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RarePass: Genesis

RarePass: Genesis

A historic cryptoart collecting opportunity, featuring 24 artists shaping the cryptoart movement. Curated by SuperRare Labs.

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RarePass: Genesis #202

Generativemasks is a 10,000 unique NFT art created with Generative Art. This NFT automatically "generates" unique masks with different expressions one by one, and you can enjoy different colors of the masks every time you reload them on the NFT marketplaces.

The inspiration for this work came from discovering a sense of life in geometric patterns that are symmetrically arranged. With unexpected shapes and patterns, I tried to express the scary yet somehow charming atmosphere of Native American totem poles and indigenous Japanese Yokai.

Generativemasks

The inspiration for this work came from discovering a sense of life in geometric patterns that are symmetrically arranged. With unexpected shapes and patterns, I tried to express the scary yet somehow charming atmosphere of Native American totem poles and indigenous Japanese Yokai.

Website: [https://generativemasks.io](https://generativemasks.io)

Artist: takawo shunsuke

Artist SNS: [Twitter](https://twitter.com/takawo), [cenkhor.org](http://cenkhor.org/), [OpenProcessing](https://openprocessing.org/user/6533?o=168&view=sketches)

Cid: [QmXwfwQxrdxg9czutZ5ta1NgJLfea6m1SRoTYnVyjzMTTK](https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXwfwQxrdxg9czutZ5ta1NgJLfea6m1SRoTYnVyjzMTTK?seed=7889#)

License: [Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)

Library: [p5.js](https://p5js.org/)

Generativemasks #7889

The inspiration for this work came from discovering a sense of life in geometric patterns that are symmetrically arranged. With unexpected shapes and patterns, I tried to express the scary yet somehow charming atmosphere of Native American totem poles and indigenous Japanese Yokai.

Website: [https://generativemasks.io](https://generativemasks.io)

Artist: takawo shunsuke

Artist SNS: [Twitter](https://twitter.com/takawo), [cenkhor.org](http://cenkhor.org/), [OpenProcessing](https://openprocessing.org/user/6533?o=168&view=sketches)

Cid: [QmXwfwQxrdxg9czutZ5ta1NgJLfea6m1SRoTYnVyjzMTTK](https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXwfwQxrdxg9czutZ5ta1NgJLfea6m1SRoTYnVyjzMTTK?seed=6314#)

License: [Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)

Library: [p5.js](https://p5js.org/)

Generativemasks #6314

Post Photographic Perspectives is Fellowship's inaugural group show celebrating a new wave of innovation in photography.

Some questions that are always at the forefront of my art practice: how do my images relate to the images that precede and surround them; what expectations are we bringing to images, and how are these expectations established & reinforced; what purpose do these expectations serve and how can we interact with these expectations?

AI image generators are a fascinating new tool for exploring these questions because they create images based upon a dataset of hundreds of millions of preexisting imagery but are otherwise unfettered by the preexisting expectations of visual culture. That is, they make new images based on predictions from all the images (and image tags) that precede them. However, they are not otherwise bound by human logic or cultural codes and therefore make images that reflect these codes in surprising and often challenging ways, like a funhouse mirror.

Funhouse Mirror by Charlie Engman

Some questions that are always at the forefront of my art practice: how do my images relate to the images that precede and surround them; what expectations are we bringing to images, and how are these expectations established and reinforced; what purpose do these expectations serve and how can we interact with these expectations?
AI image generators are a fascinating new tool for exploring these questions because they create images based upon a dataset of hundreds of millions of preexisting imagery but are otherwise unfettered by the preexisting expectations of visual culture. That is, they make new images based on predictions from all the images (and image tags) that precede them. However, they are not otherwise bound by human logic or cultural codes and therefore make images that reflect these codes in surprising and often challenging ways, like a funhouse mirror. There is a beautiful collapse of category distinctions and a dynamic interplay between un-indoctrinated naivety and an appreciation of precedent.



 Year: 2023

Edition: NFT 1 of 1

Copyright:  2023 Charlie Engman. All Rights Reserved.

License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Funhouse Mirror #019

Crush
Custom software, Javascript, WebGL
Variable dimensions, silent 

Crush displays fragments of its own source code in realtime
on an ASCII grid.
Efficient playback is ensured by a custom JavaScript/WebGL
bitmap-text renderer that should allow for a smooth animation even
on lower-end machines.
Crush is web-app ready and can be added to a devices home-screen
for fullscreen playback.

Keys:
i  toggle info
s  toggle shading
 change scale
p  save 1 .png image
P  save 4 .png image
t  save .txt file
c  hide cursor
f  enter fullscreen

Some visual settings can be set or changed through URL parameters;
especially values for scale, fps and stretch will help adapt the project to different display sizes by adjusting character height and playback speed. 

Official page

https://crush.ertdfgcvb.xyz

Crush

Crush #72

Post Photographic Perspectives is Fellowship's inaugural group show celebrating a new wave of innovation in photography.

Generating AI images through natural text prompts and image extension mechanisms creates complex uncanny, neo-surreal images that can shift artistic styles seamlessly. As AI tools train on millions of images, there are endless, unpredictable possibilities for aesthetics and content. 

This allows for a queering of the imagery where bodies quickly morph one into another or into animals or objects  undoing normative representations of gender, kinship, and embodiment with ease; and simultaneously illustrating the dissociated affect inherent in both mediated relations and traumatized individuals.

Dissociative Dreams: It's My Party by Jess Mac

Generating AI images through natural text prompts and image extension mechanisms creates complex uncanny, neo-surreal images that can shift artistic styles seamlessly. As AI tools train on millions of images, there are endless, unpredictable possibilities for aesthetics and content. This allows for a queering of the imagery where bodies quickly morph one into another or into animals or objects  undoing normative representations of gender, kinship, and embodiment with ease; and simultaneously illustrating the dissociated affect inherent in both mediated relations and traumatized individuals.



 Year: 2023

Edition: NFT 1 of 1

Copyright:  2023 Jess Mac. All Rights Reserved.

License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Too Much

Body Hell

This is Us I

Post Photographic Perspectives is Fellowship's inaugural group show celebrating a new wave of innovation in photography.

Simon Raion's photographs seduce the viewers' gaze while, at the same time, distancing us (even as the figures in the frame fluctuate between succumbing to and fighting against the frame). Raion offers us oddly stagnant scenes that appear to be overcrowded sweatshops, or isolation wards, or shantytowns, or cluttered dorm rooms, or questionable massage parlors, or industrial wastes. 

But we have the uncomfortable sensation that we are being confronted by the ubiquitous but unseen Other in a Sartrean universe which is our own. An Other who refuses to be color-coded into gender-specific hues or interactions. How many pink-garbed people can pile into a pink car going nowhere, in images that partake equally of Edward Hopper, Hieronymus Bosch and Marx (Brothers)."" Dr. Linda C. Ehrlich

Pink. Unidentified. Such a Useless Color! by Simon Raion

"Simon Raion's photographs seduce the viewers' gaze while, at the same time, distancing us (even as the figures in the frame fluctuate between succumbing to and fighting against the frame). Raion offers us oddly stagnant scenes that appear to be overcrowded sweatshops, or isolation wards, or shantytowns, or cluttered dorm rooms, or questionable massage parlors, or industrial wastes. But we have the uncomfortable sensation that we are being confronted by the ubiquitous but unseen Other in a Sartrean universe which is our own. An Other who refuses to be color-coded into gender-specific hues or interactions. How many pink-garbed people can pile into a pink car going nowhere, in images that partake equally of Edward Hopper, Hieronymus Bosch and Marx (Brothers)." Dr. Linda C. Ehrlich






 Year: 2023

Edition: NFT 1 of 1

Copyright:  2023 Simon Raion. All Rights Reserved.

License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Pink. Unidentified. Such a Useless Color! #083

Pink. Unidentified. Such a Useless Color! #027

Pink. Unidentified. Such a Useless Color! #024

Finger Intestines

Post Photographic Perspectives is Fellowship's inaugural group show celebrating a new wave of innovation in photography.

In a world that ceases to exist, every universal being coincides in a peculiar harmony. Their individual tales and perceptions are woven together in a mysterious fabric of connections, unearthing a realm too vast to comprehend. The bonds between its inhabitants and their
stories forever remain etched in time and are stronger than any tangible fabric of reality.

Surreal and ethereal depictions of this place offer stolen moments of insight. It is where the impossible becomes a daily occurrence, and a veil of uncertainty is lifted to reveal a glimpse of the extraordinary. This alternate realm of existence is a testament to the power of the human
spirit, the limitless potential of the mind, and the ever-changing nature of the universe.

Mindscape by Katie Morris

"In a world that ceases to exist, every universal being coincides in a peculiar harmony. Their individual tales and perceptions are woven together in a mysterious fabric of connections, unearthing a realm too vast to comprehend. The bonds between its inhabitants and their stories forever remain etched in time and are stronger than any tangible fabric of reality. 
Surreal and ethereal depictions of this place offer stolen moments of insight. It is where the impossible becomes a daily occurrence, and a veil of uncertainty is lifted to reveal a glimpse of the extraordinary. This alternate realm of existence is a testament to the power of the human spirit, the limitless potential of the mind, and the ever-changing nature of the universe."



 Year: 2023

Edition: NFT 1 of 1

Copyright:  2023 Katie Morris. All Rights Reserved.

License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Subject #91

Subject #86

Subject #64

entretiempos by Marcelo Soria-Rodrguez

Our lives are scattered across several time scales, and the meaning of every event that takes place depends on the time scale that we choose to define & observe them from. Yet we fail to fully comprehend this in our daily errands. Entretiempos is an artwork that reflects on this, based on an aesthetic that pays a tribute to the works of Sonia Delaunay, Frantiek Kupka and other painters from their era, recreated by the usage of intersecting rings that create a varied and rich space.

The work plays with the time scales by painting dynamically and letting the viewer pause the work, restart, set it to loop indefinitely, painting and vanishing in an endless cycle. And it can be set to be done at varying speeds, to appreciate what happens in between the time scales ("entre tiempos", in Spanish).

Also, there is a broader theme that I find of interest to explore from every work that I engage with. It has to do with the concept of what I call total cognitive space, or the total range of possibilities that can be expressed / achieved with a given scenario and set of conditions. In this case, I was interested in expanding my rendition of the works of Delaunay into a broader space. How does this approach scale with varying parameter ranges? Is the painting still interesting? Can it express something new? Connected to this, I am also interested in thinking about what emotions would mean for an artificial sentient being. We talk about artificial intelligence, but leave aside artificial emotions all too often. While artificial intelligences are indeed interesting, we fail to recognize the paramount importance of emotions in human behaviour. To this end, this work explores also the result of painting with machine-like precision vs. performing the artwork with a range of possible imprecisions. The perfection of the machine vs. the imperfection of the human, does it trigger different emotions in us humans? What will the reaction of a machine be whenever they develop a taste?

This work exposes features that deal with its time and space scales, background colour, background elements, the palettes used, certain colour accents that may happen (golden accents, b&w tones), the style used to draw the geometric shapes (fill, lines, outline), the degree of paint precision and other features that influence the final result. The user may download a PNG file at any arbitrary resolution at any step of the paint process using the commands provided for that. A brief list of commands is as follows. Please note that you need to click on the artwork first to make sure it will receive the typed commands:

p to pause/resume the work
r followed by y to enter the looping mode
d followed by +/- or any number from 1 to 9 to increase resolution
s followed by c to save current image
s+f to automatically save the final image when the system finishes painting
s+m to restart and save a sequence of images of the process
r+0 (zero) to reset all parameters and resolutions and restart
k at any time to define keyframes, then r+0 to restart the work and it will automatically pause at defined steps, or s+i and the work will restart and automatically save an image at every keyframe defined with k. Reload browser to reset.

There is an Easter egg hidden in every work.

For the full project description, inspiration and rationale, as well as the full list of features and controls plus a hint at the Easter Egg, please visit the project homepage at https://www.iillucid.com/entretiempos

entretiempos #817

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Genesis by DCA

Genesis: Generative System. A block hash string is interpreted into a visual composition using a set of algorithmic rules. Compositions may contain grids, gradients, lines, shapes, and colors that harmonize with each other. Each mint is one of a kind and designed to stand-alone. Limited Edition.

Genesis #475

Post Photographic Perspectives is Fellowship's inaugural group show celebrating a new wave of innovation in photography.

Temporary is a thought-provoking collection of post-photographic images that delves into the emotional journey of grief. Through a visual representation of the five stages of grief - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance - this collection offers a unique perspective on the complexity of human emotions. 

Each stage is expressed through visual storytelling and the carefully crafted use of color  aimed to encourage and inspire individuals to connect with their own emotions and seek comfort in the knowledge that they are not alone on their journey.

Temporary by Julie Wieland

"Temporary" is a thought-provoking collection of post-photographic images that delves into the emotional journey of grief. Through a visual representation of the five stages of grief - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance - this collection offers a unique perspective on the complexity of human emotions. Each stage is expressed through visual storytelling and the carefully crafted use of color  aimed to encourage and inspire individuals to connect with their own emotions and seek comfort in the knowledge that they are not alone on their journey.



 Year: 2023

Edition: NFT 1 of 1

Copyright:  2023 Julie Wieland. All Rights Reserved.

License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0