Starting with a repeatable system of colors and/or triangles typically seen in geometric abstraction, rive employs generative art to break/split/rive those patterns–and the comfort we find in them–in slight, seemingly unintentional ways.  With each subsequent split, our comfort fades as the artwork is shredded into barely recognizable fragments of a once carefully orchestrated pattern.

Not all rivings are created equal; some are subtle and barely visible while others are acute and violent.  

What holds it together is what breaks it apart.  

created using triangles and p5js

rive
abstractment, 2022

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Functionality:
Press ‘p’ to save as a png.
Press 0-9 to render at varying degrees of quality. 0 to 9 (highest quality, ~15k x ~15k, depending on the dimensions).  The window background will change colors when completed rendering.
Press ⬆️ (arrow up) to increase pixel density by 0.5.
Press ⬇️ (arrow down) to decrease pixel density by 0.5.

rive #628

Within each of us resides an evolutionary history of primal emotions, yet we often spend our lives dulling and controlling these instincts rather than reveling in them. Art is one of the ways we best express those instincts and intuitions – accessing and visualizing their visceral qualities, and releasing our deepest emotions in a way we can share.

pang reflects emotions that take control of our impulses – anguish, euphoria, obsession. By using crayon-like marks, the artworks convey the catharsis felt while drawing with a childlike abandon. To capture what gives such marks true feeling, the works deliberate the intrinsic movements, pressures, and angles shaped by hands in various moods. These qualities and their frenetic meanderings represent the infinite possibilities of where the crayon could go next – if only we could free ourselves from the layers of control we've built.

The contradictions we struggle with are reflected throughout the works:  in the long, methodical, and mathematical path to creation that yields work that looks fast, free and unrehearsed;  through the randomly-informed computer generation of art that feels human;  and by the depiction of long-standing traditional techniques to help display the conceptual range of a young, innovative art movement still establishing its pivotal place in the canon of art. These tensions parallel the work's underlying concept, accentuating the suspicion that a learned fear of emotional expression might just be the source of our own pang. 

Created in p5.js, pang is inspired by the emotional works and processes of later abstract expressionists such as Cy Twombly and Joan Mitchell – as well as contemporary artists like José Parla.

Functionality: 
Press ‘p’ to save as a png. 
Press ‘b’ to render with (or without) a transparent background.
Press 0-9 to render at varying degrees of quality.  0 (lowest quality) to 9 (highest quality, 15000 pixels lengthwise).
Press ⬆️ (arrow up) to incrementally increase pixel density.
Press ⬇️ (arrow down) to incrementally decrease pixel density.

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TENDER x abstractment
April 2022


pang #340

rive #711

Building on four’s participation in the Blind Gallery Bear Market Edition, random(four) replaces the use of tezos price data with randomized inputs.  Other qualities/design aspects have been revised slightly to allow for a more diverse set of outputs. 

Made with p5js, triangles, and no tezos price data.

Press 1-9 to render higher quality outputs; rendering time will vary.

random(four) #128

Thank you for adding me to your collection. Now that I’m a part of your tez fam, please open me in live view, enter ‘9’ or ‘10’, wait, press ‘P’, print me, put me on your wall, and enjoy.
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Clew is a generative art collection designed for your wall.

When opening live view, you’ll be prompted to choose a render quality (1 for lowest; 10 for highest). The higher quality renders are for printing and zooming in to choose your own sub-composition or explore the details/depth. Higher quality images will naturally take longer to render but will be worth the wait. If you find a partial render particularly nice, you can press spacebar to pause (and unpause) the render. Save a PNG by pressing ‘P’ or a JPEG with ‘J’. Medium and high quality renders are optimized for Chrome desktop and may not function on other browsers or mobile devices.

The processing length varies considerably, depending on the assigned traits. Therefore, not all previews will reflect the final output.

created using p5js

Clew
abstractment, 2022

Clew #1

Thank you for adding me to your collection. Now that I’m a part of your tez fam, please open me in live view, enter ‘9’ or ‘10’, wait, press ‘P’, print me, put me on your wall, and enjoy.

#symmetriClew is a special collection inspired by, and in honor of, Clew #205.  Clew #205 is the only symmetrical #lostNotLost output in the 567-piece Clew collection.   A brief write up on #symmetriClew can be found at https://abstractment.art/symmetriclew.

Similar to Clew, this collection is designed for your wall.

When opening live view, you’ll be prompted to choose a render quality (1 for lowest; 10 for highest). The higher quality renders are for printing and zooming in to choose your own sub-composition or explore the details. Higher quality images will naturally take longer to render but will be worth the wait, especially if seeking to print. If you find a partial render particularly nice, you can press spacebar to pause (and unpause). Save a PNG by pressing ‘P’ or a JPEG with ‘J’. Medium and high quality renders are optimized for Chrome desktop and may not function on other browsers or mobile devices.

Thumbnail previews will render at lower quality.  Please keep in mind that I’m best enjoyed in live view.

created using p5js

#symmetriClew
abstractment, 2022

#symmetriClew #1

A banner version of your Clew. 
A gift from abstractment, for the #clewcrew.

Clew #294: banner edition

grails4deca

rive #687

rive

random(four) #60

random(four)

Clew #4

Clew

#symmetriClew #4

#symmetriClew

Clew #259: banner edition

Clew: banner edition

proof4deca

random

Secs 
…indulge yourself in infinite distraction. 

Saturating your senses with innuendo and irony inspired by pop art, Secs is your wildest distraction–the new shiny vibrator in your degen, generative art collecting lifestyle.  Stick it in, turn it on, and try not to blink. Drawing inspiration from the kinetic wit of pop art, Secs will hammer you all night (and day) long with unpredictable outputs every few seconds. 

This playful nod to the ever-changing, rapid-fire nature of NFT collecting and the attention economy derives from our collective fascination with the novelty of the new. 
 
Just as we experience, interpret, and appreciate art in our individual and uniquely transient ways, Secs embodies that same fluidity and whimsicality.  It toys with the concept of immediacy and ephemeral euphoria in a space where our innate senses race towards the next shiny object even before the digital paint dries on the last. 

Secs is drenched in cheeky innuendo, imaginative subtext, and flirtatious emojis, not-so-subtly alluding to the intoxicating rush of dopamine that drives both our deepest desires and riskiest NFT collecting. 

Where art, satire, and the suggestive intertwine in an infinite supply of Secs.  

abstractment 
October 2023
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made with p5js

You shouldn’t enjoy Secs on your phone as it is more fun on a desktop.
See license.txt for relevant licensing information.
Twemojis are preloaded to avoid dependencies associated with X/Twitter.

In Live View: 
-   ‘ ‘ (i.e., spacebar) to pause/unpause an infinite supply of Secs
-   ‘p’ to save a png
-   [(any number from 1 - 69) + enter] to view 1 of 69 saved hashes (unique to each token). 
-   ArrowUp / ArrowDown to incrementally increase / decrease the image quality.  Eventually the image quality will reach a climax and no longer be able to perform. 

For those that prefer Secs in different positions: 
-   ‘t’ to go full vertical (1 x 2 dimensions; not representative of minted artwork)
-   ‘w’ to go full horizontal (2 x 1 dimensions; not representative of minted artwork)


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