Jon Burgerman Jon’s https://jonburgerman.com/ (website) Social Media Twitter - https://twitter.com/jonburgerman?lang=en (@jonburgerman) Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jonburgerman/ (Jon Burgerman ) https://www.facebook.com/jonburgermanartist/ (Facebook) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jonburgerman (Jon Burgerman) Shop https://www.burgerplex.com/ (BurgerPlex) Art listed on https://niftygateway.com/marketplace?artistId=4267 (Nifty Gateway) https://superrare.com/jonburgerman (https://superrare.com/jonburgerman) https://foundation.app/jonburgerman (Foundation)
Time Stamps [1:01 – 3:41] Jon was introduced to NFTs in 2019-2020 when he was approached by https://twitter.com/niftygateway (Nifty Gateway) (founded by https://twitter.com/gcockfoster (Griffin Cock Foster) and https://twitter.com/DCCockFoster (Duncan Cock Foster) and later acquired by https://twitter.com/Gemini (Gemini) run by https://twitter.com/tyler (Tyler Winklevoss) and https://twitter.com/cameron (Cameron Winklevoss)) to drop NFTs on the then new platform. He began working on NFTs in the spring of 2020. The first drop sold out quickly. Jon credits this with giving him a lifeline in the pandemic when everything else was being cancelled and closing down. [4:40 – 6:34] Jon doesn’t know why Nifty Gateway contacted him early on, but says they saw his work in other forms, and imagined it would work on their platform. Jon has a traditional background, but his work has existed across different mediums over the years, including digital stickers and wearables for https://twitter.com/PlayStation (@PlayStation) Home. [7:35 – 10:26] Jon says his career is like a pizza with each slice it’s own medium (painting, books, etc) but as a whole it’s complete. His advice is to make your work and put it out there. Once you make something, people see your concept and how your work would look. People are looking for good work and good artists - it’s important to make your work discoverable. [10:45 – 12:36] When working in different mediums, Jon leans into what that medium can do that others can’t. With NFTs he likes that you can interact with people, build up collections and have drops. The goal of the work is the same, just different outlets for creativity that are distributed in different mediums. [13:45 – 15:12] Jon is still adapting to the community aspect of NFTs. It’s a time investment to keep up with the social aspect of the NFT community using channels like https://twitter.com/Twitter (Twitter) and https://twitter.com/discord (Discord). This is a different skill set and a different kind of art will emerge from it. [15:28 – 16:17] Collectors of Jon’s NFTs are different from collectors of physical works. In 2020 early adopters were buying NFTs, but there is still skepticism and a long way to go for mainstream acceptance. Many of Jon’s physical collectors aren’t interested in NFTs. [16:49 – 19:49] Jon discusses the blurred lines between collectors and artists with the engagement thru social media, discord, etc. When artists engage with the collectors it takes away the art being fully in control and the fans start to shape the work. He compares this to https://twitter.com/Marvel (@Marvel) or https://twitter.com/starwars (@starwars) films where the feedback loop from fans alters the next installment which pleases the most vocal fans, but not the entire fan base. [20:26 – 23:07] Jon hopes galleries and traditional spaces will learn from the NFT space and update how they are run. These institutions won’t disappear. If you have a good dealer or gallery, everyone benefits while helping push the art in the direction that they all want it to go in. Collaboration is necessary in some form to get your art out there. [23:24 – 26:12] Jon discusses his creative process. He needs emotional connection or interest in the work to make it interesting for him. He discusses creating and how many things don’t work, but others hit a...