Generative art is defined by the unseen hand - a system or algorithm or Al-powered design program that, working with variables and within parameters established by the artist, can generate almost infinite outcomes. And for some, it's the future. The most radical and interesting art is happening in the generative art space,' argues the Irish artist John Gerrard. 'It's the work most aligned with contemporary conditions.
Gerrard is not yet 50, but he's been tagged as an OG of generative art, a title he's not entirely comfortable with. Most of his work - the mesmerising Farm and Solar Reserve, for instance is produced using game engines, though it is not classically generative. But he is evangelical about the potential of generative art and the wave of younger artists redefining it. German artist Kim Asendorf is a particular favourite. 'He's a coder and an artist who invented a process called "pixel sorting", Gerrard explains. 'He's creating a new language of abstraction, which is only going to get more interesting over time. Give me this over any painting of the last 15 years.' Full disclosure, Gerrard is an Asendorf collector. But as of right now, and for a relatively modest outlay, you could be, too.
Asendorf's artworks are minted as NFTs and available on the fxhash generative art platform for as little as two Tezos, equivalent to about $2. Gerrard has now created his own series of categorically generative art pieces, Bone Work, for the platform.
Over the last couple of years, fxhash and the more blue-chip Art Blocks have emerged as the key platforms for generative art NFTs. And for Gerrard, alongside others, they are leading the revolution. 'I put the blockchain mechanism, as a new distribution and exhibition model, up there with photography in terms of what it is going to do,' he says. 'I think it's transformative.
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Guiding Light - Designer Joe Armitage follows his grandfather's footsteps in India, reissuing his elegant midcentury lamp and creating a new chandelier for Nilufar Gallery
For some of us, family inheritances I tend to be burdensome, taking up space, emotionally and physically, in both our minds and attics. For the London-based designer and architect Joe Armitage, however, a family heirloom has taken him somewhere lighter and brighter, across generations and continents, and into the path of Le Corbusier. This is the story of a lamp designed by Edward Armitage in India 72 years ago, which has today been expanded into a collection of lights by his grandson Joe.
POLE POSITION
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URBAN OASIS
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WARM FRONT
Designer Clive Lonstein elevates his carefully curated Manhattan home with rich textures and fabrics
BALCONY SCENE
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ENSEMBLE CAST
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Survival mode
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FLASK FORCE
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BLOOM SERVICE
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SECOND NATURE
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