Art Blocks

**Trichro-matic** meditates on perception.

As you explore the piece, your perception of the structure shifts. Elements change their relationships - what is out turns in; what is flat deepens. What stood adjacent now occludes.

The piece uses rhythmic color and form, displacement, and juxtaposition to create structures that invite interpretation and exploration. Some outputs challenge our depth perception conventions, while others manipulate explicit structural cues and emphasize intentional imperfections.

From this concept, the piece gets its name - Trichro-matic - denoting the ability to perceive using all three primary colors. The hyphenated "o-matic" denotes fictional machinery, hinting at the generative system supporting the piece. Both hand-selected and algorithmically-generated color palettes feature, with the latter aiming to elicit emotions akin to the former.

When you explore an output from different starting points, you understand the elements" relationships differently. In these changing interpretations, no answer is definitive. Each perspective, whether your first, your last, or someone else"s, is valid.

Prints will be available for Trichro-matic owners. For more details, visit [this link](https://www.mountvitruvius.art).

Note: Renders might take longer on lower-end or mobile devices. This piece is my most technically complex release to date, relying on a custom GPU render process which can demand significant resources, even if outputs appear simple.

Finally, I dedicate this piece to my father, who suffered vision loss from a stroke in September 2023.

Trichro-matic #386

Hyper Drive: A-Side by Ryan Bell

Hyper Drive is based on the mathematics of recursion. Scale symmetry is used to create patterns that repeat at ever-smaller intervals, creating the illusion of infinite depth and complexity.

The rule for the recursive loop is incredibly simple. A box is drawn, then a snapshot of the full canvas is resized to cover the boundary. As this process is repeated, small variations in position create endless fractals.

This project is an experimental cross-chain collection, with a fully-generative A-side published via Art Blocks on Ethereum and an AI-based image composition B-side published via fxhash on Tezos. The artwork symbolizes the great divides we must cross, the connections we make along the way, and the disconnections we feel. We move through the world as the world moves through us.

Hyper Drive: A-Side #100

Vacation by Roope Rainisto

Rainisto creates constantly, experimenting with new ideas and techniques. To produce a series such as *Vacation*, he begins by considering the emotional quality he wants to express and formulates a narrative he wants the series to communicate. He trains custom models, such as Stable Diffusion, to express this emotional and narrative quality. He then uses AI to produce thousands upon thousands of images which he then carefully curates and edits. The process is both highly technical and deeply intuitive.

*Vacation* foregrounds the use of AI in the creation of the image, its artificiality is showcased rather than concealed. Subsequently, Rainisto calls attention to the artificiality of photography itself. He explains, In my mind photography has always been about the real and the unreal. Photos are not real. They"re 2D pieces of paper. We have this cultural acceptance, shared norms to consider them real. By blurring the boundaries between real and unreal: authentic and fake, Rainisto hopes that new technologies will foster scepticism and criticality, interrogating the idea of the photograph as an objective source of truth.

Red Or Blue

**Strands of Solitude** is a meditation on connection and isolation in the digital age. Through a series of intricate and highly detailed digital compositions, William Mapan delves into the ways in which social media and our increasing reliance on technology has both connected and disconnected us from one another.

The proliferation of social media and other digital platforms, Mapan's art highlights the ways in which we can still feel isolated and disconnected from those around us. His use of saturation, experimentation with density and negative space, and flow fields serves to emphasize not only this sense of disconnection, but more importantly remind the viewer that we are still part of a larger whole. As the viewer is drawn into the works, it is Mapans hope that we can recognize that we may be more similar than we are different.

Strands of Solitude by William Mapan

**Strands of Solitude** is a meditation on connection and isolation in the digital age. Through a series of intricate and highly detailed digital compositions, William Mapan delves into the ways in which social media and our increasing reliance on technology has both connected and disconnected us from one another.

The proliferation of social media and other digital platforms, Mapan"s art highlights the ways in which we can still feel isolated and disconnected from those around us. His use of saturation, experimentation with density and negative space, and flow fields serves to emphasize not only this sense of disconnection, but more importantly remind the viewer that we are still part of a larger whole. As the viewer is drawn into the works, it is Mapans hope that we can recognize that we may be more similar than we are different.

Despite this underlying sense of isolation, Mapan"s work also celebrates the ways in which we are able to connect and find common ground through our shared experiences and connections. By bringing together a variety of different elements and influences in his art, Mapan creates a sense of unity and connection that is palpable to the viewer. As we navigate the complexities of the digital age, Mapan"s art serves as a reminder of the ways in which we are all connected, even in the midst of seeming disconnection.

A central tenant to Mapan"s practice is his attempt to inject a sense of humanness into the algorithms that drive his generative art. Through his use of organic forms and rich textural elements, Mapan seeks to bridge the gap between the artificial and the human, creating works that are both technically impressive and emotionally resonant.

Strands of Solitude #260

gm. studio presents 'Mind the Gap' by MountVitruvius, a generative series inspired by childhood memories, play and exploration.

This collection is the first to be featured on the generative art platform gm. studio

It consists of 999 pieces & launched on Feb 5th 2022.


Mind the Gap by MountVitruvius

A generative series inspired by childhood memories, play and exploration. The program can use a variety of motions, collision types, colour processes, palettes and scales to create a wide range playful output.

Mind the Gap #514

Archetype by Kjetil Golid

Archetype explores the use of repetition as a counterweight to unruly, random structures. As each single component look chaotic alone, the repetition brings along a sense of intentionality, ultimately resulting in a complex, yet satisfying expression.

Archetype #420

Archetype #560

A platform for AI-generated art. 

https://braindrops.cloud/

BrainDrops

Life In West America is a post-photography project investigating America: the land as a concept, as an ideal, and the stories of the people inhabiting the space. The collection combines the visual language of traditional photography with the limitless artifice of AI, capturing a moment in time and in generative technology. Each of the pieces is generated using custom-trained models specific to this project.

Supermen

A first-of-its-kind space of co-creation between the Brazilian Indigenous Yawanawa community and media artist Refik Anadol.

Launching this historical collaboration, the Yawanawa community and Refik Anadol Studio have co-authored the Genesis collection 'Winds of Yawanawa'. The collection of 1000 unique Data Paintings brings the nuances of Yawanawa art to the digital world with the aim of preserving the communitys rich culture.

First and only official collaborative wallet of Refik Anadol, with Instituto Nixiwaka; representing the Yawanawa communities of Aldeia Sagrada and Nova Esperana.

Winds of Yawanawa by Yawanawa and Refik Anadol

Winds of Yawanawa is a collection of 1000 unique Data Paintings that harness weather data from the tribes village in the Amazon rainforest including wind speed, gusts, direction and temperature. This data then merges with the works of young Yawanawa artists, resulting in a mesmerizing play of traditional shapes and colors of data pigmentation.

The Winds of Yawanawa collection will bring the nuances of Yawanawa art to the digital world with the aim of preserving their rich culture.

NFT Data Paintings
Format: MP4 | 60 second loop

Each NFT comes with an archival museum quality physical print (44x22 inches) signed by Chief Nixiwaka Yawanawa & Refik Anadol

Winds of Yawanawa #380 by Yawanawa and Refik Anadol

No Walkway Needed

Biblical Prophecies

Winds of Yawanawa #29 by Yawanawa and Refik Anadol

Anticyclone by William Mapan

Anticyclones are a weather phenomena.
They pierce through darkness to instill peace and calm. Their planetary scale reminds us of how little we are and how powerful they can be.

High pressure, rotation, air flow The "Anticyclone" series is an artistic exploration and interpretation of those concepts.

The rendering borrows its aesthetics from traditional and organic media like paper and crayons, to lend an analog/archival look.

"Can a computer draw like a human?"
The question is asked and challenged once more through "Anticyclone".

[Press the left/right keys to explore the different steps building the final image. Bottom/top for the first/last step. Can be intense for your machine]

Anticyclone #569

Memories of Qilin by Emily Xie

Memories of Qilin is inspired by traditional East Asian art. It channels the sense of movement and fluidity found in classical Chinese brushwork, while drawing from the colors, patterns, and forms of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. 

The series explores elements of folklore, evoking the mythological imagery of dragons, phoenixes, flowers, and mountains.  The title references a fabled chimerical beast found throughout East Asian mythology (while the qilin is its Chinese name, it is also known in Korea as the girin and Japan as the kirin) that represents prosperity and luck.

Viewers are invited to interpret elusive forms that verge on representation. As with the stories passed on through generations, each piece is imagined, organic, and ever-in-flux.

Memories of Qilin #829

Distance is a series of computational artworks created by French artist William Mapan, generated randomly on chain. Volume 5 of The Los Angeles County Museum of Arts Remembrance of Things Future initiative, in which contemporary artists experimenting with blockchain technology are invited to respond to works in the museum, Distance is Mapans homage to Paul Klees iconic 1914 watercolor, In the Kairouan Style, Transposed in a Moderate Way, in LACMAs encyclopedic collection. Made in support of LACMA's Art and Technology Lab in collaboration with Cactoid Labs, Distance is an exploration of color, form and the ability of code to give rise to painterly, organic textures that resolve into abstracted aerial landscapes. Distance is about standing back from what you see. I was reflecting on my past works and it is always about my personal experience. It is about seeing the bigger picture.

Distance by William Mapan

Distance #241

Fellowship Collection: Post Photographic Perspectives 01

In Roope Rainisto's REWORLD, he explores society's complexities through the lens of AI-generated images, examining individual identities and cultural interplay. Rainisto's innovative use of machine learning marks a turning point in visual communication, reflecting our technology-driven era.

His world is familiar, but the intricate details reveal how visual representations have molded our perceptions. The images evoke a sense of belonging while confronting us with the notion that a machine has unraveled how we perceive ourselves.

Roope's wit and cultural understanding create a unique perspectivea REWORLD with cleverly reimagined elements. Beyond mere fantasy, this elevated reality captivates and challenges our imagination, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in art.

REWORLD by Roope Rainisto

The REWORLD series by Roope Rainisto offers a contemplation of the intricacies of society through the interplay of bodies, identities, groups, events, and designed spaces. Rainisto's use of machine learning systems to generate images marks a turning point in our understanding of visual communication, providing a concentrated essence of visual thinking that reflects our technology-driven era. The world Rainisto creates is both familiar and unsettling, with fine yet flawed details that highlight how our perceptions are molded by visual representations. Through a unique perspective, Rainisto's images present figures and locales that challenge our imagination and venture into an elevated reality.



 Year: 2023

Edition: NFT 1 of 1

Copyright:  2023 Roope Rainisto. All Rights Reserved.

License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Car Crash Comrades

"Genesis" is a collection of raw AI images, created and arranged to tell a story. The project is a visual narrative of what is and what"s yet to come.