Creating 1000 handmade artworks in 1 year | David Gersch, CryptoLeos

One More Question

In Episode #64, Ross is joined by David Gersch, Creator of CryptoLeos.

CryptoLeos is an NFT collection celebrating pop culture by world-renowned artist David Gersch. Each NFT is a multi-utility asset – ownership of a CryptoLeo welcomes you to the Leo party, an exclusive club of stylish Oscar-winning winners!

Ross and David discuss how he created 1000 unique artworks for CryptoLeos, the power of memes as drivers of culture, and his experiments at the forefront of new technology.

Highlights from the conversation

NFTs are a crossroads of new tech [with] internet culture

Fun is very important, especially for NFT

Memes are the medium through which we're able to [share culture] on the internet

Rule book? Throw that out the window. Let's do something different

I definitely believe in NFT because I believe in the value in digital assets

Leonardo DiCaprio is probably the most memed celebrity of them all

More about David Gersch

David Gersch is a world-renowned artist and the creator of the iconic CryptoLeo's NFT collection The Leoverse Metaverse.

CryptoLeos is an NFT collection celebrating pop culture by world-renowned artist David Gersch. Each NFT is a multi-utility asset – ownership of a CryptoLeo welcomes you to the Leo party, an exclusive club of stylish Oscar-winning winners!

Find David here: Twitter | Instagram | CryptoLeos

Show Notes

People:

• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Beeple

Companies and organisations:

• Bored Apes (Bored Ape Yacht Club)
• Punks (Crypto Punks)
• Art Basel

Miscellaneous:

• The Art Degen

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One More Question is a podcast by Nicework. We are on a mission to build purposeful Web3 brands that people care about.One of the things we do best is to ask the right questions. This podcast exists because we want to share some of the best answers we have heard over the last 15 years. Our clients range from a venture studio and Hollywood film producers to the inventors of the hamburger, to name a few. We have had the honour of talking to guests like Micheal Bierut, Natasha Jen, Bruce Mau, Jack Butcher, Aaron Draplin, Marina Willer and Fredrick Öst. Their work has shaped our industry over the last 40 years. The aim is to share useful perspectives, insights and inspiration you can use as you go about building your brand. Hosted by our founder Ross Drakes.

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