Blockbird | Master Collectors #1

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Blockbird has one of the most impressive collection's we've seen. An avid amateur photographer, he has a masterful eye that has guided his collecting and has a wonderful philosophy towards selling when the time is right. We think all collectors could learn a lot from this one and hope you enjoy!

This audio only episode can also be found on our Youtube channel here

Episode Artwork: Anticyclone #540 by William Mapan (owned by Blockbiird)

Timestamps:
0:00 | Collector's Corner intro
0:26 | Introduction to our wonderful guest and his fantastic traveling lifestyle
5:57 | Blockbird's journey into crypto and generative art collecting
16:20 | Blockbird's thoughts on the macro market and it's impact on generative art collecting
22:52 | How Blockbird thinks about selling grail pieces
27:10 | What art Blockbird has his eyes on these days
34:08 | How Blockbird thinks about PFPs ability to form community thus driving value to those projects
49:03 | Thoughts on the current state of generative art as a hybrid of art and collectibles
57:15 | Is there any meta in the generative art world that Blockbird is noticing?
1:08:50 | What Blockbird is working on and collecting these days
1:19:44 | Parting thoughts and where to find Adam
1:21:05 | Outro

Show notes:
--Contact info--
Blockbird | @_blockbird (Twitter)

--Others mentioned in the episode--
Bright Moments Mexico City collection | https://www.brightmoments.io/mexico-city
Fingerprints DAO | https://twitter.com/FingerprintsDAO
Finiliar | https://opensea.io/collection/finiliar
Light Years by Dmitri Cherniak | https://lightyears.fellowship.xyz/
Emergency- Afghanistan medical charity | https://en.emergency.it/what-we-do/afghanistan/