This is an excellent post. This needs to be the narrative more often. Sometimes I think i'm the only one that feels this way until i see snippets of it here and there. Thank you for writing this.
I think there was poisoning by some big-name big-following loud-fast speaking supporters of NFTs by stating this "wen utility" message as being all important. They seem to have blinders on stating that there was no value in digital art unless it had utility.
When this message started circulating, i almost quit creating NFT artwork. I got into it to grow my art in this space and if utility presents itself and happens to align with the values and intent of my art, then i'll consider it. That's what i thought the beauty of the blockchain was. I could if i wanted to. In my view, a lot of these 'utility' projects are forced - the authenticity is gone and its a different world from the 'art being created for the sake of art' perspective.
This started to drown out the other side of NFTs. The pure art that exists because it just does.
We also have to take note that there are a lot of NFT art creators that simply do not have the bandwidth or resources to dedicate to making our art more than what it already is. They are a one human show and for a lot of them, with very LIMITED funds and time. For me, i'm here to create and get better at my craft. I want to dedicate my time developing my art, its meaning and ultimately, its value. Sure there are easy ways to add utility like donating a portion of the proceeds to a charity, but when you get into managing communities, discord, heavy technological applications, DAOs - i mean, i wouldn't have any time to dedicate to art - most of these products have big teams, sometimes even investors.
Art for the sake of art is where my heart is and that's where it will stay. NFTs gave me the courage to put my art into this world and that is worth more to me than any utility can offer.
Utility has its place and is the core of blockchain technology, yes, but it doesn't need to have a seat at EVERY art table in the NFT world. Its tiring.
This is an excellent post. This needs to be the narrative more often. Sometimes I think i'm the only one that feels this way until i see snippets of it here and there. Thank you for writing this.
I think there was poisoning by some big-name big-following loud-fast speaking supporters of NFTs by stating this "wen utility" message as being all important. They seem to have blinders on stating that there was no value in digital art unless it had utility.
When this message started circulating, i almost quit creating NFT artwork. I got into it to grow my art in this space and if utility presents itself and happens to align with the values and intent of my art, then i'll consider it. That's what i thought the beauty of the blockchain was. I could if i wanted to. In my view, a lot of these 'utility' projects are forced - the authenticity is gone and its a different world from the 'art being created for the sake of art' perspective.
This started to drown out the other side of NFTs. The pure art that exists because it just does.
We also have to take note that there are a lot of NFT art creators that simply do not have the bandwidth or resources to dedicate to making our art more than what it already is. They are a one human show and for a lot of them, with very LIMITED funds and time. For me, i'm here to create and get better at my craft. I want to dedicate my time developing my art, its meaning and ultimately, its value. Sure there are easy ways to add utility like donating a portion of the proceeds to a charity, but when you get into managing communities, discord, heavy technological applications, DAOs - i mean, i wouldn't have any time to dedicate to art - most of these products have big teams, sometimes even investors.
Art for the sake of art is where my heart is and that's where it will stay. NFTs gave me the courage to put my art into this world and that is worth more to me than any utility can offer.
Utility has its place and is the core of blockchain technology, yes, but it doesn't need to have a seat at EVERY art table in the NFT world. Its tiring.