A poem is sometimes clear and colorful. 
It can be sharp. 
It can be oneiric. 
Sometimes it is enigmatic and deep.

The starting point of this project is an investigation of typography. The construction of a visual poem without words. Where letters and other signs evoke movement, rhythm, sound, echo and silence. The work plays with processes of construction/deconstruction of characters, with the visibility or subtlety of typographic elements.

*'Poema' is part of the 'Visual Poetry' group show curated by Atelier (http://atelierart.io).

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Each iteration has:
-> an alternative version in Portrait format, activated by the [p] key
-> a meta-poem, built from the features' metadata, accessible in the browser console, activated by the [F12] key

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Features:
-> Encruzilhada (Crossroad) = 2 possibilities
-> 3 types of Reverberations 
-> 6 types of Luminescences 
-> 5 Color schemes
-> 14 Palettes 

* The names of the palettes pay homage to poets and artists who deal with the visuality of writing in their work. 7 palettes honor women, 7 palettes honor men. Almost all from Latin America.

----------control keys------------ 
[F12] access to the meta-poem on browser console 
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[p] alternate format portrait/square 
[o] border on/off 
[e] save image with 2000 pixels height
[m] save image with 4000 pixels height
[a] save image with actual size
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Depending on the size option, the render time can be long.

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Created with p5.js
Tested in Chrome and Firefox on both Windows and Mac OS.

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(c) Marcelo Terça-Nada, 2024
https://marcelonada.redezero.org/
@marcelonada

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*Please note: there are two reservation lists in this project:
-> One for my supporters & anyone who has 4 or more editions from my previous projects
-> Another one for those who have one piece from any of my projects (this list is overallocated, which means there are more people on it than available slots, so: first come, first served).
*If you use more than one wallet, or the address on the reserve list is your vault, contact me via one of my social networks up to 12 hours before the drop.
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Poema #23

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Marcelo Terça-Nada

Poema #64

"Junina" is a tribute to the June popular festivities in Brazil, when the streets and house facades are decorated on many cities, mainly on the Northeast Region of the country. Small flags, paper balloons, and lamps are hung on public space creating a very special atmosphere and colorful landscapes. 

Plenty of forró (traditional music), bonfires, fireworks, typical food and drinks are part of these festivities that celebrate rural popular culture. The “Festas Juninas” (June festivities) have an important affective place in the imaginary of the Brazilian population. 

"Junina" continues the experimentations with code of my previous work "Monotipia". The challenge of creating graphic compositions with simple elements remains. Searching and trying to delve deeper into ways to play with the rhythm and subtleties of transparencies, colors, shapes and textures.

This project is also an homage to the painters who made the Brazilian June festivities as the theme of their works, especially Alfredo Volpi (1896-1988) and Alberto da Veiga Guignard (1896-1962), but also Anita Malfatti (1889-1964), Emiliano Di Cavalcanti (1897-1976), Heitor dos Prazeres (1898-1966), and many others.

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Features:
-> 8 palettes (rarest = grayscale)
-> 9 compositions
-> Elements: 6 geometric shapes OR mixed element compositions
-> 5 canvas formats: 
-----> tall portrait (9:16)
-----> portrait (2:3)
-----> square (1:1)
-----> landscape (3:2)
-----> wide landscape (16:9) = rarest
-> Border colors: 
-----> soft
-----> dark
-----> deep gray
-----> soberest color from palette
-----> random color from palette (rarest)

* The names of the color palettes are words related to popular June festivals. The decision to use untranslated expressions was made because these words carry many poetic meanings in Portuguese. For example, "cinza" means "gray" but also "ash". A word that refers to both the color and to the residue that results from burning wood in bonfires.

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To save the image as a png file, type:
[1] save at actual size 
[2] save with 2000px height
[3] save with 3000px height
[4] save with 4000px height
[5] save with 5000px height

Depending on the size option, the render time can be long.

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Created with p5.js

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(c) Marcelo Terça-Nada, 2023
https://marcelonada.redezero.org/
@marcelonada

Junina #64

Junina #67

Junina #34

Graphic compositions made with simple elements. Playing with the subtlety and rhythm of colors, shapes and textures.

This work was inspired by the textures of monotype prints and those of metal engraving. Especially in the geometric marks made by the inking roller while stretching the graphic ink to make a manual printing. It is a tribute to the visuality of handmade prints.

"Monotipia" means monotype printing in Portuguese. It is a graphic printing process that results in a single copy. Here I make a parallel between monotype printing and the code+hash minting process, which also produces a single image.

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Features:
-> 15 composition schemes
-> 51 handpicked base colors
-> 3 canvas formats:  
-----> Portrait (vertical) 
-----> Square 
-----> Landscape (horizontal)
-> 3 element tones options: 
-----> Light Texture & Shapes
-----> Light Texture / Dark Shapes 
-----> Dark Texture & Shapes

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To save the image as a png file, type:
[1] save at actual size 
[2] save with 2000px height
[3] save with 3000px height
[4] save with 4000px height
[5] save with 5000px height

Depending on the size option, the render time can be long.

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Created with p5.js

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This is my first project on FX(hash) and I would like to express my special thanks to Janaina Selva, Dmarchi, Gyo and Morbeck for their support and for following the step-by-step development of this work, always contributing with a critical eye and great suggestions. I also thank the help from the FX(hash) community on Discord.

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(c) Marcelo Terça-Nada, 2023
https://marcelonada.redezero.org/
@marcelonada

Monotipia #105

Monotipia #68

Monotipia #80

Monotipia #91

Monotipia

Junina #147

Junina #71

Junina

Urban typographic vestiges captured with photography.

Typographic vestiges

'Poema' is an investigation of typography. The construction of a visual poem without words. Where letters and other signs evoke movement, rhythm, sound, echo and silence. The work plays with processes of construction/deconstruction of characters, with the visibility or subtlety of typographic elements.

Poema

"Junina" is a tribute to the June popular festivities in Brazil, when the streets and house facades are decorated on many cities, mainly on the Northeast Region of the country. Small flags, paper balloons, and lamps are hung on public space creating a very special atmosphere and colorful landscapes.

Plenty of forró (traditional music), bonfires, fireworks, typical food and drinks are part of these festivities that celebrate rural popular culture. The “Festas Juninas” (June festivities) have an important affective place in the imaginary of the Brazilian population.

"Junina" continues the experimentations with code of my previous work "Monotipia". The challenge of creating graphic compositions with simple elements remains. Searching and trying to delve deeper into ways to play with the rhythm and subtleties of transparencies, colors, shapes and textures.

"Junina" will be droped on fx(hash)
256 eds
D.A 25tez > 3tez

July 13th . Thursday
@ 18:00 CET . 16:00 UTC . 13:00 BRT

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