--
Hyper Drive: A-Side | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/presents/projects/0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069/392
Kyma by Collapsar Beauty | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/23093
--Artist we want to highlight--
Anna Lucia | https://twitter.com/annaluciacodes
Marcel Schwittlick | https://twitter.com/schwittlick_

--Art Charts--
Sudfah by Melissa Wiederrecht | https://opensea.io/collection/sudfah-by-melissa-wiederrecht
Grapheme by Sarah Ridgley | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/grapheme
Friendship Bracelets by Alexis Andre and Erick Calderon | https://opensea.io/collection/friendship-bracelets-by-alexis-andre

--Collections to watch--
Toys by 0xtechno | https://opensea.io/collection/toys-by-0xtechno
Art For Walls In Public Spaces | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/9504
Mempools - generative art based on ETH memory pools | https://twitter.com/troels_a/status/1610941254279532544?s=20&t=jGAgi4b_j-4kzSDcc1-ugA