1/10 As you probably know by now, Vera Molnar, a pioneer in geometric and algorithmic art, passed away at 99 yesterday.
Her works, exploring mathematical patterns and processes, revolutionized our understanding of computer-generated art.
𝒜 𝓉𝒽𝓇ℯ𝒶𝒹 𝒷ℯ𝓁ℴ𝓌
OPEN FOR WORK✨
New Year. Open calendar. Ready to write!✍️
•Passionate and experienced in crafting compelling stories, articles, and content.
•Whether it's cultural insights, thought-provoking editorials, immersive narratives, in depth interviews, biographies or
The power of art is irrefutable.
Artists are pioneers in our society and that is why their ideas and visions should be conveyed.
My calling is to transmission the inventive thoughts of artists and tell their stories, so they can keep focusing on creating.
𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚. For many a well-known name. But for some in the web3 space, as unknown as
@XCOPYART
is in the 'traditional' art world (as figure of speech).
For those who missed it: Serra (85) passed away this week. Many called him a sculptor like a deity. Why? 🧵↓
1/ ART REVIEW — the MUSEUM VISIT Edition🧵
Last weekend, I spent a considerable amount of time discussing (digital) art with
@NonFungii
and
@HOXID_
. Besides looking at our cell phone screens and desktops, we visited the
@kunsthal
museum in Rotterdam to see
@refikanadol
’s show.
❕OPEN CURATION: 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍(𝐀𝐋)
I'm thrilled to announce my role as this week’s featured curator on Joyn🤍
I’ll be diving into the theme PERSON(AL); a curation deeply rooted in the exploration of personal stories and the multifaceted experiences that define us as humans.
☆ Introducing
@knaack_nina
, this week's featured curator ☆
Nina Knaack is a contemporary art historian and freelance writer, speaker & curator.
She is deeply passionate about the power of art and her work focuses on communicating the inventive thoughts and stories of
🩶🩶 Happy to share that I'll be part of the
International Selectors Committee for the Lumen Prize 2024 (
@lumenprize
) — the global art award celebrating the intersection between art and technology.
* Entries open! (closing May 25)
* 5 Categories to enter
* $18,000 total prize
💙Very honoured to be able to serve on the
@lumenprize
ISC committee and support the selection process
🔥Can’t wait to see this year's submitted artworks!
🌟Artists, did you apply already? More info [𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑]↓
✨ Introducing: Nina Knaack ✨
Thrilled to present
@knaack_nina
as out latest International Selectors Committee member for the 2024 Lumen Prize Still Image Category 👏
Nina Knaack is a contemporary art historian and freelance (copy)writer (plus speaker, curator, and tour guide)
Late GM🪶
Wanted to share the essay I wrote for
@RtClick_Save
about a generation of female creators that has been challenging algorithmic domination for years prior to the emergence of Web3’s brave new art world.
With big thanks to
@AlexEstorick
Meet
@basileus_eth
— a digital art connoisseur who pursues a heartfelt resonance with each pixel-infused masterpiece before declaring it his own.
In our interview, he unravels the narrative of his meticulously curated and self-endowed crypto art collection ⬇️
Very honoured that my essay
THE ARTISTS WHO REWIRED WEB2
is included in the
@RtClick_Save
book
called
'Right Click Save: The New Digital Art Community'
My piece is about a generation of female creators that has been challenging algorithmic domination for years
🩶🩶ARTWORK HIGHLIGHT from PERSON(AL), my curation on
@joynxyz
🖤🖤
This showcase () is deeply rooted in the exploration of personal stories and the multifaceted experiences that define us as humans.
For me curation comes second to writing, so each
I’m very pleased to be able to share with you:
PERSON(AL); a curation deeply rooted in the exploration of personal stories and the multifaceted experiences that define us as humans.
The heart of my curation on
@joynxyz
lies in the storytelling of art. The works in PERSON(AL)
"I don’t think people should need to have any sort of programming background to appreciate my work. At least, that is what I hope.” — Kjetil Golid
Last week I wrote the artist profile of
@kGolid
for
@ArtOnInternet
.
Read the full story here:
GM❤️🔥❤️🔥
I spoke with the great
@cyber_yuyu
and
@sixela_nft
about diversifying popular culture, making a positive impact, and why they needed blockchain — and each other — to make it happen.
On
@culture3xyz
:
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞
Still very honoured to be able to serve on the
@lumenprize
ISC committee and support the selection process.
💙Artists, did you apply already?
🤍More info [𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑]↓
! Entries close May 25 !
I am currently analyzing Noortje's work for a forthcoming column in a Dutch art publication.
Her piece titled 'Stay here with me' is a cherished recent addition to my select collection🤍
@NoortjeStorteld
🤍
This Friday!💫 EXPO+DRINKS
@op_enspace
/ Amsterdam
BE WELCOME
For
@culture3xyz
, I embarked on a quest to delve into the creative processes of artists and assembled a stunning mosaic of their diverse styles and unique crypto paths💙
(Cover photo by
@denizizadi
)
Very honoured that my essay
THE ARTISTS WHO REWIRED WEB2
is included in the
@RtClick_Save
book
called
'Right Click Save: The New Digital Art Community'
My piece is about a generation of female creators that has been challenging algorithmic domination for years
EXPO+DRINKS, MARCH 3
@op_enspace
> Artistic Journeys: A Mosaic of Inspiring Tales <
For
@Culture3
, I embarked on a quest to delve into the creative processes of artists and assembled a stunning mosaic of their diverse styles and unique crypto paths💙
(Cover photo by
@denizizadi
)
✍️I wrote another AOI (
@ArtOnInternet
) artist profile.
This time on the French artist Léo Caillard (
@leocaillard
), who is renowned for his dual expertise in marble sculpture and digital art.
“𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕
ART REVIEW on 'The Intricacies of Fate' by
@natariaaa
After
@ArtBasel
Miami we’re back to business✍️
💫The new
@RDToTheMoon
's 'Five on Foundation' pieces were selected by art lover and collector
@sunnysangwan
💫
Read the thread below on 'The Intricacies of Fate'by YAMARI ⤵️
gm🖤
'Neoteny' (on
@foundation
)
by
@ALCrego_
Last spring I interviewed A.L. for
@culture3xyz
about finding both canvas and museum in the digital realm, the certifying power of blockchain, and why web3 has finally given the internet a soul:
ART REVIEW on ‘Teardrops’ by
@ArmandaBlum
Selected from ꜰɪᴠᴇ ᴏɴ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ (
@foundation
every week, a guest curator will choose 5 works available on the platform with a focus on emerging artists - first initiated by
@RDToTheMoon
).
Thanks to
@TheBuildersDao
for this
“I try to think of my art as a timestamp in human history.” - Grant Riven Yun
Gm🐄
A little while ago I interviewed
@GrantYun2
to write his artist profile for the new website of
@ArtOnInternet
.
Read the full story here:
🤍 With thanks to
@FedericaP_art
ART REVIEW on ‘Masturbation’ by
@Mahini_masoud
Selected from ꜰɪᴠᴇ ᴏɴ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
@foundation
(every week, a guest curator will choose 5 works available on the platform with a focus on emerging artists - first initiated by
@RDToTheMoon
).
Thanks to
@leaf_swan
for this
“I personally strive to make art that can be enjoyed without the spectator knowing anything about its generative nature." — Thomas Lin Pedersen
For
@ArtOnInternet
, I wrote the artist profile of
@thomasp85
✍️
Find the story here:
ART REVIEW on ‘Face
#9
’ by
@doopiidoo
This week’s ‘Five on Foundation’ (thanks again
@RDToTheMoon
🦪) was curated by PhD Scholar/artist
@GinaChoy_
The works in her curation form a glimpse of humanity and its geographic and natural contexts. “Each artwork is potent with
GM from Amsterdam, but looking back at amazingly special and overwhelming five days in Paris👩🎨Thanks for hosting
@nft_paris
and
@NoortjeStorteld
for capturing me while being immersed in art💜
ART REVIEW on 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒕 by
@mhmmddmr_art
This week’s ‘Five on Foundation’ (shout out to
@RDToTheMoon
) was curated by artist/collector/curator
@BuyOnTheDip_
The theme behind his curation was 𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛: “As we travel through this space, I look for
NFT PARIS REVIEW✍️
The first big NFT conference of the year was
@nft_paris
, with attendance from thousands of crypto-natives🖼️
I reviewed the event, explaining what made it special, and what missed the mark.
Read all about it on
@culture3xyz
:
GM💜
Several months ago I got to talk to
@thesarahshow
about why a GIF is like life, how her art makes the internet more human, and how they help her navigate our "terrifying transition."
I'm very happy to be able to share the interview now -
@culture3xyz
Curious about the journey of
@RikOostenbroek
into Web3? And how he started making digital art in the first place? Find the story I wrote on
@culture3xyz
:
𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒅𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒓
Through her paintings, Lara de Moor creates a mysterious world where abandoned places acquire a soul and their own distinctive atmosphere.
Nothing in De Moor’s work in incidental. She
ART REVIEW
on 'Crying Bieniek-Face no. 2' by
@BieniekNFT
Hope you all had a lovely Christmas✨ Last week I had the privilege to select the 'Five on Foundation' pieces from
@RDToTheMoon
Very difficult to pick my one favorite to delve into this week of course, but here we are
GM, albeit a belated one back here in Europe.
Over the past week, my presence on Twitter has been somewhat muted — a direct consequence of immersing myself in the surreal world of Las Vegas, accompanied by the exhilarating spectacle of the F1 Grand Prix.
It's been a privilege
CHECK OUT CARLIJN
Carlijn Jacobs has a fascination for transformation and escapism. She connects phenomena like the Japanese geisha and the centuries-old tradition of the Venetian carnival to the contemporary beauty and fashion scene.
In an era where we can completely tailor
gm!✨
1/10 Yesterday I interviewed and wrote the story of Marco Bonafè, aka
@MarcoBonafe_nft
.
Navigating the fusion of digital and physical art, BrutalEth merges classical finesse with contemporary innovation, adapting and expanding artistic expression in a new era.
GM💙
Scrollbar Compositions by
@JanRobertLeegte
Now on view at
@NieuweInstituut
A webpage is divided into planes by scrollbars, creating abstract compositions in different computer styles through time.
The scrollbars move independently of a user and jump randomly in directions.
Really enjoyed the show "No Content, Contemplations on Software" by
@JanRobertLeegte
at
@GalleryUpstream
, featuring (amongst others) JPEG, a new series of ChromaLuxe prints based on the algorithm of his ArtBlocks collection.
What a colour and pixel fest! With
@NoortjeStorteld
❤️
💙ARTWORK HIGHLIGHT from PERSON(AL), my curation on
@joynxyz
💙
This showcase () is deeply rooted in the exploration of personal stories and the multifaceted experiences that define us as humans.
This one is a bit more special, on International Women's
“My dad loved to draw, and so did I,” is what Piter Pasma says when starting to talk about his life.
✍️I wrote the artist profile of
@piterpasma
for
@ArtOnInternet
.
𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒:
Tomorrow I'll be speaking about crypto art in the Van Eeckhoutte Gallery in Amersfoort.
For artists/creatives who want to know more about the digital art scene on the blockchain.
Everyone's welcome ✨✨
GM! Yesterday I spoke about crypto art in the Van Eeckhoutte Gallery in Amersfoort✨
@eastcamp_
was there to give a talk as well,
@stephanduq
was a very nice and welcome familiar face in the crowd🫶
Thanks to Koen and Stijn Van Eeckhoutte for the invitation and the beautiful space
ART APPRECIATION POST🌊
𝐈𝐏𝐗𝟖 by
@wheresrare
Saw this on
@RDToTheMoon
's timeline recently and found it quite interesting. My thoughts:
This digital artwork immediately invokes the memory of David Hockney's iconic swimming pool paintings, particularly 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑡
It was an honor to be the curator of BOGOTÁ Art 2023.
Nothing web3 related, but a very beautiful ‘breeding hub’ where more than 180 artists come together to create in an inspiring place💕
This year’s exhibition features the work of 37 artists (more below).
Open all weekend!
Gm🤍
One from the archive, an interview with
@NoCreative_eth
for
@culture3xyz
About how a fascination with churches brought Kris to the mecca for digital artists: