Artist Spotlight: Creative Expression Through Coding with Matt Kane

Kevin chats with Chicago native Matt Kane, whose artistic journey spans 20 years -- from traditional oil painting to generative art he creates with his own homebrewed tools.

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Who is Matt Kane? [00:53]
Matt began his explorations in art as a prospective artisan with a punk rock DIY sensibility. [01:44]
How coding became part of Matt's creative process -- and saved him from self-destruction after a dark period of tragedy and transcience. [06:16]
Matt gives us an overview of the tools he created and the way he applied them to shape the evolution of his generative art -- from a "first stab" to today's creations. [13:31]
When did Matt feel like his disparate ideas were finally coalescing into an overarching artistic vision? What does he see for the future of this vision, and what steps has he taken to guide its continued development? [21:02]
Does Matt consider his process so intimately personal that he'll always go it alone, or does he envision including staff who will help him expand beyond his own capacity? How does adding code to the mix extend his abilities? [26:08]
When did Matt discover NFTs, and what traditional art problems did they solve for him? [27:49]
From the first NFT Matt minted to the first series -- and the story connecting them. [31:25]
Why Matt doesn't subscribe to the idea that an NFT series needs to be capped. [34:35]
Matt shares the details of his Gazers series, a "moon phase calendar celebrating crypto art, astronomy, color theory, and generative art." [36:42]
What aspects of Matt's work seem to appeal most to his collectors? [49:08]
What's next for Matt? [53:12]
Other artists Matt thinks you should check out. [54:19]
Where aspiring collectors can pick up new Gazers and other parting thoughts. [56:26]

Artist Spotlight: Creative Expression Through Coding with Matt Kane

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