ripe@ripe0x
artists on ethereum should own more of the system around their work
i've always built tools for myself as an artist and PND is me trying to make those tools useful for other artists too
after foundation announced they were closing, i built a tool to help artists preserve their work by pinning their own media to ipfs
then foundation's frontend went down, so i added a way to delist work from their auction contracts
then i launched artist owned auction contracts
then bulk migration from foundation into those contracts
now there's a PND frontend where artists can list work, run auctions, and where collectors can browse and bid
the goal is to increase artist capability on ethereum
platforms add value by providing taste, context, curation, audience, trust, etc
but artists shouldn't need a platform to keep existing forever in order to preserve, manage, sell, or move their own work
the current version of PND is the first step
the larger vision is artist owned infrastructure
tools that make sovereignty feel practical instead of theoretical
i want to keep building this
but i don't want to fund artist owned infrastructure with platform fees or vc money
the model should match the work
supported by people who believe it should exist
with sale proceeds staying with artists
your work
your contracts
your fees
i'm thinking about funding the next phase of this through funding works
supported by people who believe artist owned infrastructure should exist
if that’s you, i'd love to know