GM with some background on my new series on @exchgART post-future-digital-alien-tapestry-core: a series of digital artworks inspired by woven tapestries, digital aesthetics, and fractal-esque repeating patterns found in math, science, and nature. This series represents a search for Truth in the intersection of math, science, and nature. My fascination with this "Truth" began with a question that came to mind while observing a sunset over the Mississippi River in New Orleans: "What is the scientific explanation for why humans universally find sunsets so beautiful and enthralling?" This question led me down a rabbit hole, searching for instances where art, beauty, and science coincide -- this search eventually led him to study Benoit Mandelbrot's writings on the fractal nature of geometry and Leonardo DaVinci's lifelong obsession with the intersection of science, physics, nature, art, and beauty. Process: The textures in each work are created by crushing individual layers until repetitive patterns emerge as if unearthing them from below the surface of the screen. Well-known fractal shapes such as Sierpinski triangles are revealed through intentional degradation, sparking more curiosity about how and why these patterns emerge both in nature and in the computational crushing of a digital canvas. Textures are then woven together layer by layer, taking ingredients that both nature and machine provide and weaving them together with a human touch like a tapestry, creating an interplay between order and chaos that mirrors the natural world and the universe. FALLEN ‘24

This wallet started with zero this month. 1 CIRCUIT sale. 2 artist BONK drops from @formfunction and @exchgART. Just wanna say thank you, y’all are changing lives 🙏

𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 11 1/1s — 10 SOL buy now 1 Open Edition — 4,206,900 BONK All pieces have been minted and are scheduled to go live on @exchgART at 1pm EST tomorrow, 12/16/2023. 1/1 holders may DM to reserve. Explore the entire collection at the link below.

Advice for myself and for fellow artists: Before blaming external factors for your perceived lack of success, look internally and see what YOU can be doing better. If you see an artist selling for more than you and that bothers you here are 6 Do's and Dont's to keep in mind: (1) DON'T compare yourself to others. (2) DO compare your current self to your past self. (3) DON'T react from a place of jealousy. (4) DO react from a place of curiosity and a desire to learn. Study artists who have achieved what you hope to achieve. Reach out to them from a place of curiosity, ask for advice, reverse engineer what they've done, and learn from them. (5) DON'T drag other artists down in an attempt to lift yourself up. (6) DO take a hard and honest look inward. Focus on the things you have control over and find areas you can improve in your own art. Jealousy and blaming others is lame and a major turn-off to fellow artists and potential collectors, but more importantly, jealousy will cloud the mind, distort reality, and ultimately prevent us from growing as artists. When we inevitably hit a wall as artists and get frustrated, our energy is best spent focusing on the things we have control over and can improve upon so that we can continue marching towards that best version of ourselves as artists.

This is mega embarrassing, but I’m crying tears of joy rn. I started this series in January having just picked up an iPad hoping for a 1 or 2 sol sale. My unrealistic, moonshot goal was to be where I am today… but I never dreamed it could actually happen.

Today I’m having to face the sad reality that I probably won’t be able to make a living off of my art on Solana like I have been this year. I know I’m not alone in this so here is a short 🧵 for all my artist friends on perseverance and why I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE 1/4

“Pepe Was Here” 100 editions at ◎1 Tomorrow, Aug. 15 on @exchgART

𝐆𝐌 // 𝐂𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐔𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐏

Rocky Mountain Sunset after shmerkin on some Colorado homegrown.

Live from Art Basel 🫶

“I could do that” may be the laziest, lowest form of art criticism. Here is a thread of artworks in chronological order that any of us could have done (but didn’t). Red Yellow Blue II by Ellsworth Kelly 1965

fip.006 Auction start: Wed, August 3, 3pm CST Duration: 24 hr Where: @exchgART See below for detail shots + hidden Pepe challenge

Happy Sunday. Do I buy more @honeydefi bees today? Already have 8 but a nice round number like 10 might be nice… seems very undervalued right now at sub 8 $sol.

SOLD OUT PEPE in under 20 minutes LFG Love my Solanoo art fam. This seriously feels surreal. Thank you so much to @exchgART for the opportunity to share my art with the world.

Presenting: CIRCUIT This 🧵 discusses: WHAT - what to expect from the series HOW - how to purchase WHY - why I'm doxxing for this series and what I hope to achieve with this series CIRCUIT.001 has been minted and reserved - expect a sale announcement soon!

Idea: Put like ten Solana artists together in an AirBNB for a week or two. Let us make some crazy shit together. Film it all. By the end we’ll have a short film, an epic collaborative series of art, and a legendary experience. Let’s manifest it. 🧘‍♂️

GM — I’m thrilled to announce that my art will be exhibited at @ArtBasel Miami Beach alongside other talented friends. The event is open to the public December 8-10 and you can find my work featured in the @Solana footprint. solana.com/art-basel #artbaselmiamibeach

fip.012 Sold to @0xMQQ for ◎18! I feel the private sale experience can allow for a deeper connection between artist & collector, as we're able to discuss & bond over the art prior to the sale. Thank you MQQ. I'm thrilled to see this special piece find a good home.

Been a little quiet this week as I’m wrapping up what has been an amazing trip to Tahoe and San Francisco to visit family. Found some serious inspiration in those mountains. Here’s a little sneak peak into the next piece.

gm Here is some art I made. All I ask for in return is a gm.

"Fallen #13 - Ascension" Auction is LIVE! Auction details: Start: 7 pm CST (6/15) End: 7 pm CST (6/16) Where: @exchgART Below is a description of the final piece. I'll be joining the Exchange team tomorrow for a spaces in which I'll discuss this piece and the series!

GM. Still here. Still creating. Still vibing.

GM - today is the 1 year anniversary of the day I minted "Fallen #13 - Ascension" closing to my genesis series FALLEN. I've published an exhibition on @exchgART containing my reflections on the "Peeking Circle" motif. Exit through the gift shop and grab a FREE edition (or 255)

Fallen #10 - Skywalker goes live on @exchgART tonight. Auction start: 8:00 pm CST (Wed. 5/18/22) Duration: 24 hr Auction link and inspiration below 👇

fip.006 is live on @exchgART Duration: 24 hrs End time: FRI, AUG 5 2pm CST I feel this is one of my strongest works to date. “We watched the sun melt over the mountains. I looked up to the sky and forgot where we were. Lost in the chaos. We found life. We found beauty.”

'Frozen Flowers' A mini-series of 3 editions - dropping Mondays in March. Culminating on the first day of Spring. More info 👇

Florals n Barbed Wire by @IshikaGuha2 Purchased for ◎8 via @exchgART

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fip.010 detail. Full reveal soon. Auction at 3 CST today.

Fallen #10 - Skywalker has sold to @thecopers for ◎ 36.67! Thank you so much to Copers and everyone else who placed bids or supported in other ways. Only three pieces to go until the collection is finished 👀

Thrilled to announce that I’m now a Publisher for Nifty Gateway! As a Publisher, I will be curating drops on @niftygateway and I look forward to using this great opportunity to support emerging artists. Stay tuned for more to come!

fip.005 has sold to @BigBrainGallery for ◎48.89, an ATH for the new series! I’m humbled and honored to have a piece in the Big Brain Gallery. It feels so rewarding to take a risk, try a new artistic direction that I truly believe in, and see people connect with it. So grateful

A project’s ability to sustain long term success is largely determined by its ability to control and maintain constant cycles of hype. Positive speculation leads to positive price action. This is the real alpha I got from @frankdegods’s explanation of the new @DeGodsNFT.

Gm More flowers on the way 🌻

Woke up and accidentally went on an a small art buying spree this morning. Too much new good art on SOL Be the trickle down you want to see 🧘‍♂️

Fallen #11 - Rituals goes live on @exchgART tonight. Start time: 5 pm CST / 10 pm UTC / 3 pm PST Duration: 24 hours Auction link in comments and bio

Blood Moon A collaboration with @nev_in_color. Auction today Oct. 31 at 1pm CST on @exchgART!

I’m so bad at trading NFTs. But damn am I good at buying art I can’t afford.

I’m thrilled to present the final 7 pieces of my fip series. They have been minted on @exchgART & are now available for presale via DM. This thread contains a first look at the final 7 fips and a brief overview of what to expect over the coming weeks. exchange.art/single/Geh2r6SQ…

fip.001 is live on @exchgART Excited to see who walks away with the first Fallen is peaking piece tomorrow. This was the result of heavy experimentation and it’s the work that made me realize that I had a series on my hands. Duration: 24 hr End: 3 pm CST Thur. 07/21/22 Link ⬇️

fip.006 has sold to absolute legend of a collector @0xMQQ for 19.99 $SOL! Over the moon right now - thank you to 0xMQQ, @OOGA_Mentality, @cnk_sol, and @degenpoet for bidding! And thank you to @exchgART for giving me the platform to share my work 🙏

Back-to-back fip sale alert! fip.013 has sold to @FlannelCapital for ◎20. fip.014 has sold to @WayneNooten for ◎20. FC and Wayne have some of the best eyes for art around, and I'm honored to see these pieces go to these two visionary collectors.

C I R C U I T ⬛️🟦🟩🟨🟥

Now seems like a good time to break some news: I am officially a full time artist! I will not be going on the next set of tours as a tour manager, so going forward 100% of my time and energy will be spent on my art. I like to create dreamworlds. #PortfolioDay

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Hidden Scribes By @0DDxJ0BS From OJ’s SOL genesis series “Gathering. Passing.” Stolen for 30 SOL on @exchgART

Seeing @phantom tweet out my art was not something I envisioned happening anytime soon. Having my art exhibited at @ArtBasel was not something I envisioned happening anytime soon. I have had the blinders on working on my craft throughout the bear, just focusing on doing the task at hand (my art) as well as I can and not wasting time fantasizing about the results I may get at the end of the journey. The artistic process is the reward and any results and recognition are just the cherry on top. Thank you @solana and our wonderful art community for making this possible. We’re still just getting started.

I have been wanting a Typestracts ever since I saw the first drop, but I wanted to wait for the perfect one for me. This was a no brainer. Fallen Type By @degenpoet Acquired via @exchgART

Who else downloaded Twitter specifically for NFTs? I can’t be the only one who never used Twitter before getting into NFTs

My offering for @solBOOGLE

Gm. Had a planned break after the first series to give it “time to breath.” Fuck it, we back. FIP-001. Tomorrow. 24 hrs. More info otw.

Too crazy to be a CIRCUIT?

The 1/1 Illuminati is not real. But if it was real, it would look something like this.

Hi mom (2023) 24HR OPEN EDITION LIVE Exclusively on @exchgART please see 🧵 on underlying meaning

How I turned this screenshot (left) into fip.012 (right) — simplified into 10 steps. A visual thread displaying the process behind fip.012 and discussing the deeper meaning behind the fip aesthetic, fip process, and fip series as a whole. 🧵

fip.001 will be auctioned off tomorrow on @exchgART This is the first piece of “fallen is peaking” series. This special piece has been on display in the PapiQ gallery and the time finally feels right to find a forever home for it. Start: 3 pm CST Wed. 07/20/22 Duration: 24 hr

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The artist ⬇️ The art ⬇️

Eating my humble pie today. Asking myself how I went from consistent +50 SOL sales a few months ago to getting no bids for half that today. I spent the past months focusing on improving my craft which meant less time on twitter. I thought (still think) these final fip pieces are some of my best works, so I’m trying to figure out what I’m overlooking and where I can improve. Any feedback or advice is welcome and appreciated! I’m here to grow not sulk.

I’m back in my hometown of Nashville for the month staying with family. The walls are covered in my old oil paintings. I thought I’d share a glimpse into where my journey as an artist began. Here’s one of my first landscapes that I did 10 years ago. Collected by grandma ❤️

'Full Bloom' The final edition of 'Frozen Flowers' is LIVE now on @exchgART.

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CIRCUIT.015 My ETH genesis has been listed for 0.30 ETH Grateful to be included in @exchgART Curated Drops

Fallen #12 - The Long and Winding Road 24 hour auction begins Wednesday (tomorrow) Shoutout to @SOL_js1 for helping me conceptualize this piece - one of my favorite things about this space is the ability for artists and collectors to connect like never before through art.

"fip.002" is live on @exchgART! This is the first auction from my second solo series, "fallen is peaking". Duration: 24 hours End time: 4pm CST Thurs. Auction link and series description below.

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Late posting about one particularly special acquisition due to touching grass with the fam over holidays. But was lucky enough to finally collect a @micalnoelson 1/1: “Untilted 42” from his series “An emergent aesthetic of abstract complexity” It’s no secret I’m most drawn to digital abstract so Mical has been at the top of my white-whale wish list for as long as I can remember. Thrilled to finally have a piece of his as a cornerstone of my collection as I believe a digital abstract collection would simply not be complete without him in it. Bonus note: do you see the bird?

CIRCUIT.012 Collected by @paranoidhill for 75 SOL on @exchgART. Read on for a short 🧵 about the piece and process.

fip.020 has sold to @mic333sol for ◎35 — which means my second series “fallen is peaking” is officially SOLD OUT! I’m thrilled to announce that this special piece will be shown at Art Basel at the @exchgART event! Absolutely surreal 🥹

fip.010 auction update 3 hours remain Current high bid: ◎15 by @quincy_sol End time: 3PM CST Thank you for all the support so far!

homecoming + Mother Mountain Collected by @FlannelCapital So glad to see these two go home with Flannel — these belonged together. Viewed side by side they flow into each-other and become something new, greater than the sum of their parts. Thank you FC 🫶

fip.011 - auction live on @exchgART Kintsugi chrome trees in New Orleans. Inspired the Japanese art of kintsugi [the art of fixing broken pottery with lacquer dusted in gold, silver, or platinum], hurricane season in New Orleans, and the strengthening effect of shared trauma.

The auction relay continues… fip.009 is now live on @exchgART! End time: 3pm CST Thur 🔗 below

“Fallen #13 - Ascension” This is the final piece of my first series. It represents the ending of one journey and the beginning of a new one. It is the capstone that ties the entire FALLEN story together. Full reveal + auction details below.

Any other sadists out there go back and look at the early @solBOOGLE auctions on Holaplex every once in a while and wonder what could have been or is that just me?

🚨one hour warning on fip.009🚨 Current high bid of ◎12 by @degenHFP. Thank you to everyone for the support so far this week. Gonna be another exciting week next week with my editions drop on @exchgART on the 15th 👀

Final installment of my first series drops next week. You might recognize some more old friends 👀

Alright let me explain.

CIRCUIT An exciting new chapter begins tomorrow on @exchgART

'CAUSE A PANIC' Suprise flash auction is LIVE on @exchgART. Duration: 8 hours Reserve: 0.1 Tick: 0.1 End time: 7pm CST A derivative of KINK by @VWPNY under CCO.

GM. Which palate we feeling?

𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 is live on @exchgART The ground from which the glitches grow. A series of works showcasing the first steps in my digital painting process, pre-glitching. 11 1/1s — 10 SOL buy now 1 Open Edition — 4,206,900 BONK 🔗 in bio + pinned tweet

Don’t buy art expecting a quick flip. Artists increase their prices over time by leveling up as an artist — whether it be improving the art itself, how they present/market their art, etc. Elevating oneself as an artist could take months, years, or a lifetime of work.

Gm to the artists who don’t DROP YOUR ART UNDER THIS TWEET because they know 99% of those bozos are just preying on desperate artists for the engagement and won’t actually RT or buy your art

-𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐃- fip.027 // A Lucid Moment Collected by @SolanaSensei The most recent fip works are some of my most meditative. They are a journey of self-awareness and self-understanding. I truly could not think of a more fitting home than with the Sensei. Thank you and continue spreading the positive message 🧘‍♂️

‘Fallen #12 - Anon’s Way’ is now in the hands of an absolute legend…So excited to welcome @iamlaurael to the FALLEN Fam. Thank you to Laura, and thank you to everyone who bosses, dropped gifs in the chat, and shared!

fip.011 Kintsugi chrome trees in New Orleans. Wednesday on @exchgART.

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I'm proud to present The Close Collection. A small gallery highlighting some of my favorite works that I've been lucky enough to collect - mostly abstract with some photography mixed in. And three large sculptures on the ceiling because why tf not. aether.so/space/8e9790e5-dcc…

fip.005 fip aims to bring you into the world of my imagination. Each piece is born from creative bursts bordering on delirium that last all night & into early mornings. This state allows my subconscious to reveal itself in the form of abstracted glitchscapes. wed on @exchgART

gm thank you for 3k 🙏

Hi, I'm FALLEN. I was born in January '22. One of my favorite aspects of on-chain art is the ability to track an artist’s development in real-time over the course of their career. Here is the story of my first 10 months as a digital artist as told through the peeking circle.

'Deep Freeze' The 2nd edition in the 'Frozen Flowers' mini-series. Coming Monday to @exchgART.

“Fallen #12 - Anon’s Way” auction is LIVE on @exchgART. End time: Thur 8pm CST / 9pm EST (assuming no network issues) It feels surreal that there is only one more piece remaining in my first series after this. It’s been a wild ride so far, but we are just getting started.

fip.015 has a new home with the friend, the legend @paranoidhill! I traded fip.015 with Lisanne as part of my purchase of her "Run nowhere land somewhere" physical painting pictured below. Thrilled on so many levels right now!

"Runaway Pepe" 50 editions at ◎2 Available now on @exchgART

Gm - It auction day! Auction details: Start: 7 pm CST (6/15) End: 7 pm CST (6/16) Where: @exchgART I dropped a link to the high res arweave link at the bottom of this thread. Zoom in on that high res file and drop a screenshot your favorite character below. 👇

“fip.010” explores the relationship between man, machine, order, chaos, and creativity. A painterly wave of human creativity crashes over a glitchscape of technology. We lie between these two forces, observing, holding on to the illusion of control for dear life.

Are you ready to go Cause I'm ready to go What you gonna do baby, baby Are you going with me Cause I'm going with you It's the end of all time You are a robot Now this is what it's like when worlds collide

I’m proud to present the final works in the fallen is peaking series. These final six pieces are inspired by lucid dreaming, dreams within dreams, and psychedelic experiences — mapping the layers of the conscious and subconscious mind. Layer 0: The Grass Began to Whisper