From the Podcast Episode’s Description: Martin Lukas Ostachowski is an artist and cryptoart historian. He maintains a timeline that includes milestones in the history of cryptoart, cryptoart galleries, physical blockchain-related artworks and events, blockchain technology in the traditional art world, and the first digital collectibles. Martin conducts research on the history and future of crypto art and NFTs, and he explores geometric abstraction and minimalism through his physical and digital artworks.
Episode Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:44) Definition of Cryptoart
(04:28) An Art Movement Based on Values over Aesthetics
(06:42) The Making of a Web3 Renaissance
(11:27) Creating a Timeline of Cryptoart
(21:18) Is Cryptoart Dead?
(24:52) Preserving the History of Cryptoart
(27:26) Importance of Academic Research on Cryptoart
(29:39) Blockchain-related Art
(30:46) Precursors to Cryptoart
(31:50) Exploring the Cloud Motif through Cryptoart
(35:24) Showcasing the History of CryptoPunks through Art
(39:04) Motivation for Making Interdisciplinary Artwork
(41:12) Outro
About the Collector’s Call Podcast
Explore the world of art, collecting, and community building in web3! Join Scooter for candid one-on-one conversations with leading artists and collectors from a wide range of disciplines. In the second season of the podcast, hosts Scooter and Alexia focus on answering the question: What is Cryptoart? They learn about the evolution of this art movement, its key creators and tastemakers, and where it is headed next.
