 CHROMATLAS Deep Dive

Toccata Deep Dive

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Memories of Qilin Deep Dive

Bent Deep Dive

Pang Deep Dive

Mythic Latent Glitches Deep Dive

ARTISTS ON THEIR ART

TENDER EDITORIALS

The question I had on my mind when starting this process was whether a natural language processing AI like GPT-3 could be creative.

GPT-3 and me: A Generative Coding Study

There are great circle packing algorithms and descriptions out there. I wanted to do something similar, but for non-cicular and image-based shapes.

Non-Circular Packing

Book on Generative Design, including all the code

Generative Design

From Ethereum to Tezos, Nate Maddrey explains what makes smart contracts so important to the world of NFTs

How do Smart Contracts Actually Work?

In biographical notes, Vera Molnar is often introduced with these few words: “An abstract geometric artist since 1948”. Her ascending line is thus obviously abstract geometrical art, and her artistic predecessors are Kandinsky, Malevitch, Mondrian, and Klee. Vera Molnar, along with François Morellet and Julije Knifer, is among the representatives of conceptual art today in France.

Véra Molnar - une rétrospective

In this article, we interview contemporary generative art prodigy (my words, not his) Manolo Gamboa Naon from Argentina. 

Generative Art Finds Its Prodigy

In generative art, it is important to create dimensionless projects, ie projects that return exactly the same result regardless of the size of the canvas.

How to create a dimensionless project with p5js

Generative art is defined by the unseen hand – a system or algorithm or AI-powered design program that, working with variables and within parameters established by the artist, can generate almost infinite outcomes. And for some, it’s the future.

Generative art: the creatives powering the AI art boom

33 rules to take you from clueless amateur to generational talent (or at least help you live life a little more creatively)

How to Be an Artist

EDITORIALS

The NFT Collector - Ida Belle

An Interview with Florian Zumbrunn

Collecting Digital: Derek Schloss on Snowfro

In Conversation with Per Kristian Stoveland

FEMGEN Interview Series: A conversation with Sasha Stiles

In this episode I'm joined in studio by Raphael de Courville AKA sableRaph and together we call one of the founders of Processing, Casey Reas, to talk about the history of Processing.org and where they see that going. Like always, the conversation veered in many directions, but we did a relatively good job of staying on track throughout the hour. Personally, I learned a bunch and had a great time.

AD #034 - Casey Reas & Raphael de Courville

Eli, Derek, and Sam join forces this week to chat about the NFT market, Art Blocks volume, and the Three Arrows Capital liquidation. They also welcome special guest Seth Goldstein (Founder, Bright Moments) to share his story about creating Bright Moments, scaling it across the world, and the magic of the Bright Moments Tokyo event.

Proof - The Digital Art Market with Seth Goldstein

In this episode I talk to my partner in art, Evan Greene. Evan is a self proclaimed "Stay at home Dad with an Art degree" and makes art primarily with AI tools. He and I discuss his education, what he does in his artistic practice, the project he and I did together- SCULPT, and where he sees that going in the near future, among other things. It was a real pleasure having Evan on, hope you enjoy listening as much I did talking to him.

AD #033 - Evan Greene

This week the cat is out of the bag on WTBS. We are proud to bring a very special interview episode with Ozzie, renowned fx(hash) team member and confirmed Human Person. Join us and learn how Ozzie came to crypto, NFTs, and fx(hash). We also explore his passion for philanthropy, dig into some of his collabs, and talk about the challenges of the current market and what we can look forward to on fx(hash).

WTBS - with Ozzie

In this episode I talk to Danielle King for the second time. Among other things, Danielle is an artist using AI as a tool to bring her artistic vision to life. Danielle and I talk about her process, working with the Vertical Crypto Art residency, Expanded.art, her EmProps drop "The Muses", AI's interpretation of the female gaze, the exhibition she is curating for NFT Europe 2023 called "Embodied" and how she juggles all her various roles in life. As always, it was great to spend time talking to her.

AD #032 - Danielle King

Our first-ever interview with an artist who has not dropped on fx(hash)... yet.

WTBS - with Cory Haber

Interviews

Audio & Visual

Joe Kennedy (Unit London co-founder) discusses bucking the system, with Artnome (Jason Bailey).

Rebuilding The Art World

In the work of Tyler Hobbs, the relationship between humans and machines is filled with productive tensions.

Manual Override

The artist discusses the moment generative art went mainstream with Jason Bailey 

An Interview with Dmitri Cherniak

This post is a brief retrospective in which I look back onto the past two years of making code based blockchain art. I tackle some lessons that I've learned, some of the emotional struggles that I've experienced and conclude with some tips to grapple with this fast paced environment.

Making Generative Blockchain Art on FxHash: A brief Retrospective

As Bright Moments Tokyo spotlights a new generation of digital artists, KUMALEON hosts a group of rising suns

Generative Art and Japan's Bright Future

Computing and creativity have always been linked. In the early 1800’s when Charles Babbage designed the Analytical Engine, his friend Ada Lovelace wrote in a letter that, if music could be expressed to the engine, then it “might compose elaborate and scientific pieces of music of any degree of complexity or extent.”

Early Computer Art in the 50's & 60's

The artist tells Alex Estorick how he turned painting into a digital system to generate art 

The Color of Code

Recent Words From Critical Voices

The annual event of daily generative art coding challenges has begun. Organized by Piter Pasma – with results documented by joyn.xyz – use this link as a starting point for all prompts:

Bright Moments brings another phenomenal lineup to its Paris Collection and minting experience this February 20-24, overlapping with NFT Paris.

Bright Moments Paris Collection Lineup Announced

The anticipated launch of fxhash 2.0 is December 14th and features an Ethereum integration, on-chain minting, open editions, and five Tender Collaboration releases.

The Museum of Modern Art celebrates a radical new way for collaborative art and creativity to meet on the blockchain.

MoMa Postcard Integrates Blockchain + Enlists Generative Artists

Plotters have weathered decades of esoteric status in digital art, to finally see a renaissance of use in the budding generative art landscape. Spurred by Feral File’s new exhibition of plotted works, RCS investigates the plotter’s staying power.

Jason Bailey (aka Artnome) reflects on fxhash and considers the impact of its 2.0 launch in his new editorial The Art of Radical Inclusivity.

On the Merits of Inclusivity in Generative Art

New in Generative Art...

Genuary 2024 Kicks Off!

Bright Moments Paris Collection Lineup Announced

fx(hash) Adds Ethereum with 2.0 Launch

MoMa Postcard Integrates Blockchain + Enlists Generative Artists

The Power of the Plotter

On the Merits of Inclusivity in Generative Art