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On August 30th fx(text) was officially launched, waving in a new era of web3 publication thanks to the power of Tezos and IPFS. This new fx(text) platform will revolutionize informative publications and will create a fantastic new ecosystem of creators and content.

GatherArt interview with abstract digital artist ArtPlusBrad. Two random holders of this article will be selected to each win an original 1/1 work by ArtPlusBrad.

GatherArt interview with artist and programmer Christophe “Ulu” Choffel. Five random collectors of this article will win an edition of Christophe's latest FxHash mint "It came from the stars".

FxText has just launched the latest contract upgrade which has enabled marketplace features for ARTKLs. This is a free mint for all to enjoy.

From the Front Lines of Art Blocks Anonymous (originally written in Fall 2021)

Four events in the summer of 2022 placed fxhash-based generative art in the spotlight, putting the relationship between the legacy art world and generative art community into focus. While large legacy art world institutions (Art Basel, Sotheby's, Christie's) have begun embracing on-chain generative art, the dealer sector remains skeptical. How can a bridge of appreciation be built between these worlds to ensure an inclusive future of creativity?

Chris McCully just recently dropped one of his most complex works to date "Immure" and has been creating art on FxHash since the early days. They have a wide variety of works and love to experiment.

The development of the Dencity project was particularly complex and required months of intensive work... Here is an EXTREMELY SIMPLIFIED summary of the many stages of the development of this crazy project.

My view on where we are now and where we are going with the gen art movement...

Our first OFFICIAL companion article to our weekly podcast. Follow along while you listen to the show, and considering purchasing this article to support our weekly efforts :)

A companion piece to episode 36 of our weekly podcast. Follow along while you listen to the show, and consider purchasing this article to help support the show!

UpOnlyFan is a self-described outsider who has found a home within web3. Learn more about their history in the crypto scene and gain additional insights on some of their works including "Etude" & "Colorfall".

Todemashi is an artist from Italy most known for their fxHash genesis work, "Cuts". We learn more about "Cuts" and some of their other Tezos series including "Gleams" & "vertiCuts". Collectors of this article will receive an original work by Todemashi.

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.

Recently, Amy Castor on Artnet released an article highly critical of NFTs, "The Boom and the Bust: How NFTs Went the Way of Beanie Babies". Let's break it down, paragraph by paragraph.

The xDeads are 11x11 interactive pixel art collectible characters, generated algorithmically on-chain with proof of ownership stored on the Tezos blockchain. It’s one of the first collections of generative PFP’s based on Hydra, and implemented using p5.js and createloop libraries.

Mikkel Hansen is a physicist who went into data science and now spends the majority of his spare time doing generative art. They are from Denmark and have grand plans for the future of their creating. Collecting this article gives you a chance to win some original works from Mikkel Hartmann.

The copy/steal quote has been attributed to a lot of notable folks, probably because they stole it from someone else, but the sentiment is always the same: if you take something... make something novel with it; a copy is boring. CC0 helps this to be possible, without fear of overstepping bounds, and hopefully, furthering the state of the art by reducing friction.

Yenren is a creative coder who has become obsessed with generative art. They have a burning passion for creating and learning more about the generative world and have created many fantastic works on FxHash.

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.

k3rnel is a continuation of my ongoing investigation on some of the new possibilities within dynamic formats. This piece is constructed using several autonomous systems and computational concepts that are about to be introduced below.