Ntfartist - Fer Caggiano

Fer Caggiano

Aug 22

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...