Collectors Call
Explore the world of art, collecting, and community building in web3! Join Scooter for candid one-on-one conversations with leading artists and collectors from a wide range of disciplines.
Collectors Call
The Art of Rebellion with Josie Bellini
Josie Bellini is a pioneering artist, designer, and entrepreneur who has been creating cryptoart since 2017. Her artwork is widely recognized and tells the story of the crypto ecosystem. She is the founder of Cyber Brokers, an NFT project and digital art ecosystem, as well as Drifters, a collection of customizable avatars for the metaverse. Josie is also building Paradigm Found, an immersive, browser based game that combines art, storytelling, and strategy.
Recorded on April 25, 2025.
Follow the guest:
https://x.com/josiebellini
https://CyberBrokers_
https://tpldrifters
Follow the hosts:
https://x.com/Scooter0x
https://x.com/PepaDot
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:18) What cryptoart means to Josie
(02:07) Making physical bitcoin art in 2017
(03:57) Selling art at crypto conferences
(08:13) Sharing the stories of cryptoartists
(10:26) Why women are central figures in Josie's work
(12:33) Featuring Bitcoin and Ethereum white papers in artwork
(13:48) Commemorating Hal Finney & Ross Ulbricht through art
(18:35) Creating art for a humanitarian cause
(23:34) Drifters: the next evolution of CyberBrokers
(31:12) Bridging gaming and cryptoart with Paradigm Found
(34:19) Essential works of cryptoart
(36:09) Josie's thoughts on the future of the cryptoart movement
(39:39) Outro