BlockTrain PASS - 銷售觀察
由AluanWang (王新仁)監製、funnysandwich (鳳梨三明治)製作、chad_Nrto3 (小茶)負責音樂、mashbean (黃豆泥) 負責機制設計,頂級的陣容組合將帶來全新的Tezos NFT Project,這次選擇由Fxhash發行!
All about that grain
Images in digital art and photography are frequently purposefully perturbed with grainy textures, often intending to evoke a tactile feeling and to add an ounce of ruggedness to an artwork. In this manner, grain is a valuable tool on your generative artist tool belt to elevate your artwork. This article discusses several techniques to achieve grain with p5, texture overlays, SVG filters, and shaders. We’ll discuss each one in great detail and the ups and downsides.
# MAHSA AMINI
Women of Iran, as I started writing the first edition of this article on Sept. 26, have been fighting and protesting in hundreds cities in Iran and around the world for days for their rights for freedom after 'Mahsa Amini' , An innocent 22 year-old woman, brutally was killed by morality Police in Tehran on Sept. 13, 2022, a week before her birthday. *100% mint and secondary sale of this article will be donated for these brave women.
Project notes: Coronado
A little about the making of Coronado, the guitar it's named after (but not really about), an appreciation for imperfection and how to work around a blending bug in Chrome.
The Merchant Route: Behind Adrift
I published "adrift" on fx(hash) in September 2022 as a creative collaboration with Adam from Tender Art. The essence behind it is the depiction of human habitat through algorithmic processes. I divided the article into sections corresponding to the simulation phases: terraforming, choosing potential settlement locations, establishing possible connections between cities, and calculating the final urban landscape.
Sculpting in Codes: An Interview with ssshihtung about Volume DAO's “Support of Dreams, Surface of Things”
Volume DAO was invited by Greater Taipei Biennial of Contemporary Art to present the exhibition "Support of Dreams, Surface of Things." Echoing the theme "Log Into Our Sea" this year, it features 3 generative artists Aluan Wang (ilevi oivm), Yi-Wen Lin, Jinyao Lin and 3 installation artists to make digital-native arts intertwined with physical installation arts. Also, it provides different ways to present NFTs in a physical exhibition in addition to putting images on the screen. ssshihtung, curator of the exhibition and a member of Volume DAO, gives us a picture of this exhibition and how he presents NFTs in a physical space.
Generative Art and Blockchain Technology: A Semester-Long Course at National Chengchi University 2022
Generative Art has been gaining popularity alongside the rise of blockchain technology, and academic institutions are showing a growing interest in offering courses on the subject. This article documents the experience of teaching a semester-long course on Generative Art at National Chengchi University. The course covered various aspects of Generative Art, including blockchain-related knowledge, marketing strategies, aesthetic evolution, and coding. Students learned to create Generative Art pieces using p5js, starting from simple algorithms to more advanced topics. To encourage student discussion and reward good behavior, the course introduced a course token, MXC (MixMix Coin). The article provides detailed information about the course structure, student feedback, and showcases of the final projects, which were published on fxhash. Overall, this article is a valuable resource for anyone interested in teaching or learning about Generative Art and blockchain technology.
A theory of General Instability
Particles, forces, horizon // 🜂 ⇶ ⁂ Ω 🜁 ↺ // ∰ 🜴 🜔 ≋ ∂t ↺
Generative Taipei On-Site: The Archipelago Hashed 2023
Join me on a text tour of the "Generative Taipei On-Site: The Archipelago Hashed 2023" exhibition. Curated by Volume DAO, this exhibition is located in Tapei, Taiwan, which may be too far for some members of the generative art community to attend in person. As a contributor to the exhibition, I am here to share my personal guide with those who were unable to attend.