Artist Spotlight: William Mapan and The Uncertainty of Art

Sam (Director of Research, PROOF) chats with French artist William Mapan about his legendary collection Anticyclone, generative art algorithms, composition styles, inspirations, and more. Plus, the Dragons artist answers questions about the France NFT scene, ETH vs. Tezos, and what he likes to collect.

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0:00:00 Intro

0:02:25 Anticyclone

Anticyclone on OpenSea | https://opensea.io/collection/anticyclone-by-william-mapan

0:05:15 Generative Art Algorithms

0:09:08 Surprises On Mint Outputs

0:12:54 Composition Styles & Challenges

0:20:30 Naming Color Palettes

0:24:23 182 ETH Anticyclone Sale & Traits

Anticyclone #470 |

https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/304000470?ref=0x8652d33AfBBFbe5ef876511A06Bc72856c1740C0

0:29:20 Unexpected Trait Values

0:34:30 Generative Art Beginnings & Inspirations

0:41:20 Other Mediums

0:43:50 Marketing & Pricing Art

0:50:10 Collecting Style

0:54:00 Getting Started in Generative Art

Rapid Questions:

0:57:05 ETH vs. Tezos

0:58:10 France NFT Scene

1:01:09 Collections vs. 1-of-1s

1:02:09 What’s Next?

1:03:46 Connecting with Collectors