Mark Wilson – an artist known as “diewiththemostlikes” – has a truly unique artistic style, his presence can be described as grotesque, performative, thought-provoking and hilarious, all in one rolled-up package In ground beef.
In a market of endless supply of digital art, the Indiana-based artist really stands out, drawing attention to himself by often mocking the NFT space and eliciting both humor and pathos in his work.
author five books, diewiththemostlikes is not only passionate about visual art, but also passionate about writing his stream of consciousness. He originally minted his first NFT on Foundation on March 26, 2021, after a random account on X contacted Wilson after he created a viral joke campaign poster for comedian Eric Andre.
“This guy reached out and just said, ‘Hey, I got an invitation from the foundation. Do you want to mint a piece there? I said I don’t know what minting is. I don’t know what the foundation is. I don’t know any of this. What the shit,” explains Diewiththemostlikes.
“He said, ‘This could be a good outlet for your digital art,’ so I said, ‘Well, fuck it, man. It’s not like I’m not doing anything with it right now. It’s getting on Instagram Got two likes from a fucking pornbot. So, whatever, I’ll cast something and maybe I can eventually sell something as an artist – that would be great.”
It was a relatively slow start, but consistency and persistence put him in good stead, and he was often praised by other high-profile artists such as OSF.
Now, “diewiththemostlikes” is knocking on the door of digital art stardom, but he still doesn’t realize where he is.
“Honestly, I still can’t really wrap my head around this thing that’s going on. I just thought I was going to die alone, doing something I hate. Along with all the other really crazy artists who are part of this movement who are in this craziness It’s really cool to be on track and keep escalating. It’s crazy,” he said.
The origin of the catchy yet cumbersome name
Where did the name “diewiththemostlikes” come from?Well, in classic “death” fashion, there’s humor and underlying meaning.
“I have the most common name ever, Mark Wilson. When I applied for an apartment, people would think it was a phony name because Mark Wilson is such a common name in America. They would do background Investigate and think I’m a dummy.”
“I’m happy with my name… but it’s kind of funny how diewiththemostlikes came about because it’s actually a very troublesome name to say. A lot of people ask me what they call me in interviews. It’s a long name, It’s a little unpleasant to say, but I guess I can find comfort in that. It’s nice to feel uncomfortable, if you will, or unsure of what I should be called.”
The name pokes fun at our dopamine click-seeking world on social media, which Wilson points out is a transactional existence.
“It’s a really interesting distillation of our whole trading existence and how sad and depressing it is in a lot of ways. But the beauty of it is, obviously none of us would be here; if it weren’t for Twitter, we wouldn’t be here Not going to talk here. Of course, my art wouldn’t be doing what it’s doing, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to influence anyone without a platform.”
Find stories in strange places
Observing society and its idiosyncrasies is a great inspiration, and his works often carry open or sometimes subliminal messages that make collectors really stop and think.
Of course, always a prankster with a dry sense of humor, diewiththemostlikes was quick to tie a bow around it and garnish it with some excess.
“I would say that the weirdest places have stories. There’s a story in every saggy butt of anyone walking around in the trash of this country,” he said. “Inside these subtle little wrinkles, scabs and wounds is where I thrive and where I love to be.”
“This lens on life and humanity is often exaggerated… If you look deeper into my work, they are definitely documentary, but certainly grotesque on the surface.”
Good meat!noble irony
A tsunami of CryptoX accounts posting “gm” sparked a flurry of meaty art.
“Good Meat was originally born from a place of complete ridicule, and I feel like that’s where a lot of my art comes from. It’s satire; it’s ridicule; it’s hilarious. I just say “gm” to everyone and nothing else I’m so pissed off about the state of the deal. GM comes with a fucking coffee cup and that’s it. And then you see GM, GM, GM, GM. It’s like, ‘What the fuck are we doing here? This is so Crazy, man,” Wilson said.
“So, then I came up with some good meat to mock this, which I originally used to post art, and then it turned into what it is now. I just want to post pictures of meat now because that fits that boredom The exchange. The dull morning exchange we all participated in.”
“It’s like this is a load of rotting meat. Enjoy it or not enjoy it. Both are fine. But it’s funny because now people will say good meat back, or they’ll have their own good meat inspired posts, which It’s so cool. I love how meat infects the space in some way.”
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Quick Q&A
Influence
“Honestly, I don’t have a lot, mostly just because I don’t have any artistic background. I would actually say growing up, most of my influences actually came from the books I read. People like irvine wales, Haruki Murakami, Michel Houellebecqand of course, hunter thompson. All these absurdists are where I like to live. “
“Obviously I should mention Ralph Steadman, who is an incredible illustrator. When I got into this, people said, ‘Your stuff reminds me of Ralph Steadman,’ and I thought that was incredible. “
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personal artistic style
“I guess I would use one word: ‘ruthless.’ The style itself is interesting; I never took an art class in high school, but it was considered adequate. That’s really the extent of my art history. I didn’t study art . More or less, I made these things on my own. I spent about 20,000 hours on an iPad and in the basement making canvas and acrylics.”
“It’s just hammering home the things that I feel like I have to say or it’s going to take something from me from the inside, so I guess ‘ruthless’ and ‘unwavering’ are the two words I would use. . There’s almost a frenzied pursuit and urgency in what I want to tell people.”
Which popular NFT artists should we pay attention to?
sil0x — “I think he was a deep sleeper, a terrible sleeper in many ways. He was a man obsessed with his craft, and the work he created was very deep, very personal, and a true artistic achievement.”
alien queen — “The Alien Queen is so bad, but she may not have a future anymore.”
James Bloom — “He’s a real blockchain artist. This guy is making these super technical, really fucking cool pieces that evolve and change based on interaction.”
famous collector
“I must speak out Ultra Rare Zack. He was very nice and calm, and he joined me after this crazy ridiculous tweeting campaign to get me on SuperRare. To get accepted into SuperRare, I sent a tweet saying I had just submitted my application video. “
“It’s me doing DMT and performing How Stella got back to her best Dressed like Hellboy or something. It was like a crazy tweet and he just said, ‘This is crazy. now you. ‘I’ve put in the work and stuff, but I would say Zach is great. “
Favorite NFTs in your wallet
“Oh man, I have to say, Pindar van Ammen made this super special quantum portrait of me. It’s really a damn rad. It’s probably my favorite piece of work. It’s A cool piece of work and he did a great job. He didn’t ask; he just made it work.”
What do you listen to when making art?
“I love music. I mean, the ridiculous part of me would say I wrote for Nickelback and Creed and fuck those other stupid bands. But honestly, I listen to a lot of doom metal and death metal. Bands like Bunglipper, door crawler and dry up. Anything slow, dirty and brutal is the only way you can describe it. “
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Greg Oakford
Greg Oakford is the co-founder of the Australian NFT Fest. Greg is a former marketing and communications expert in the sports world who now focuses on running events, creating content and consulting in web3. He is an avid NFT collector and hosts a weekly podcast covering all things NFT.
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