Traditional/digital artist, independent curator & NFT creator/collector. Collected by: National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tezos Foundation
A cow skull appears on a shelf representing lactose intolerance, the pattern on the rug changes according to ethnic background - two of the many generative transformations caused by each successive owner’s genetic data input into this chameleon like digital work
In 1984, just a few years out of art school, I painted this view of the patio beside our house. It was one of the first works I made that felt like I was beginning to find a voice as an artist. Eventually the painting was widely exhibited in museums and galleries across the US
Our genesis NFT is actually a drawing, comprised of dozens of layers, each subtly changing the original to symbolically reflect genetic markers. Each subsequent owner can turn on these layers using their genetic information, uniquely personalizing the work
Time to update my pinned tweet w/ a 🧵Will leave this genesis work at the top - my entry into web3 - a multilayered drawing that can be symbolically transformed by each successive owner’s DNA. Below is a selection of my work over the last 4 decades - straddling physical/digital
My work's never been about art trends/fads or the marketplace. All I've ever done these last 40 yrs is chronicle my life, examining the simple &commonplace things that hold meaning in my day to day, &try to transform them thru my own unique artistic lens into something universal
“If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.” E. O. Wilson. Some insect paintings from over the years...
So thrilled this work found the perfect home -it's played such an important role in my journey as an artist stradding the physical/digital realms. Thank you so much
@misanharriman
for all the good work you do here &for adding this work to the
@TezosFoundation
permanent collection