Cole Sternberg's guest appearances

Cole Sternberg

The Conversation Art Podcast

Floor is Rising

Minters & Makers by Art Blocks

OwlTail

Cole Sternberg, artist and creator of the Free Republic of California, talks about: His painting process, which involves exposing his paintings to the elements, including in extreme form, starting with his (and his team’s) 22-day-long journey from Japan to the West Coast on a container vessel, exposing his paintings to the wind and even skating them over the surface of the ocean; what went into planning this expedition, the various friends he brought on in professional capacities, and the challenges of making the journey, the successes along the way, and its future life as a documentary; his epic Free Republic of California, a conceptual art project that uses California as a canvas to imagine and explore what’s possible for us as a society and as a civilization; how he writes letters to people in power, giving himself a title appropriate to each recipient, whether ‘conceptual artist’ or ‘chief conceptualist;’ the value he places in the Free Republic of California’s Constitution, which is the item he would own if he were to collect his own work; his relative openness to actually becoming a politician, while also realizing that the political sphere is not only too dangerous but ultimately simply not a productive route to making change; his first exhibition, in a bar during law school; his transition from having a day job as a lawyer to that of an artist, and how he actually never made as much income from law as from making art, surprisingly; and his rescue-animal-based farm in Santa Ynez, where he and his family settled during the pandemic. BONUS EXTRA: in an extension of our conversation, Cole talks about his epic t-shirt collection, which is currently at about 1000. To listen to this EXTRA, please consider becoming an ongoing or one-time donor to the podcast via: theconversationpod.com/support

<a href="https://www.colesternberg.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cole Sternberg,</a> artist and creator of <a href="https://www.thefreerepublicofcalifornia.com/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Free Republic of California</a>, talks about: His painting process, which involves exposing his paintings to the elements, including in extreme form, starting with his (and his team’s) 22-day-long journey from Japan to the West Coast on a container vessel, exposing his paintings to the wind and even skating them over the surface of the ocean; what went into planning this expedition, the various friends he brought on in professional capacities, and the challenges of making the journey, the successes along the way, and its future life as a documentary; his epic Free Republic of California, a conceptual art project that uses California as a canvas to imagine and explore what’s possible for us as a society and as a civilization; how he writes letters to people in power, giving himself a title appropriate to each recipient, whether ‘conceptual artist’ or ‘chief conceptualist;’ the value he places in the <a href="https://www.thefreerepublicofcalifornia.com/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free Republic of California</a>’s Constitution, which is the item he would own if he were to collect his own work; his relative openness to actually becoming a politician, while also realizing that the political sphere is not only too dangerous but ultimately simply not a productive route to making change; his first exhibition, in a bar during law school; his transition from having a day job as a lawyer to that of an artist, and how he actually never made as much income from law as from making art, surprisingly; and his rescue-animal-based farm in Santa Ynez, where he and his family settled during the pandemic. BONUS EXTRA: in an extension of our conversation, Cole talks about his epic t-shirt collection, which is currently at about 1000. To listen to this EXTRA, please consider becoming an ongoing or one-time donor to the podcast via: <a href="http://theconversationpod.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theconversationpod.com/support</a>

Epis.330: Cole Sternberg, from painting with the elements to his Free Republic of California project to moving to a farm during the pandemic

Show NotesCole Sternberg is a critically acclaimed contemporary artist who is now entering the world of NFTs. His first NFT drop was on June 10th and in this episode, we hear about the broader concept of his work and how it manifests through the process of relinquishing control to code. Cole fills us in on what it is that he loves about generative work, and why he chose to embrace the technology tied to NFTs rather than simply turn his physical art into jpegs. We also find out more about the differences between the physical art world and the NFT world in terms of ranking and collector trends, interactions, and expectations. As a ‘crossover’ artist, if you will, Cole explains the dynamic (and the thrill) of exploring the new medium of NFTs, as well as the digital literacy gap between physical art and the NFT space. Tune in to hear about Cole’s exploration process, how his themes of human erasure manifest in his NFT works, and how NFTs act as a commentary on society!Key Points From This Episode:Why Cole Sternberg chose to enter the NFT world via Art Blocks.Cole’s choice to embrace the technology tied to NFTs, rather than turn physical art into jpegs.The themes of his work: erasure of the human hand, and the earth itself as a composer.How his upcoming NFT collection addresses these themes in the digital form.What Cole loves about generative work.How it feels to relinquish control to code versus nature.Cole’s learning process of thinking more abstractly and getting to his imagined final product.How interactions with collectors differ in the physical art world versus the NFT world.Why ranking NFTs according to their floor price is detrimental.How NFT curatorial concepts can (and should) evolve.The crossover dynamic of established contemporary artists moving into the NFT space.The digital literacy gap between the physical art world and the NFT world.NFTs as a commentary on society.Speculation on how Light and Space artists would have approached NFTs.Cole’s favourite artists!Tweetables:“All these different things emerge when you expose paintings physically to the elements.” — @colesternberg“That broad idea of erasing the human hand and giving it back to the earth, I wanted to address that in the digital form.” — @colesternberg“There’s not much transparency in the physical art world but there’s basically infinite transparency in the NFT world.” — @colesternberg“There’s an inherent crossover that should be irresistible to most artists.” — @colesternberg “It’s a crazy thing that a medium can come over a few-year period, tops, and become so prevalent in the world and in the market.” — @colesternbergLinks Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Cole Sternberg on TwitterFloor Is Rising

Show NotesCole Sternberg is a critically acclaimed contemporary artist who is now entering the world of NFTs. His first NFT drop was on June 10th and in this episode, we hear about the broader concept of his work and how it manifests through the process of relinquishing control to code. Cole fills us in on what it is that he loves about generative work, and why he chose to embrace the technology tied to NFTs rather than simply turn his physical art into jpegs. We also find out more about the differences between the physical art world and the NFT world in terms of ranking and collector trends, interactions, and expectations. As a ‘crossover’ artist, if you will, Cole explains the dynamic (and the thrill) of exploring the new medium of NFTs, as well as the digital literacy gap between physical art and the NFT space. Tune in to hear about Cole’s exploration process, how his themes of human erasure manifest in his NFT works, and how NFTs act as a commentary on society!Key Points From This Episode: <ul><li>Why Cole Sternberg chose to enter the NFT world via Art Blocks.</li><li>Cole’s choice to embrace the technology tied to NFTs, rather than turn physical art into jpegs.</li><li>The themes of his work: erasure of the human hand, and the earth itself as a composer.</li><li>How his upcoming NFT collection addresses these themes in the digital form.</li><li>What Cole loves about generative work.</li><li>How it feels to relinquish control to code versus nature.</li><li>Cole’s learning process of thinking more abstractly and getting to his imagined final product.</li><li>How interactions with collectors differ in the physical art world versus the NFT world.</li><li>Why ranking NFTs according to their floor price is detrimental.</li><li>How NFT curatorial concepts can (and should) evolve.</li><li>The crossover dynamic of established contemporary artists moving into the NFT space.</li><li>The digital literacy gap between the physical art world and the NFT world.</li><li>NFTs as a commentary on society.</li><li>Speculation on how Light and Space artists would have approached NFTs.</li><li>Cole’s favourite artists!</li></ul> Tweetables: “All these different things emerge when you expose paintings physically to the elements.” — @colesternberg “That broad idea of erasing the human hand and giving it back to the earth, I wanted to address that in the digital form.” — @colesternberg “There’s not much transparency in the physical art world but there’s basically infinite transparency in the NFT world.” — @colesternberg “There’s an inherent crossover that should be irresistible to most artists.” — @colesternberg “It’s a crazy thing that a medium can come over a few-year period, tops, and become so prevalent in the world and in the market.” — @colesternberg Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: <a href="https://twitter.com/colesternberg" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Cole Sternberg on Twitter</a><a href="https://www.floorisrising.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Floor Is Rising</a>

Cole Sternberg - "Crossing Over" from Contemporary Art to NFTs

Rob Dixon

Aired: May 12, 2022Guests:  Rob Dixon, Cole Sternberg, and JMY (Jimmy Herdberg)http://discord.gg/artblocks Twitter : https://twitter.com/artblocks_io Newsletter : https://artblocksinc.eo.page/subscribe

Aired: May 12, 2022 Guests:  Rob Dixon, Cole Sternberg, and JMY (Jimmy Herdberg) <a href="http://discord.gg/artblocks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://discord.gg/artblocks</a> Twitter : <a href="https://twitter.com/artblocks_io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/artblocks_io</a> Newsletter : https://artblocksinc.eo.page/subscribe