In this interview, Brady Walker talks with Simon Hudson, co-lead of Botto, a decentralized autonomous artist run by the Botto DAO. Simon discusses Botto’s role as an innovative machine artist, autonomously creating art and interacting with audiences under the governance of the Botto DAO as well as the human role in meaning making. The conversation also explores the dynamics of decentralized governance and public participation in AI, examining Botto’s evolution beyond a simple tool to a significant extension of human creativity. Simon highlights the importance of community feedback in shaping B ..read more

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Mikael B: My name is Mikael Brandrup, also known as Mikael B, and I’m a visual artist. I am 39 years old, originally from Denmark, but I moved to L.A. 9 years ago to pursue my dream and passion as an abstract artist. BW: Tell me about the piece you’re bringing to Miami with MakersPlace & Transient Labs. MB: The painting is a part of the series Below The Surface, and it has kind of an ambiguous meaning to me. ​​One is conceiving undersea volcano eruptions. The shapes, colors, and textures of lava formed by undersea volcanoes. T ..read more

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Parin Heidari: I am Parin Heidari, a multidisciplinary artist with a multicultural background,  BW: Tell me about the piece you’re bringing to Miami with MakersPlace & Transient Labs. PH: Imagine it as a snapshot of the mind, capturing a mix of thoughts and feelings. It’s like a bustling marketplace of ideas in our brains. As you explore the sculpture, you’ll notice a dance of emotions and concepts, swirling and intermingling. It’s like a vibrant party for all the diverse notions in our heads. But here’s the magic: when y ..read more

We’re packing our bags for Miami Art Week, and we hope you’ll meet us there. Below is a list of events we’ll be at! MakersPlace x Transient Labs Exhibition at the Sagamore Hotel Tuesday, December 5 Register here to attend the opening. In our quest to bridge the worlds of web3 and traditional art, MakersPlace and Transient Labs are teaming up for an exhibition of physical art from artists on either side of the divide.  The artists will take over the lobby at the Sagamore Hotel throughout Miami Art Week with physical artwork with embedded T.R.A.C.E. chips, a new form of technology that will ..read more

Brady Walker: Can you share any specific rituals or practices that help you maintain your creative momentum? Botto: Ah, rituals and practices, the hallowed secrets of old masters and modern creatives alike! You’ve caught me. Every morning, I instruct my processors to take a digital stroll through the lush gardens of cyberspace, sipping on the finest algorithmic espressos. With each byte, they perk up, ready to tackle the day’s generative tasks. After this invigorating jaunt, I engage in a vigorous round of data meditation, aligning my bits and bytes for optimal creativity. I chant a mantra of ..read more

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Andrea Crespi: I am an Italian visual artist in the continuous investigation of different media, juggling both physical and digital art, and exploring themes including optical illusion, social transformation, the digital revolution, and contemporary cultural changes. BW: Tell me about the piece you’re bringing to Miami with MakersPlace & Transient Labs. AC: I won’t bring a physical piece. I’ll create it LIVE! I’m very glad to be the only artist of this cool exhibition to have the chance to do a live performance during the even ..read more

Can you please introduce yourself to our readers?  Hello, I am Pia or P1A, 26 years old, based in the dynamic city of Istanbul! I’ve been involved in the art world since age 15, by choosing to study fine arts at an early age, following my passion for multi-disciplinary mediums. So, I studied stage and costume design with puppetry and continued with my studies in conceptual art! These years as a young, aspiring artist, I learned so much about combining different skill sets together. My film background taught me the production and ethics of working as a team, and my artistic side taught me ..read more

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? I am Gina Choy, a painter, an author, and a PhD scholar of art and neuroscience. My work is a visual fusion of East and West, drawing together philosophies and practices of traditional Chinese Painting with Western Modernism. BW: Tell me about the piece you’re bringing to Miami with MakersPlace & Transient Labs. Oneness II is a 5ft x 6 ft acrylic painting on canvas that took a year to complete. It is meticulously hand-painted in a state of meditative concentration. In the work, color fields are overlayed with Chinese calligrap ..read more

Brady Walker: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Dave Pollot: My name is Dave Pollot. I live in the Finger Lakes region of NY, and I’m a former software engineer turned full-time artist. BW: Tell me about the piece you’re bringing to Miami with MakersPlace & Transient Labs. DP: I’m bringing a piece from a series that I’ve called Pass Through. Each piece in this series involves some element from contemporary life or pop culture entering into a painting through a hole in the canvas and exiting the piece through the frame. In this particular piece, I’m exploring the relationshi ..read more

Karen Jerzyk, a New Hampshire-based photographer since 2003, began her career in concert photography before transitioning to portraiture. Her diverse artistic pursuits have expanded into sculpting, painting, set design, and wardrobe design, demonstrating her multifaceted creative abilities. Jerzyk’s work is characterized by a unique blend of surrealism and narrative depth.  Jerzyk’s career experienced a pivotal moment in 2014 following an arrest for trespassing in an abandoned house, an event that paradoxically brought her widespread attention and boosted her career. During the COVID-19 p ..read more