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Based on a 100-year-Old Quilt in the LACMA Collection, Generative Artist Emily Xie Produced a Series of 100 NFTs.

Pratiksha Shome masculine, blond, and best seller. The kings of the current generative art scene—Tyler Hobbs, Dmitri Cherniak, Larva Labs, and Jack Butcher—can all relate to this tagline. Unfortunately, the top creators of the probably original and most lucrative NFT genre—a shout-out to Bridget Riley—largely replicate the homogeneity of its analogue forebears. Emily Xie, a […]

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Organic Matr: A bridge to narrow the gap between digital and physical art

Tsuktiben Jamir Artmatr is a New York-based art tech firm that uses robotics, cutting-edge software imaging, and high-end painting technologies to transform digital art into physical art. Led by a group of visionary leaders in the fields of art and technology, the company is driven by the creation of disruptive art. Artmatr takes pride in

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Two giants of the art world passed away this month in their ripe years — one a digital art pioneer, the other an art philanthropist

Herbert Franke, scientist, writer, co-founder of Ars Electronica and one of the earliest digital artists to create abstract digital art, dies at 95 Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist, writer, and one of the important early computer artists, died on 16 July in Egling, Germany. Franke created computer graphics and early digital art, starting in the

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Eye on Instagram: Artists capture nostalgia, rebellion and representation

It might be called ‘The Gram’, but it’s worth a TON of exposure. Instagram has always been all about visual impact, and it’s where you find some of the finest artists in the world today, from the heavyweights to the hidden talent. Abir Pothi embarks on a series that will highlight the best of Instagram

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“I am interested in surprises from my art,” says Manjunath Kamath, a man of many mediums

Skilled facility with diverse media, multiple cultural references, traditional iconography, fragmented imageries, an often humorous visual vocabulary, and constantly reinvented modes of storytelling are the hallmark of noted artist and sculptor Manjunath Kamath’s works. In this Abir Pothi exclusive, he shares his journey with Gauri Gharpure Temple sculptures and paintings, churches, and Jain temples were

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\’Young Delhi\’ artists explore themes of gender, surveillance, memory and the subconscious

In a series documenting the arts practice of emerging artists, we check out what\’s happening in Delhi. Abir Pothi reports! Richa Aarya: Voicing gender challenges She remembers how she sat in a corner of her dormitory, under a dim light bulb, dabbling with water colours. This soothing exercise was her only respite as she studied

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A blockchain architect unravels the art world\’s enigma with non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

Abir Pothi gets into the basics of the boom that is sweeping the art world off its feet. The new buzzwords for art in the digital era — NFTs, blockchain and cryptocurrency — are explained by blockchain architect and expert Rohas Nagpal in his own words. It all starts with the building blocks. So, what

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