E52 - Computer-Made Art
01. News
- KenConsumer cohosting
With Trinity out for another week of parental leave, friend of the podcast KenConsumer was gracious enough to fill in vibe with Will for this week's episode. Did you know that he was our very first interview back in January? Check it out if you haven't already.
The interview discusses Ken's fascinating background in the art world, and you can collect some of his work over on Objkt! Also, don't miss his podcast, Arbitrarily Deterministic!
- Ken's top 10 of 2022
Ken got in on the action and named his top 10 (plus bonus) projects of the year. Cross compare with Will and Trinity's in last week's notes.
- 1. Fragments of a Wave
- 2. Over the Air
- 3. Sediment
- 4. pang
- 5. Ethereal Microcosm
Ethereal Microcosm is beautiful in its constant variability and life. Check out Ken's entire thread below to see how #12 morphs each day -
- 6. Toccata
- 7. Leander Herzog (Returns & Gerhard)
- 8. ZOOM (4hwf)
(don't forget to hit 'run', you fools!)
- 9. Stitched: Trauma
Also referenced (and which is your favorite?) -
- 10. THE400FLIPS
- Bonus round
- Rudxane is trending
It's safe to say that rudxane is having a moment that is jumping off of the momentum from the latest verse.works exhibition. Let's take a look -
02. Projects of the week
- Foundations
Florian Zumbrunn took the world by storm with Foundations. This prototypical 'slow mint' exploded onto the secondary days after release and is continuing to see growth along with Zumbrunn's other projects.
Projects and pieces referenced -
- FORMAT
Ken loves this project by Unruly Unroll, who released one of his favorite fxhash projects in PALIMPSEST. Read his write-up on that project on Tender.
Projects referenced -
- Enfantines II. Enfantillage Pittoresques
Alejandro, aka the artist formerly known as (rat)chitect, released a follow-up to their breakout piece, Enfantines I. The sequel is a strong, standalone project that builds upon its predecessor and includes additional palettes and compositions to further increase its variety.
Projects and pieces referenced -
- The Past Ahead
Ferdinand Dervieux looked to history for inspiration for The Past Ahead; cyanotypes were a form of early photography that was printed on special type of paper. This project leverages the visual effect incredibly well, and the market agrees.
Projects and pieces referenced -
- Faux
31 collectors opted to buy into Faux at the top tier, making them eligible for a print of their output. Landlines + shaders is an amazing combo.
Projects referenced -
- Quantum Places Lost in Time
Art Ralgo broke their own mold with the creation of this beautiful landscape project that was loved by secondary market. Quantum Place's icey mood is a perfect pick for the winter solstice.
Projects and pieces referenced -
- Archiplex II
Archiplex II is Andrew Strauss' genesis project on the platform and the sequel to a collection of four curated works on Objkt (call, as you may have guess, 'Archiplex').
Check out Andrew's twitter for the plotting videos mentioned in this episode -
03. Shoutouts
- CRAYONS
Project referenced -
- GEOMORPHISM
Projects (and tweet) referenced -
- Univercell
Don't forget to listen to Ken's interview with HAL09999 below!
The artist also released two supporting fxtext articles here and here.
Projects referenced -
![[fxhashturnsone] 2022 A Generative Odyssey](../assets/nft-21565-8fc1c14d1b.png)
- Attractor
Listen to our interview with Chris -
- How to Draw Bubbles (◕‿◕)♡
- Vents
- Celebration
That's it for this week! We wish you a very happy New Year and can't wait to see what 2023 brings. As always, please consider collecting this article as a sign of support.
xoxo,
Trinity & Will