AB[500] · Artist bibliography

daLenz: links

Selected bibliography for daLenz, Aerial View, Art Blocks context, aerial perspective, and the early institutional record of generative NFTs.

24 sources · last updated 2026-07-08

In the AB[500]: Art Blocks

Art Blocks records Aerial View by daLenz as a 1,000-artwork generative collection released on March 28, 2021.

Art Blocks ↗ collection · 2021

Verse preserves the project description and presents Aerial View as an Art Blocks Curated series.

Verse ↗ collection archive · 2021

OpenSea indexes Aerial View by daLenz as a 1,000-item Art Blocks Ethereum collection.

OpenSea ↗ marketplace archive · 2021

NFT Price Floor tracks Aerial View by daLenz as an Art Blocks Curated project of 1,000 Ethereum items.

NFT Price Floor ↗ market profile · 2021

Raster archives Aerial View by daLenz with series metadata and item browsing.

Raster ↗ archive · 2021

Interviews

Right Click Save interviews Erick Calderon, Snowfro, on Art Blocks and the future of generative art.

Right Click Save ↗ interview · 2022

Lex Sokolin publishes a podcast conversation with Erick Calderon on generative art, NFTs, and Art Blocks.

Lex Sokolin ↗ podcast · 2021

MHOUSE interviews Erick Calderon about Art Blocks, CryptoPunks, generative art, security, and NFT collecting culture.

MHOUSE ↗ interview · 2021

Press and criticism

Bankless discusses how to mint Art Blocks NFTs and notes Aerial View as the concluding Curated Series 2 release.

Bankless ↗ guide · 2021

Right Click Save's essay on Marcelo Soria-Rodríguez cites daLenz's Aerial View within contemporary generative art history.

Right Click Save ↗ criticism · 2022

Artnet covers Sotheby's digital art sale activity and situates NFTs within a wider history of digital art.

Artnet ↗ market criticism · 2022

The Link's essay reflects on the completed Art Blocks Curated series and its role in the generative art movement.

The Link ↗ essay · 2022

Museums and institutions

The Generative Art Museum publishes articles on exhibitions, Art Blocks Weekend, and public programs around generative art.

TGAM ↗ institution · 2025

Art Blocks Journal documents interviews, exhibitions, and writing about algorithmic art and blockchain technology.

Art Blocks Journal ↗ institution · 2026

Galleries and exhibitions

Wallpaper reports on Layer Canvas and the display of code-based generative artworks in dedicated digital frames.

Wallpaper ↗ exhibition technology · 2025

The Art Blocks platform page explains the public-facing model for publishing algorithmic systems as collectible blockchain artworks.

Art Blocks ↗ platform · 2026

Essays, talks and podcasts

The aerial landscape art overview summarizes the relationship between overhead viewpoints, mapping, photography, flight, and abstraction.

Aerial landscape art ↗ context essay · 2026

Nearmap defines aerial view as a top-down perspective above the Earth's surface used for reading built and natural environments.

Nearmap ↗ technical glossary · 2026

BBC Science Focus presents contemporary aerial photography as a visual field shaped by drone technology and overhead composition.

BBC Science Focus ↗ visual context · 2025

Auctions and catalogues

Sotheby's includes Aerial View in a 19-work Art Blocks lot from the 2020 to 2021 period.

Sotheby's ↗ auction lot · 2026

Sotheby's article on Natively Digital frames NFTs as a field involving early crypto art, digital art, and technical innovation.

Sotheby's ↗ auction article · 2021

Profiles and archives

Raster's token page for Aerial View #896 preserves item-level metadata for an individual daLenz output.

Raster token ↗ archive · 2021

Art Blocks' artists index situates daLenz among the broader roster of artists publishing generative work through the platform.

Art Blocks artists ↗ archive · 2026

Video

YouTube hosts a video interview with Tyler Hobbs that gives broader context for generative art practice and artist process.

YouTube ↗ video · 2024