1/Today we look at a new project being heavily supported by @cryptopunksnfts OGs and Photography Heavyweights
What is Focus Bloc and how do we get involved?
A Snapshot 🧵
2/What is Focus Bloc?
Focus Bloc is a vintage NFT photography platform created for fine art collectors, popular culture lovers and dreamers of the past
The brand aims to become the Web3 leader in vintage photography by recovering and curating iconic time capsules
3/Vintage Photography
Vintage photography refers to photographs that were taken in the past and have since become historical artefacts
4/Value
This is highly sought after by collectors and enthusiasts for several reasons:
🔸Historical Significance (Notable Figures)
🔸Aesthetics
🔸Rarity
🔸Authenticity
🔸Pop Culture (Celebrities)
🔸Incredibly Limited Supply
5/Historic Sales
Of the 30 most expensive sales in historic art photography
28 have been sold at Christie’s and Sotheby’s from 2006 - 2022
2 of the most expensive photos from Atsuko Sato and @justinaversano ranked 4th ($4M) and 8th ($3.7M), come from the NFT market
6/Founder
Focus Bloc was created by @Cat555552
An incredibly well connected @cryptopunksnfts who was also very early to Ethereum
7/@SuperRare
Focus Bloc has already won the prestigious SuperRare #SpaceRace with the heavyweight backing of NFT OG Collectors/Artists:
@batsoupyum @VanArman @jakejfried @johnkarp @osf_rekt @pauliusuza @nessnissla @esmayluckhille @countertrademoi @Jamiethetailor @shibboleth88
8/Advisors
The team has assembled an all star cast of advisors including:
🔸Founders of @ALPACADABRAZ
🔸Best Selling SuperRare Photographers
🔸Sundance Film Festival Animator
🔸CEO of @Ledger
🔸Owner of Whitewall Magazine
Plus many more
9/Art Galleries
Focus Bloc plans to partner with major art galleries in London, Paris and Milan to bring greater visibility from traditional Art Collectors
10/Genesis Pass
In Jan, Focus Bloc released 91 Genesis Passes to gain special access to the platform
There are only 6 listed on OS with a floor price of 0.52 ETH
11/Genesis Pass Advantages
These are the initial perks that will be added to over time:
🔸Whitelist for next drops
🔸25% discount to public mint
🔸Signed physical prints from photographers
🔸Access to Focus Bloc exclusive content and events
12/Drop Schedule
Focus Bloc plans to drop new collections on a
regular basis (every 4-6 weeks)
From iconic and influential photographers who shaped the direction of modern photography
13/First Drop
In Jan, Focus Drop partnered with the prestigious @ParisMatch to launch its 1st drop
120 1/1 exclusive vintage celebrity photographs taken by Jean-Claude Deutsch
This sold out immediately with only now 15 listed on OS at a FP of 0.7 ETH
14/Watching Wallets
I came across the platform by noticing this collection in some OG Wallets:
@AlphaTrilogy - Largest NFT Photo Collector and #1 Holder
@VRPunk1 - Owner of 6 VR Punks and Serial Tech Entrepreneur
@NiftyMetaGirl - Famous NFT Photo Collector
15/Wallets continued
@shanelavalette - Famous Punk holder and Founder of @AssemblyCurated
@mullet_eth & @ats_nft - Star Punk and @artblocks_io Collectors
@dagg3rhigh & @Ape__Inn - Legendary BAYC Collectors
16/Summary
Focus Bloc is definitely a more long term collectible play which is heavily supported by some big players in the space
There is a new drop in the works
If you are interested I will share details on how to get involved in an upcoming thread
17/Team & Advisors
@Cat555552 @iancr @jakejfried @mindzeye @louisdazy @Tschuuuuly @brainy6634 @mullet_eth
18/Prominent Holders
@AlphaTrilogy @Ape__Inn @ats_nft @VRPunk1 @Apeconsult @shanelavalette @dagg3rhigh @NiftyMetaGirl @MetaAgent99 @ForcedinMuse @haroldeytan @Jo52060945 @darmonhugo @Wa11_nft @cyber_humanoid @Izg0od @AllThingsCrypt7 @erikarand @Fuchsbau1313
19/TL;DR
1. What is Focus Bloc?
2. Vintage Photography
3. Value
4. Historic Sales
5. Founder
6. SuperRare
7. Advisors
8. Art Galleries
9. Genesis Pass
10. Genesis Pass Advantages
11. Drop Schedule
12. First Drop
13. Watching Wallets
14. Summary
20/Thanks for reading ❤❤❤
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