Contemporary art
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Rodeo is described on product-hunting and tech launch pages as “a new social app by Foundation” where creators can “post what you’re working on … earn ETH for every mint” and “collect with your friends and get rewards” on the platform.
Why does Foundation Labs / Foundation.app seem inactive on social media lately?
Strategic focus shift: They might have decided to concentrate energy on their own native app (Rodeo) rather than maintain a vigorous presence across multiple external social channels. If their key goal is to get users into their own ecosystem, then external social media might become secondary.
Audience targeting: If their users are creators and collectors who are already on the app, they might expect less external promotion and more in-app engagement. That can lead to the perception of “inactivity” externally.
Resource & priorities trade-off: Social media content—regular posts, community engagement, outreach—takes time and resources. If Foundation Labs is diverting those resources into product, features, or the app community, this may explain quieter external channels.
Platform and product evolution: When you build a niche or creator-centric product (like NFTs or creator journals), the conversation often moves inside industry-specific communities (Discord, on-app feeds, private groups) rather than broad public Instagram/X posts. So: they might still be active, but the activity is less visible to casual observers.
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Most Artists Who Make A Living From Their Work Are White
“A study compiled by data gurus BFAMFAPhD reaffirms what many, many, many critics have postulated – American artists are facing a diversity problem. As The Washington Post reported, BFAMFAPhD’s research reveals that most artists making a living from their work are white. And by most, we mean 77.6%.”
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The Artist’s Job
“Art has been valued and given importance through the artist, regarded as the one who creates something wondrous and beautiful. At a certain point, artists within that way of thinking often distance themselves more and more from the community and society. In Thai education, this system of teaching and learning art is still being used.”
“When art is no longer the center of the universe, then artists are not either. This has been a question asked of artists since the time of Walter Benjamin. He spoke about this long ago, and it has been written about for a long time.
“In the modernist view, the artist was seen as something close to a superhuman — exalted as someone with supreme specialness, with an intuition that could not be explained. When the artist was elevated above us, above the university guard or the noodle vendor next door, the artist became like a kind of demi-god, regarded as more special than anyone else.
“In fact, in contemporary thought, the artist is like a motorcycle taxi driver — it’s just another profession. We work within a framework of knowledge that is not some kind of miracle. And art itself depends on other bodies of knowledge.”
Jiradej Meemalai
Co-founder of ‘Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts & Culture’“ศิลปะถูกตีค่าและให้ความสําคัญ กับตัวศิลปินว่าเป็นผู้เนรมิต สิ่งสวยงามวิเศษ จนถึงจุดหนึ่งศิลปินที่อยู่ในกลุ่มแนวคิดแบบนั้น ตัวเขาเองก็มักจะ ถอยห่างออกจากชุมชนและสังคมมากขึ้นเรื่อยๆ ซึ่งในระบบการศึกษาไทยเองยังคงการเรียนการสอนศิลปะโดยใช้ระบบนี้อยู่”
“เมื่อศิลปะไม่เป็นศูนย์กลางจักรวาล ศิลปินก็จะไม่เป็นด้วย ซึ่งศิลปินเคยถูกตั้งคำถามนี้มาตั้งแต่สมัย Benjamin Walter เขาพูดเรื่องนี้มานานแล้ว หนังสือก็เขียนมานานแล้ว
“เดิมทีในแนวคิดแบบสมัยใหม่ ศิลปินค่อนข้างที่จะเป็นอภิมนุษย์ เพราะว่าถูกยกย่องให้มีความพิเศษสูงสุด มีญาณทัศน์ (intuition) ซึ่งเป็นอะไรที่อธิบายไม่ได้ แล้วพอศิลปินคนนั้นถูกยกย่องให้มีความพิเศษเหนือเรา เหนือยามที่เฝ้าตึกมหาวิทยาลัย หรือเหนือคนขายก๋วยเตี๋ยวข้างบ้าน ศิลปินก็จะกลายเป็นเหมือนสมมุติเทพ ถูกมองว่าพิเศษกว่าใคร
“จริงๆ แล้วในแนวคิดร่วมสมัย ศิลปินก็เหมือนกับคนขับวินมอไซค์ มันเป็นอาชีพหนึ่ง และเราก็ทำงานโดยกรอบความรู้ที่ไม่ใช่เรื่องวิเศษอะไร แล้วศิลปะเองมันก็ต้องอาศัยชุดความรู้อื่น”
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‘Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts & Culture’
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“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” ― Rob Siltanen
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“Art history reminds us that fame is fickle. Many artists adored in their time are now forgotten, while those once overlooked have become pillars of artistic legacy (van Gogh, Herman Melville, Johannes Vermeer, etc..). Present acclaim rarely predicts enduring relevance.”
— Flannel Capital
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“We are entering a new world where creative machines will be our partners, not just tools.”
— Fei-Fei Li
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“Why do people think artists are special? It’s just another job.”
— Andy Warhol