Fontana with Harvey Rayner | Into The Collection #10

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Fontana by Harvey Rayner with special guest Harvey Rayner
A deep dive into the long-form generative art collection Fontana by Harvey Rayner (patterndotco) with the master artist himself Harvey Rayner joining us! He breaks down the intricate approach to creating Fontana and gives us a deeper appreciation for this beautiful art.

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Episode Artwork: Fontana #87 by Harvey Rayner

Where to find Harvey Rayner:
Twitter | @patterndotco
Discord | https://discord.com/channels/411959613370400778/1025075763541717023
Personal website | pattern.co

Time stamps
0:00 | Collector's Corner introduction
0:22 | Episode introduction, including our special guest Harvey Rayner aka patterndotco!
2:40 | Harvey's lifelong love of creating art
7:44 | How Harvey picked up code and became a generative artist
10:14 | Why Harvey is so excited by LFGart (Long Form Generative)
13:57 | How Harvey created Fontana in only 6 weeks!
17:00 | Traditional realism, a collector's favorite and the style in which Harvey created Fontana
22:14 | What styles of art Harvey is currently interested in exploring
27:43 | How Harvey incorporated generative color, a novel technique, in Fontana
31:56 | How Harvey is handling Fontana's success 
34:40 | A quick background on Fontana
38:04 | Deep dive into different traits, including rarities, visual impact, and price premiums
1:08:05 | Harvey's + our top picks of the collection
1:24:48 | What we would buy right now if we had a bunch of ETH!
1:37:50 | Parting thoughts

Show Notes:
Fontana project page | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/367
The Fonatana approach to fully generative color | https://medium.com/@harvey.rayner/the-fontana-approach-to-fully-generative-color-e5f7f5a0443a
Fontana introduction article by Harvey Rayner | https://medium.com/@harvey.rayner/fontana-a-long-form-generative-art-project-by-harvey-rayner-patterndotco-f47e45302426
Harvey Rayner on Long Form Generative (LFG) art | https://medium.com/@harvey.rayner/why-long-form-generative-art-could-evolve-into-the-most-significant-artistic-movement-in-the-last-8076a6722673
Harvey's Website: Pattern.co | https://pattern.co/