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Art Blocks

by Outland

Erick Calderon transformed the way people see and understand generative art by building a platform that puts artists’ algorithms on the blockchain so that collectors can mint outputs as NFTs. In this interview he talks about the genesis of Art Blocks and his hopes for how it will develop in the future.

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