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IN CONVERSATION WITH
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Cory Haber
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Cory Haber is a New York-based generative artist celebrated for his engineering-inspired approach to artmaking. His inventive painting methods have caught the attention of the web3 art world, landing him spots in exhibitions at Art Basel Miami and with Bright Moments New York, as well as invitations to mint on digital art platforms like Foundation, Verse, and more.
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Since embarking on his artistic journey in 2014, Haber has developed a distinctive style that captures the essence of nature through computational design. Utilizing handmade plotters and 3D-printed paintbrushes, he produces large-scale paintings that are as much about the process as they are about the outcome.
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Haber's latest art drop, "Blooms," debuted on March 25. Each piece in this series symbolizes the cycles of life through abstracted, code-generated floral arrangements.
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Singularity #111 by Cory Haber
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OpenSea: Part of your art practice is turning digital code into physical paintings. What inspires this unique (and labor-intensive!) approach?
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Cory Haber: Well, I had an artistic upbringing and then pursued art a little bit in college before switching my major to marketing and business. I also almost minored in astronomy. So I guess you could say art and science were my thing. They are two different sides of the brain, but that's just what I gravitated towards. My work has always observed nature and the universe and our relationship to it. Then I became a software developer and discovered that you could write code that makes art. Read more
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SOL #223 by Cory Haber
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OpenSea: Was it during the 2021 bull run that you saw an opportunity to start selling your generative artwork as NFTs?
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Cory Haber: Yes, I saw 2021 as a chance to become more of a professional artist. Before crypto, I had an Etsy store. I mean, how else did you sell digital art, right? Read more
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Blooms by Cory Haber
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OpenSea: Totally. But not anymore! So were you using the paint plotter during this time?
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Cory Haber: Yes, as soon as I discovered that you could make art with code, I discovered the pen plotter. It seemed like this magical device. I started creating digital work that I could plot, which was a whole new way of thinking for me. The biggest pen plotter company then and now is probably Evil Mad Scientist, which was just acquired by Bantam Tools. They make the AxiDraw. It took me, I think, two years to get the courage to spend all this money on this plotter thing. I think the one I bought at the time was like $800 or $900, or something like that. If you're not a professional artist yet, that’s a lot of money to spend on a weekend hobby...
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