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Discover How Graphic & Sound Design, Journalism, and Teaching Influenced Mark Webster’s NFTs
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Mark Webster has practiced many things during his professional career. Graphic design, sound design, journalism, teaching, and, of course, programming. Mark combines all this knowledge in his NFT art, resulting in various creations, from symbols and abstract pieces to AI/GAN art (artificial intelligence / generative adversarial networks). He has been a constant contributor to the Processing community and founded Processing Paris and the Processing Cities project.
Can you tell me a bit about your background?
My background is a mixed bag. I never received any formal training in art or design. Apart from being classically trained in piano from an early age, I’m self-taught in what I practice and teach today. Some critical stages in my life have guided me in this journey.
At university, I studied French and Chinese, which may seem quite incongruous to what I do today but, in…