Colborn Bell, Co-Founder and Director at the Museum of Crypto Art

Colborn Bell is the Co-Founder and Director at the Museum of Crypto Art. His background working in finance has gradually morphed into a career of collecting art and NFTs. He shares why he believes digital art to currently be in a state of crisis. Digital art is a hot industry right now, and Colborn has seen people come in with distorted expectations. If you are an artist who is considering making the transition into the digital art space, then this episode will serve as a great intro to the industry and an overview of the most common pitfalls. 

 

Topics discussed:

•  Colborn’s background and the work he does at the Museum of Crypto Art 
• The influences that shaped Colborn’s unique career and work 
• Why Colborn thinks digital art is in crisis 
• The truth about working in the digital art industry 
• What happens when creators are also the collectors 
• The biggest challenges of collecting and curating digital art 
• Reasons to be excited about digital art today 
• What crypto art could look like a year from now 
• What artists need to know as they are getting started in digital art