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Business builder and art appreciator. Member of, among others: Proof Collective | Dead Kings Society | GrailersDAO (curation board).
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27 Random Facts About Luchador:
1. A prolific list-maker, I keep lists of favorite books, movies, albums, articles, quotes, words, and even lists
2. My guiding principles are: stand tall, be kind, plan ahead, let go, and choose love 🧵 👇
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Why do I use a Moonbird (
@moonbirds
) PFP?
1. to start, I like having an avatar
2. it shows confidence in Proof/Moonbirds team
3. and aligns with what Moonbirds stand for
(or at least my interpretation)
4. plus, I just like the owl with a fire head
The details 🧵 👇
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What happened:
(please, no lectures I learned my lessons and this is very difficult both to have happen and admit to falling for.)
Security measures I always follow:
* Never trust a link
* Never connect a wallet to an unknown site
* Always check X or Discord to confirm link
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Pleased to acquire Chrome Squiggle
#967
This is one of 76 Normal Squiggles with a color spread of 5, representing the highest density and most colorful Squiggles in the collection. (Notice how the color on the leading edge is repeated both in the middle and end (i.e., 3x).
To
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Pleased to acquire a full set of The Great Color Study (10 variations in vibrant Pantone colors) by Alpha Centauri Kid (
@lphaCentauriKid
).
This collection traces its origins back to the creation of 'Pale Blue Death,' which emerged from experimental work in Cinema4D. Using a
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Pleased to acquire Gazers
#691
by
@MattKaneArtist
, an
@artblocks_io
curated edition from 2001. These works, like us, evolve and change each moment, each day, and each lunar month.
From the artist (and worth the read):
"Since the dawn of humanity, the Moon's phases have
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Pleased to acquire Anticyclone
#548
by the William Mapan an
@artblocks_io
Curated release from April of 2022.
According to the artist: “Anticyclones are a weather phenomena. They pierce through darkness to instill peace and calm. Their planetary scale reminds us of how little we
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Pleased to acquire Meridian
#144
by Matt DesLauriers (
@mattdesl
).
This is a special one and needed a little background music. So TURN UP THE VOLUME and watch it render using the
@artblocks_io
generator and enjoy some Miles Davis from his album, you guessed it, Kind of Blue.
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Pleased to acquire Screens
#134
by
@thomasp85
an
@artblocks_io
curated release.
According to the artist: Screens is "inspired by the aesthetics inherent in screen printing along with the compositions and colors of both Bauhaus, Constructivism, and pulp fiction sci-fi covers."
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BTC, ETH, and SOL are all pumping. But what does this mean for the future of digital art?
My thesis along with the collections I think will be among the winners...
below and also available in Medium, here:
* * *
The Long-Term Value of Digital Art?
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Thank you
@proof_xyz
.
Just claimed a
@moonbirds
mythic for reaching diamond nest. The artwork and execution are exceptional.
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Pleased to acquire Trust by
@Xer0x_NFT
which includes the artist's poem:
"Ignore the shills, spivs & vultures
Say 'I did it for the culture'
And happy you shall leave.
With a Guinness on a coaster
Trust the prideful heart of a trickster
For there's honour among thieves."
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Pleased to acquire Fragments of a Wave
#431
&
#44
by generative artist
@iRyanBell
.
According to the artist they represent: “Reflective polygons threaded between waves of canvas…’ or as one observer put it “…a beautiful canyon of crayons cascading into the clouds.”
Hi Res 👇
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@moonbirds
Today we cross the 50K mile mark together.
Diamond nested and en route to Diamond flight status…
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Something 🟦...
Pleased to acquire nuit étoilée, 2021 (Ed. 1/300) in "Nocturne" and "Twilight Blue" by Alpha Centauri Kid (
@lphaCentauriKid
) — a master of color palettes.
Perfect for a large screen with the new app from White Walls
@whitewallsapp
.
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Gazers are the Fabergé eggs of digital art. Each intricately bejeweled at the time of creation; each delivering surprises over time. Today offers one such example.
Each Gazers (in sync with the current time zone where displayed) is rendering in celebration mode. Why? To honor
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Pleased to acquire "The World is Yours...And it is heavy,” 2024 (1/1) by 1mpo$ter (
@_1mposter
).
A master of ASCII and motion, 1mpo$ter's credo is "[e]xploring the human subconscious through digital art."
My perspective: ASCII art holds a unique place in digital art. It pays
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You like art?
I like art. Mediums of particular interest:
- Generative
- Minimal
- Figurative
- Motion
Link to a selection of collected works on
@GALLERY
:
What is your favorite art form? Would be thrilled to see pieces that bring you joy as well.
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Pleased to acquire "Moonface," a 1/1 from the “sur·re·al” digital collage (and
@SuperRare
) artist Pierre Schmidt a/k/a
@DMsjel
, someone who I have come to know and respect.
(censored version for X; link to original below.)
A digital native, his captivating works predate the
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Excellent overview of XCOPY's series of works derived from the novel burn-to-mint mechanics.
XCOPY: Send The Pain Below
There were 7,394 'MAX PAIN' editions.
There are 5,794 'MAX PAIN' editions.
The in-progress decline is due to the
@XCOPYART
'DAMAGE CONTROL' collection. New artwork is valuable, and through it XCOPY shares that value with his collector base.
Today
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While my interest is primarily in generative or minimalist works, I like
@proof_xyz
Grails to add something different to collection. And there were so many good choices for Season IV.
Pleased to mint
#11
.
As to the mystery artist... Could it be DWTMLs (
@toadswiback
)?
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Tezos Tuesday...
Once a week I will offer a work from my collection at a modest price (1-5 Tez) to: (a) draw attention to some exceptional artists and (b) share some great art.
En un futuro pasado… an ed. of 50 by Helio Santos
@HeliodoroSantos
— now listed for 1 Tez.
From
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Pleased to acquire Cargo
#980
, 2023 by the digital expressionist
@kimasendorf
.
According to the artist: “Cargo is a series of abstract paintings created with animated pixels that are constantly moving without ever repeating. It is painting new patterns on the fly in between
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Pleased to acquire Alternate
#14
by the digital expressionist
@kimasendorf
.
The artist's work "navigates the paradox of the permanent art object and the dynamic digital medium" and are endlessly mesmerizing." These particular works also have the ability to be updated up to
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Pleased to acquire monogrid b7, 2021 by Kim Asendorf.
This collection of 256 1/1 real-time animated works represents a landmark in the history of blockchain art.
According to the artist: "There is a set of 16 animations at work... Each animation selects a rectangle from the
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Pleased to acquire Ojalá, 2024 by the extraordinary artist Fran Rodriguez, also known as lacabezaenlasnubes (Spanish for “head in the clouds”).
Fran’s work spans decades and has been the subject of countless exhibitions, and his pieces have been used by fellow recording artists
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Acquired
@moonbirds
(and
@hotwings_xyz
)
#3340
today in an extraordinarily smooth transaction with
@torpeyd
(a quality person to highly recommend).
Call the firetruck. 🚒
Looks like there is a three alarm fire. 🔥🔥🔥
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Pleased to acquire Camera W-B3B5B8 by
@0xdgb
— a 1/1 index 8 from the Colour Series.
Stark, clean, distinctive, provocative...
The white on grey and white on white palettes are particularly interesting as they closely represent the cameras across the artist's other works.
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One last photo from the the weekend roadtrip.
My favorite, though compression for X reduces the scale to human proportions when the actual scene was beyond measure.
Monument and Moon, March 30, 2024. (Fujifilm X-E4; 56mm; f5.6; 1/3,200 — no photoshop)
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Truly an honor to be part of the
@DeadKingSociety
.
There are moments like today when the team exceeds even the highest expectations, delivering a custom PFP that surpasses the initial rendering. (linked).
Joining in 2022, I selected the Luchador King. Por que? Luchadors embody
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Limantour Beach, California, Today.
(Hasselblad X2D; 35mm; f5.6, 1/1,100 — polarized filter)
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Grifters gonna grift gallery edition.
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The first time I left for camp,
My father said to me
Wherever you travel
At night look up to the moon
I will be watching it too
So, you will never be alone.
------------------------x------------------------
Happy Father's Day
(Matt Kane, Gazers
#609
, 2021)
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3. Effectively an ambitheist, I do not a subscribe to any religion, seeing little difference between, for example, the Christian (capital G) God and Quetzalcoatl; however, I admire the pantheists and believe the Buddhists offer the most pragmatic tenets for living a good life
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4. While formally educated in math, engineering, and law, my one real skill is seeing through the complex to what really matters and sometimes translating it for others
5. According to Carl Jung I am in introvert, though often I play an extrovert for work
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Pleased to acquire Untitled(3) (1/25), 2021 by the digital expressionist
@kimasendorf
.
This dynamic piece, created with the stack/gl framework in 2017 and later minted on September 15, 2021, offers the viewer a glimpse into the genesis of the artist’s subsequent works ranging
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6. I find peace in nature and during moments of reflection and feel most alive while exercising or focusing on a single task
7. Always up for adventure, I have set boots on six continents, motorcycled across parts of four, and sailed across The Pacific
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13. Following the dissolution of my marriage (now years ago) I sold almost everything, lived as an ascetic for more than a year, then locked myself in a cabin until completing a manifesto for repurposing my life – I grew up
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Pleased to acquire Fragments of a Wave
#256
by generative artist
@iRyanBell
.
This output is from the colorful "crayon" palette -- my favorite. According to the artist these represent: “Reflective polygons threaded between waves of canvas…’
Close-up detail in thread below.
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Shout out to BasqNight
@T_Dxl_
For giving
@moonbirds
#3445
the Basquibird treatment.
One tough looking birb...
Don't mess with the nest!
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15. My favorite quote is from the Memorial Dedication to forester Richard St. Barbe Baker: Be like a tree in pursuit of your cause. Stand firm, grip hard, thrust upward. Bend to the winds of heaven. And learn tranquility
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Pleased to acquire NORTH STAR, 2023 (1/100) by Jake Fried (
@jakejfried
). Each of these “hallucinatory, mind-bending” works is the product of up to 120 frames of hand-drawn animation using ink and white-out.
Holders of this series may select and update the artwork displayed as
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26. If I aspire to be anything, it is to become a conduit of wisdom or, as I like to think of it: a bearer of light
27. Fiat lux ☀️
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Brilliant plan.
Dead Kings (
@DeadKingSociety
) continue to set the example as to how a small-scale / boutique project can:
1. act as professionally as even the largest projects and
2. share practices / examples for others to learn from and potentially emulate.
(Yes,
Introducing the Royal Order
Kings & Nobles are the heartbeat of the Commonwealth. The Royal Order is designed to enhance their ongoing journey within our community.
By engaging in this new paradigm, members can build upon their prestige & deepen their connection within DKS.
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Gazers
#691
today. Stunning colors along with the holographic effect discussed by the (living) artist Matt Kane earlier this week.
#Gazers1000
Live view with ArtBlocks generator:
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Driving Outside Las Alamos, New Mexico, August 19, 2024
As shot — no processing.
(The clouds look painted on this time of year.)
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8. My greatest fears are: chronic disease, dependence (or loss of freedom), and sharks, usually in that order unless I am near the coast
9. I have never had a cup of coffee or smoked and, having witnessed the effects of alcoholism up close, rarely take a drink
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Pleased to acquire Pale Blue Death (a color study), 2022 by Alpha Centauri Kid (
@lphaCentauriKid
) — one of an edition of 55 in Pantone 297C.
According to the artist: “[W]hispers of the Muse guide my way.”
My take: This exceptional work is reminiscent of and builds on works
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14. If I could only impart one mantra it might be: everything is connected; everything changes; pay attention (a rewarding of a quote by Jane Hirshfield)
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Pleased to acquire "Sense of Horizon" from the talented
@jnbmgrtnr
.
Jan's work builds on the work of such minimalist pioneers as Ellsworth Kelly while extending the medium further with unique contrast and evocative perspective. To quote the artist: "Delete all unnecessary..."
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Introducing the "Tabula rasa."
Blank "slate background" trait on Gazers
#309
. Another belated Easter Egg coded into the
#Gazers1000
from
@MattKaneArtist
. Happy April Fools' Day.
Live view here:
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Roadtrip...
Keep The Lonely Places Lonely, Lobo, Texas, March 28, 2024
(Fujifilm X-E4; 18mm; f6.4; 1/1,400)
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18. The mementos on my desk include: a bronze medallion awarded to my grandfather, a rock from a beach in Kauai, a USGS benchmark from Mt. Whitney, an obelisk from Peru, a carved stone Budai, a skull, and a pair of Smith & Wesson handcuffs which belonged to my father
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21. The six people invited to my fantasy dinner would be: the Dalai Lama, Lawrence Durrell, Carl Jung, Neil Armstrong, Pablo Picasso, and William Shakespeare. Being a fantasy dinner, Gordon Ramsey would cook
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12. My greatest regret is a series of selfish choices which led to a divorce and the losing what once was the girl of my dreams
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11. There are three women who taught me what it means to be in a loving relationship: the first showed me love; the second I extended love to; and the third who loved me back
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THIS is:
* dedication to a vision
* commitment to a community, and an
* investment in web3
Bravo
@B0r1ngD4d
.
The future of
@LowLifeForms
is bright.
I'm a CRYPTO maxi
I'm a SOLANA bull
FREEDOM is the key to stellar CREATIVE work
I put my MONEY where my mouth is
I only have 1 word
Today I take back 100% control over my IP, game & studio
I'm 10y in & committing the next 5y+ to make
@LowLifeForms
the web3 Entertainment IP GOAT
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16. A practice that has served me well through the years has been to save one-third of my income, no matter how big or how small, and invest it
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Pleased to acquire "with the light"
#36
by Marlo Johnson (
@marloljohnson
)
According to the artist: "these meditation-based works are intended to serve as reminders of one’s own light, beauty, and power within..." Sublime.
More about Marlo's work:
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Pleased to acquire: (1) Blaatimen (1/50) by Per Kristian Stoveland (
@perkwerk_
), 2023 (a
@proof_xyz
Grails release) and (2) stripe gradient study (1/30) by Zach Lieberman (
@zachlieberman
), 2022.
Two works which I have always thought pair well together.
According to the
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10. My first experience of love was through the presence of a fellow patient while I was lying in a hospital bed at age 21
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24. Apart from travel, the items on my bucket list include becoming a proficient drummer, spending summers in Europe, and attending a taping of Saturday Night Live
25. So who am I? Someone who believes our purpose or reason for being in life is of our own choosing
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17. If I have been reckless with money, it has been betting on the wrong people and buying expensive cars; but at least I enjoyed the cars
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Pleased to acquire Gazers
#874
by the living artist
@MattKaneArtist
, an
@artblocks_io
curated release from 2021.
This particular work is seeded in the color Quinacridone Scarlett. A glimpse of some of the lovely lunations below.
Live view here:
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19. In another (fantasy) life I would be an astronaut, philosopher, writer, photojournalist, or musician
20. One of life’s mysteries to me is why some people dress in camouflage prints and others like cheetahs? Raaahr
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The moon glows the same:
it is the drifting cloud forms
make it seem to change.
—Matsuo Bashō 1687
#Gazers1000
#609
by
@MattKaneArtist
About the poem:
Gazers
#609
live view:
(worth a look)
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Tezos Tuesday
Once a week I offer a work from my collection at a modest price (1-10 Tez) to: (a) draw attention to exceptional artists and (b) share great art.
This week: Is This Electricity 1/40, 2023 by the “OG Glitch Western” artist Jon Cates
@joncates
— now listed for 2
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🌒 in slate.
(thank you)
Gn from
#Gazers309
in the collection of
@yo_luchador
, so many of us sending tons of positive vibes your way. 🌖
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Touch-grass,water, sand, rocks, trees, and look up at the sky Sunday. 🌱+ ☁️ Cheers!
The Gulf Coast, November, 2023
Fujifilm X-E4; 60mm; f5.6; 1/1,1000
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🌱 Touch-grass Sunday.
Little gecko who found his way into my home — enjoying the sun.
Getting out doors (after catching him) to enjoy some sun too.
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Bravo to the maestro of motion graphics
@MarkMograph
for adding some life to
@moonbirds
#1948
(a member of the
@hotwings_xyz
collective).
Smokin'!
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Touch sky, grass, sand, water.... Sunday.
(last shot from California)
iphone 15, f/1.8, 1/20,000
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Great zoom meeting today with
@nicedayJules
.
Real pleasure to talk to one of the artists really dedicated to both his craft and the digital art community.
Alive, 2022 (which reacts to the price of ETH).
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Long workweek. Needed to clear the mind 🧠.
Today's workout:
3.25 mile run 🏃🏽
100 Burpees
150 Calf raises
100 Ski abs
100 Pushups
100 Deep squats
100 Mountain climbers
100 Burpees (round two; total = 200)
100 Shoulder raises
200 Crunches
100 Overhead presses
One hour.
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Pleased to acquire a photograph from the talented Anastasia Mihaylova (
@mihaylova_jpg
).
Anastasia lives and works in Ukraine and the work is fittingly entitled "Resistance."
The original work can be seen on
@foundation
.
#SupportUkraine
#Supportourartists
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@ElonMuskAOC
x = 44
10 + 10 + 10 = 30 (6 pods) (1 pod = 5)
5 + 5 + 10 = 20 (figure = 5)
4 + 4 + 5 = 13 (4 watches = 8) (1 watch = 2)
________________
(pod + (figure+pods+watch)) x watch = x
(5 + (5 + 10 + 2)) x 2 = x
(5 + 17) x 2 = x
22 x 2 = x
________________
44 = x
x = 44
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Pleased to have minted a Genesis Pass from
@art2actofficial
. A2A's mission: "to empower artists and advocate for them, so they can thrive financially and to ensure art is accessible to all." And each NFT is an artwork.
Ateliê 407 (
@407Atelie
), That's Love, 2022
#SupportAnArtist
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GM from Guatemala — day four.
Time to meet the noisy neighbors.
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22. I am terrible at hunting, golf, and video games – always the first to be shot
23. My favorite words tend to have an au or o sound like nocturne or autumn or ocotillo
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Picture of the day from Iceland 🇮🇸.
After the rain...
(Iphone 15; f1.78; 1/12,346)
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Pleased to acquire Dreamy Moonset (a 1/1) from the talented photographer Jon Sanchez (
@platouxx
).
From the artist: "There is a special type of calmness during a sunrise by the ocean, especially when the full moon sets over the ocean..."
Dreamy Moonset, Biarritz, France in 2021
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And what happens on Claude Monet's birthday?
Gazers pay tribute to the founder of impressionist painting, as coded into the blockchain by the artist
@MattKaneArtist
.
#Gazers1000
Happy birthday to the master from Gazer
#691
.
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🌱 Touch-grass, sand, water Sunday.
Point Reyes, California, 2023
(Fujifilm X-E4, 18mm, f/2, 1/90 - no photoshop)
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Tezos Tue-Wednesday
Once a week I offer a work from my collection at a modest price (1-5 Tez) to: (a) draw attention to exceptional artists and (b) share great art.
This week: Ballerina1, 2023 (1/32) by the photographer Roberto McCormick
@RMcCormickPhoto
— now listed for 1 Tez.
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Into the flame...
I've signed the Terminus Tablet, a transaction rendered in ash and bone to reawaken my
@Oddities_xyz
as a Mythic when the Moonflame ignites in the hearth.
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My alter ego
@moonbird
#8004
. Just downloaded the awesome animation thanks to a tip from Felix
@LeftClickSave
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Pleased to acquire A Day By The Manhattan Bridge (1/1) by the
@SuperRare
artist
@_sigmaX_
.
An architect by training, the artist works in the style of vectorized realism. His works frequently depict cityscapes or meticulously detailed interior living spaces. These compositions
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Lot of activity for the
#Gazers1000
yesterday. And then there was today....
Probably nothing....
cc
@MattKaneArtist
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