Metaverse has ruined me as a painter.
Can no longer 'just' paint + make
#tezosNFT
.
Instead need to create immersive things that
@iamckbubbles
can enter.
So preparing new
@decentraland
installation...
... and I think this will be part of
@MediciRoyal
(!)
More โ
THE METAVERSE AS A RADICAL MEDIUM
TYSM
@RtClick_Save
@AlexEstorick
for working with me to publish this about the art of so many of you.
Just went live at RCS magazine:
You're invited!
DEAR VIVIENNE
Anti-Fashion Catwalk & Photo Shoot
7pm UTC / 12pm PDT - 30.3.23 (after the๐ฅ
@NikkiFuego92
show)
Celebrate the spirit of Vivienne Westwood by walking the
@vueltta
catwalk in your most 'anti-fashion' wearables. More info โฌ๏ธ
Three months ago,
@decentraland
invited me to help create Decentraland Music Festival '23. Today, thanks to the incredible DCL community and Foundation team, we unveil something truly magical. ๐๐ถ
#DCLMF23
1/4
๐งตโฌ๏ธ
Saturday romance for you about
@decentraland
community:
After two intense weeks of deploying MESH - long computer hours, not much sleep, hardest-best project ever - I am not super resilient. I can hardly talk. Think Elliot from Mr. Robot.
Arrive at
@nftshoweurope
and none ofโฆ
Look, Mattia Cuttini in multiple realities!
When
@kikanicolela
asked if I'd like to curate a drop for
@objktone
I knew I wanted to do something across multiple realities - and embedded in the history of dimensionality in art.
So in one week we drop /SPATIAL - fourteen artistsโฆ
Just three days left to see the /SPATIAL exhibition
@objktone
@decentraland
and IRL at
@techcontemART
, Copenhagen
This is one of the two Decentraland Worlds. Scan the AR codes to see the works come alive in your room.
>> /SPATIAL
>>Jump in DCL:โฆ
Look, a banner! ๐๐
Such a cool morning sharing
@MESHfair
&
@decentraland
at the Eighteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices at
@UPV
I got so much joy sharing
@AwedJob
's spontaneous poledancing flash mob in the
@stephanduq
's MESHfair 2023 work, andโฆ
Incredible seeing new 3D works for the upcoming /SPATIAL
@objktone
drop installed in
@decentraland
This is "Thorns" by
@Micah_Alhadeff
, with "Aperture I" by
@leahsmithsonart
in the distance. Taken with Decentraland's in-world camera.
(Tomorrow's Live Tour link below)
You can now bid on 'Muses 2 // Metaverse Performance' in the inaugural
@MediciRoyal
auction
It was the world's first performance art piece in the metaverse.
All info:
To bid (ends in 2 days):
I'm interviewed in Jing Culture and Crypto today - on the death of the metaverse,
@MESHfair
,
#MVAW23
and the artists using this new media.
Thank you to the
@decentraland
team for making this happen.
Something I hope weโll talk about more in 2024 is the neurodivergency in our space and how we support each other through it. I know this weekend is challenging for many of us. "New Year, New Self" - all that malarkey, when self-acceptance would often be much healthier (althoughโฆ
It's my birthday today, so join me later as I celebrate with
@DecentralandDAO
in a Twitter Space about
@MESHfair
&
#MVAW23
2pm EST / 8pm CET
Then tomorrow MESH opens!
This week is a big one for metaverse:
- Decentraland Wellness Week opens tomorrow with 16 new builds, 40 sessions
#DCLWW24
, live keynotes by speakers including
@shiralazar
. It's free to attend.
-
@MESHfair
Open Call closes on Sat 27 Jan. It's free to apply. Curators includeโฆ
If you haven't yet explored tomorrow's /SPATIAL
@objktone
drop in 3D, a good place to start is our immersive
@oncyber
gallery.
Scan the AR codes to manifest the same works in your own room.
โWhat would you ask?
Collecting
@DecentralandDAO
community questions for today's panel on The Business of Music in the Metaverse.
#DCLMF23
Already have a great one from Matt at
@GhostTrainNFTs
!
๐Panel info & RSVP here:
This project ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Watching BlizzCon with my partner last night:
Him:
What makes Decentraland special for you? Like, is it really better than Overwatch or Diablo... or Fortnite?
Me:
See that Microsoft chap talking about community on stage? That's just marketing. No oneโฆ
๐ Mark your calendars --
#DCLMF23
is coming soon!
Scroll through the thread below to discover the featured artists, creators, and stage partners. An unforgettable journey awaits! ๐
Interviewing Sam Hamilton, Decentraland's creative director, was one of my highlight of this year's
@nftshoweurope
.
You can see the full interview below.
And to catch my
@vueltta
talk 'Four Laws for Metaverse Creators / Lessons from Metaverse Art Week 22' - link in comments โ
Me, running about in Decentraland before today's party.
Join me @ 8:00pm BST / 3:00pm EDT today
in Orica Gallery, 45, 113
There'll be artists, gift NFTs, new wearables & a charity prize draw worth 1200$
We've raised 28000$ for ๐บ๐ฆ so far!!
Decentraland event link in comments!
Huge congratulations to Decentraland Award winners
@CansyLand
(gold)
@robdixon
(silver) and
@Olgaforce3D
(bronze)
Images here from the
@meshfair
tour of Cansy's installation. An infinite series of interactive, generative environments - using AI and your own choices.
#dclaw24
Hey, you see
@OrbisClub
below? I'm joining their team next week as Head of Marketing ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Why? Because web3 social is essential for us all - artists, builders, investors, platforms, DAOs, brands.
And because
@BaptisteGreve
@chrlslev
are building something brilliant.
Ready for high-poly models in
@Decentraland
?!
When
@DamirsFist
and I began on /SPATIAL for
@objktone
, I didn't want polygon limits for the artists... but I did want to see the glbs (the 3D files) in DCL.
So, an experiment: max out two 20x20 Decentraland Worlds, which gives usโฆ
Currently showing Decentraland selfies with
@vueltta
in a real-life art exhibition in La Joya Space, Valencia.
And we've just dropped this printable poster NFT to everyone who shared selfies in our installation. Check your wallet!
Poster by
@martinezsiesta
โฅ๏ธ
Really excited to share what I'm building with
@vueltta
โก๏ธ MESH, the art fair for 3D, metaverse and VR creators
@MESHfair
โฌ ๏ธ
Why the heck am I doing this? And why
@decentraland
? Read on... (clue: it's Zuckerberg's fault) ๐งตโฌ๏ธ
Who else woke up to naked photos from the
@Defector_Dan
(GucciToe) show at TRU Band Room last night!?
#FOMO
PoV: When you know you're in Day 3 of
#DCLMF23
You're very much invited to the opening of
@MESHfair
+ Metaverse Art Week 2023
#MVAW23
Today, 5pm UTC / 7pm CET / 1pm ET
Hear the tour:
Experience the installations:
TYSM to everyone who has created for or supported this show.โฆ
In-world
@decentraland
listening to an excellent panel on Nurturing Your Creativity and Resilience in an Increasingly Digital World
While surrounded by all this digital creativity. ๐ฅ
#DCLWW24
Putting my lecture together for
@berkleevalencia
this Friday.
I'll share examples of music innovation in the metaverse for students on the MA in Global Entertainment & Music Business.
Your recommendations?
Here's Decentraland's
@Serenaelis_
in her in-world music video ๐โฌ๏ธ
Huge apology if you're waiting for a DM reply right now! Snowed under by launching Decentraland Wellness Week, the
@MESHfair
Open Call and by first week of term as Assistant Professor of Emerging Tech at Berklee Valencia.
I appreciate your DM and will be on it asap!
Had so much fun creating this exhibition piece and video from your Decentraland selfies!
Massive thanks to
@EdificeMeta
for hosting the installation,
@TinaRecreations
for her IRL curation, and to everyone who shared photos.
This evening I'll drop the thank you NFTs!
1/
Thank you to everyone who submitted Decentraland selfies for the real life art exhibition!
We showed 35 of your photos in 'Relics of Future's Past' IRL opening last week... Check out the highlights video here โ
Let's welcome to
@BayBackner
co-founder of
@vueltta
and artist-technologist, curator and web3 strategist to the
#NFTSE22
artists crew!
Countdown is now live. Just 14 days to the event ๐ฅ.
Don't miss the oportunity to meet amazing artists like Bay!
#NFTCommunity
Today was our first walkthrough of the new galleries for
@decentraland
Art Week, 26 - 29 March.
The work is already incredible. Photo here of the WIP by
@matchzimmerman
#dclaw24
Join us for a HUGE day today at DAY THREE of
@MESHfair
+
@decentraland
Art Week 2024!
#dclaw24
3pm UTC / 8am PST
QUEST for The Lost Labyrinth of Egypt (67,67)
5pm UTC / 10am PST
ARTIST TOUR
#5
by
@MESHfair
(61,61)
7pm UTC / 12pm PST
PERFORMANCE by Prerna (53,67)
8pm UTC /โฆ
Last night 93 Decentralites on a circular catwalk celebrated the spirit of Dame Vivienne Westwood.
It felt chaotic and glorious. My own avatar dropped out, I MC'd as a floating robot and you all looked FIRE. ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Photo:
@Tunaboy73854766
User stat: DCL Metrics
@vueltta
#mvfw23
QT throwback of yourself!
Throwback to when my studio was in zona cero en Cabanyal VLC. No light 'bajo' so painted with the front door open. Every day someone would wander in to ask whether I'd do their portrait.
QT with a throwback of yourself!
GM awesome people, my throwback is when i went to visit portugal in a family travel and i forced my family to leave the travel itineraries to visit graffitis and street art. I miss Portugal and I miss my long hair
The RSVP link for
@MESHfair
is now live on the
@Decentraland
events page. Click "interested" to show your support for the thirty artists, and fifteen international galleries and curators involved this year.
For many, it's their first experience of DCL!
Seeing this made me tear up this morning. It's the
@DecentralandDAO
vote on whether I should be elected to a committee.
A whale might come along and still give me a billion 'no's - but having the confidence of 36 of you great people means a great deal.
TYSM.
#decentraland
Metaverse Art Week is back July 19-23 with
@MESHfair
!
Celebrate the beginning of the โrealโ virtual world being built by indie artists and creators through immersive installations, tours, parties, and more.
See the full
#MVAW23
schedule ๐
Join us for Day 2 of
#DCLMF23
๐
Mainstage performances kick off at 12.00UTC
@themetatokyo
(-54,69)
Up early? Come with me on a special artist-led tour at 10.00UTC In-world at (-70, 58)
Something special happening in Decentraland right now.
@awedjob
teaching line dance via livestream. My cheeks are hurting through smiling!
So many excellent DCL people in one bar. Wearing
@superninaglow
's new top...
@iamjudasjudas
many of your new maze glasses here too!
Join me in just under two hours to explore the /SPATIAL 3D installations in
@decentraland
๐ 12pm PT / 7pm UTC / 9pm CET
๐
Celebrating the new
@objktone
drop - fourteen leading 3D and VR artists reflect on Spatial Computing by reinterpreting seminalโฆ
See that the Ultimate Guide to
@decentraland
Wellness Week (next week!) just went live?
#DCLWW24
Congratulations to everyone involved - all 16 builder teams, 18 expert speakers, the dedicated community organisers and the whole Decentraland team!
Two days til
@MESHfair
... so here's a little of what I've been building with
@eellillee
x
@vueltta
It's a
@decentraland
environment based on the work of Ike Taiga, the Japanese Edo period painter born 300 yrs ago, + playing with the 'white cube' of contemporary art.
Calling all 2D artists - get your work shown in one of the main immersive galleries at Decentraland Art Week 2024
#dclaw24
Enter via curator
@matchzimmerman
's tweet below!
@1of1xtz
๐
@Decentraland
#DCLAW24
OPEN CALL!
๐ Join us for a 2D digital art showcase during this year's Decentraland Art Week. Immerse yourself in creative exploration in our virtual gallery!
details below ๐
A reminder that there's just one more week to get your entry into the
@MESHfair
Open Call
#MESHfair
is the art fair for 3D, metaverse and VR creators. This year there's a $9,000 prize pool by
@decentraland
#b3d
This is so, so magical.
@MattiaC
's work now minted on
@objktone
- and across multiple realities with AR and virtual world installation.
More videos to follow of the fourteen new works by XR/3D artists in this incredible drop.
#tezos
๐ฒscan for AR.
Very grateful today for the work of MESH Mentors
@AwedJob
@CanessaDCL
and
@NikkiFuego92
in supporting
@MESHfair
artists.
And for
@DecentralandDAO
for supporting their work.
The only artists that have not been able to develop their cube so far are artists that haven't connectedโฆ
MESHfair opens tomorrow on
#purpleday
for
#EpilepsyAwareness
- So of course there's a Purple Halo for you to find and wear as you explore!
I was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy after twenty years of masking seizures. It's such a relief to be able to talk openly about it!โฆ
You know, MESHfair is part of Decentraland Art Week 2024
#DCLAW24
And we open tomorrow!*
Don't miss it. March 26 - 29
@decentraland
*(Oh, and tomorrow claim your exclusive DAY ONE MESHfair Purple Halo wearable - for
#PurpleDay
only! Find it for free among the cubes!)
Speaking at
#FTCrypto
tomorrow on โNFTs โ Balancing Risk & Rewardโ with
@IrinaKaragyaur
@MetaGord
@AlienWorlds
@SVR13
In 6 mths of
@orica_io
we've used NFTs to build a Uganda school, fund training for trafficking survivors & launch metaverse exhibition for ๐บ๐ฆ
= high rewards :)
blimey
@WideawakeBeets
has done it again.
In The Passage now and it's INCREDIBLE.
Get your
@hereandnow_exp
pass on
@fx_hash_
while you can. It's an interactive immersive art experience on
#Tezos
. Haha, I sound like some wierd BAYC shiller. But seriously, it's amazing.
GM from the Decentraland sandbox server!
Final tests before we launch the
@vueltta
installations tomorrow for Metaverse Art Week 2022 โจ
I created this environment (and eight more!) using
@midjourney
+ digital painting + the inspo of
@vueltta
co-founder
@martinezsiesta
1/2 โฌ
Join us at the
@decentraland
account in 5 mins for a discussion on Festival Fashion.
Thanks to everyone for this
@dclmf23
fashion moment just a few minutes ago!!
In just over 30mins we'll show the
@DecentralandDAO
community a sneak preview of the thirty-three new immersive installations for
@MESHfair
Join us in voice:
In world:
Had the very good fortune to be asked to sit for photographer Jean Marc Sanchez, founder of
@GALERIENUE
in Paris
Here's his new portrait of me in the studio last week - part of his upcoming series on the fragility of artists.
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