pxlq: links

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' official collection page for Dynamic Slices documents its release date of December 12, 2020 and edition count of 512.

Art Blocks' official collection page for Cyber Cities documents its release date of February 7, 2021 and edition count of 256.

Art Blocks' official collection page for Hieroglyphs documents its release date of March 21, 2021 and edition count of 1,000.

In an interview on Cent, pxlq explained that Dynamic Slices originated from meeting doodles and that Art Blocks enabled dynamic, interactive artwork.

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.

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.

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.

Art Blocks' marketplace listing shows Hieroglyphs achieving over 433 ETH in total volume across 545 unique owners.

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 published a guide to Curated, Playground, and Factory projects, explaining the platform's three-tier collection structure and its curation board.

Mitchell Harle's blog documents experiments with p5.js for generative art, providing technical context for the tools pxlq employs.

Dynamic Slices #174 was offered in Sotheby's "Grails: Property from an Iconic Digital Art Collection" sale, demonstrating sustained secondary market demand.

Zapper provides a profile of Hieroglyphs by pxlq, describing the project as an exploration of abstract variation through generative symbols.

Verse.works lists Sentience by pxlq in the Art Blocks Presents collection, describing it as an inquiry into self-aware art.

pxlq's personal website features ongoing experiments including Envelop and Syndication, alongside documentation of past projects.

Wikipedia's entry on generative art traces the history from early computer experiments to contemporary blockchain-based practices.

Behind The Drop traveled to Marfa, Texas to interview Art Blocks creator Erick "Snowfro" Calderon and artists including Tyler Hobbs about generative art approaches.

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