{"id":12345,"date":"2023-06-14T15:13:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=12345"},"modified":"2023-06-14T15:13:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:13:38","slug":"nft-creator-cointelegraph-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=12345","title":{"rendered":"NFT Creator \u2013 Cointelegraph Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"crypto\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n<p><strong>Coldie is a real one. Best described as a mixed media artist, the Californian resident is a true OG of the NFT scene, with his work dating back to 2018, including the iconic themed \u201cDecentral Eyes,\u201d \u201cSellout\u201d and, more recently, a collaboration with Snoop Dogg.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His distinct 3D stereoscopic work jumps off the screen, and, similar to the likes of Josie Bellini and Trevor Jones, Coldie leans into crypto culture \u2014 the good, the bad and everything else in between.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDecentral Eyes \u2014 Vitalik Buterin \u2014 Variant 02\u201d by Coldie (SuperRare)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cArt is history. It\u2019s visual history. As I got deeper into the crypto culture on my journey, I was trying to be somewhat of a historian of the time, creating pieces that were contextual to what was going on, whether it was Vitalik [Buterin] or John McAfee. Or later on, [Edward] Snowden and [Warren] Buffett. To me, it was like a time capsule I was trying to create in real-time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I look back to 2018, I remember Andreas Antonopoulos doing speaking tours and McAfee talking about eating his junk. That was amusing to me, so it made it easy to make art about. It was a lot of fun.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coldie says it didn\u2019t take long to understand the basic fundamentals of NFTs and blockchain technology. Then he discovered you could put art on it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen the whole unlock of royalties and provenance. Those two things alone are revolutionary. I didn\u2019t know if it was going to hit or not, but I felt it was going to give digital artists a chance, and if collectors could understand it, too, then there was a viable chance that it could take off,\u201d says Coldie.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Paying homage to other early motion experimenters, Josie Bellini and Trevor Jones, Coldie also emphasized the impact of Beeple\u2019s NFTs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince Beeple came in, there\u2019s been so much stuff popping up. That was a major inflection point where there was a lot more motion graphics than the early days where it was more like animated GIFs. Today, there\u2019s more long-form storytelling. I guess it\u2019s just an evolving space.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cProof of Work \u2014 Variant 1\u201d by Coldie (SuperRare)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-personal-style\"><strong>Personal style<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Coldie pioneered 3D stereoscopic work, and the iconic \u201cColdie\u201d signature is instantly recognizable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI consider myself a mixed media artist, but it\u2019s collage art. I\u2019m always searching for the illusion of depth in my art. I\u2019ll be layering things but then taking it from the flat plane and then spacing it out so you can get a depth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of my early stuff I did, I did things with 3D glasses, but when I came into the NFT world, most people didn\u2019t have 3D glasses at their computer. So, I kind of evolved my art into 3D animated motion to show people the movement without them having to put the glasses on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just two weeks ago, Coldie did a collaboration drop with ClickCreate titled \u201cFlow State,\u201d which sold out 180 pieces as a relatively inexpensive entry to collecting Coldie art (between 0.042 ETH and 0.069 ETH), but it was a mad dash to the finish line with an impending deadline.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spent about four hours and retooled the whole thing. It\u2019s like a puzzle, you know, so it\u2019s always evolving, but with a deadline, it\u2019s great because you have to get it done. This allows for a kind of loose and organic result,\u201d says Coldie.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0fNEW ART RELEASE\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Flow State\u2019<br \/>Edition of 180<br \/>Now minting for @clickcreateio sub pass holders<br \/>.042 ETH<\/p>\n<p>The remaining will be available tomorrow at 3p ET<br \/>.069 ETHhttps:\/\/t.co\/oHOSBf63EZ pic.twitter.com\/rTYpjVs3b3<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coldie (@Coldie) May 31, 2023 <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-decentral-eyes-dogg\">\u201c<strong>Decentral Eyes Dogg\u201d <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the mad celebrity rush to get a piece of the NFT action in 2021 and early 2022, many athletes, musicians and entertainers fell on their faces, damaging their reputations in the process by deploying misguided cash grabs from fan bases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There were, however, a handful of celebrities who \u201cgot it,\u201d and one of those was rap legend Snoop Dogg. Snoop and his inner circle, including his son, Champ Medici and manager Nick Alder, have been big proponents of Web3 culture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When Coldie was put in touch with Snoop, they vibed, and their values aligned, and as a result, the \u201cDecentral Eyes Dogg\u201d collaboration was born in November 2021. After some intense bidding on SuperRare, it sold for a staggering 188.8 ETH ($754,300) on Dec. 4, 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Decentral Eyes Dogg by @Coldie x @SnoopDogg<\/p>\n<p>The first ever NFT artwork collaboration between @SnoopDogg and @Coldie, featuring original artwork by both artists + a new audio track by Snoop Dogg<\/p>\n<p>Live for bidding NOW on SuperRare!<\/p>\n<p>Auction ends Dec 3https:\/\/t.co\/XGHr9SyIuj pic.twitter.com\/cqv9NJNTdy<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SuperRare \ud83d\udc8e (@SuperRare) November 29, 2021 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSnoop wanted to do a one-of-one piece of art, and I had got in touch with them \u2014 it was a very copacetic relationship. To that point even back then, there had been cash grabs with celebrities who just wanted to get a million dollars and leave,\u201d Coldie stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told Snoop how I work and wanted none of what had happened with other celebrities previously, and he was totally cool with it. I did the animation in the piece and ended up writing the lyrics for the audio component of the artwork as well. When I look back, it was crazy, what an opportunity that I got to write lyrics for Snoop Dogg.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a great way to get my artwork in front of a lot more people. I run into people randomly that aren\u2019t associated with NFTs necessarily and tell them I was behind the Snoop piece, and they normally respond \u2018holy shit, I\u2019ve seen that!\u2019 so that tells me this artwork found itself outside of the ecosystem bubble that we all live in.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-notable-sales-to-date\"><strong>Notable sales to date<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201cDecentral Eyes Dogg\u201d \u2014 sold for 188.800 ETH ($754,300 equivalent on the date of sale) on Dec. 4, 2021 (SuperRare)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAlmost There\u201d \u2014 sold for 135 ETH ($417,639 equivalent on the date of sale) on Aug. 26, 2021 (SupeRare)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDalai Lama \u2014 Decentral Eyes \u2014 Variant 01\u201d \u2014 sold for 120 ETH ($372,200 equivalent on the date of sale) on Aug. 13, 2021 (SuperRare)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-influences\"><strong>Influences<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Coldie has his own flavor but cites traditional artists Andy Warhol (American visual artist, producer, and leader in the pop art movement) and Robert Rauschenberg (American painter and graphic artist, pop movement) as having had some influence on his career to date, as well as notable NFT artist and the creator of \u201cGazers,\u201d Matt Kane (artist and coder).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m rooted in and love collage. Artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol, those people who were making pop art, had a pretty big influence on me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a kid in the 90s, and that\u2019s a lot of my influence, too. I grew up with grunge music and design. Those types of things were always super important to me. I think I identify with that style \u2014 gritty and distressed imagery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also have to specifically mention Matt Kane; he is just a master of color and movement, and I think he\u2019s on his own level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read also<\/p>\n<p>                            Features<\/p>\n<p>The best (and worst) stories from 3 years of Cointelegraph Magazine<\/p>\n<p>                            Features<\/p>\n<p>Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-evolution-of-use-cases\"><strong>The evolution of use cases <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Always one to be thinking at a deep level, Coldie continues to be bullish on blockchain use cases despite overall market sentiment being in somewhat of a lull.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really think NFTs are like an attention marketplace, and it\u2019s a way to reward customers and people who engage with you. We saw early on that art NFTs proved the thesis of peer-to-peer transactions on the blockchain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut when you take a step back, you realize there could be a whole range of other things like rewards and ticketing. There are companies working on NFT ticketing right now. We\u2019ll probably end up sidestepping the word NFT, and it\u2019ll just be your \u2018digital ticket\u2019 that\u2019s on the blockchain.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coldie also weighed in on the future of music incorporating blockchain tech: \u201cI collected a lot of vinyl records when I was younger, so I\u2019m a fan of the album itself. I think that we lost that once we went digital. The demand for album liner notes and awesome packaging is gone currently.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s certain forerunners like Snoop Dogg who was doing his cc0 music [creative commons], where you could download his music and use it all you want. He\u2019s taken Death Row records fully on the blockchain. To me, that\u2019s a signal right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut that signal takes time to create the ripple. If Snoop Dogg\u2019s doing it, then other people start saying, \u2018What\u2019s this all about?\u2019 I think it\u2019s going to bring in different mechanics with royalties and rewards where if you own the NFT, you can get into a show or there\u2019s a meet and greet. There\u2019s all kinds of possibilities.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTrust Your Intuition\u201d by Coldie (OpenSea)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-hot-nft-artists-to-pay-attention-to\"><strong>Hot NFT artists to pay attention to\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Sutu \u2014 Artist, writer, director, collector and founder of Neonz.xyz<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis guy did the CGI for the <em>Ready Player One<\/em> movie, and that alone was like, this guy is literally designing the art for our future. He\u2019s doing augmented reality, and his artwork is like <em>Blade Runner<\/em> on steroids, and it\u2019s freaking fantastic. He\u2019s wonderful and heavily slept on. I scream it from the mountain tops, and I\u2019ll continue to do so.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Die with the most likes \u2014 Artist from Indiana with his work featured in the first-ever digital art exhibition in Milan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDie [with the most likes] and I actually just got to hang out recently at VeeCon in Indianapolis. His stuff is so raw. The social context of his art, when you look at it, it\u2019s kind of gruesome, but there\u2019s so much humor baked into it. It\u2019s just perfect.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-coldie-s-favorite-collector\"><strong>Coldie\u2019s favorite collector<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Basileus \u2014 \u201cBasileus is a longtime supporter and early collector. He\u2019s just a wonderful, kind person with a savvy eye.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSellout\u201d by Coldie (SuperRare)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-links\"><strong>Links<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Twitter: twitter.com\/Coldie\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instagram: instagram.com\/coldie3dart\/\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Website: coldie3d.com\/\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe<\/p>\n<p>The most engaging reads in blockchain. Delivered once a<br \/>\n        week.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"author__name\">Greg Oakford<\/h2>\n<p>Greg Oakford is the co-founder of NFT Fest Australia. A former marketing and communications specialist in the sports world, Greg now focuses his time on running events, creating content and consulting in web3. He is an avid NFT collector and hosts a weekly podcast covering all things NFTs.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tFollow the author \t\t\t\t\t\t\t@GregOakford<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"bitcoin\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/coldie-snoop-dogg-piece-vitalik-buterin-john-mcafee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coldie is a real one. 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