.@naval on how to figure out what to do / what to build / what to work on:
Our parents used to say βDo whatβs practical.β
Books today will say βDo what you love.β
Instead, Naval advises βDo what feels like play to you but looks like work for others.β
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I'm super excited/nervous af to finally announce that I will be releasing my first on-chain generative art project 'Automatism' on @artblocks_io next Friday March 25, 12pm ET & 11am CT / Saturday March 26, 12am GMT+8!π±
artblocks.io/project/281
(Mainnet mint #0)
Last year I wouldnβt have believed it if you had told me Iβd have my art displayed on a huge billboard in Times Square, New York. So unreal seeing these photos. π₯Ή
Thank you @toddgoldberg@curatedxyz for making this possible. ππΌπ€
Submitted my @HerbertWFranke tribute project. Taking this opportunity to announce that this will be my next long-form project which I'm calling "Ir/rational Beauty", aimed for a @fx_hash_ release in about 2 weeks. Will share more soon!
Here's an output from 1 of the modes:
I love artists/creators that experiment with a variety of tools or mediums. Painters who code. Coders who paint. Actors who cook. Chefs who make pottery. Drummers who sing. Saxophonists who love math. To me itβs all part of expressing individual creativity and βbecomingβ.
It brings me a great amount of joy to present the generative art project that I've spent the past couple of weeks creating specially for the @fx_hash_ x @ArtBasel Hong Kong x @Tezos live minting gallery titled 'Gestalt'!
Being in this space can be brutal for an artist, new or old. The FOMO, a million things competing for everyoneβs attention, being inspired yet equally intimidated by your heroes, not to mention the hyper financialization of everythingβ¦
So excited to announce that I am part of this @ChristiesInc x @gucci Future Frequencies event exploring the interplay between autonomous systems & fashion!
Allow me to share a little bit about some of the thoughts behind the piece I contributed, 'Fabric Expressions'
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Christie's X Gucci | Future Frequencies: Explorations in Generative Art & Fashion is open for browsing!
Explore the dynamic works showcasing the intersection of fashion, art & technology as a continuation of our 7th annual Art + Tech Summit
Register now:
bit.ly/3JV8Pbf
π¨ I will be releasing the 450 available editions of 'Gestalt' in ~14 hours π¨
(15:00 UTC everytimezone.com/s/37d42cd2)
Staying true to the idea that this piece is a gift, it will be made available for π just like those that were physically claimed at ABHK.
fxhash.xyz/generative/13495
As someone who likes sharing WIP shots/thoughts it was SO hard to not talk about this but now that the reveal is done I can finally say what an honor it was to participate in @proof_xyz's @Grails Season IV as artist #1 behind the piece 'Drawing with Code'! π
π§΅Read more!π
Iβm notoriously slow af w/ my art.
I procrastinate, chase random curiosities down many rabbit holes, get rly mechanical/in the weeds⦠I can also end up hating my art (or myself) & walk away.
This one took weeks. And itβs still buggy as hell. But damn am I fking proud of it rn.
βIn the summer of 1924, the splendor of the meridonal sky inspired Picasso to create his own constellations: ink dots connected by fine pen lines that turn the zodiac into guitars and mandolins and the crotchen-dotted staves of musical scores.β
Black pen & ink in his notebook.
I was thrilled to wake up to the news that a late bid had come in, even more so and humbled to learn it was from the legendary @Vince_Van_Dough π₯Ήππ»ββοΈ
A champion of generative art and diverse personal expression and creativity, Iβm happy this piece aptly met its collector ππΌπ€
There's an old story about how Italian painter Giotto, in a hurry, sent a single hand drawn perfect circle via messenger to audition to be the Pope's artist. The Pope, understanding its significance, gave Giotto the job.
Gen artists today trying to make imperfect circles π