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fxGems #7 ⏀ A Prolific Beginning - Part II

fxGems #7 ⏀ A Prolific Beginning - Part II

written by Haiver

29 Dec 202264 EDITIONS
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When I was a kid, I used to think prolific was a synonym for genius. It wasn't until college that I learned prolific simply means someone who makes a lot of work. Picasso was a genius; he was also prolific. And they're not the same thing. All you have to do is google the centaur stick figures he drew in Antibes to see that even well into his career — thanks to his prolific output — not everything he made was good.

That said, the more work you make, the more opportunities you have to grow, and the more chances you have to get it right. Prolific art-making is the perfect cure to break a perfectionist streak. And it's only with a lot of work under your belt that you start to find your voice and thus create work that stands out. So it's funny to realize that my childhood self was onto something when it saw a connection between the two.

When fx(hash) first launched, one of the most inspiring things was seeing so many prolific generative artists appear to spring out of nowhere — each of them dropping 5, 10, even 15 projects apiece in the first three weeks of open minting (Nov 10 - Nov 30, 2021). It was a cascade of rapid-fire releases one right after another.

Of course, many of them had been making generative work for years with a back catalogue of projects just waiting for a home. But it was also invigorating to see younger artists figuring it out in real time. And all of them were hungry. There was a pent-up need for an open generative site like fx(hash).

So here is the first round of truly prolific artists in fx(hash) history. Some of the work is genius; some of it has room to grow. All of it was here first, lighting a path, helping establish fx(hash)'s place in art history — and for that we should always be grateful.


This issue is a continuation from last week, so don't forget to check out Part I of this series.

Landlines Art - 6 Projects

Anamnesis #96

grodarh - 6 Projects

Feelings Detector #15

David González - 6 Projects

eclipse variations #9

petitsapin - 6 Projects

Carlton #34

devnull - 6 Projects

SuperCube 1000 #999

TeNinEight - 6 Projects

Neon Kaleido #86

AutoEclectus - 5 Projects

Polystars #9

itsgalo - 5 Projects

BLOBBERS #52

markknol - 5 Projects

ordered.artistic.minimalism #40

3DManatee - 5 Projects

Calligraphic #46

patxol - 5 Projects

The rug - don't pull #39

mjlindow - 5 Projects

Beyond #64

Job Talle - 5 Projects

created byJob Talle
owned byErik-West

Pearl #16

Pearl #16

Hevey - 5 Projects

created byHevey
owned bytajjj

Cycles #119

Cycles #119

ver_nft - 5 Projects

Uniq Chekushka #3

Morbeck - 5 Projects

UTILITAS #7

FahmiMursyid - 5 Projects

Slit Pixels #12

Likemurvin - 4 Projects

CONTROL PANEL #3

ge1doot - 4 Projects

Entangled #302

beardcoded - 4 Projects

Scrawl #45

infinite - 4 Projects

rainbow explosion #63

somaticbits - 4 Projects

created bysomaticbits
owned bytnoo

Totem #4

Totem #4

inconvergent - 4 Projects

Shepherding Random Numbers #282

Lisa Orth - 4 Projects

A Center Near the Edges #87

DistCollective - 4 Projects

Tintinnabulum #94

Liam Egan - 4 Projects

Particulate Hash 3 #129

greweb - 4 Projects

Plottable Storm #96

aebrer - 4 Projects

pico_pulses #229

Gorilla Sun - 4 Projects

Scribble #109

Estienne - 3 Projects

Sewing Visions #4

who? - 4 Projects

created bywho?
owned byFatboy

into orbit #6

into orbit #6

Tomluyten - 3 Projects

Paradise Birds Generative Series #46

dmarchi - 3 Projects

Pinches #308

dnlsmm - 3 Projects

A SLOW DAY AT THE RIVER #37

Jinyao Lin - 3 Projects

Distortion City #01 #21

fxGems is not affiliated with fx(hash) or fx(text) (hence the lack of parentheses), and none of the recommendations herein should be construed as financial advice. We’re here to celebrate the art!

Each month I go one by one through all of the projects that dropped on fx(hash) to find the strongest, most compelling work — generative art that has a unique voice, a wide variety across its many mints, and an intriguing approach to algorithms and technique.

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