celebrating spooky szn

welcome back!

we’re celebrating spooky season with a lot of exciting updates - from new features to haunting masterpieces, here's what's happening in our world 🎃 

• coming soon:

  • primitives season 02: early adopters, get ready to mint your very own generative gem to commemorate season 01. thank you for being part of our journey! ✨ 

  • weekly lootboxes: soon you'll be able to unlock prizes based on your points — stay tuned for more on this 👀

• get into the halloween spirit with our special collection of spooky gems 👻

• nyc’s art scene expands: learn more about the Studio Museum in harlem

• don't miss our latest spotlight: an inspiring interview with johnpanic, whose unique artistic vision continues to push creative boundaries on primitives

let’s dive in!

in the spirit of spooky szn - we enjoyed looking at a bunch of fun and freaky art from the community - just in time for halloween!

this month we let our community know about some great exhibits going on in october + beyond!

when we polled: which art exhibit are you hitting?

the majority of you answered: brooklyn museum - where the brooklyn artists exhibition is on view through january 26.

in other news, the Studio Museum in Harlem is gearing up for its fall 2025 reopening, featuring expanded galleries and a striking new building on 125th Street that celebrates harlem's rich cultural heritage. we're thrilled to follow this transformative project and look forward to sharing more details about upcoming exhibits and opening celebrations!

we love this piece “Luminous Earth Grid” by Stuart Williams. it was a project of his in 1993 in which he crafted a grid of light wiring the span of 8 football fields in size in california.

a few more pieces that caught our eye ⤵️

🔥 'Brush plot 10-series / Acrylic on canvas / 600 x 800 mm / 🤖 ' by @florianmarkus_ ⁠
🔥 light line - text, light led panels, jenny holzer, 2024
🔥 @giusepperagazzini sketching works onto a prototype of his ‘five-wheel mechanical object’
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we're thrilled to introduce you to @johnpanic, an artist whose distinctive blend of 90s grunge aesthetics and experimental collage work has been captivating our community. 

we were lucky enough to interview and learn more about john’s work, inspiration, and journey as an artist ❤️‍🔥

did you grow up in a creative space? What inspired your art early on?

i did not grow up around artists. I grew up around books. history books in particular and they had lots of drawings and paintings. and i’ve always drawn. 

what has your journey of becoming and growing into an artist been like?

journey is a good description. a long winding journey. it’s been a process of discovery and relaxation. creating is a form of therapy. 

what is your primary medium?

digital these days.

what are some themes you like to work around? what influences your work?

i love grunge design from the 90s, b-movies. experimental cinema in general. collage artwork. William Burroughs. old polaroids. and on and on. 

do you find a community around your work?

i need to do better at community building. i am part of a group of collagists. my friends and family support and encourage my work.

what is your biggest challenge in being an artist?
for me, sticking with one project and not jumping around. i try to plan ahead but i need a clear end goal mapped out to push me in that direction. 

💡 as always ending on a high point and leaving you with some motivation we loved from rick rubin - a creative giant! we loved this interview in which he prompts listeners to “never say you can’t do it. say you haven’t done it yet”. every groundbreaking artist started somewhere, and we’re so grateful for all the artists that never say “can’t” 💖

✨ until next time - keep creating, collecting, curating, and being you 😇