Friendship Bracelets by Alexis Andr

Since founding Art Blocks in 2020, artist Erick Calderon (a.k.a. Snowfro) has been intrigued by the idea of representing digital artwork in the physical world in the form of an ephemeral physical object with meaning, but with no inherent value. 

Donald Judd has long been an inspiration for Art Blocks. One aspect we admire most about Judds artistic practice is the elegance of design he effortlessly paired with the accessibility of materials that could be found at a hardware store. With Judd as inspiration, we hatched a plan to create a unique generative art friendship bracelet that includes instructions to make, in minutes, a simple bracelet using a few dollars worth of embroidery floss. Donald Judd believed that what surrounds us in our day-to-day life is already so beautiful, and that ultimately the experience of creating art is as important as owning it.

Erick was incredibly excited to collaborate with renowned artist Alexis Andr (a.k.a. MacTuitui) to bring generative art and ephemeral physical objects together in the form of friendship bracelets. Conceptualized by Erick and aesthetically and programmatically designed by Alexis, this project pairs creative coding with a beautiful spectrum of embroidery floss colors. The project was a true team effort, as each member of the Art Blocks team designed and named their own color palette!

The project is a token of our appreciation to the creators, makers, builders, and collectors who have all contributed to making the Art Blocks community what it is today. Participating in this project is a signal, both online and IRL, that youre a participant in this evolution of art + community. You are pushing the best ideas forward. You are the reason all of these imaginative projects come to life. Our community is what makes all of this possible. So, to say it plainly, we appreciate you, and we hope that youll accept this bracelet as a token of our special friendship!

The owner of any wallet with an Art Blocks piece at the time of snapshot (October 26, 2022, at 3pm US Central time) is eligible to claim two mints from this special generative art project. We would love to see you keep one bracelet and share your love for generative art by gifting your second mint! These mints are free to claim (you pay only the gas) and exist on L1 Ethereum. Please note that we may in the future release additional modified iterations of the Friendship Bracelets project, ideally on an L2 scaling solution, that may substantially increase the total supply of tokens related to the project, with the intent of being a more accessible entry point to a larger audience. But this version is what we"re here to celebrate today, and this gift is for you in gratitude for your support along the way. Please enjoy this token of our friendship and explore the wonderful artwork created by Alexis Andr. Then, let"s all make bracelets together! 

Warmly,
Alexis + Erick + the Art Blocks team



The claim window expires on January 10, 2023, at noon US Central time.

Click into the Display Notes for information about making your bracelet.

Friendship Bracelets #21792

Welcome to FewoWorld, a universe created by FEWOCiOUS and the Web3 community. FewoWorld is the first generative art project from the mind of FEWOCiOUS. Unlike anything he has created before.

FewoWorld Paint

PAINT is the building block to all of life in FewoWorld. "Paint Drops" are non-fungible, and every "Paint Drop" is a unique, generative piece of art, that holds a unique amount of Paint. The only Paint available is what will be minted in the initial "Paint Drop", what will be airdropped to past Paint Party attendees, and what will eventually be "mined" at future paint parties.  Holders of Paint Drops will be able to eventually unlock or redeem things in FewoWorld, including Canvas, Fewos, and Fewo Fashion wearables. The more Paint in your Paint Drop, the more youll be able to unlock in FewoWorld.

Paint Drop #174 (21 Paint)

20 artists. 20+ unique pieces of art. Artist names revealed only after the mint.

Grails III by PROOF introduces new mechanics and generative art series. Minting is open until January 24. Artist reveal on Jan 27. To participate in the mint, purchase a mint pass: https://opensea.com/collection/grails-iii-mint-pass

Browse the full Grails III collection at: https://proof.xyz/grails

View past seasons: https://opensea.com/categeory/proof-grails

Grails III

Cigarette and heartbreaks

FEWOCiOUS creates art representing snapshots of their memories and a mirror into their heart, a 17 year old artist, born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, and currently a senior in high school, Fewocious discovered their love of art in middle school due to being bored in class. FEWOCiOUS deciding to draw caricatures of their peers to pass the time. Their art was also a way for them to process growing up & uses art as an alternate form of journaling.

Growing Up...I'm Scared Open Edition by FEWOCiOUS

The Day I Decided to Fly

Hello, i'm Victor FEWOCiOUS And This is My Life!

Must own a FEWOCiOUS NFT on NG to enter drawing! Multiple NFTs by Fewo owned grants you multiple entries up to the total amount you own.

sloppi striped sue #4/14

MAX PAIN AND FRENS OPEN EDITION BY XCOPY

MAX PAIN #1469/7394

The Skulls of Luci are a gift to the collectors, collaborators, & each individual who placed an offer on my genesis series: LUCI Chapter 1

There are 50 unique paintings, 49 can be seen here, but can also only be claimed by those individuals.

One remains: the origin point which each skull is based on: The Blueprint Skull on SuperRare.

The Partition is formed  End Chapter 1  These former husks / Vessels adorned with ancestry / Carry the code / Of shared memory // Though flayed and quartered / The bone is porous / Fertile grounds / Ripe for the return // New flesh grows / Once we learn how to die / Souls for the bankless / The tree decides // Power sown in urns and ashes / Eternity learned / in collective demise.

Skulls of Luci

The Partition is formed  End Chapter 1  These former husks / Vessels adorned with ancestry / Carry the code / Of shared memory // Though flayed and quartered / The bone is porous / Fertile grounds / Ripe for the return // New flesh grows / Once we learn how to die / Souls for the bankless / The tree decides // Power sown in urns and ashes / Eternity learned / in collective demise.

Unraveled

Friendship Bracelets #26315

Friendship Bracelets #26314

The Art of Toadz

Loads a random Toad every five seconds.  
A tribute to Gremplin & CrypToadz, created by Mills.

This piece requires an internet connection.

The Art of Toadz #514/1000

EBCX Gobblers Goo Original

Open goo at website

Goo has just arrived to Earth. Use goo to teleport Legendary Art Gobblers to this land so that they can upgrade all gobblers.

If you have Gobblers Goo, please open that!

Gobblers Goo #408

leetskullsderivative

5ku115 - f1r5t d3r1v41v3 4rt 0n 1337 skulls

5ku11#41

5ku11#40

By Monaris

Picture the New York Subway and the millions of personal interactions that unfold each day. Think of all the possible ways people show love to one another while waiting for the train to arrive, sitting on the subway car, wide-eyed and people watching, or while holding hands, longing for that moment to last just a little longer.

Beneath the streets of New York, you'll find the underground a world in itself. It's a place where moments like these are created and experienced with each passing moment of the day. Here, there is an immense beauty overlooked amongst the chaos and grime. In my latest series, NYC Underground Stories, my purpose is to find, celebrate, and preserve these moments forever.

Welcome to NYC Underground Stories.

NYC Underground Stories

Picture the New York Subway and the millions of personal interactions that unfold each day. Think of all the possible ways people show love to one another while waiting for the train to arrive, sitting on the subway car, wide-eyed and people watching, or while holding hands, longing for that moment to last just a little longer.

Beneath the streets of New York, you'll find the underground a world in itself. It's a place where moments like these are created and experienced with each passing moment of the day. Here, there is an immense beauty overlooked amongst the chaos and grime. In my latest series, NYC Underground Stories, my purpose is to find, celebrate, and preserve these moments forever.

Welcome to NYC Underground Stories.

#19 | Now You See Her

My collection is about celebrating joy, humor, exuberance, fragility, and imperfection. 

The intent was to create artwork at the intersection of prehistoric myths and symbols and the latent space  Im fascinated by the analogy between almost geometric imagery of pre-Columbian patterns and the generative artworks.  

Through a series of AI-generated images, transformed into the surface design for the pottery my ceramic pieces emerge as 'future artifacts'tangible tokens of a present that bows to the past. In this blend of history, myth, comedy and cutting-edge technology one could appreciate the technical prowess but the work is meant to be enjoyed just on its crafty surface level. 

I paired each unique picture with a unique handcrafted ceramic piece   think of the former, of the NFT, as a postcard, capturing the essence and spirit of La Potire Jalouse as inspiration for pottery. 

Physicals can be redeemed starting November 22nd, 2023.

La Potiere Jalouse: Rite of the Handmade by Helena Sarin

In one sentence my collection is about celebrating joy, humor, exuberance, fragility, and imperfection. 

The intent was to create artwork at the intersection of prehistoric myths and symbols and the latent space - I"m fascinated by the analogy between almost geometric imagery of pre-Columbian patterns and the generative artworks.

Through a series of AI-generated images, transformed into the surface design for the pottery my ceramic pieces emerge as "future artifacts"tangible tokens of a present that bows to the past. In this blend of history, myth, comedy and cutting-edge technology one could appreciate the technical prowess but the work is meant to be enjoyed just on its crafty surface level.

I paired each unique picture with a unique handcrafted ceramic piece   think of the former, of the NFT, as a postcard, capturing the essence and spirit of La Potire Jalouse as inspiration for pottery. In fact, I made the pots for the deliberate purpose of painting generative images on them.

And perhaps, as you ease into the night with your favorite drink cradled in one of these pots, you"ll find joy in the simple pleasuresa  sip of tea, a splash of bourbon, or the warmth of a crafted mug and listen to the generative folktale, the bedside story I"m telling through the imagery on that vessel.

AIztec Spirits #34

Chiaroscuro by Dave Krugman

Street Photography from Dave Krugman. A limited edition in the series "Chiaroscuro" exploring the contrast of light and shadow in the streets of New York City. 

In Sunlight and Shadow  #15/15

Street Photography from Dave Krugman. A limited edition in the series 'Chiaroscuro' exploring the contrast of light and shadow in the streets of New York City. 