FTX decimates the crypto space... but you almost wouldn't know if you spent most of your time on @tezos. @fx_hash_ dropped news about fx(params) and #fxhashturnsone triggered gas wars?! Simultaneously #RIPHEN dances along producing spectacular works from artists everywhere... 🧵

A deep signal rumbling beneath the noise is taking shape through a medium of expression representative of our time and this anonymous bagel with a monkey avatar is diving in. While SHTF in the rest of the cryptoverse, Paul G. Allen Collection was busy raking in an astronomical...

$1.5 billion in a single evening, breaking records across the board and becoming the most valuable art auction in history (you heard that right). For perspective, those 60 auctioned pieces at @ChristiesInc held a collective value just shy of double the entire market cap of @tezos

The auctioned pieces are all "Grails" from notable ground-breaking artists of their time: Georges Seurat, Paul Cezanne, Gustav Klimt, Francis Bacon, Claude Monet, Jasper Johns, Vincent Van Gogh, etc. Meaningful, expressive, marvelously revolutionary pieces. However ...

they are also clearly not a reflection of our time. One has to wonder... what is that "Prussian Blue" of our generation? Do these works reflect our experience? Like many things we take for granted, we are collectively experiencing, curating, and partaking in its creation already.

As the Digitalist Movement blossoms into a garden of innovation weaving mathematics, code, computer intelligence, immersive reality, and artistic creativity, the budding seeds of a new Genaissance are sprouting up everywhere - if you are looking 👀.

Why the recent interest in @tezos? The surge of activity at @fx_hash_ and @objktcom? No clue. My guess? Has a lot to do with the artists and collectors organically congregating there because it's very art-centric. Artists build tools and continue exploring new forms of creative

expression all while experimenting in a robust ecosystem that has a notably different vibe than the rest of the "uponly" space. All of this coincides with a significant period in our history, the Digital Revolution, a period that impatiently beckons the future to arrive earlier.

And it kind of did, or it sort of has, and with it solved some notable problems like provenance, royalties, and storage @clubnft, etc. When the RCS* people eventually get over the stigma of "virtual" products as they did with losing their Blackberry keyboards for touchscreens

they will discover what @ChristiesInc and @Sothebysverse have been frantically scrambling to be at the heart of - the sands of time are shifting, right under our feet and there's no turning back. The digitally native cultural legacies of today are being created ... today.

The truth is remarkably unremarkable, but we somehow overlook it. The most sensible way to express our overwhelmingly digitally immersed human experience is to express it ... digitally. All the growing pains, turmoil, and fear will eventually subside to the footnotes of history.

What the internet did for information, the social graph did for distribution, [permissionless] distributed ledgers will do for transactions, and NFTs and Defi will likely be at the heart of it. If you are curious, look beyond the horizon, ignore the noise, and transcend.

How do you do that? Start. Go with the flow. For starters follow @0xDecaArt go to deca.art and browse. Learn about self-custody and grab a @Ledger and @TempleWallet and visit @fx_hash_ @objktcom. Join a solid @discord. Let the floodgates of creativity pour in.

There is something beautiful sprouting. You just have to zoom out, smell the flowers and revisit what's important. Something better is emerging from this chaos.

Take a look at these wonderful works released within the last few days/weeks and for what? 1 tez. If you are still reading this, thank you. I would have tried to go for that 80+ thread packed with artists but, unfortunately, this takes a lot of time and I think you get the idea.

Search a search for #fxhashturnsone #RIPHEN #TributeHerbertWFranke and jump down the rabbit 🕳️  Latch onto this monumental moment in our time.


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fx(hash) turns one

Went pedal to the metal on the Disjoint and Disoriented by @lunarean and @dmarchi___ miraculously grabbed another one below mint… 🤷 Thanks? If you missed it, might want to look at this one. Gem! A few other sparklies I picked up on #fxhash below…

https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/disjoint-and-disoriented

FYI There are three render options available as url parameters in live mode on D&D:
- size=XXXX (up to 5760 pixels)
- texture=0 (disable canvas texture for print)
- shader=1 (use the shader throughout the painting process, can be heavy)

One of my recent favorites coming from @TidallyD Cables and Clouds ☁️. Also went a bit hamster 🐹 on this gorgeous release - 🖤 #generativeart. I would post more, but I think the ones below demonstrate how timeless these are going to be. Bravo *standing ovation*

https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/cables-and-clouds


Love traffic? Usually not, but Traffic by @rich__poole will change your mind. I’d wait in line for this. A fellow #GrailersDAO member, Rich is producing work that rises to the top of any collection.

https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/traffic

I have been watching Amy Goodchilds previous projects for a while. Still have my eye on several… but Matter Waves is wonderful. 

https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/matter-waves

Draad by @monokai can’t really make a thread about #genart without mentioning this one. Lovely outputs and watching it render is worth it.

https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/draad

I always saw @riiiiiiiiss collecting work on fxhash, so imagine my surprise when I see ⍉ 🪡 ☵ 🌊 ❏. Went out and picked up some of Roos’ other works on objkt! 

https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/60


Not a new project, and like many other, not a release you get a full appreciation for from just the thumbnail. The overlooked one that I still love, Hyper Threads by @EmileJaaa 

https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/hyper-threads


Completely missed this mint, so grabbed two on secondary. Pipes by @faze2ezaf is a great followup to BBL which I did mint one of. I envision we are going to see some more great releases from Faze. 

Can’t leave Mount Vitruvius off this list. His genesis #fxhash series Shapes on a Plane is something, I believe, started as a debugging post on his Discord? Maybe I have bad memory though. As a collector of Z-Huge and Mind the Gap, I’m glad to see the MV join the club.

https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/shapes-on-a-plane


This made me a sad 🥯 as I completely missed the mint. Super bummed to see these pieces devoured before I even made it to the starting line… twas but one. A beautiful one, I sense Composizione Semplice by @em_pasin will age well. Make sure to watch them animate btw.

I hope some more will make somehow make their way to the Bagel Collection.
https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/15344

Could I stop this list without mentioning Influence by @landlinesart1. On the verge of minting another one… yes, I said mint. Unbelievable, but true. 

https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/influence


Wait. Wait. Have to include one more… Sketch C by @ippsketch. Sketch A? Miss. Sketch B? Miss. Starting to get those karma vibes for letting go of my Bent early to score a different one later. Missed. Sketch C? 🙌 I may have turned a corner.


https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/sketch-c


I realize this is getting rather long. Forgive me this is my first time doing a “most recently minted” summary for fxhash. Got a bit excited. Let me know if you’d like to see more of these kinds of posts. There are a few more I wanted to get to, maybe next time. 

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Nirvana. The grunge sensation of the early 90s emerged from a place now famous for being the epicenter of overpriced coffee. Their logo? A smiley face with crossed-out eyes crowned with the iconic, ONYX font. What does the Pacific Northwest of the USA have to do with genart?

A few of you know. Most will be pleasantly surprised. Nirvana was signed by Sub Pop records who, at the time, had an Art Director, Lisa Orth. Who is Lisa Orth? A DJ, gifted musician, tattoo artist, fx(hash) OG, fish breeder, and staple artist in the genart community. Wow...

As a Nirvana fan and someone who relates to the birth of alt music, my curiosity peaked. Before the blockchain, Lisa had made a name for herself in multiple mediums from music, graphic design, and her signature line based linework based tattoo work (dope) ... 

Coined with titles like the Lesbian Mayor, Lisa Warhol, and an Enigma, one thing appears consistent... you can expect to find Lisa at the forefront of artistic expression, probably the most alternative one there is. Here is a great video of her story: https://youtu.be/rycW5SFZCqM

I have but a few Lisa Orth genart pieces and remain tattooless, but it is well worth your time to view her work. Lisa continues to produce pieces in and out of the digital space. I, on the other hand, get to continue to enjoy the releases. https://www.fxhash.xyz/u/Lisa%20Orth

A few of my favorite projects? Of course, this marvelous piece titled "Find Us Outside" a 1/1 on @objktcom the color palette is reminiscent of those you see in several of Lisa's other works, but this one just did it for me.

PS-GDP 1.1 is a piece created with pixel-sorting and Delicate Void III is part of a series exploring the effects of light into dark, its opposition, and the textural remains. She is currently putting out a series called Generative Paintings. https://objkt.com/profile/lorth/created


From there we have some of the most iconic releases on fx(hash). My personal favorites are A Stitch Is Fine, Ask Me About The Dimensional Shift, Between Stations (which I'm still eyeing), Open Concept, and Winter Jacket.

I first encountered Lisa's work through the project Ask Me About The Dimensional Shift. It appears I should be asking about this dimensional shift as I found myself rediscovering the joy of browsing her work like it was the first time... while writing this... got a few more.

"Whatever you do, be true to yourself... Find some cool sh*t. Make things happen for yourself."  -- Lisa Orth

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Lisa Orth

@JimiWen ... better yet "wen? Jimi" as we eagerly await the next release 👀. Calligrapher, potter, chef, gen artist, and future-forward thinker released a favorite of mine on #fxhash called "Teardrop"...  He jokes with me about how I minted more than him (true story) ... 🧵

but it doesn't stop there. Turns out Jimi is concocting things in the kitchen flipping out delectable pieces of culinary art in his spare time! Hello... tasty. Are those dishes being served on handmade pottery?! No way ...

Shut the front door... I know, unbelievable! How does he do it? I have no idea. Look at that art on the wall - so fire 🔥. You'd think it just ends there, but it appears a few sips of rice wine and something magical happens in the studio ... again. https://teia.rocks/objkt/731122


In goes the creative nectar and out flows poetry and calligraphy. What. is. going. on. I can barely spread cream cheese on a bagel. Absolute insanity. This is how people become groupies. Don't like NFTs? Calligraphy? Well, there is an answer for that too... as an NFT.

That's right. Represent. 🤣 "Friendly F U 用印". Actually have no idea if this is directed towards haters, but I'd like to think so. https://objkt.com/asset/KT1UUNZTqpcXzGEFujcjLaxrwpyEvATYyjw4/0

Of course, I couldn't forget my super attractive Teardrops 💧 making a cameo! Teardrop 5 and 6 - hellooo beautifuls. Magnetic no? What will we be surprised with next... ? Turns out an fx(hash) collab. Not one ... but two! Almost missed the recent A24Z collab ... take a look

"Every artist and collector feels the joy of both creating and collecting. But if I could share the joy of creating with collectors. And collectors with their family and friends, what may be an additive process of joy is now perhaps exponential. Joy to the power of 26 ...

to be exact." Thank god I made it! Thank you for the heads up. No reservations on A24Z and it minted out quick, but good think this Bagel is fast. Warning! The next collab release is with another favorite *ahem* Thomas Noya aka @O2HT of CHX-1 fame. 🤫 https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/a24z

Before you flood the comments with "wen? Jimi" which you'll probably do anyway ... degens ... Rumor is, it is scheduled for sometime later this week. Maybe I can sleep finally... probably not. Reservations? Who knows, I keep hoping as always.

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Jimi Wen

Did I... mint a piece of one of the most historic NFT art pieces to date? Probably heard of the artist @XCOPYART... but this piece, quite literally, is impossible to assemble without the collective interaction of the NFT holders like @punk6529 @CozomoMedici @Vince_Van_Dough


It all started at @GrailersDAO where I ran into two active members @mathewe and @bonafidehan who are busy building @0xDecaArt a free-to-use gallery platform (check it out). It is great and they are super responsive and helpful and the platform continues to be improved.

They have been silently working in the background on an interesting project that was only hinted at recently called the Decaverse. A project that began with the minting of the Octagon - I believe you can still mint it if you haven't. https://deca.art/octagon

Through involvement in the Decaverse, like making a gallery and following other Deca artists/collectors you can gradually unlock additional utility and level up your Octagon. If you were one of the early 512 holders and Quote Retweeted you were in for a surprise...

The most recent series of actions led to the minting of a "Right Click Share" token... a part of an image that produces the polar opposite of the other iconic "Right Click Save" guy by @XCOPYART held by non-other than @CozomoMedici. What a narrative! Holy.

What exactly is this "Right Click Share" token? It looks like a plain purple square! If you ever participated in the artèQ & @belvederemuseum “The Kiss" NFT drop it shares some similarities, the holder NFT is part of 1024 pixels that make up the "Right Click Share" guy...


Here's the difference that really matters though... the 1024 pixel "Right Click Share" guy requires the holders to annually attest to make the piece whole! Right Click Share #0 🖼️ was sent to a burn address and can only be viewed. https://deca.art/token/0xd16809C0a7d82C9E7552a01Fd608fFF90EFb564f/0


This small difference is what makes the piece so different. It visually represents the collective strength of community while simultaneously exhibiting the power and the future of art through NFTs. Maybe deeper it hints at our defiance and intention to build things better.

You can view the details of the thread here: https://twitter.com/0xDecaArt/status/1531700397462630400?s=20&t=gBmSRD2h16WMJ8hThpNbUg

be sure to visit @0xDecaArt … #WIP I'll continue building out my galleries here: https://deca.art/blockvault

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Right Click Share

I came across @ClaudiuGuraliuc after his release of a phenomenal collection with @ArtBanditzNFT in late 2021. I have been quietly admiring his photography - yes, photography - from the sidelines until now. Meet "The Baroque Collection" (2022) ... 🧵 

Claudiu's consummate artistry, eclectic themes, and brilliance are masterfully spun together in The Baroque Collection and immortalized with his signature Old Masters style portraiture on the blockchain. Visit the @Wake_Gallery gallery to see his work. https://oncyber.io/wake

In a sea of beautiful works, there are those that stand out, and then, there are those that make you pause. This collection made me pause, and it is marvelous. 

For those skeptical of the cultural, artistic, and technological paradigm shifts occurring right before our eyes. Take a peek at this introduction to Claudiu and his NFT journey to have a glimpse of the undercurrents that usher in a new world. https://youtu.be/VODq9rN-CRI


https://opensea.io/collection/claudiu-guraliuc-gc-2022-2021-collection


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The Baroque Collection by Claudiu Guraliuc

After posting about a Rose is a Rose, I feel it needed a part two to deliver a bit more depth about the care that goes into this collection. The roses are tied to the lunar cycle using a custom contract https://etherscan.io/address/0x1e680d51d7ce93c52afa5e2e23bec24915198cc3#code

As @Naftponk describes it "Rose metadata is generated on chain in the contract as base64 json that gets decoded by marketplaces and wallets to updates the series of 28 (14x2) images aligned to the current moon cycle” 

The first rose of the series is a tribute to an artist that passed away. A single rose taken from the funeral, and the memories it represents, are now immortalized on the blockchain. The second, a vibrant red rose, symbolically marks new beginnings. 

I was fortunate to be part of the #cryptocaravan #cryptovanz (!honk) club where I was first introduced to the creative duo @_MrMackenzie and @Naftponk. There will only ever be 26 more so make sure to set up your follow and set up alerts! https://opensea.io/collection/aroseisarose