TheElephantNL: links
Sources documenting Dot Grid, its Art Blocks setting, its circulation, and the technical and critical frameworks of long-form generative art.
In the AB[500]: Art Blocks
Art Blocks records 1,000 unique Dot Grid artworks and a September 22, 2021 release.
Art Blocks collectionA representative token page records Dot Grid traits including base hue and grid size.
Art Blocks tokenPress and criticism
The Link defines terminology for the long-form computer-generated art associated with Art Blocks.
Defining the type of artThe Link argues for “1 of 1 of X” as a collection-native model for generative NFTs.
The Native NFTA Link essay surveys static, dynamic, interactive, and audiovisual forms of on-chain generative work.
Types of On-Chain ProjectsMuseums and institutions
Art Blocks’ Marfa essay connects its exhibition program with generative-art history, permanence, and variation.
Why Art Blocks is in MarfaArt Blocks’ institutional overview explains its generative-art model and the collector’s role in producing an output.
About Art BlocksGalleries and exhibitions
Art Blocks describes the history and remit of its former Factory program.
FactoryEssays, talks and podcasts
The Art Blocks beginner’s guide explains minting and the platform’s historical program categories.
Art Blocks 101Art Blocks’ first-anniversary history recounts the platform’s origins and early generative releases.
Our First AnniversaryErick Calderon details Art Blocks’ development toward more complete on-chain preservation.
True On-Chain ArtworkA scientific study examines how trait rarity relates to NFT market behavior.
Rarity and price dynamicsA technical survey reviews NFT architecture, evaluation, opportunities, and challenges.
NFT technical surveyAuctions and catalogues
NFT Valuations indexes Dot Grid among generative collections added during the second half of 2021.
NFT Market ReportA second NFT Valuations report classifies Dot Grid by its 2021 release period.
NFT Market Report updateProfiles and archives
Raster aggregates TheElephantNL's tokenized works across platforms.
RasterOpenSea archives Dot Grid collection data, traits, listings, and transaction-facing records.
OpenSea collectionArt Blocks documentation describes hash generation, deterministic rendering, and on-chain infrastructure.
Art Blocks DocsCommunity and philanthropy
The Link records Dot Grid’s $72,360 contribution to Creative Coding Utrecht.
Charity on Chain updateUse this research
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