SARAH ZUCKER x t8chy0n Collection

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The Beholders

Maneki Neko is an AI-facilitated artist who makes extremely detailed work in a style she calls "Anti-minimalist".

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This first piece in the collection was originally obtainable only in person at select events during 2023. A free mint, emphasizing the value of genuine human connections, while simultaneously probing the potential for collaboration between humans and machines in the realm of artistic expression. Without asserting any particular outcome, this piece invites introspection on the interconnectedness of our world.

This second piece in the collection adopts a unique approach to art acquisition, offering itself exclusively through a 'burn to redeem' process, using pieces from Bonner's previous collection, "cats," as the required exchange. This distinctive method not only connects the artist's past and present artistic endeavors but also explores the transactional and transformative dimensions of art. Furthermore, it underscores the artist's exploration of the potential for collaboration between humans and machines in the realm of artistic expression, prompting introspection on the interconnectedness of our world.

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Connections [editions]

This third piece in the "Connections" collection is an exploration of belonging, representing our innate desire to be part of something. Available exclusively to those who have participated in the artists' journey, either through this series or the separate "Sean Bonner Editions" collection, this artwork navigates themes of community, shared experiences, and a quest for like-minded companionship. The method of acquisition underscores these ideas, reinforcing the integral bond between the artist and the audience, while demonstrating the profound impact of these connections in shaping our understanding and perception of the world around us.

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The fourth piece in the "Connections" series introduces a unique twist in Sean Bonner's exploration of the relationship between absence and presence. Made available during a week in July 2023 while Bonner was on vacation, this piece uniquely addresses the concept of distance in connection. Unlike the preceding pieces, which celebrated direct interaction, this artwork is only available to those from whom the artist is physically distanced, and whom he will not mention the piece to in person during that week. By purposefully embracing this sense of detachment, the piece provocatively investigates the dynamics of our increasingly digitized relationships, posing poignant questions about the roles of proximity and separation in the formation and sustenance of connections.

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January. Edition of 18

February. Edition of 27

March. Edition of 16

April. Edition of 12

May. Edition of 11

June. Edition of 16

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July. Edition of 14

August. Edition of 18

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Burson’s digital morphing system, developed in the early 1980s, represents one of the first artistic attempts to model the human face through computational rules. Unlike traditional portraiture, her software treated identity as a set of parameters - age, race, gender, and expression - subject to algorithmic manipulation. Long before neural networks and machine learning redefined how we simulate human likeness, Burson had already introduced the image as a system, a set of variables that could be modified, reassembled, and controlled.

In the context of Eternal Opposition, Burson’s work stands at the origin of a long arc: from early deterministic models to today’s probabilistic AI systems. Her morphing anticipates the central tensions explored throughout the collection - between control and unpredictability, simulation and reality, authorship and automation. It reminds us that even the most advanced AI models are rooted in a tradition of modeling the human through code - and that this tradition began, in part, with artists like Nancy Burson.

In 2022, we stepped into what I like to call the 'everything-AI' era. This transformative wave may not be immediately apparent to many, but it has already fundamentally changed how we create and consume content, art included. AI revolution, powered by easy-to-use tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, and further accelerated by meme culture, has led to a massive increase in digital creativity. The quality of this new AI creations are reaching levels that increasingly blur the lines between human-made/captured and machine-generated. Today, it's almost impossible to tell them apart, showing that we've crossed a point of no return.

This significant event ignited my curiosity. What were the beginnings of AI art and AI content creation? What was the path to this significant change that now affects billions of people? Who were the first to experiment with machine-generated creativity, and who were the pioneers of this shift?

The earliest steps with AI and computer-generated art can be traced back to the mid-20th century, but a major leap forward happened about a decade ago. The invention of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) in 2014 and the DeepDream algorithm in 2015 were like the first brushstrokes on a nearly blank canvas. The 'UnderTheGAN' collection aims to highlight these foundational moments, giving viewers a chance to understand the journey to the AI world we live in today and the pioneers behind it.

The Ethereum blockchain, introduced in 2015, revolutionized digital art by enabling asset tokenization. This allowed for unique 'ownership' of digital items, transforming easily copied artworks into scarce, provable assets. This development had a significant impact on AI-generated art, as it could now be uniquely owned and verified. In 2018, around 400 early AI artworks were minted and claimed on the blockchain, signaling the start of this now 'ownable' art form. By 2019, the number rose to just under 4000, showing increasing interest. Post-2020, the volume of minted AI artworks became so vast that it's impossible to accurately determine.

The mission of the 'UnderTheGAN' collection is to research, acquire, and present the earliest AI artworks in existence, whose authenticity and provenance are indisputable and verifiable due to their tokenized nature. This collection presents the works of a select group of pioneers who played a significant role in fueling the AI art revolution we are experiencing today. Jediwolf

Early Pioneers of AI Art