Pipe Dreams

⚪️  Continuously generative 1/1
⚪️  100% code
⚪️  Animated + interactive
⚪️  Fully on-chain
⚪️  Uses recursion (p5.js by @OnChainMonkey)
⚪️  Inscribed on an Alpha satoshi (first in a new Bitcoin)
⚪️  Parent-child provenance

0.035 BTC
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Read 🧵 for full details

Purchase on Gamma

https://gamma.io/inscription/68de563a05f9635b52395585a0465737c05c7cad5f5dff03253334a417e2f6b9i0

Purchase on Magic Eden

https://magiceden.io/ordinals/item-details/68de563a05f9635b52395585a0465737c05c7cad5f5dff03253334a417e2f6b9i0


Pipe Dreams is a continuously generative 1/1 artwork woven from code. Witness tens of thousands of unique pipe compositions emerge, each a fleeting whisper of possibility born from random selections and ever-shifting palettes.

Explore the minimalist and meditative flow where form dances with color, and each iteration a random selection from different angles, directions, color palettes and color modes. This is Pipe Dreams

As well as downloading images of your favorite outputs, Pipe Dreams offers interactivity via a custom controls menu. Press 'm' or double-tap to unleash your inner architect and shape the next iterations.

Pipe Dreams is my first code art piece on Bitcoin. It's fully on-chain makes use of recursion with the p5.js library inscribed by @OnChainMonkey, and is inscribed on a special Alpha satoshi (the first in a new bitcoin).

I've made use of the parent-child provenance method available on Bitcoin, with Pipe Dreams the child of my genesis artist inscription. All of my work on BTC will follow this pattern, tying all inscriptions I make together on-chain.

Pipe Dreams: My First Code Art Ordinal

Glyphorium is a breathtaking journey where the familiar confines of typography break free from convention and plunge into the world of the abstract.

🧵👇🏻

This generative art project reimagines the fundamental components of language, transforming them into a mesmerizing visual spectacle.

Enter the Glyphorium

Within Glyphorium, each creation bursts with vibrant colors and striking forms, illuminating the boundless horizons of design. These glyphs shed their traditional meanings, emerging as independent masterpieces, each a testament to the infinite potential of art.

It’s an homage to the art of deconstruction, where letters transcend their role as mere text and instead become elements to be felt, with their well-known curves and lines taking on newfound autonomy, free from the constraints of syntax and semantics.

As chance breathes new life into familiar alphabet characters, the result is a dynamic and ever-evolving art gallery. Every piece represents a fusion of precision + randomness, communicating through the universal language of color and form, transcending the limitations of text

Run your live version in a new tab, and explore the options found in the right-click menu, including downloads of the artwork in A-series sizes for printing 🖨️

Glyphorium is now live on @ProhibitionArt as an inclusive edition - a true open edition without max supply or time limit.

Just 0.007 ETH each, and on Arbitrum you’re paying next to zero in gas!

The outputs are endless. Get yours ⬇️
https://prohibition.art/project/glyphorium

You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://typefully.com/BKanizay/L3kOTN3

Glyphorium: Artistry through letterforms

Hey fam, finally here we are with something for #TezBlendAid

If you missed it, we setup @TezBlendAid as a way to use blend challenges for charity, and I'd love to start something to support #TezQuakeAid

Here's the seed image

🧵👇🏻 Check out the thread for instructions

✨ Blend with the Pimïni image above
✨ Mint on Tezos using tags TezQuakeAid and TezBlendAid
✨ List any price and quantity
✨ Use Advanced Sale to give min 50% to charity wallet KT1RwXEP8Sj1UQDHPG4oEjRohBdzG2R7FCpA
✨ Share your work and have fun!

⬇️ Continue for detailed steps

1️⃣ Create a blend piece

Save my Pimïni image above and blend it with one or more of your own art.

You can use /blend in Midjourney or any method you choose. Your image can be AI, photography, anything … but *please* keep it tasteful.

Here’s my example

2️⃣ MINT your blended piece

Mint on a Tezos platform as you normally do, including both TezQuakeAid and TezBlendAid tags (not just as words in your description)

Choose any editions number and price you like. We recommend burning any unsold at the end of event.

3️⃣ LIST your piece

An ensure that at least 50% being designated to go to the TezQuakeAid wallet address: KT1RwXEP8Sj1UQDHPG4oEjRohBdzG2R7FCpA

Here's how to do it on Objkt...

> After you have minted your piece on Objkt as you normally do. Go to the item; click the Actions tab; click the Advanced Sale button; Enter number of editions and price.

> Your wallet will show by default with 100 to the left of it. If you want to donate 100% to TezQuakeAid, you can just change the wallet address to the donation wallet.

KT1RwXEP8Sj1UQDHPG4oEjRohBdzG2R7FCpA

> If you want to do a split, change the 100 to the percentage you want to receive (0 to 50)

Click the + button, adds a new row. That is where you enter the donation wallet, and percentage to the left of it. The percentages must add up to 100.

When satisfied, click List Token.

5️⃣ Share it!

Make a post that includes #TezQuakeAid and #TezBlendAid.

If possible, show the source image you blended the wave image with, along with an image of the blend, and link to the listing.

NOTE: If you designated at least 50% to go to TezQuakeAid AND used TezQuakeAid as a tag when minting, your piece will automatically appear on the #TezQuakeAid event page:

https://nftbiker.xyz/event/tezquakeaid?sort=date.

This is a handy tool that you can use when shopping for TezQuakeAid art.

Blend for TezQuakeAid: Charity Challenge

Introducing ARCEOMETRY, my first generative collection on @ProhibitionArt - a new platform using the Art Blocks Engine on Arbitrum (Ethereum L2 with low gas ftw!)

https://prohibition.art/project/arceometry

🧵 Check out full details in the thread 👇🏻

ARCEOMETRY unveils a minimalist exploration of self-growth and relationships. Within each composition, arcs and colors weave a captivating tapestry.

Like the intricate dance of relationships, some elements stand on their own, while others interweave and converge, inviting contemplation on the delicate balance between solitude and connection.

Using this visual language, ARCEOMETRY invites you to embark on a personal journey, celebrating the interwoven narratives that shape our lives. Explore the intricacies of your own path, guided by the harmonious compositions within this collection.

Each mint has a 1/100 chance of the Rainbow version, a mixed display with random colors from all the themes

If you get this rare output I'll gift you a special NFT. If zero rainbow versions are generated, I'll gift a standalone version to all collectors.

Let the algo decide!

Discover special controls in the right-click menu (or double-tap on touch device). You can pause the animation, adjust the hold time between loops, toggle fullscreen mode and canvas texture.

While in fullscreen mode there are additional controls for the presentation of your piece, including options for background color, textures and shadow. Customise the view to suit your display!

Visit the piece directly by clicking the "New window" link, and the menu will include options for downloading quality images of your piece at different sizes.

ARCEOMETRY on @ProhibitionArt
33 editions @ 0.033 ETH each

Grab yours!
https://prohibition.art/project/arceometry

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https://bridge.prohibition.art/

ARCEOMETRY: A Generative Collection Exploring Self-Growth and Relationships

Dot Matrix, my newest generative collection, is now live on @fx_hash_

33 editions
7.5 xtz each

https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/27856

🧵 Details in the thread 👇🏻

Dot Matrix is a minimalist exploration of human connections, where each dot represents an individual soul and their relationship to those around them, some solid and others more superficial.

Within this display of dots, an array of connections unfold, conveying the tender vulnerability of simple human interactions. The color palettes provide a sense of unity and convey the different emotions found in our relationships such as love, joy, sadness and longing.

There’s a rare chance of generating a completely mixed color palette, demonstrating the beauty in strangers from all walks of life coming together.

With thousands of possible outcomes and only 33 editions I wonder how many, if any, of this output will get minted!

Discover special controls in the right-click menu (or double tap on your touch device). You can pause the animation, adjust the hold time between loops and toggle fullscreen mode.

While in fullscreen mode there are additional controls for the presentation of your piece, including options for background color and shadow. Customise the view to suit your display!

Visit the piece directly by clicking the "Open" link, and the menu will include options for downloading quality images of your piece at different sizes.

And if you own at least one piece in my Chroma Dance and Dot Matrix collections, you'll automatically get a reserve spot in my next fxhash drop!

https://twitter.com/BKanizay/status/1659165612747419649?s=20

You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://typefully.com/BKanizay/RfN3dUA

Introducing Dot Matrix: A Generative Collection

Finally got around to picking a couple winners from my first #bkblendchallenge the other week

103 submissions (I think I got them all!) and so many wonderful blends. It feels unfair having just two win because it could have gone to so many of you

Everything in the thread 🧵👇🏻

In the end it was just too difficult, so I rolled the dice and randomly picked two from my shortlist. The results were so varied!

Thank you to everyone that submitted. This was a lot of fun and I was honestly so surprised to have that many people join in. Definitely doing more!

Congrats to @TomTheFreak for this winner. I just love that this looks like a photograph. Also love the expression, colours and depth of field

You win the girl Pimïni piece, Dänku

Congrats to @NZBR_NFT for their winning submission. This one's such a wonderful transformation. It's like he's from a Pimïni fairytale about a boy who magically transforms into a wolf or dog

You win the boy Pimïni piece, Keljön

As mentioned, making a choice for winners was too difficult and could easily have gone to any on the shortlist.

Here's just some of those shortlisted ones

@annabambambaby
@Cryptking_1

@KristenValent and @PapaBeardedNFTs with some wonderful bird inspired results 🦜


@Cryptotocollege and @neuralnuisance with a couple of epic transformations

Here are many of the remaining entries, all worth showing here

@YolantisETH
@TymothyLongoria
@TocoDeco
@Seendollfnft

@pneumaninesix
@PenelopeJoArt
@OutAux
@nine_lives_kat

@neuralnuisance
@Mythotype
@MoonlightCiara
@moelucio

@melomannft
@MannyVanDelight
@latinka_m
@KristenValent

@kak_dc
@JunieandJim
@JourneyCharming
@JewliaSparks

@janiefitzgerald
@HJahanbaz
@h_biyiklioglu
@dreamingtulpa

@DortheJOC
@dan_fraser_
@CryptoPopPunk
@CosmicCamera

@brainzest_tez
@Artnaz_eth
@annabambambaby
@amorvobiscum

As you can see these are all awesome. And while blend challenges aren't new, this one has sparked an idea that a few of us are going to run with. We've setup @TezBlendAid to use special blend challenges, and the wonderful art they produce, to raise money for charity. Stay tuned!

1st #bkblendchallenge

Chroma Dance, my first solo drop on @fx_hash_ is a generative collection that explores the beauty of simplicity and color.

Minting now open
https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/27223

🧵👇🏻
Check the thread for a deeper look, and insight into its making

Through gracefully revealed triangles and curated hues, this code-driven collection celebrates the elegance found in minimalist shapes.

The compositions in Chroma Dance are wonderfully infinite!

With each iteration, the code randomly selects a total number of points from 11 to 46. It then plots them in random positions on the canvas, keeping a minimum distance between them. Finally it joins all the dots, creating a unique composition of triangles that fill the area

To achieve this unified result that covers the canvas, I used a process called Delaunay Triangulation

Learn more here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaunay_triangulation

The code then randomly selects one of the 47 color palettes I curated to fill each triangle. My palettes only have a maximum of four defined colors, which I then dynamically create a scale from that's equivalent to that random number of triangles, giving each a unique value

To add some texture and a slightly analog feel to the piece, I sourced and blended in an image of watercolor paper. I feel this brings the visual to a new level and almost looks like a photograph of a physical piece.

Always eager to deliver more with my pieces than simply a static result, I of course had to introduce some animation.

The dance, if you will!

First the triangles reveal themselves with a smooth and staggered fade in, as though entering the stage from right to left

After a set time, the artwork enters a graceful jump and twirl as it rotates 90 degrees, presenting your composition at a new angle. This continues until it eventually completes a full rotation, at which point the colors themselves do a dance and shuffle to other triangles

This dance continues endlessly, giving you multiple and continuous versions of your generated composition. It makes for a beautiful presentation, which can also be customised...

Discover special controls in the right-click menu (double-tap on mobile):
- Pause / resume
- Adjust the delay between rotations
- Toggle fullscreen

and more...

In fullscreen mode or if you open the piece directly, the menu reveals more presentation options:
- Background color
- Shadow toggle
- Background texture toggle

These allow you to watch or present the piece in different ways to suit the given display

View the piece directly (click 'Open' on fxhash, or the CDN link if on Objkt) and the final items in the menu will unlock, allowing you to download quality images of your piece. You can select the size and download whichever composition or rotation is currently being shown

Thank you for checking out this thread and a deeper look into Chroma Dance. I hope you enjoy this generative collection and appreciate what's behind the visual result

100 items
5 tez each

Would love to see what you get!

https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/27223

You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://typefully.com/BKanizay/xR5iQKG

Introducing Chroma Dance

With almost every piece I make, I push myself to learn or try something new, and The Magician is no exception. A special collab with fellow Aussie, brilliant artist and awesome human @lilyillo

Here's a behind-the-scenes thread about the making of this dynamic piece 🧵

It begins with the wonderful work of Lily, and an AI piece created in late 2022 using Stable Diffusion and Dalle2

"The magician arrived as the geometric shapes began to grow outward from the portrait subject, forming a faceted gem shape around him." - @lilyillo

"When Ben approached me with the idea for the code and colouration of a geometric piece, I thought immediately of this magician as homage to Ben himself, a skilled magician who makes impossible things possible." - @lilyillo

Having made a number pieces with code-drawn geometric / polygon shapes and animating their colours, I knew that a collab with @lilyillo would result in something special

The shapes and colours in her magician piece were perfect. Also I'd need to go to a whole new level 😅

To draw these shapes in code I need to plot all their points on the canvas as x and y coordinates, which I can then fill with colour

The first step is tracing them in a vector based program like Adobe Illustrator, and save as SVG

I did this for 522 shapes in total!

It was important to retain the beautiful textures in Lily's work and not just have the flat coloured shapes take their place

To achieve this I created a high-contrast grayscale image of the portion of the art my shapes covered, which I'd later apply a Darken blend mode to

I now had all the visual assets I needed and was ready for coding.

First I used a custom script I wrote, that takes shapes in the SVG file and converts to an array of Javascript objects with x/y coords of the shapes points and rgb values of their colour

A bunch of code, plus the help of a few libraries (P5, GSAP, Chroma) and I had the piece working. I wrote functions to animate colour changes, both random shuffles and specific colours. Also directional changes and to/from click points

Finally I blended the textures in

Having experimented with running code in time to music on my Seascapes 1.x, I thought it would be great if the magician did a real-time performance to music

I found the perfect track by Geoff Harvey on Pixabay, received permission and coded in the cue points in time to it

Just a reminder that this isn't video playing the magician's performance, but rather code being triggered at cue points in time with the music. Along with some of the specific directional and solid colour changes, there is lots of randomness which differs each performance

@lilyillo and I are so delighted with the result, and I'm personally honoured to have been able to collab on it

We hope you enjoy this interactive work 🪄

https://objkt.com/asset/KT1CMYwq24DdYn9ZqPxNXVULmNJYXgJs3ynY/1

The Magician goes to auction and we have a Twitter space to close it out live, at 7pm on May 2nd (EST) hosted by @Pamela1Vh with myself and @lilyillo

Join us!

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1MYxNgyOkjOKw?s=20

You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://typefully.com/BKanizay/IB1ROAy

The Making of "The Magician"

The Pimïni are a creative otherworldly species infused with paint pigment in their DNA, resulting in unique patterns and textures on their skin and varying across the different races.

Details in the thread 🧵👇🏻

Series One is a collection of 30 HD AI paintings of my Pimïni friends, all 1/1s and available on @foundation for 0.05 ETH each

🎁 Mint in packs of 3 or 5 and get a special gift NFT!

https://foundation.app/collection/the-pimini

The Pimïni drop is a blind mint with instant reveal, meaning you don't know which one you'll get until minted

Visit the Pimïni gallery on @Spatial_io and experience an immersive preview of the whole collection, including their names and descriptions

https://www.spatial.io/s/The-Pimini-by-Ben-Kanizay-63f7e217678b145ffc4b627b


The Pimïni pieces are all high-definition AI paintings with lots of detail in the canvas textures and brush strokes when viewed at their actual size. They make for some cool art prints.

Hit me up for the full (8192 x 8192px) version of yours after minting

If you're interested in the creation process of the Pimïni, check out this thread where I share how I created my piece for #TezQuakeAid

https://twitter.com/BKanizay/status/1625691485063745537?s=20


I've also been sharing the evolution of seed images in the creation of the Pimïni in the collection as they're minted.

You can find them all via this search link

https://twitter.com/search?q=seed%20images%20(from%3Abkanizay)&src=typed_query&f=live

The Pimïni - Series One

Decided to document some behind the scenes of my process in creating the Pimïni, a new collection I've been working on

🧵

The pieces begin with original art from a PFP project I co-created in 2021 @EverydaySloths

It started by playing with how I could (re) use them as seeds for some brand new AI artwork, and in doing so unlocked this wonderful new species of creative people I call the Pimïni

I'll use my piece I made for #TezQuakeAid as an example. That particular work started with the below Everyday Sloths art as the seed image

I combined and tested this with an extensive set of prompts to try and get a result I was looking for, the first set of which I like was this

The one I really liked in this group was #2 as it was getting many of the elements I was after: some realistic features like the captivating eyes, and also the lovely patterns and textures on the skin, plus some subtle depth of field

I also tried some variations in the prompts to see what it would look like as a boy, resulting in this set

My fave once again was #2 and I liked this over the girl as it had many of the same features I wanted but he had a little more realism. I also loved the floral patterns that were clearly picked up from the tattoos in the original seed image

With feedback from @Pamela1Vh the next step was to further mix that realism with the artistic elements to create a more human-like but still otherworldly species.

I fed the selected result in as a new seed along with similar but refined prompts until I got what I wanted

The result was wonderful, but I specifically wanted a red background as I knew I wanted to blend the Turkish flag behind him.

A fresh prompt with a few tweaks and I had the vivid and stunning result I was after

Yet again #2 was a standout for me. I especially loved that he was looking front-on right at viewer, and the flowery elements were still there, but now as leaves

The final step was some post work and editing, where I fixed up the nose a little, bumped the colours, made his eyes a more vivid green, added the symbol from the Turkish flag behind him, upscaled it and gave it a painted finish