A curated presentation of long-form gen art Icons.
A subjective list of the most iconic long-form projects in generative art, assembled from myriad considerations, labeled for granular searching, and ordered for narrative + general reflection of the landscape. The Icons serve to remind and expand perspectives of experienced collectors, and create a compelling case for the quality and diversity of fine art for new ones.
Collaborations that push generative art forward.
Led by Tender founder Adam Berninger, we work closely with new and established generative artists to conceive, co-create, fine-tune, and launch new long-form projects. Our focus is on creating artworks that have meaning, beauty, and originality – while supporting the growth of each artist during, and after, the collaboration.
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Tools to find, acquire, and appreciate works that speak most to you.
Use our tools to Watch the listings and sales of specific projects, Save pieces to later acquire, track your portfolio, batch list + purchase artworks, create interactive galleries, and more. As we grow, more features will be added to meet collector needs in a simple and elevated experience.
Keep track of new drops across platforms and chains.
With hundreds of generative art releases each week, our curated view of cross-platform and multi-chain drops / events help you stay on top of everything that’s going on. Then use our calendar integration to synch the ones you want to your own cal.
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ESSENTIAL READING
ARTICLE BY J. Ippolito, R. Rienhart
Re-collection: Art, New Media, and Social Memory
The first book on the philosophy and aesthetics of digital preservation examines the challenge posed by new media to our long-term social memory.
ARTICLE BY Matt Pearson
Generative Art - A Practical Guide Using Processing
Generative Art presents both the technique and the beauty of algorithmic art. The book includes high-quality examples of generative art, along with the specific programmatic steps author and artist Matt Pearson followed to create each unique piece using the Processing programming language.
ON Amazon
ARTICLE BY Amy Goodchild
What is Generative Art?
An artwork may be generative in some ways and not in others. A piece could have generative aspects even if the artist didn’t have that intention. There are ways in which a painting could be considered generative.
ARTICLE BY Chris Ried
What Makes a Good Generative Agent?
It’s an interesting question to consider and my objective is to glean a few nuggets of reflection as we consider what makes an excellent agent.
ARTICLE BY Tero Parviainen
How Generative Music Works - A Perspective
This presentation is about making music by designing systems that make music.
ARTICLE BY Hevey
Circle Packing and Development Logic
Circle packing is something that may seem complex at first but is actually quite simple.
ON fx(text)
ARTICLE BY A.V. Marraccini
Waiting for the “Drop”: Crypto-art and Speed
In crypto, as in war, stasis is death. You will miss the drop.
ON HyperAllergic
ARTICLE BY Herbert W Franke
Computer Graphics, Computer Art
This book describes concepts and tools for computer graphics, computer animation, picture processing, computer-aided design, computer music, computer choreography and computer poetry. In addition, it gives a historical review from the origins of computer art to current developments.
ARTICLE BY Tyler Hobbs
Creating Soft Textures Generatively
Most of the generative artwork I see exclusively uses hard, sharp transitions. Some pieces use smooth gradients or basic transparency to create transitions. Very few pieces go beyond that.
