Tyler Hobbs: navigating the traditional and digital worlds, prioritising the art, and dealing with the effect of a legacy

We sat down this week with long-form generative pioneer Tyler Hobbs to explore Day Gardens, his new body of work released with La Collection at Art Basel this week. They dive into the balance between personal life and artistic career, and the future of generative art in a rapidly changing landscape, as well as the effect of audience expectations and market dynamics on a creative practice.

00:50 - Welcome Tyler Hobbs
04:50 - The evolution of Tyler's artistic journey
10:20 - Consistency and integrity and putting the work first
13:22 - Art Blocks and the shift to digitally focused distribution
15:50 - Navigating between the digital and physical artworlds
21:20 - The importance of saying no, learning when to say yes
25:49 - Thinking about release cadence and managing time
27:30 - Exploring Day Gardens
33:20 - Dealing with the noise and finding balance
39:25 - The increasing speed of culture
41:45 - Thinking about audience expectations and the effect of a legacy
47:00 - QQL and exploring new formats
50:15 - Cultivating community and stepping back
56:00 - What made Fidenza resonate
56:27 - The evolution of generative art and future directions
59:10 - Different ways of creating and engaging with the space
01:01:20 - Diewiththemostlikes and a new wave of superstar artists
01:02:50 - Prioritising fun over a traditional approach
01:06:50 - Social commentary and online performance
01:08:30 - Changing perspectives and open mindedness
01:11:55 - Artist highlights
01:61:21 - Verse Rundown
Tyler Hobbs - x.com/tylerxhobbs
Jack Butcher - x.com/jackbutcher
Shl0ms - x.com/shl0ms
diewiththemostlikes - x.com/toadswiback
Sarah Zucker - x.com/thesarahshow