pxlq: links
A curated bibliography of sources on pxlq, generative art, and the Art Blocks ecosystem.
In the AB[500]: Art Blocks
pxlq released four projects on Art Blocks: Dynamic Slices (512 editions, Dec 2020), Cyber Cities (256 editions, Feb 2021), Hieroglyphs (1,000 editions, Mar 2021), and Sentience (144 editions).
Art Blocks ↗Art Blocks' official collection page for Dynamic Slices documents its release date of December 12, 2020 and edition count of 512.
Art Blocks ↗Art Blocks' official collection page for Cyber Cities documents its release date of February 7, 2021 and edition count of 256.
Art Blocks ↗Art Blocks' official collection page for Hieroglyphs documents its release date of March 21, 2021 and edition count of 1,000.
Art Blocks ↗Interviews
In an interview on Cent, pxlq explained that Dynamic Slices originated from meeting doodles and that Art Blocks enabled dynamic, interactive artwork.
OpenSea (via Cent) ↗Press and criticism
OpenSea's guide to Art Blocks highlights Dynamic Slices as a highly influential early project by pxlq, noting its 512 editions and interactive abstract art.
OpenSea ↗SMU Meadows School of the Arts published an explainer on Art Blocks, describing its founding by Snowfro and its role in popularizing generative art NFTs.
SMU Meadows ↗Museums and institutions
Sotheby's included Dynamic Slices by pxlq in its "Natively Digital: A Curated NFT Sale" in June 2021, establishing institutional recognition for the artist's work.
Sotheby's ↗Galleries and exhibitions
Art Blocks' marketplace listing shows Hieroglyphs achieving over 433 ETH in total volume across 545 unique owners.
OpenSea ↗Essays, talks and podcasts
The Link (Art Blocks' Medium publication) discusses how pxlq contributed to node-artblocks, an open-source tool for recreating generative art from on-chain data.
The Link ↗The Link published a guide to Curated, Playground, and Factory projects, explaining the platform's three-tier collection structure and its curation board.
The Link ↗Mitchell Harle's blog documents experiments with p5.js for generative art, providing technical context for the tools pxlq employs.
Mitchell Harle ↗Auctions and catalogues
Dynamic Slices #174 was offered in Sotheby's "Grails: Property from an Iconic Digital Art Collection" sale, demonstrating sustained secondary market demand.
Sotheby's ↗Profiles and archives
Zapper provides a profile of Hieroglyphs by pxlq, describing the project as an exploration of abstract variation through generative symbols.
Zapper ↗Verse.works lists Sentience by pxlq in the Art Blocks Presents collection, describing it as an inquiry into self-aware art.
Verse ↗pxlq's personal website features ongoing experiments including Envelop and Syndication, alongside documentation of past projects.
pxlq.art ↗Wikipedia's entry on generative art traces the history from early computer experiments to contemporary blockchain-based practices.
Wikipedia ↗Video
Behind The Drop traveled to Marfa, Texas to interview Art Blocks creator Erick "Snowfro" Calderon and artists including Tyler Hobbs about generative art approaches.
YouTube (Art Blocks) ↗