collector of internet pictures, shitposter of facts. From NZ, currently in NZ
Antarctica
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hi, im blockbird. i collect pictures on the internet. pleased to meet you
In our “Collector Focus” series, today we feature @blockbird, a UK-based photographer, curator, investor, and NFT enthusiast. Known for his role in both creating and curating art, he’s a prominent figure in the contemporary art and NFT communities. His impressive NFT collection centers on generative art, complemented by an extensive photography collection.
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Photographers! I want to collect three new photo nfts today. Retweet this and show me what you got 🔥📷
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back in london after an amazing couple of weeks in japan! 🇯🇵📷🍜⛩️
a MASSIVE thanks to @seth and all the incredible @brtmoments crew who made bm tokyo one of the most amazing events i've ever attended
thread of art and photos from the trip...
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Wow, what a response to this! So much amazing work to comb through, thank-you everyone! I've ended up starting 5 auctions on FND and picking up 4 pieces on OpenSea, with many more bookmarked for future consideration. Keep creating, keep minting! 📷❤️🔥
Photographers! I want to collect three new photo nfts today. Retweet this and show me what you got 🔥📷
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excited for our exhibition tonight in london! the space and the artwork look amazing… @verticalcrypto crushing it 🔥🤍 details in next tweet…
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WIP photography collection gallery using @oncyber_io's new 'Brute' gallery. So many amazing photographers in here! Was a pleasure to put together. Only tagging those in the collage but I'm very grateful to all of you ❤️ Thank-you! oncyber.io/blockbirdphoto
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giving away some art! 🥳
win this Bent #315 by @ippsketch
what you need to do:
1) tweet any piece of @artblocks_io art you love
2) explain why you love it
3) tag the artist
4) like this tweet
winner will be chosen at random from those who like this tweet, then checked to ensure appreciation tweet was made
good luck!
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i have internet rn, somewhere high over the pacific ocean. and it’s only medium shitty. might have to buy some nfts
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red space helmet = v happy 4 year old! @brtmoments Tokyo 🇯🇵
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minting hashmarks in Patagonia w @_deafbeef and @brtmoments … beyond incredible 🏔️🙏🏻🤍 will share more photos soon
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giving away some art!
what do you need to do? follow @ippsketch and retweet one of his tweets. you have 24 hours.
bent #682 could be yours...
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My favorite mint (#988) from this morning's 'Meridian' Art Blocks release by @mattdesl, coupled with a photo I took flying over Denali in Alaska a couple of years back. These pieces really evoke the mountains for me, inspiring and mesmerising at once, an amazing set of work!
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this was meant to say "blurring the lines between luck and good decision making since 2017" blockbird™
For our first edition, we’re excited to showcase longtime collector, @blockbird.
Hailing from New Zealand's deep south, Blockbird is a daring collector and investor in digital assets since 2017, with a flair for blending intuition with smart decisions.
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gm twitter, happy wednesday 🤍
hope you have a whale of a time
memories of qilin #335 by @emilyxxie
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picked up some captivating work from @rainisto's vacation series yday, for under $1000 a pop! delighted 🥳🤍
"but noooo, he's releasing too much work, what if he continued on this schedule for the next 10 years! this will devalue his existing collections (my bags!)!"
"but noooo, his work is too reminiscent of eggleston, shore, meyerowitz and others, what prompts did he use??? has he satisfactorily referenced his influences?!"
"nooooo, i've developed a bearish stance on nft art and specific subgenres i dont think will perform well in the medium term! don't even get me started on generative art!"
well... why dont you just stfu, buy some great art at a great price and enjoy yourself for change! live a little!
bravo roope and verse, it's a fantastic series 🙏🤍
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i am an iskra appreciatooorr 🤌🖤
congrats on such a great drop @pointline_ 🔥🤍
INK #75, INK #41, INK (fragrances) #4
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back from a great week in chamonix w the family ❄️🤍
and excited to get back in the trenches tomorrow, advocating for financial nihilism and telling others what is art and what is not 🔥
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thread of sketchbook A outputs, by @williamapan, explored as triptychs, starting w some rolling hills...
i've generated quite a few so far - tens of thousands to be vague - maybe @jamiegourlay at @verse_works can find a number lol...
i LOVE this algo... let's explore! 🔥🤍
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beautiful art for the timeline... 💙
filigree collector's edition #5 by @mattdesl &
anticyclone #540 by @williamapan
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gm twitter fam! made it to London and it’s just as wonderful as everyone implied 🥳 #blessed
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got lamp 💡
in the style of some rad samurai armor i saw in japan last year
epic work @mpkoz 🤍
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back in London after a few magical days in Menorca for @medseart 🔥🤍
thread w some photos below… 📷
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this is how a memecoiner mints @mattdesl superb new bitframes.io project
no, this is not sped up
yes, i do have a problem 🔥😎
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we're only 6 months away from AI images being indiscernible from real photographs, at scale (and no, 'look at the hands!' will no longer work).
things are going to get wild! i'm really not sure how we're going to deal with it
Am I the only person on earth that finds it extremely alarming that an AI image won the Sony World Photography Award?
WTF⁉️
thephoblographer.com/2023/04…
Imagine if you were a master brewer and somebody won the world’s best beer award with their whiskey. F’d up
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what a drop! well done mathias isaksen and
@gmdaostudio - such beautiful work! each one begs a deeper investigation. pictured here... #298, #278, #51 ... @st4yhome_art
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Very excited to add this masterful piece to the collection... @KateVassGalerie 🙏
💎 Ailan 💎
✨ Artwork by manoloide
💰 Sold to @blockbird for 47.2 ETH ($162,592.67)
SuperRare.co/artwork-v2/aila…
#cryptoart #NFT
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he must’ve parked here deliberately, surely. just for me. bet it’s like 10 blocks from his house
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photography! 🔥🤍
William Eggleston’s ‘Untitled, c. 1971–74', an exceptional example of his pioneering use of colour photography, has realised US$1,441,500, setting a new #WorldRecord for any work by the artist at auction during tonight’s 21st Century Evening Sale.
#2021NY
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gm twitter 🤍
back from japan - thread of images and art from the trip in the next day or two. in the meantime, stoked with this mint today…
generations #411 by @annaluciacodes
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my amazing wife @JenniferWiIde has a book launch in the US today!
if you work in a business or organisation of any size, it's a great blueprint for real innovation 🔥🤍
amazon.com/dp/1639080988
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got some new threads for patagonia, and gona bring my little mate, let's goooo @brtmoments 🇦🇷🐧🤍
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quick appreciation thread after an epic week in Paris for @brtmoments 🇫🇷🥖☕️
such an incredible crew of humans to spend time with + fresh artwork + vibrant convo + rippa food + buuullish vibes 🔥🥳🤍
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w @ChrisF_0x making the timeline beautiful again i feel like i gotta get involved...
just picked up finale #945 (right) on a bid last night to pair up w my full spectrum #42 by @larswander
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gm internet 🤍
cosmic waves #500 by @mwiederrecht from her captivating drop a couple days back
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jm world 🤍
screens #351 by @thomasp85 ... drunk + berlin
thoroughly enjoyed the latest @collectors_xyz episode, a deep dive into screens with thomas himself, highly recommended
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i love finis. i want others to bask in the cutility also
therefore, i am giving 12 finis away, one a day for 12 days, starting today
retweet and reply to this tweet with whatever you want, and i'll get chatgpt to help me figure out the rest
@finidotworld 🔥🤍
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my 4 year old daughter painting rn… “hey dad i think this picture could go on the crypto art blocks, what do you think?”
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great read... observer.com/2023/07/watchin…
"...the answer could be that we’re seeing the emergence of a younger base of cash-confident collectors comfortable with art that lives on-chain, with or without an accompanying ‘physical,’ and eager to be a part of where art is headed"
On Watching Niche Art Become Trad Art in Real Time
Is the evolution of art speeding up?
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very enjoyable evening in london last night! with @brtmoments and @mpkoz, minting this rad inverted diptych. so many great people there too! 🤍
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live view of pacman, harvesting our good sentiment
'the extractooorrr'
(artwork by @edbyus)
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im assembling a team...
(infinite images #390 by @hollyherndon & @matdryhurst, jims #53 by @gremplin, @AvaStarsNFT #12422, Latent Ink #392 by @Eko3316)
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great time at @mattdesl's meridian book opening last night!
london really had all the things this week 🍻🤍
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gm twitterati ☕️
pull up an artificial chair and have a coffee with me in this sublime composition...
interior no. 1 from reworld by @rainisto + @FellowshipAi
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whale hello there, it's mapan monday and crayon nft selection day! 26 mints remaining. what will we see?! @pixelpete cannot contain his excitement 🔥🤍
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gm 🤍
back in service (kind of) after 3 days at sea! whales, orca, dolphins, albatross, wild seas - good times! 🐋
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I have oncybered. My laptop caught on fire putting it together but that's fine, I wanted a new one anyway... oncyber.io/blockbird @oncyber_io
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Super stoked to pick up some of this amazing work by @thebadlarry_ from his 'A New America' series on @SuperRare, spanning eight years, 47 states, and 50,000 miles. It's got grit, got beauty, got wilderness, got struggle, got freedom, got america! highly recommend checking it out
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i’m just a single data point, but as a collector i will only ever buy or sell art and photography nfts in a way that the creator receives a royalty
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gm hopium smokers! 🤍
my daughter and i, and our delightful dog, as reimagined by @aljaparis 🙏
objkt.com/asset/KT1LMhZ9kzFP…
(inspiration photo in the next tweet)
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much appreciation going on here 🔥🤍
A candid moment from Paris: @carreras_anna & @blockbird with Carreras’ series “Brava”
@brtmoments 🇫🇷
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just picked up this mind bendingly epic piece of AI art by @EvergreenDazed from their series STRATA 🔥🤍
x gona crush the resolution for sure, so highly recommend exploring here... photos.app.goo.gl/9e7WU54X2P…
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gm team, it's saturday! at least here in Ushuaia it is. i don't know where you live, maybe it's monday there, haha, that sucks
pokrivi ii by the exceptional @pointline_
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had fun exploring @verse_works this afternoon with the family...
the @travess pixel rug is so epic. and huge! pictured here are works from @emailyedelman's 'Martin' collection...
so good seeing all this stuff in print, it really adds a whole new level of appreciation 🤍
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