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I have been closely observing the development of generative neural networks for the past few years now, and even tried training one myself about 4 years ago. Though without much luck back then, my computers were a lot less powerful than today, and the technology was in its early development then. I believe really good artists and creators should not worry too much about the emerging trend of artificially generated images. More on this later, but for now, remember: Computationally cheap genera...

Preserving one's rights to identity ownership is paramount in this century. We're venturing into a post-truth epoch where malicious deepfake fabrication and identity theft are on the rise. As an artist and creator, this new reality compels me to leverage contemporary technologies to my advantage. Now, introducing crypto wallet to our dilemma: a device (or application) harboring private keys to authenticate blockchain activities. With trillions in transactions safeguarded by this met...

This has everything to do with crypto art, NFT, and everything else I've done before. A year ago, I got in a dark place that restrained my creative ability. I got tired of the things that used to excite me and that includes crypto art. Since then, I keep on creating tokenized art, albeit in an inconsistent manner. A year later, my feelings remain unchanged. Public attention and adoption to NFT came faster than I expected, and I feel like a lot of them failed to put a good light on this n...

Part I: Art alone can’t make a project.I learned this idea the hard way many moons ago. I learned that many will not look at your work for what it is, for what it looks like - but rather as an investment. Over time, I learn to not take this personally, and try to understand the other side of the view. I have been creating single-edition artwork for close to two years now. Though I don’t think I’ve tokenized any in 2022 so far. The first one dates back to August 2020 with a 45-second short fil...

“If you had the nation's gaze for an hour, what would you say?”Such a thought sparked our conversation in the hours after Hindia's album concert in Semarang. Nestled in a dimly lit corner of a hotel lobby, redolent with the scent of cigarettes, Arya, Baskara, and I exchanged ideas, prepping mentally for the upcoming concert in Jakarta. Cover photo by Martinus Ragita. Time flew, and soon, we were delving deep into Baskara's psyche, crafting the Blue Valley for the climactic Hind...