An Interview with Artist Nicolas Sassoon – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY * ART * DESIGN * MUSIC * FILM * PHOTO * PROJECTS

I not too long ago began accumulating some artwork on Objkt and I’m having fun with how totally different it’s than the opposite realms of the NFT house. I really like seeing artists releasing inexpensive work in order that different artists can really personal it—giving everybody an opportunity to expertise being a collector. Are you able to discuss your expertise with artwork on Tezos particularly?

I began minting my work on Ethereum in February 2021, then I minted my first work on Tezos in April of 2021. Ethereum was my entry level to web3 and it’s a nice blockchain nevertheless it’s additionally very expensive: it’s costly to mint a piece, and it’s additionally costly to gather, so other than the technological and data barrier, there’s additionally a monetary barrier. Tezos is fascinating due to its low barrier of entry financially, which makes it extra accessible for a lot of artists who don’t have a variety of monetary assets. You possibly can promote editions and works at a really low worth, it’s extra accessible to gather, and a variety of artists who’re promoting their work on Tezos additionally accumulate works from different artists. So as an alternative of simply being an artist promoting your work, you’re an artist and a collector, which creates all kinds of fascinating dynamics.

For instance, each time I discover new artists on Tezos, I have a look at the works they’ve collected. From there I uncover new artists, and so forth. It’s a unique technique to join with different creatives, and to see how they have interaction with the ecosystem. Everybody tends to make use of twitter to advertise their work and so this additionally offers a possibility to talk with an artist, to develop relationships, collaborations, and many others. Ethereum tends to really feel centered on artists from North America and Europe, however on Tezos you may have massive communities of artists from South America, Asia, Africa. You encounter way more variety. The standard of the artwork, the monetary accessibility and the overall ethos makes it a really thrilling ecosystem. I found Tezos due to buddy and wonderful artist referred to as P1xelfool, who relies in Brazil. P1xel spent a whole day onboarding me, displaying me works from totally different artists, sending me twitter profiles to comply with. We began accumulating one another’s works, and we’ve been speaking ever since about how that act of accumulating amongst artists is among the most fun issues we now have encountered in our careers to this point.