The Dankness

Join us for a special episode of The Dankness, recorded back in June, featuring the enigmatic Deeze, a self-described degenerate art collector and renowned figure in the cryptoart scene. Known for an impressive NFT collection ranging from Cryptopunks to Artblocks and Rare Pepes to Killer Acid, Deeze is more than a tastemaker; he's celebrated as "one of the real ones" by artists and critical collec...

On this episode, we are honored to speak with artist power couple and new media pioneers Jennifer and Kevin McCoy. Many of you may know Kevin as the artist behind “Quantum,” which many consider to be the first ever NFT. However, you may not know that Jennifer and Kevin have a decades long history as a pioneering artist duo in new media. In our insightful and wide ranging conversation, we'll delve...

In this episode of The Dankness, we dive into the world of C3, an artist who continues to push boundaries and risks it all to give a voice to the voiceless. Despite the strict anti-regime and crypto bans in Iran, C3's work has found its way into the hands of loyal collectors worldwide. The Iranian-born enigmatic artist defies danger to share his powerful message through art and NFTs. We explore hi...

Welcome back to The Dankness, your go-to destination for all things crypto art and culture. This week, we've got a special guest that's going to blow your mind. Carlos Marcial is an amazing 3D artist, known for his infinitely looping masterpieces that tackle themes of governmental power and corruption. His work celebrates decentralized currency and crypto culture and it often contains reference to...

On this episode we are honored to speak with artist and cryptoart community activist Matt Kane! Matt is a self taught programmer who came to coding as a way to better actualize his artist visions through his own custom software. His work features dense multi-layered works that bring to mind complex, intricate, mesh-like, webs or networks. Matt is perhaps best known for his tremendously successful...

In this episode we chat with the dankest artist we know, our good friend Sarah Zucker ! Sarah, known by many as “The Sarah Show” is a proud psychonaut, former Jeopardy champion, and exceptionally accomplished artist. Her deeply personal work “merges the gorgeous and grotesque through humor, psychedelia, mysticism, and the interplay of cutting edge and obsolete technologies.” What we love most abou...

The legendary Josie Bellini joins as our guest for the very first episode of the Dankness! Josie is well known for her early genre-defining work as a CryptoArtist including such iconic pieces as her 2018 paintings Filter and Acceptance . Josie is also known to NFT collectors around the world as the dynamic and innovative CEO and Founder behind the wildly successful CyberBrokers - A first-of-its-ki...

Episode #0 Welcome to THE DANKNESS , a new cryptocast with Sickles + Artnome highlighting the artists and collectors behind some of the most beloved CryptoArt creations. In the inaugural episode, we share our hopes for this podcast. Born out of the most recent bull market, we want to get back to relaxing, being creative, letting our hair down, and having some fun again! Many of us have a hangover...