0xphiiil

Artist

0xphiiil · artblocks.io/collection/zupermat-by-0xphiiil ↗

Based

Born [year not publicly specified in primary sources], France. Lives and works in France.

Practice

Generative and physical artist exploring color fields, geometric form, type, and monochrome aesthetics through code and material processes.

Raster

raster.art/artist/0xphiiil ↗

In the set

Zupermat ↗ · 200 editions

Links

Full bibliography ↗

0xphiiil contributes to the generative art field with works that fuse algorithmic logic and visual restraint. The artist, also identified as Phil Caya in exhibition contexts, maintains a dual engagement with on-chain systems and physical presentations. Zupermat remains the central project associated with the Art Blocks Factory phase¹.

The collection comprises exactly 200 editions released on 6 May 2022. Each output functions as a frame in an ongoing documentary of pseudo-random rectangular cuboids whose positions, orientations, and chromatic relations shift according to internal parameters². The resulting images range from dense linear accumulations to open architectural arrangements, all governed by a shared generative grammar.

Zupermat is the infinite documentary on the life of pseudo-random rectangular cuboids.

Generative Parameters and Visual Outcomes

The script incorporates variables such as angle regime that modulate the spatial behavior of the cuboids. Outputs display orthogonal projections, angled clusters, and layered transparencies that evoke both digital minimalism and sculptural mass. Color application remains measured, favoring limited palettes that reinforce the structural emphasis rather than decorative effect. These choices align Zupermat with historical concerns in concrete art and color-field painting while updating them through procedural authorship³.

Each of the 200 editions is unique yet legible within a coherent family. Collectors encounter works that reward sustained viewing as the eye traces edges, intersections, and negative spaces created by the algorithmic assembly. The absence of overt narrative invites contemplation of system and variation as primary content.

Platform Context and Extended Practice

0xphiiil released Zupermat during the active Factory period of Art Blocks, a platform that enabled artists to deploy fully on-chain generative systems at scale¹⁶. Parallel and subsequent projects, including physical-leaning generative sculptures such as Stormae, extend the same interest in constructed form into hybrid exhibition settings⁴. Gallery documentation from 2023 records the artist's inclusion in group presentations focused on generative and spatial practices in New York⁵.

The artist maintains profiles across specialized platforms that support discovery and secondary engagement with generative works. These channels complement the primary Art Blocks presentation and underscore a commitment to both technical rigor and accessibility within the wider ecosystem.

Live on Art Blocks: zupermat-by-0xphiiil ↗

Bibliography

The references cited in this essay are listed below. For the complete bibliography see the 0xphiiil links page ↗.