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Re:Genuary 2022: Generative Code Art Prompts for a Month by andreyk on Monday January 03, 2022 @08:51AM (#29780753)
I generally am not fond of NFTs myself, but want to give a counter point - while it's no fun to see artists you like posting a lot about NFTs, it's also great they can now get paid to do art. For established artists this means high purchase prices that (in the thousands, not something crazy) that make being a full time artist viable and acts as pay off for doing it for many years without much of a financial incentive. For smaller artists, it makes focusing on art as a source of income more viable. Personally i've bought some NFTs on hitenunc and was glad to support artists whose work I liked. Sure, buying some prints or something would be nicer, but that's not easy to set up, and the margins on that are presumably low.
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Re:Genuary 2022: Generative Code Art Prompts for a Month by adrianN on Monday January 03, 2022 @08:55AM (#29780767)
I somehow doubt that NFTs provide a sustainable way of increasing the amount of money spent on art. If an artist couldn't make it by selling prints or collecting donations in the past, why would people now suddenly spent more money on that artist's art just because instead of a print you get an NFT?
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Re:Genuary 2022: Generative Code Art Prompts for a Month by mcintyre1994 on Monday January 03, 2022 @09:20AM (#29781002)
I think more people will buy into an unknown artist’s NFT collection as a speculative investment than will buy their prints for the same reason. There is an established secondary market for NFTs in a way that there isn’t really for prints by unknown artists. Digital goods are always easier to buy than physical ones. Also NFTs do have an advantage for the artist that they can guarantee themselves a portion of future resale value.

I’m not entirely convinced it’s sustainable either, but I can absolutely see why right now some artists are able to make massively more from NFTs than they could from prints.

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Re:Genuary 2022: Generative Code Art Prompts for a Month by twox2 on Monday January 03, 2022 @09:52AM (#29781317)
I'm sorry, but you're wrong. The thing is, when folks typically buy art it's either because they connect with the artist, the piece, or the time and place. This doesn't happen very often, even for great artists. With NFTs, there are collectors that are looking at this stuff through a different lens. They are incentivized to collect for various reasons, usually because of the tie-in with investing, etc.

I'm a great example - I've been doing art for almost 20 years and have made a few hundred bucks here and there selling prints, paintings, having art shows, etc.

In 2021, I made about 2x what I make from my tech job selling NFTs. I consider myself lucky, but at the same time, there are thousands like me.

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Re:Genuary 2022: Generative Code Art Prompts for a Month by andybak on Monday January 03, 2022 @10:10AM (#29781480)
I too occasionally like money.

Is it possible to see NFTs without the levels of self-promotion I see on Twitter? I really couldn't bring myself to do that.

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Re:Genuary 2022: Generative Code Art Prompts for a Month by twox2 on Monday January 03, 2022 @10:21AM (#29781581)
Yeah, I hear you, but I suppose it comes with the territory. You can try to curate your social media experience by not following/muting folks, but if you're into art I think you will have a hard time avoiding NFTs. I've noticed some art communities are completely defiant, cartoonists in particular.
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Re:Genuary 2022: Generative Code Art Prompts for a Month by dorkwood on Monday January 03, 2022 @10:21AM (#29781588)
> Is it possible to see NFTs without the levels of self-promotion I see on Twitter? I really couldn't bring myself to do that.

They're tied together. You need to start thinking of yourself as an NFT influencer, rather than an artist.

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Re:Genuary 2022: Generative Code Art Prompts for a Month by andybak on Monday January 03, 2022 @10:24AM (#29781620)
Sadly then it's not for me.
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Re:Genuary 2022: Generative Code Art Prompts for a Month by andreyk on Monday January 03, 2022 @09:43AM (#29781227)
It may not be sustainable long term, but as it's currently a fad it's a nice way to kick start some income. NFTs also have the benefit of being browsable on sites like hitenunc, so instead of finding the artist on Instagram or Twitter you can come across them on such a site. Lastly, personally for small artists I think of it as a way to send a little money their way, like a PayPal donation or Patreon (i'm a big user of the latter) but by expressing my appreciation for particular peices of art. If they appreciate in value, that's cool too.

PS I'm not exactly rich as a grad student, so I've just spent about $100 so far. No idea if any of what I bought can be re sold, maybe I'll look sometime.

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Re:Genuary 2022: Generative Code Art Prompts for a Month by 0xdeadbeefbabe on Monday January 03, 2022 @12:09PM (#29783089)
Cryptokitties explored this, and I suppose the answer is that eventually the market evaporates.
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