Matt Kane is a Chicago-born artist and self-taught programmer prominently active in the crypto art and NFT scene. He has been an artist for over twenty years, beginning with traditional oil painting and later teaching himself to code in order to better actualize his artistic visions.

In September of 2020, his generative artwork “Right Place & Right Time,” created on Async Art, became the first NFT artwork to sell for over $100,000. Digital art curator and head of community at Foundation, Lindsay Howard, said “people have been experimenting in this space for years, but it was Matt Kane’s sale last year that created a big shift.”

“For me, the moon has always been very special. It’s one of the things that always brought my father and I together to share a moment of crooked neck wonderment – whether as a child or an adult. Staring up at and reflecting upon the Moon has marked the most pivotal moments in my life – it’s just something I’ve always instinctively done. I’ll always remember how bright it was the night I gained major gallery representation as a young 24 year old kid. When I realized this Summer that both the Sotheby’s auction and last year’s record sale of Right Place & Right Time both took place under New Moons, Gazers really began to create itself. It was like the code kept telling me to get out of the way and listen! So I did.

That’s the great glory for an artist – when you become the conduit for pure creation. Everything just flows and it’s like every moment you’ve lived becomes understood and valuable in a new energetic way– and there’s no regrets or suffering of your past anymore– just the sheer gratitude for being in the now. I go to sleep excited for what I know I’ll be working on in the morning! That’s the state of grace I hunt as an artist all my life. I’m so grateful that Gazers presented me an opportunity to live that prolonged bliss once more.”