Simple and easily identifiable, each squiggle embodies the soul of the Art Blocks platform. Consider each my personal signature as an artist, developer, and tinkerer. Public minting of the Chromie Squiggle is permanently paused. They are now reserved for manual distribution to collectors and community members over a longer period of time. Please visit OpenSea to explore Squiggles available on the secondary market. 

Chromie Squiggle #3592

CryptoPunk #1478

Chromie Squiggle #9690

100 Untitled Spaces is an exploration of color and space juxtaposing a simple artwork within a minimalist architectural setting. 
 
Both Art and Architecture together can be powerful. By engaging with both one can develop a  meditative space where nearly infinite “moments” can be revealed as one moves around the virtual room. Further enhanced by shadows, this work is in part a reflection of time spent watching shadows cast across artwork on my  walls.
 
Drawing inspiration from Johannes Itten, Robert Irwin, and Luis Barragán, I worked with my Architect wife Mara to capture various moments inside of an algorithmically generated space. The result is an algorithm inside an algorithm, both generating the central artwork that represents my love and respect for color and the surrounding space as well as an optimal setting to experience that artwork. 
 
In each of these 100 spaces, the viewer is presented with a generated composition to experience a simple canvas inside of a minimalist space. Each is unique, yet informed by the rest of the set. 
 
The opportunity to collaborate with Mara has provided aesthetic boundaries for these spaces as I parametrized the configuration of a simple adobe style room with various options for stair types, penetrations, flooring, camera position, and shadows. Everything from the tile on the floor, the Marfa and Mexico City inspired architecture, to the colors and minimalistic environment represents who I am, and the spaces that Mara and I have created in our imaginations, as well as in real life.

100 Untitled Spaces #31

Since founding Art Blocks in 2020, artist Erick Calderon (a.k.a. Snowfro) has been intrigued by the idea of representing digital artwork in the physical world in the form of an ephemeral physical object with meaning, but with no inherent value. 

Donald Judd has long been an inspiration for Art Blocks. One aspect we admire most about Judd’s artistic practice is the elegance of design he effortlessly paired with the accessibility of materials that could be found at a hardware store. With Judd as inspiration, we hatched a plan to create a unique generative art friendship bracelet that includes instructions to make, in minutes, a simple bracelet using a few dollars’ worth of embroidery floss. Donald Judd believed that what surrounds us in our day-to-day life is already so beautiful, and that ultimately the experience of creating art is as important as owning it.

Erick was incredibly excited to collaborate with renowned artist Alexis André (a.k.a. MacTuitui) to bring generative art and ephemeral physical objects together in the form of friendship bracelets. Conceptualized by Erick and aesthetically and programmatically designed by Alexis, this project pairs creative coding with a beautiful spectrum of embroidery floss colors. The project was a true team effort, as each member of the Art Blocks team designed and named their own color palette!

The project is a token of our appreciation to the creators, makers, builders, and collectors who have all contributed to making the Art Blocks community what it is today. Participating in this project is a signal, both online and IRL, that you’re a participant in this evolution of art + community. You are pushing the best ideas forward. You are the reason all of these imaginative projects come to life. Our community is what makes all of this possible. So, to say it plainly, we appreciate you, and we hope that you’ll accept this bracelet as a token of our special friendship!

The owner of any wallet with an Art Blocks piece at the time of snapshot (October 26, 2022, at 3pm US Central time) is eligible to claim two mints from this special generative art project. We would love to see you keep one bracelet and share your love for generative art by gifting your second mint! These mints are free to claim (you pay only the gas) and exist on L1 Ethereum. Please note that we may in the future release additional modified iterations of the Friendship Bracelets project, ideally on an L2 scaling solution, that may substantially increase the total supply of tokens related to the project, with the intent of being a more accessible entry point to a larger audience. But this version is what we're here to celebrate today, and this gift is for you in gratitude for your support along the way. Please enjoy this token of our friendship and explore the wonderful artwork created by Alexis André. Then, let's all make bracelets together! 

Warmly,
Alexis + Erick + the Art Blocks team



The claim window expires on January 10, 2023, at noon US Central time.

Click into the Display Notes for information about making your bracelet.

Friendship Bracelets #28910

/// by Snowfro is a tribute to the essence of motion and racing, distilled to its purest form. It embodies an innate drive to perpetually venture into the unknown, embrace risks, and strive towards the pinnacle of racing. Through this series, Snowfro accentuates life's inexorable forward momentum—be it maneuvering through life's complex twists or riding the relentless currents of time, the emphasis is on ceaseless advancement. Each unique output of /// is segmented into various motifs, each depicting different stages of a Formula One race from the anticipatory tension before the red lights go out to the exhilarating rush of the fastest moments in the race. Snowfro seeks to encapsulate the quintessence of motion in the most minimal form, while also unfolding a chromatic narrative through two distinctive color traits—the inner color style and the border color style.

/// is a multi-dimensional ode to the essence of motion, minimalism, and the relentless forward momentum that propels not just racers, but every individual forward in the race of life.

This work was exhibited as part of Velocity Series by Oracle Red Bull Racing and Bybit. Curated by AOI.

Controls: 

Press the space bar to invert background
Press the enter key to toggle party mode
Press “n” to toggle noise
Press “f” to cross the finish line
Press “o” to enter outline mode
Press “l” to activate lonely mode
Press “p” to activate print view (preferred printing format is square in lonely mode)
Press “s” to save canvas in PNG format
Press “e” to save embroidery file in SVG format

/// #96

The Bookends series explores the tension and harmony between ceramics, one of the oldest crafts known to mankind, and the seemingly unlimited variety of algorithmic art.

This specific output was manually composed by overlaying two hand made ceramic bowls on top of a generative code based artwork (plus a quick and dirty drop shadow). It is my favorite of dozens of manually assembled compositions exploring what an algorithmic edition would look like combining these two very different mediums. While I've been exploring algorithmic art for nearly a decade, my experience in the medium of ceramics is only a year old. Over that year I have found the practice of hand forming and glazing pinch pots/bowls to be a wonderful counterweight to the frantic nature of the crypto/NFT space.

Bookends (Study)

Chromie Squiggle #9995

Chromie Squiggle #9518

Chromie Squiggle

100 Untitled Spaces #46

100 Untitled Spaces by Snowfro

Friendship Bracelets #23873

Friendship Bracelets by Alexis André

Bookends

/// #977

/// by Snowfro

heart + craft is an inclusive NFT collection from Snowfro and Jordan Lyall. It beautifully fuses digital assets with real-world artistry, allowing holders to recreate their unique 3D hearts at home. As an Inclusive Edition with its generous supply cap and affordable mint price, it's crafted for both avid NFT collectors and newcomers.

Snowfro

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