I met Yusi in 2015 when we began our bachelor degree. Now she is studying painting at Shanghai Normal University. As following is a brief of our conversation.
Crypto Art
Yusi had heart about NFTs and Crypto Art, but only a bit. She thinks she would be in the top per cent of the Chinses, cause rare students would talk about it, and even the tutors didn’t know about it. Mostly they got news from their friends who are studying abroad.
So I introduced the concept and the big news in the Crypto world to her.
Some problems we found that could not solve immediately for Chinese artists :
- Language
- Having no idea where and how to upload
- Expensive gas fee
For collectors:
- Why need to buy it?
- The Wechat program Pingmujian (started from 2017) is a similar model logic as the platform for crypto Art, but seldom people buy in
- Still a big question left in traditional art world, especially Chinese, only the minorities spend money on it
Where would Chinese spend money most
- Designer toy like Takashi Murakami, Kaws
- Digital prints for commercial purpose
Reflection
From Yusi’s perspective, promoting the digital exhibition could be a way that promotes crypto artwork. In China, most people do not know about Crypto art yet, which means there’s also a huge space to do something.
During the conversation, we also talked about our views towards Chinese and “western” painting. We both agree that they are so different that will appeal to a different audience. Though personally, I like the Chinese style more, because of the typical Chinese aesthetics, while Yusi would prefer the “western”, due to the creative expression. This is a big topic and we discussed it a lot but this is a crypto blog so I won’t talk more. Anyway, it’s good to know the different attitudes.
For the next step of my intervention, I shall focus on the promotion of digital art. Also, let more Chinese artists know more about Crypto art.