Exploring the Digital Art Ecosystem with Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile

In this episode, the yWhales team talks with Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile, Founder and Chairman of Aorist, a next-generation cultural institution supporting an NFT marketplace for artists. Pablo shares how Aorist is building a bridge between the old and the new by remaining digitally native but having a presence at a global level while pushing the boundaries of art and technology. He talks about what inspires him in the space, the importance of sustainability, and why creativity and community need to merge. 

 

About Guests

Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile is a leading patron of the arts, mathematician, economist, and investor. He is widely regarded as a key architect of the digital art ecosystem, and his collection “RFC Collection" is recognized worldwide as the premiere digital art collection. Pablo was Beeple’s first collector and holds many significant works by leading digital artists such as Refik Anadol, Beeple, Pak, and Andres Reisinger. He is an expert in tokenomics, incentive systems, and early-stage markets; and one of the largest global virtual landowners across the different projects of the metaverse. For the past several years, he has been actively involved in the blockchain space as an early adopter and investor.

 

You’ll learn about:

• How Aorist is making experiencing and collecting art seamless and secure
• Blockchain sustainability and minimizing environmental impact
• What Pablo foresees as the future of the digital art ecosystem

 

Resources: 

Connect with Pablo: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter

Connect with YWhales: Website | BitClout | Twitter

Aorist: Website | Twitter

yWhales Podcast: Vimeo | Podbean

 

Timestamps

[01:40] Pablo’s inspiration and journey

[05:17] The artist’s view of incentivizing royalties  

[07:09] Aorist platform

[12:26] Merging the traditional world with the digital world

[15:10] Creativity and community 

[21:41] Utilizing blockchain to further engage with art

[26:01] Fireblocks and custody

[40:12] Climate and sustainability 

[48:39] Pablo’s desired legacy

[54:40] Future plans for Aorist

[57:51] Artists to watch

 

DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.