My interview with William Mapan (
@williamapan) is LIVE! If you are an artist or collector, this is for you.👇
For the unacquainted, William Mapan is an artist who lives in Paris, France. His preferred medium is code. He is best known for his long-form generative artwork, and in particular for his series Anticyclone and Dragons.
Much of William's work is highly textural and if you didn’t know any better when viewing his work, you might think you were looking at photographs of actual paintings. In addition to his art career, he is also a teacher and a father.
William and I met up virtually while he was on vacation in the French countryside with his family. It was after dinner his time, and he was in the middle of packing for his return trip to Paris the next day. Nonetheless, he felt totally present and available during our conversation.
I was struck by his warmth and easy laughter. William is a thoughtful man, and many times after I asked him a question he would pause and look into space to gather his thoughts before responding.
Just beneath the surface of his kind and warm presence, William buzzes with energy. He has an intensity and emotionality to him that was revealed during our conversation.
He stays up much later than most sane people to work on his craft. He dances and climbs regularly in order to release his energy. He enjoys sparring and debating with his partner. He feels things deeply and channels those emotions into his art.
During our time together, the conversation flowed naturally and we covered a diverse range of topics, including:
✅Details of William’s upcoming drop with
@CactoidLabs and
@LACMA (including the previously unreleased name and never before seen test outputs!)
✅Recent racist encounters, and how William channels his emotions into art
✅William’s take on racism in web3
✅The story of how William became an artist
✅What William teaches his students
✅The work he has done that William thinks is underrated
✅His relationship with his partner, Camille
✅William’s film photography hobby and the camera he uses
✅Underrated artists that William thinks are worth watching
✅William’s hip hop dance hobby
✅…and much, much more!
Please enjoy my conversation with William Mapan. The link is in the next post and in my profile.
Finally, please make sure to do your part in spreading the gospel about digital art by liking and reposting this post so that more people can learn about William! 🙌