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From Street Art to Digital Art History: Noah Bolanowski · Nov 21, 2025 · 48 min

Tyler Hobbs: From Noise

00:50 - Early days and the Art Blocks boom 03:48 - A mixed-media approach to a generative practice 05:02 - From Noise 08:50 - Exploring gestural mark-making through an algorithmic practice 10:39 - The power of messy ideas and an unrestricted output space 15:01 - Where the art lies 16:30 - The curation process behind From Noise 18:21 - Thinking about how the work exists physically 22:55 - Unpacking an artist's need to create and experiment 24:24 - Sketching with code and the genesis of From Noise 27:22 - The pressure in a series-based format 28:59 - Avoiding trends and examining the impact of new technologies 30:50 - Edward Hopper and a lesson in authenticity 33:30 - Detaching from social media 35:20 - What represents personal success 36:30 - Agnes Martin and going all in on the work 37:42 - On Marfa, community and the future of digital art 39:28 - Tyler's personal collection and its impact on his work 41:09 - Rejecting the idea of persona as a brand 42:30 - Exploring the different stereotypes around digital and physical artists 46:15 - The cultural influence of the computer https://www.tylerxhobbs.com Tyler Hobbs Studio: https://x.com/tylerxhobbs Tyler Hobbs on Messy Ideas: https://www.tylerxhobbs.com/words/direction-reaction-and-messy-ideas

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00:50 - Early days and the Art Blocks boom

03:48 - A mixed-media approach to a generative practice 

05:02 - From Noise 

08:50 - Exploring gestural mark-making through an algorithmic practice 

10:39 - The power of messy ideas and an unrestricted output space 

15:01 - Where the art lies 

16:30 - The curation process behind From Noise 

18:21 - Thinking about how the work exists physically 

22:55 - Unpacking an artist's need to create and experiment 

24:24 - Sketching with code and the genesis of From Noise 

27:22 - The pressure in a series-based format 

28:59 - Avoiding trends and examining the impact of new technologies 

30:50 - Edward Hopper and a lesson in authenticity 

33:30 - Detaching from social media 

35:20 - What represents personal success 

36:30 - Agnes Martin and going all in on the work 

37:42 - On Marfa, community and the future of digital art 

39:28 - Tyler's personal collection and its impact on his work 

41:09 - Rejecting the idea of persona as a brand 

42:30 - Exploring the different stereotypes around digital and physical artists  

46:15 - The cultural influence of the computer  

https://www.tylerxhobbs.com 

Tyler Hobbs Studio: https://x.com/tylerxhobbs

Tyler Hobbs on Messy Ideas: https://www.tylerxhobbs.com/words/direction-reaction-and-messy-ideas