Ryan Koopmans - Artist
NorCal and Shill
English - June 08, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsArts Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episode 92: Show Notes.
Though it often appears that certain NFT artists achieve success overnight, today’s guest has learned that you have to “Crawl before you ball”. In this episode, we get to know Ryan Koopmans. Ryan sheds light on how he discovered his passion for photography while studying architecture and how this passion led him full circle back to photographing architecture. He talks about his previous jobs, his work as a photographer in New York, and how this ultimately led him to Sweden, where he is based when not traveling to different parts of the world for photography. Ryan shares what excited him about the notion of digital ownership when he first discovered the NFT space, what he loves about it, and his advice to other artists interested in joining it before asking NorCal Guy about his predictions on how he sees the NFT art space and traditional institutions coming together. To hear about NorCal Guy and Clutch’s project ClickCreate, the virtual immersive piece Ryan is working on, and his collaboration with Botto, tune in today!
Key Points From This Episode:
• What it’s like for Canadian Ryan Koopmans to live in Sweden.
• Why he has both Trezors and Ledgers hardware wallets.
• Ryan’s initial excitement at the notion of digital ownership.
• What Ryan loves about the way royalties are factored into the social contract.
• How Ryan discovered his love for photography through studying architecture.
• His previous job in a grocery store.
• Insight into the grind and his work as a photographer in New York.
• Why Ryan would be a peregrine falcon if he were an animal.
• His favorite Swedish dishes.
• The best piece of advice he has ever been given: “Crawl before you ball”
• His advice for artists joining the crypto art space.
• Ryan’s plans to continue a life where he can be in different parts of the world at different times of the year.
• NorCal Guy’s predictions on how he sees the future of the NFT art space and traditional institutions coming together.
• How NorCal Guy sees his art fitting into this space.
• Information about NorCal Guy and Klutch’s project ClickCreate.
• The virtual immersive piece that Ryan is working on.
• Insight into Ryan’s collaboration with Botto.
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