Ledger
2023 acquisitions
As 2023 draws to a close, we reflect on a year marked by resilience, technological advancement, and a flourishing of artistic expression. This year, The Ledger Digital Art Collection continued its mission to showcase the intersection of art and technology, celebrating artists and artworks with profound cultural significance. Our curation this year welcomed a diverse array of generative and algorithmic art pieces, spanning both the Ethereum and Tezos blockchains.
Nft art collection
In line with our commitment to fostering emerging talent, we were delighted to commission a number of artworks from promising artists, showcasing their unique visions as part of our Inspired by Ledger program. We were also honored to witness Ledger and its products being incorporated into a wide range of independent artworks, a testament to our brand's cultural resonance.
G4SP4RD & Mohsen El-Sayed, Curators Ledger NFT Art Committee
Themes and Variations | Vera Molnár (1924-2023), in collaboration with Martin Grasser
gm.studio
The gm.studio is a generative art platform created by the gmDAO.
The world's first community owned and managed arts platform by artist, for artists. Their goal is to make generative art accessible and inclusive to all. gmDAO developed the studio from the ground up using their experience with existing artistic platforms and the challenges they present to new artists, namely; extremely long application times, poor communication and financial barriers to entry. Art should be inclusive & accessible to all.
2023 COMMUNITY CREATIONS
ledger nft art collection
Melting
Still Standing
God Save The Key | YUYU
Safer with Ledger | Kibø
Diamond Hand | Hannes Hummel
Use A Hardware Wallet | Dangiuz
Come and Take It! | Vincent Van Dough
Wallet Knowledge | Louis Dazy
Fortress | Filip Hodas
Lost & Never Found | Yakob El-Moussa
Plasticity | p4stoboy
Apollo | Asaf Slook
Kōripo | Rich Poole
Catharsis - What Is This Thing Called Love? | Dario Lanza
Factura | Mathias Isaksen
Mind The Gap | MountVitruvius
Reading a book | KiM ASENDORF
Device 1 | ertdfgcvb
Fushi No Reality - フシノゲンジツ | Samsy
circle form | zach lieberman
Ringers #962: The LACMA Iterations | Dmitri Cherniak
Unfolded | Lars Wander
{Compend-AI-SX} 2022 #1 | {agoria}
The Harvest | Per Kristian Stoveland
RGB Elementary Cellular Automaton | ciphrd
Charcoal Seeds | zancan
We were extremely proud to grow our collection’s photography portfolio with the addition of 2 great pieces from artist and humanitarian Inna Modja, which were displayed as part of the first ever NFT exhibition at the EU parliament earlier this year. Inna Modja is a Malian-French Visual Artist & Musician. Her Photography is inspired by the work of her mentor Malick Sidibé, and West African Photographers of the 60s, like Seydou Keita and Sory Sanlé. Growing up in Bamako, she was fascinated by the natural elegance of the people in the streets, which she loves to capture in sophiscated compositions.
Vera Molnar's artistic oeuvre is a mesmerizing fusion of mathematics and aesthetics. Through algorithmic exploration, her digital compositions reveal a profound harmony between precision and creativity. Molnar's work transcends conventional boundaries, inviting viewers to contemplate the intersection of technology and art, where code becomes a medium for profound visual expression.
We honor Vera for her contributions, which will be honored for generations, and for paving the path for so many others. Thank you Vera. May your memory inspire us forever.
As a fundamental element derived from organic matter, charcoal happens to be at the core of all life forms. It is also the tool for artists that dates back to the most ancient times.
Since the generative process that uses programming code and the intervention of randomness was used to design the physical pieces, the long-form generative series Charcoal Seeds is a natural way to seamlessly extend back into the digital realm the ideas of matter and physicality, while showing the elements at work in the creation process. In each iteration a virtual seed will encapsulates the essence of organic forms and patterns. The graphic style itself tries to convey the organic feeling of tools and materials such as chalk, ink, paintbrushes.
The Harvest depicts worlds that exist in eternal symbiosis with the Caretaker. We witness the spectacle of monumental chromatic beams as they impact the surface of these beautiful, alien bodies. The Caretaker assigns different constellations to each planet, giving rise to unique combinations of beams as they extract the much needed nectar. This project has been inspired by a life-long fascination for science fiction and space exploration. Aiming to capture a moment of awe, the beams reach to their origin, emulating a cathedral-like atmosphere in the vein of Hugh Ferriss, while borrowing inspiration from Micheal Whelan’s landscapes. All in the effort of capturing a sense of how small we are in relation to the cosmos.
The Harvest is built on p5js, and takes advantage of its 3d api. With the orthogonal view enabled, the algorithm uses volumetric rectangular units to create the stylised illusion of alien landscapes. Each beam has a position, color, reach and yield that is calculated and procedurally drawn over time.
Genesis artwork from Ciphrd, creator of the generative art platform Fxhash on Tezos. This platform has been a very popular launchpad for many artists around the world.
“Stephen Wolfram's Elementary Cellular Automaton where 3 different rules are drawn in the Red, Green and Blue color components of the image.”
Published on November 7, 2021