#async art

Is Programmable Art Just a Neat Gimmick or Something More?

I stumbled on Async.art, it’s an NFT marketplace for programmable artwork. It’s a neat gimmick, for sure. I kinda like these things, but I feel like it’s too much work for a result that is meh. There are programmable art pieces that follow the night and day cycle, others that change according to some stock price, or any other input. Here’s a video that explains it better: They work in layers,…

NFT Painting of Buterin in Harlequin Garb Sets Record in Weekend Crypto Art Sale

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, dressed like a medieval harlequin leaning against a velvet chair, stares past the viewer into the distance – that is until he’s rocketed into the sky while ether’s price flashes on the screen. Ethereum is rallying, the image suggests.

A programmable version of the scene just described made records this weekend, when a non-fungible representation sold for 260