Pattern Recognition
Artist Chuck Anderson, also known as NoPattern, in collaboration with Zora presents "Pattern Recognition," a 1-on-1 interview podcast featuring conversations with some of the most creative minds in the world. With almost two decades of experience as a working artist, Chuck offers unique insight into the challenges and opportunities for creators who make and distribute their work online.
The podcast began as "NFT Pirate Radio," a Discord-based interview series hosted by DAO Friends with Benefits. With over 50 shows aired, NFT Pirate Radio featured some of the most influential artists, builders, and thought leaders in web3. The team behind Pirate Radio has come up with a better, more accessible format and a new name; instead of a time-sensitive, gated live Discord interview, they are now pre-recorded, high-fidelity audio interviews that available for all to hear and are also minted on-chain via the ZORA Network.
Topics include starting and running a creative practice, navigating art sales, working with brands and clients, the trials, failures, wins, and stories of professional creative careers, and getting to know the personal stories that led the guests to where they are now, all with a super laid back, unstructured vibe.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 92 minutes
- Episodes
- 26
- Years Active
- 2023
Episode 026 --- MPKoz
Michael Kozłowski, often known by mpkoz, is a media artist & software developer who works with real-time graphics, mixed reality, and interactivity. Michael joins Chuck for the final episode of 2023 …
Episode 025 --- Diana Sinclair
Diana Sinclair is an artist & photographer based in Jersey City, NJ. A personal favorite interview of mine, Diana shares her inspired journey both personally and creatively to this point in her life;…
Episode 024 --- ThankYouX
ThankYouX (Ryan Wilson) is a Los Angeles-based artist who has risen to prominence in recent years thanks in large part to his innovative work combining physical and digital work in exciting new ways.…
Episode 023 --- All Seeing Seneca
All Seeing Seneca is a visual artist who rose to new levels of prominence after having conceptualized the original creative direction of the characters in Bored Ape Yacht Club, but there's so much mo…
Episode 022 --- Eric Elms
Eric Elms is an artist, graphic designer, and creative director based in LA. He recently announced the launch of his new studio S.E.E. (Studio Eric Elms) and joins me to talk all about the name, the …
Episode 021 --- Benjamin Edgar
Benjamin Edgar is visionary multi-disciplined designer from Chicago and happens to be one of host Chuck Anderson's oldest friends. Having formed seminal early internet blog THE BRILLIANCE! together i…
Episode 020 --- Shawna X
Shawna X is an American artist of Chinese descent, born in Xiamen and raised in Portland, Oregon, currently based in New York City. Shawna joins Chuck for episode 20 to talk about living in Chicago (…
Episode 019 --- Marc Horowitz
Marc Horowitz is a prolific Los Angeles-based artist who works in painting, performance, sculpture, and much (much) more. We have a super fun, very wide-ranging talk about dreams and if you should te…
Episode 018 --- Kyt
Kyt is a visual artist from New York by way of Los Angeles. We talk about her very early obsession with the internet and computer art while being in a strict household and having that all kept at arm…
Episode 017 --- Raihan Anwar
Raihan Anwar is a co-founder of Friends With Benefits DAO, a dot connector, an artist & music manager, an MBA haver, and a fragrance designer; in other words, a wearer of many hats. We discuss the da…
Episode 016 --- Eric Hu
Eric Hu is an art director & designer from New York whose genre-defining work and images have inspired visual culture across fashion, music, tech, and more over the last decade-plus. We have a wide-r…
Episode 015 --- Taylor Lorenz
Taylor Lorenz is a technology & internet culture journalist and author whose new book 'Extremely Online' comes out October 3, 2023 on Simon & Schuster. The book covers the birth of the 'influencer' a…
Episode 014 --- Drifter Shoots
Isaac Wright, aka Drift, is a photographer based in Jersey City, where he recorded this interview at his beautiful new studio space. We catch up about life for Drift after his infamous and much-docum…
Episode 013 --- Jesse Draxler
Jesse Draxler is a mixed media and multidisciplinary artist who creates beautifully menacing, brutal, and romantic artwork, mostly in black-and-white, that has translated brilliantly over the years f…
Episode 012 --- pplpleasr
pplpleasr, aka Emily Yang, is a director and 3D artist influenced by anime, video games, underground music, and traditional Asian art. We talk about her nomadic living situation, the impact of her en…
Episode 011 --- Oseanworld
A conversation with Sean Walton aka Osean, an artist, musician, and the creator of OseanWorld. We chat about how different generations have harnessed the internet to learn, not sleeping for days to w…
Episode 010 --- Jack Butcher
A conversation with designer, artist, and creator of VisualizeValue, Jack Butcher. We talk about how a growing family impacts creative habits, what led to Jack’s love of design as a teenager, corpora…
Episode 009 --- Gemma
A conversation with Lindsay Howard and Eileen Isagon Skyers of Gemma, an artist-led fund that perpetuates creativity. We chat about when they knew it was time to begin their own endeavor, how being c…
Episode 008 --- Jen Stark
A conversation with the legend Jen Stark. We talk about her life's journey in creativity and arriving at her signature style, the evolution of her work through physical and digital mediums, navigatin…
Episode 007 --- PartyDAO
A conversation with John Palmer & Danny Aranda, co-founders of PartyDAO. We discuss the concept of multi-player crypto, the unfulfilled promise of social coordination with Ethereum, and what kinds of…