The Cult of Generative Art: Interview w/ Bre Pettis

Bre Pettis is a generative art collector, plotter enthusiast, puppeteer and co-founder of MakerBot. We got a hint of Bre's background when he introduced himself in Tender discord some months back and got connected to bring you this collector interview episode. This one takes a few surprising turn, we hope you enjoy! In this episode we discuss:

• Bre's background in art & collecting
• Bre's current company Bantam and his role in the upcoming Harold Cohen exhibition at the Whitney in NYC
• How Bre got into NFTs
• fx(hash) 2.0 and the Ethereum integration + how Bre feels about Eth vs Tez
• Artist/Collector Curated vs. Long Form
• How Bre views his own collecting and his plan to sell
• Hunting for plottable art on fx(hash) & shouting out some of Bre's favorites
• Hopes for 2024 in generative art
• Bre tells us a Magic: the Gathering story :)

Big thanks to Bre for taking the time to come on the show and chat with us!

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Episode Art: Yip & Yap's Imaginary Playground #36 by Piter Pasma

Intro & Outro tracks by Pixelwank