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@ArtOnBlockchain
Founder of @artblocks_io. Creator of the Squiggle. Art + Blockchains keep me busy. Shoutout to @larvalabs for lighting the fuse.
Chromie Squiggle 24/7 Live Stream youtube.com/@chromiesquigg… Featuring a different Chromie Squiggle every day. 👇
"A video game is a fidget spinner with a story". -- @mitchellfchan via @matto__matto I started tinkering with making a Gameboy game with my kiddo and in the process started to wonder if something like this could be put fully on chain. Gameboy games are compiled C code and you…
"I've always been interested in maybe developing a video game..." - @ArtOnBlockchain
Appreciate this so much Harvey. The @artblocks_io Studio represents a lot of the original vision for Art Blocks in the first place. But also a necessary decoupling from the cadence of what “Art Blocks” is releasing and instead a home to host work independently released by…
Why my short term thinking made me miss the bigger vision of Art Blocks. I have to be honest, when Art Blocks reduced its release cadence significantly I felt frustrated. It seemed to me that even if the market was hurting, a gallery without regular new shows or a platform…
A simple, often colorful pixelated stick figure with an afro that represents who I am simmered down to the simplest possible form. The “Pixel Man”, also referred to as the “Little Man”, is a character that’s been a part of my life for a long time. Well before the Squiggle, this…
thirty days in marfa week two 'the pixel man' @ArtOnBlockchain x @glitchmarfa
In the coming months, you’ll see meaningful changes at Art Blocks: some that honor our past, others that look towards the future. Today we introduce Collector Profiles: aggregate wallets, log in via email, track sets & achievements. Create yours: artblocks.io
Art Blocks today is a very different organization than it was just a year ago. And the stuff we are working on and thinking about reflects that. In fact, pretty soon @artblocks_io will feel very different than it has up until now, in various ways. We have already made a bunch of…
Some days are better than others. Some years are better than others. But we get out of bed every morning, year after year, because we believe in why we are here and what we are building towards. We are all on this journey together. Every artist, collector, builder, even the…
thirty days in marfa week one 'self-portrait' @ArtOnBlockchain x @glitchmarfa
Some days are better than others. Some years are better than others. But we get out of bed every morning, year after year, because we believe in why we are here and what we are building towards. We are all on this journey together. Every artist, collector, builder, even the…
thirty days in marfa week one 'self-portrait' @ArtOnBlockchain x @glitchmarfa
No place on earth brings me more peace or inspiration than this view. Excited to make this part of the story I’m telling with LIFT. Enjoy the holiday weekend everyone. @glitchmarfa
This entire project, working with @brtmoments, experiencing the outputs with friends one at a time, spending time in CDMX, was an absolutely unforgettable experience. Feels like an eternity ago now too.
1/ @artonblockchain’s second onchain algorithm, '100 Untitled Spaces', released in 2022 with @brtmoments in the city of the artist's birth – Mexico City. Snowfro's '100 Untitled Spaces' algorithm is a meditation on color, space, and the emotional dimension of architecture.
I heard @VitalikButerin speak for the first time today at @EthCC. His talk was about continuing to advance core principles of Ethereum like decentralization and privacy and not simply putting things on chain for the sake of being on chain. His first test was the “Walkaway Test”.…
PostParams unlocks full smart contract interoperability to generative releases on AB, bringing with endless possibilities. Proud and excited to debut with this beautiful release from @dotjiwa’s Marfa residency in collaboration with @opensea! Appreciate your courage and…
Two big announcements! 🎉 1. Today we introduce PostParams, transforming on-chain generative art into a living, collaborative work of art. Your works become art that grows, changes, & evolves over time. 2. @dotjiwa's "DDUST" debuts this living art July 8th on @opensea
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LIFT (a self portrait) residency no. 3 @glitchmarfa
This work is just about as @EfdotStudio as it gets and @0xdiid has done an excellent job bringing Efdot’s essence to life in algorithmic form! Proud to have your work reside within the @artblocks_io ecosystem. 🍻
Cities aren’t just places to live, they’re portals of memory, culture, and transformation. "CITIES" by @EfdotStudio x @0xdiid on @artblocks_io, June 16. Everything you need to know to participate ⤵️
Hey Punks! Exactly 8 years ago (to the minute) I claimed my first punk. In the years since we've seen a ton of incredible ways the community has shown up for the project and created public goods for the ecosystem and here's yet one more for y'all to nerd out on. Excited to…
A little late to the party but excited to come home from Lisbon to this! So excited to get to be part of this series in such great company with creators I admire. Huge thanks to @a16zcrypto and @sharidoherty for including me and letting me share my thoughts and thanks for…
Excited to welcome Erick Calderon, aka Snowfro (@ArtOnBlockchain) to @a16zcrypto Voices Onchain — our series spotlighting visionary creators at the intersection of art and technology. As the founder of @artblocks_io, Erick pioneered the generative art movement, empowering…
I struggle to express myself with incoherent ramblings on podcasts and tweets and spaces. But Harvey has absolutely nailed it here. Thanks for the kind words @harvey_rayner . (And this new work is stunning.)
Had a long discussion with two old ladies from the local Zen Center last night about code-based art, the blockchain and random minting. As usual, I was reluctant to go down that rabbit hole with those uninitiated to Web3. The thing is however, they were fascinated and totally…
Always been fascinated with museum gift shops. People go to museums and see a ton of mostly unobtainable artwork but feel inspired and head to the gift shop where they might be able to grab a book or a poster or a postcard or puzzle, a small piece of their experience that they…
This should be a blast! See y’all tomorrow!
He’s the mind behind the Squiggle and a leading force in the onchain art movement. This Thursday (5/22) at 11am ET @ArtOnBlockchain will join @TheMiamiApe and @balon_art on Spaces to talk Art Blocks, creative code, and what’s next for the space. (Spaces link below)
Appreciate you @KateVassGalerie and your continued support and presence in the generative art space!! Thanks for the writeup.
COLLECTOR’S CHOICE 1/ Launched in November 2020, Chromie Squiggles is a groundbreaking work by Erick Calderon, also known as SnowFro (@ArtOnBlockchain), released on his innovative platform, Art Blocks (@artblocks_io). It marked a turning point in digital art and demonstrated how…