fx(text) is an exciting new content layer for fxhash where artists and collectors can publish articles about generative art or anything else related. It launched August 30th, 2022 with the mint of the inaugural fx(text) article at <https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/fx(text)>.

A flurry of articles were published in the first few days. This article highlights the best of the best content published! Grab a coffee and enjoy!

# Ode to Contrapuntos, or Remembrance

<https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/ode-to-contrapuntos-or-remembrance>

Contrapuntos, or contra for short, is an iconic collection from the early days of fxhash. In this beautifully written article @tz1hsC7LKroo96tCZhiZwvcmi2RwQ7gfzdc1 goes in depth about why this collection resonates so much and how it sparked her love for generative art.

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# Beauty in Code

<https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/beauty-in-code-hashed-arcs>

With *Beauty in Code*, @tz1cNakLoctaqaCtBZSQGZs5RgAciYqB7cNf is already pushing the boundaries of fx(text) with an article that is going to be a living document with revisions. This first edition is showcasing Yazid and his genesis fxhash project Hashed Arcs. Features and variations are explored in a way that is structured and easy to follow.

@tz1cNakLoctaqaCtBZSQGZs5RgAciYqB7cNf also shared a roadmap of the upcoming artist and project highlights that the article will be updated to contain. There are even additional perks to the people who mint an edition of the article.

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# Building a Bridge of Appreciation to the Future of Creativity

<https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/building-a-bridge-of-appreciation-to-the-future-of-creativity>

The 2022 Summer saw four big events where the traditional art world interfaced with digital, generative art. @tz1V62W6geBqakeGyXQfDLxqZkbUhgANxnsc shares the experience at Art Basel Hong Kong on how the traditional art institutions and dealers react to generative art and what the underlying issues are. The article walks through how we as big generative art proponents should work to build awareness and acceptance in the greater art world. A must-read on a really important topic!

# Tych

<https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/tych>

@tz1YHsinBJHMj1YFN7UrCsVAgTcaJCH86PjK, the artist behind Tych, goes in depth about the origins of this great collection, the way the outputs are structured, and the common and rare features that outputs could get.

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# Diaries of an Accidental Art Addict

<https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/diaries-of-an-accidental-art-addict>

A tale of going down the rabbit hole of NFT art, by the renowned mega-collector @tz1ixR1g7FQrftBLK3aLk1kPcmvA9Sh9XsbF.  This story hits on both epic highs and depressing lows and is an interesting window into the beauty and the beast of collecting NFT art.

# The Last Days of Fire and Steel

<https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/the-last-days-of-fire-and-steel>

This article, by the artist @tz1VjCS2jiBTVPSEoYzJ79KkbYV5QbFJxuf3 themselves, is something else entirely. I remember minting this fxhash drop due to the sheer mystery that the collection expresses. The dark tones are so present and real in the visuals. In this fx(text) article, the dark tones are very present in the text as well. Go read it after admiring this visual, as long as it's not at bedtime...

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# GPT-3 and me: A generative coding study

<https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/gpt-3-and-me:-a-generative-coding-study>

AI models for text and image generation are all the rage these days. In this article, @tz1hyNv7RBzNPGLpKfdwHRc6NhLW6VbzXP3N boldly explores the possibilities and limits of using AI models like GPT-3 to generate code for generative art. By asking the model increasingly complex prompts about what kind of generative art to produce, the outputs become more and more elaborate. A groundbreaking article about revolutionary new tools! @tz1hyNv7RBzNPGLpKfdwHRc6NhLW6VbzXP3N also released what is probably the very first fxhash project entirely written by GPT-3.

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# Dencity development

<https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/dencity-development>

Dencity is a landmark project by @tz1NMvVB48fNzrG3rPZS58Eo1nSJ6p3RjRyz on fxhash. The project features cities from above, with buildings, parks, trees, vehicles and much more. In this article the artist walk us through a lot of the steps it took to create this impressive piece of generative art. The use of intermediate outputs to illustrate the progress of the work is outstanding!

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# 20 Lines of Code

<https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/20-lines-of-code>

How short can a generative art project be in terms of code lines, and still produce visually interesting and diverse outputs? @tz1gJJrpnVojWj7mZCWRyeqCE6UPBhgFEFbi sets out to explore this in the 20 Lines of Code project, and the article walks you through the development process and what each line of code does. When minimizing the number of lines there's no room for lines that are not essential, so this article is a great resource for how generative art works under the hood and what pieces of code it needs.

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# Let's Take a Step Back

<https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/let's-take-a-step-back>

With the launch of fx(text), @tz1UUSrrxHq647suLgAngWE481UTbzUonf9G takes a look back at the incredible journey of fxhash and generative art. In the short time span of 10 months, more than 1 million art NFTs have been minted on fxhash! Kaloh has been following the generative art space for a while and is a reputable source of thoughtful analysis and great commentary on all things generative art. Make sure to read this piece to catch his thoughts on all the great aspects that generative art unlocks.



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Thank you for taking a look at this list of great articles! @tz1RB3poJD9r5cLXjzZPJ2RuR8eeLYWXMLDN


A curated selection of the best fx(text) articles from the launch week.

Co-host of The Angels' Wing art podcast 🚌 Big fan of generative art. I create art when I have a minute for myself.

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