Art - Fer Caggiano

Fer Caggiano

AI Didn't Make My Collection. It Helped Me Build It.

When people hear that an artist used AI, they often imagine typing a prompt and watching the work appear. That wasn't my experience. My first generative collection, Animated Flow, took weeks of learning, testing, breaking, fixing, and trying again. The collection on Opensea with the first 25 pieces minted. I'm not a developer. Before starting this project, I couldn't have explained how a generative artwork is built, let alone deployed onchain. I simply had an idea I couldn't stop thinking about...

From Anywhere to New Zealand

And I don’t take that lightly. Because not long ago, this kind of opportunity would have required shipping work across the world, navigating logistics, and relying on layers of intermediaries. Now? I’m often exhibiting internationally because of crypto. Because of NFTs. Because of a system that allows art to move as freely as ideas. Next week, that becomes real again through a new exhibition at The Line gallery, featuring artists from across different Lines, including one of my works. The Lin...

I Didn’t Expect This One to Make It - But It Did

A few weeks ago, I shared how I’ve been exploring 6529 more intentionally, trying to understand not just the mechanics, but the people behind it. I started showing up daily. Not to promote, but to connect. Replying to posts, joining conversations, spending time in Waves… slowly recognizing names, and being recognized back. And I think that’s when things started to click for me: 6529 isn’t really about pushing your work; it’s about being present around others who are doing the same. Somewhere i...

NFT Platforms Are Closing

After the Closures: Where Art NFTs Actually Stand Now Over the past months, several NFT platforms have announced their closure or slow wind-down. This week, I personally withdrew my remaining NFTs from Nifty Gateway and I’m currently in the process of wrapping up with Rodeo. When platforms shut down, the immediate reaction is panic, followed by declarations that “NFTs are dead.” That reaction usually comes from the same place that fueled the hype in the first place: a focus on platforms, liqui...

Wen MoMA? Now.

Not as a meme — as a marker. A shorthand for institutional canonization. The moment digital-native art stops being “observed” and starts being historicized. That moment is no longer theoretical. MoMA has acquired 8 CryptoPunks and a complete set of 8 Chromie Squiggles for its permanent collection. Let that land. Cozomo de’ Medici @CozomoMedici The moment we’ve been building toward has arrived. MoMA (@MuseumModernArt) has acquired 8 CryptoPunks and a complete set of 8 Chromie Squiggles. Works ...

Why I Deactivated My X Account

I started on Twitter (now X) in mid-2021, full of fire and connection. It was a time when Web3 felt alive — artists supporting artists, collectors celebrating creativity, and the digital art world expanding at light speed. I spent years building my presence there, one authentic interaction at a time. Last I checked, I sold around 40 ETH worth of art and spent about 50 ETH collecting from others. It was more than a marketplace — it was a living ecosystem of creativity and reciprocity. Compiled ...

Every Digital Artwork is a 1/1

Coming from the traditional art world, my instinct was simple: a 1/1 equals the original artwork, ERC-721s are numbered editions, and ERC-1155s are open editions. Clean, familiar, straightforward. But then I read this post by @thepropgallery that made me pause: every piece of digital art is a 1/1. Editions are just that 1/1, split into however many pieces you decide. TheJPEGGallery ⌐◨-◨ @thepropgallery Every piece of digital art is a 1/1 Editions are a 1/1 split into the x amount This is unli...

How NFTs Ruined My Art Career

I didn’t grow up with crypto. I grew up with oil paint. For 25 years, I worked in the traditional art world. That meant building a clientele, selling work, and (let’s be honest) creating what people would actually buy. Landscapes, tourist-friendly scenes, art that “fit” into homes. I wasn’t faking it — but I wasn’t fully free either. The only time I broke away from that cycle was a big project called Like a Girl, Dare to Dream. It was about empowerment, representation, impact. It got attentio...

When a Painting Goes Viral… Without the Artist’s Name

One of my traditional oil paintings, Rainbow Row at Night, just showed up in a $7M historic mansion in Charleston—and quickly went viral across Zillow Gone Wild, HGTV, and even the printed pages of The Post & Courier. Instagram Viral post by Zillow Gone Wild It was a surreal moment. Not just because my work was featured in national media—but because I wasn’t credited anywhere. This painting was originally collected during my time as a resident artist in Charleston and shown at the Piccolo Spole...

What Happens When The Flags Go Down?

A few years ago, during Pride Month, I was exhibiting at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. I added a small LGBTQ+ flag to my booth—a quiet symbol of identity and support. The response was immediate: people who had been interested in my work suddenly turned away. Silent rejection, subtle but unmistakable. As a woman and as an artist, I already felt overlooked in that environment. I hadn’t yet come out locally as bisexual, though I’ve known this about myself since my t...