My account here has been centered around crypto art for a while now.
Lately, I’ve been questioning whether to delete it and focus entirely on my other account, which feels more aligned with where I’m at now, or keep this one going for a specific audience.
The truth is, I’ve grown tired of the crypto art space. Not the technology, but the people. The lack of authenticity, the absence of real human support unless there’s financial upside, and the low creative bar that rarely pushes culture forward.
Even at some of the biggest in-person events, I’ve met fewer than a handful of people I found genuinely interesting.
I still believe in the technology. But right now, it doesn’t feel like there are enough real, grounded humans in the space to build an actual culture around it. Ironically, it feels like AI will drive its importance more than the people involved.
That said, I create every day. That hasn’t changed. I’m an artist at my core, regardless of trends or markets. I don’t create for money, and I never have. It’s something I have to do.
Interestingly, Instagram has re-emerged over the past year as a central place for art and, more importantly, for real conversations between people.
I do hope the crypto art world figures itself out. Because a lot of what people criticized about the traditional art world has shown up here, just in a more extreme form.