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The First NFT Artist in the Middle East - Amrita Sethi

Episode Summary

On today's podcast we have Amrita Sethi, an award-winning artist and the first NFT artist in the Middle East. After a successful career in finance, Amrita left the corporate world for a deeper calling, which led to the creation of her new multimedia art form, called “Voice Note Art”©️, merging sound, technology and storytelling with NFTs. The unique idea led to recognition and coverage with Forbes, CNN, BBC World news to winning awards, selected for Expo 2020 and creating live activations and installations in Middle East Asia and Europe. She has recently painted and created The World’s first Sound Augmented Reality NFT Mural at the DIFC Innovation Hub as well as the World’s first Augmented Reality Abaya. In this conversation, we spoke about 🚀 how Amrita got into the art industry, 🖼 making art more immersive, ⚡️ combining sound, visual art, and NFTs, 🔥 Creating her own language with AlphaBYTEs and MetaREVERSED, 👩‍🎨 a message for young artists, 👀 how technology will change the art industry.

Episode Notes

Time Stamps:

• (0:42) - Introduction to Amrita and how she got into the art world
• (4:37) - Amrita's SoundBYTEs that combine sound, visual art, and NFTs
• (9:52) - How Amrita makes art more interactive through AR/VR and the future of immersive art
• (13:23) - Amrita's SoundBYTEs, AlphaBYTEs, MetaREVERSED - creating her own language through physical sculptures and NFTs
• (25:13) - How the traditional art world views NFTs and digital art
• (28:23) - What inspires Amrita, who inspires Amrita
• (31:25) - A messages for young artists trying to understand NFTs and building an artistic career
• (36:30) - Amrita's advocacy for Dubai's NFT, art, and crypto scene
• (38:11) - Bringing NFTs to the mainstream
• (41:26) - Closing thoughts and where to find Amrita

Find Amrita:

• On her website = https://thealphabytes.com/
• On Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/art.by.amrita/
• On Twitter = https://twitter.com/artbyamrita
• On LinkedIn = https://www.linkedin.com/in/amrita-sethi-58757514/

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