Daniel Calderon-Arenas | Artist Corner #1

Stay up to date on the generative art world in 5 min with our weekly newsletter - direct to your inbox!Artist SpotlightHighlighting the Top Generative ArtistsDaniel Calderon Arenas (DCA) with DCAA very special episode, we do our first Artist Spotlight on Daniel Calderon-Arenas aka DCA, who had the first Artblocks project, Genesis, and has been honing his craft ever since. We cover his artistic journey and dive into his beautiful collections Bosque de Chapultepec, Marfa Yucca, and Genesis. A fantastic conversation, we know you'll enjoy this as much as we did!These episodes are best watched on video, so please consider watching this episode on Youtube.If you are listening on audio only please refer to our Deca gallery for this episode to help you visualize this collection and for a reference for you anytime in the future - https://deca.art/Collectors_Corner/dcaIf you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe (Podcast, Youtube, Twitter), like, comment or leave a review. We also welcome all feedback!Episode Artwork: Bosque de Chapultepec #71 by DCAWhere to find Daniel:Twitter | @DaCalderaDiscord | https://discord.com/channels/411959613370400778/810598817351204894Time stamps0:00 | Collector's Corner introduction0:22 | Episode introduction, including our special guest Daniel Calderon Arenas aka DCA!3:12 | DCA's lifelong journey as an artist, starting with the influence of his grandfather a well known artist10:21 | How DCA found his way into generative art and why he's so bullish on the space15:02 | The start of Artblocks, working with his brother Erick (Snowfro), and the early days of Genesis, the first Artblocks collection21:28 | How DCA decided on 512 pieces for the first long form generative art project25:05 | How DCA's art evolved after Genesis as he took on the new challenge of plottables, which furthered his artistic explorations30:50 | DCA's journey into Marfa Yucca and teaching with art34:24 | Incorporating IRL into generative art, an idea that DCA and Snowfro have thought about from the start of Artblocks38:31 |The story behind and genesis of Bosque de Chapultepec, DCA's Bright Moments Mexico City collection54:09 | Diving into the details of Bosque de Chapultepec - how DCA thought about the backgrounds, color theory, and the variety in the collection58:30 | How DCA upgraded his understanding of color for Bosque de Chapultepec1:02:22 | The genesis of Marfa Yucca, the Artblocks Exploration collection, and how it's still open for minting 1:08:37 | Diving into the details and variety of Marfa Yucca, and how DCA thought about the algorithm for an open edition mint1:22:21 | Genesis, DCA's first long-form generative art creation and the first Artblocks Curated collection - the start, the trilogy book, and how why the collection is special to DCA1:29:13 | DCA the collector - what he likes and his collecting style1:33:55 | DCA's view on the future of gen art, especially given his experience on the Artblocks curation board 1:37:30 | Parting thoughtsShow Notes:Genesis | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0x059edd72cd353df5106d2b9cc5ab83a52287ac3a/1Bosque de Chapultepec | https://opensea.io/collection/bosque-de-chapultepec-by-daniel-calderon-arenasMarfa Yucca | https://www.artblocks.io/explorations/explorations/projects/0x942bc2d3e7a589fe5bd4a5c6ef9727dfd82f5c8a/1Really Random Rock | https://www.plottables.io/project/2Plottables | plottables.ioGarabaldi's (Mexican dessert) | https://theothersideofthetortilla.com/2011/01/garibaldi/Andre Derain | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_DerainRingers by Dmitri Cherniak | https://opensea.io/collection/ringers-by-dmitri-cherniakThe golden angle for plants (used in Marfa Yucca) | https://www.nature.com/articles/srep15358#:~:text=As%20a%20general%20rule%2C%20the,%2C8%2C9%2C10.