Returns #295, @lennyjpg, 2021 — on @fx_hash_
Acquired by @lerandomart on Nov 20, 2023
Herzog has been creating images with code since the mid-2000s. To truly experience his work, you have connect a digital device to the web. One could thus argue that the invention of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee is the single most important technological precursor to his artist practice:
1989: Tim Berners-Lee Invents the World Wide Web
"One of the key moments in mass-media art but also in human history, Berners-Lee’s invention revolutionized the digital landscape as the visionary computer scientist conceived of the concept of the World Wide Web (WWW). The invention was also critical to the eventual development of NFTs.
Working at CERN, he proposed a decentralized system to share and retrieve information, laying the foundation for the Internet we know today. By 1991, he had created the first web page, ushering in a new era of global communication. Berners-Lee's invention broke down technological barriers, democratizing access to information.
The rise of mass-media technology and art were critical steps in enabling NFTs. Thus, this can be seen as a critical step in the development of digital art, such as net art. Also, more broadly speaking, it’s a major step towards the global, collaborative and instantly shareable art environment we enjoy today."
so excited for the art coins on the way
'penmanship' from @qubibien is certainly one we're following closely as the artist cooks in his usual inimitable style 🪱
autofocus - first Doppler art coin on @fx_hash_
what it is
A live generative system by @monokai: an intelligence drifting between fragments, searching for moments of clarity.
why it matters
launches with @dopplerprotocol integration. Coins go straight to market - no bonding curve, no “graduation” phase. You can collect the coin and the art immediately.
How to play
1. be ready on Base with gas.
2. on drop: buy the coin, then mint the first work from the series.
3. track the cadence - new states emerge as the system connects fragments. Hold or trade the coin as your way to participate.
what to expect
@monokai-level craft (see Draad, Sliced in Time, Origin): precise algorithmic structure, narrative states, attention to rendering detail. less waiting, more making.
TL;DR
Doppler = fewer gates, faster entry.
autofocus = coin --> art, day one.
3.0 is out now on @fx_hash_
and taking no prisoners.
This chapter, titled 'Arrival α' marks a considerable update for Digitum Mens Trahit.
Here all you can expect, a thread..
who's ready to roll? fxhash intern is back from vacay and there's lots to talk about 👋
incoming? the big one is @dopplerprotocol integration. we're fine-tuning and preparing releases for the rollout
art coins are going to get much simpler and way more fun
following that is the return of long form to the platform (with art coins ofc)
and after that? two we are personally very excited about: expanding to AI and 1 of 1's
finally, at the risk of throwing to much at you, we've locked designs for a website enhancement that's gonna blow your mind 🤩
let's go 🔥
I spent my art coins on art. Am I doing this right?
Used all my $VEK evolving 'Rotrickgi Exmantressin', Inner Forms #2872, 10th Gen, by @ty__vek on @fx_hash_ 🤌
Related: A lot of people seem to be under the impression that you can only evolve your own locked mints...
This is absolutely not true. You don't need to start at 1 and mint 100 if you are really only looking for deeper generations.
You can evolve ANY locked mint(!)
So, any Inner Forms that has been evolved or locked by anyone, can be evolved by you.
(@fx_hash_ provides a nice "locked" filter on their lineage map to make finding these easier, and I will be adding something similar to the custom explorer on my site soon!)
check your wallets!
we just sent out 6.9 million $fxh to the top 100 voices on our @cookie3 leaderboard 🪂
what's next?
we're doing another round starting now, but this time, only top 50 voices qualify for a larger share of rewards
📢 https://t.co/PGexzsCwZE