A short story about art and vulnerability, a thread.
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In the past two years, Iโve been creating art, or as I like to say, making art. It is, literally, what keeps me up at night. Despite this, I always kept it for my eyes only.
As a proud owner of a Fiat 500e, I'm honored to collaborate with
@fiatpass
to celebrate la Dolce Vita through generative art for the CINQUECENTO collection! ๐โก๏ธ
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๐ PSA: Iโm releasing my first fxhash project in the next few days! โจ
It will be a 0 tez giveaway, only for those on the reserve list.
Want to be included? ๐
Drop your tez address here, Iโll randomly fill the remaining spots!
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It is finally official: I'm coming to fx(hash)! ๐ฅณ
9th July 2022 โ 10am PT // 1pm ET // 5pm UTC
444 unique editions at 0 tez, only for those on the reserve list.
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Essenza.
๐PSA: it's time to make this official...
๐Sep 12, 2022, 1:00 PM ET
My "first" Art Blocks project is finally ready.
I've been working on this concept for the past 3 years!
๐(+ bonus print giveaway) โจ
Desert has been served to 444 people! ๐ฐ
The last Millefoglie after lifting the reserve flew right away. Not even time to make an announcement!
It was an absolute fun experience, thank you for all the love! โจ
(Also, I never sent/replied to so many Twitter DMs in my life! ๐)
gm!
My first official "gm", as it's truly a good morning! โจ
Yesterday, I handed over my computer to the former employer. From today onwards, I'm a full-time artist!
What a way to start 2022. Happy new year y'all! ๐
And it's a wrap! Thanks
@piterpasma
and all the
#genartclub
community for making this
#genuary2022
so fun!
Wonder if now I should now begin a no art February...
Day 31 โย Negative space.
Tonight has been insane.
Thanks for all the support and to
@artblocks_io
for making this happen!
Iโm incredibly grateful for everything.
Iโll be off for a bit, to digest all of this. But Iโm going to read every single comment/mention. It will just take a while. ๐
As always, Iโm quite late in sharing my feelings for the key events in my storylineโฆ
If I think of the past three weeks, itโs hard to put in words everything that happened.
But thereโs only one word I can think of:
GRATITUDE.
I'm incredibly proud of the mints of Leggenda. ๐ฅณ
Many of them are way beyond my expectations...
I love the minimal ones!
Minting is now open to everyone:
(There's no rush, and let's hope gas comes down! ๐ค)
Thanks
@useGALLERY
&
@FLAMINGODAO
!!
Today, I break free from that tiny voice.ย
Today, I break free from this fear of showing my vulnerability.
Today, I will no longer hide.
Today, I am an artist. Not only for myself, but for all the rest world as well.
It has been already a year since my journey in the NFT space started.
I think I mentioned this many times. But once again, I'm so grateful for this past year! ๐
Looking back at the past year ๐
Time also for some shameless engagement farming! ๐
Are you planning to get an Essenza?
Comment below! ๐
A week after the sellout, I will pick a random owner (either from primary or secondary sales) from this thread and send them a free signed print! ๐
Mexico City Artist Highlight:
@stefan_contiero
Stefano Contiero is an Italian-Dominican self-taught artist born in Bassano del Grappa. Using generative art, he explores self-reflection and expression through a continuous feedback loop between his subconscious and technology.
Incredibly grateful for the success of Leggenda! โฅ๏ธ
Iโm reading all your tweets and working on adding Leggenda to filter-blocks for rarity ranking and discovery + exporting tool!
More updates soon! ๐
SOLD OUT
All 888 Leggendas have been minted.
We will be taking a snapshot of all wallet addersses who hold a Leggenda piece next Wednesday at 3p ET.
General Membership Card minting will open to mint for whitelisted wallets shortly after.
What does it mean to be an artist, you may ask?
Being an artist means freedom of expression. Means being free to express yourself for what you are, without living in fear.
I close my eyes, and suddenly, a new world is in front of me. A duel between color and realism.
I stop questioning what I see, and find my true self in a sea of love.
"Sogno Originale" is my contribution to the
@verticalcrypto
residency auction, happening later today! โจ
Incredibly excited about this! ๐
Absolutely honored to be among these legends.
And this is just the beginning! ๐ฅ
After Berlin, in London
@brtmoments
stepped up their game once again...๐
Mรฉxico vamos por ti! ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฅณ
Art saved me. And accepting being an artist finally gave me an identity.
The past two years and a half have been a journey.
A journey toward rediscovery, healing, and processing. A journey toward understanding first, and later accepting, that Iโm an artist.
Even today, I had this tiny voice inside my head stopping me from sharing my passion and happiness with the world:
- Your art sucks
- Youโre not creative
- Your English is not good
- Your algorithm skills are terrible
- Art is about emotions, emotions are for weak individuals
Up until today, only my closest friends knew (and not even all of them) that I have this urge to create and express myself through art.
Being a soft-spoken boy in a rural town, vulnerability was never an option growing up.
Reserve list:
- 200 reserved for collectors, artists, and friends
- 100 spots selected randomly from the twitter entries
- 144 extra spots (first come, first serve) for 500 additional random selections
Congrats to those who made it, hope you enjoyed this fun experiment! ๐
Iโm incredibly excited to announce that on Friday 21st of May at 16:00 UTC, Iโll be doing a curated drop on
@artblocks_io
!
Frammenti is a dynamic reflection on life and identity, inspired by our past memories.
Take a look at mint
#0
!
As always, it takes me a while to collect my thoughts.
Anyhow, better late than never, ah?
At the beginning of October 2021, I traveled more than 20.000km to Marfa, TX!
Why?๐
A year ago, I almost broke free from this cage without even noticing it. But as soon as I realized that I was out of my comfort zone, I panicked. I stopped sharing my art and went back to my life where being vulnerable was not an option.
If you're on the 1st or 2nd reserve list, you have time until Monday to mint your Millefoglie.
Don't forget about it, but take it easy and enjoy the weekend! โจ
I'll be doing the same and signing off for a few hours! ๐
You have 48hrs to claim your Millefoglie!
In case there are any unclaimed pieces, I'll lift the reserve on Monday, opening the project for everyone to collect.
Looking forward to see al the mints! ๐
It's absolutely an honor for me to be in the artist line up for CDMX! ๐ฒ๐ฝ
(And to support with the organization of the event behind the scenes!)
Can't wait to share with everyone what I've been working on for this special collection! ๐
Mexico City Artist Highlight:
@stefan_contiero
Stefano Contiero is an Italian-Dominican self-taught artist born in Bassano del Grappa. Using generative art, he explores self-reflection and expression through a continuous feedback loop between his subconscious and technology.
Now, if someone is still reading so far, thank you for bearing with me when I get sentimental!
In the background of the letter, you can enjoy some raw โ out of bound โ Essenza outputs, each refresh is a new generation. โจ
And as we all know, 2020 had different plans in mind for everybody.
Personally, it has been the most challenging year of my life: I found myself alone, in a country speaking an unknown language, eradicated from my family, and scared as hell.
Absolutely honored and humbled to contribute with my art to such a great community!
I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for many members of
@GrailersDAO
, can't wait for this to happen! ๐
In the meantime, what is your favorite Grail?
We are excited to announce we're working with acclaimed
@artblocks_io
Curated artist
@stefan_contiero
Each Grailer NFT will eventually reveal as a stand alone Gen Art piece by Stefano!!
Minting still live for last batch of Grailers NFTs, 130 left
BLOOD.
Blood is the transport vehicle for delivering oxygen and other nutrients throughout the body.
Today I'm taking part in , to spread blood cancer awareness with generative art!
GM! โ๏ธ
Essenza launches in a few hours.
(By the way, the hours leading to the go-live are always the most stressful! ๐ )
Anyhow, I'm giving away a second signed print to a future holder, read below...
Who hasn't actively looked at their Twitter mentions for the past month? Me. ๐โโ๏ธ
Who has spent more time creating art in the past month? Also me! ๐จโ๐จ
To me,
@brtmoments
is a channel for love.
A creator of magical moments, where you get to form life lasting bonds and memories.
I'm deeply honored to be part of this journey, both as a CDMX artist, and behind the scenes supporting all the other artists delivering their vision.
I finally got to read all your tweets, hope I haven't miss any. I appreciate every single one of them, thanks to all of you for the love on my art. I truly feel blessed! โฅ๏ธ
The biggest thank you goes to
@artblocks_io
team which work everyday incredibly hard to make this happen!
Got boosted yesterday, and this is an accurate representation of how I'm feeling today. ๐
"Create your own pseudo-random number generator and visually check the results."
Day 24 โย
#genuary2022
I'm so grateful and floored by the response of the community to Leggenda. Thank you! โฅ๏ธ
Can't wait to sit down with a cup of tea and go through all the mints!
But in the meantime, GN!
(And
#genuary2022
doesn't stop!)
Day 13:
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10/ Saturday (9/23) from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, our friends at
@brtmoments
will provide light brunch + coffee as they share details about their upcoming initiatives across Buenos Aires and Paris.
Featuring a special live experience from
@stefan_contiero
.
Bare di Cristallo, my tribute to
@HerbertWFranke
is live!
It's an honor for me to pay homage to such an influential figure for Generative art, thank you
@postanika
and Susanne Pรคch for curating such a wonderful initiative! ๐
#TributeHerbertWFranke
To everyone who shared this experience with me, thank you for making it so extraordinary. Frammenti has always been about memories, and thanks to you, Iโm creating some of the best ones!
Just landed in Berlin to attend tonight's
@brtmoments
NFT Art Berlin at Kraftwerk! ๐คฉ
Can't wait to see
@alidasun
live show! โจ
If you're around, would love to meet! ๐
I've spent little time online lately...
But one thing I've enjoyed the most is seeing all the great galleries that people have been creating! ๐
I love seeing this new wave of curators in the make, here some of my favorites!
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