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fxGems #18 ⏀ Abstract Honorable Mentions from Dec. 2021 - Part III

Haiver
Mar 30, 2023
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This week is all about the building blocks, because — with classes and functions, objects and arrays — code-based art is often all about breaking the work into pieces and assembling it one block at a time until the whole comes into view.

fxGems is curated by Haiver. Follow on Twitter and Mastodon for recommendations, and sign up for email notifications for when a new issue drops. To support the work, collect a copy of this issue on fx(text) or past issues, or consider minting one of my generative pieces on fx(hash).

With 3622 projects released in December 2021, it's impossible for every good generative art project to fit in the fxGems Best of Lists for abstract and representational art, so the Honorable Mentions was born. And there are many possible reasons a project ended up in the Honorable Mentions instead of on a Best of List. There wasn't enough variety across the minted pieces, or some of the layouts were strong but other mints could have used more self-awareness between their parts. The piece was well executed but lacked originality, or the piece was original but lacked execution. Or there were a limited number of color palettes when the project would have really shone with a few more.

Or perhaps the artist still has room to grow, but we should start rooting for them now. The algorithm needed to be pushed further, techniques stacked together, or the process used made less obvious (I'm looking at you flow fields). Or they're using a library with such a distinctive look, like Hydra, that the project struggles to stand out from the crowd. And then there are the artists who had a stronger piece make the fxGems Best of List this month and we're trying to spread the love around instead of having the same few names appear repeatedly at the top (but don't want you to miss a very fun piece either!).

It's important to note that fxGems is not a ranked list. One part of good curation is putting pieces in conversation with one another, so each numbered mint featured here has been carefully selected, then ordered into groups of twos and threes to create a dialogue between the different projects. There are juxtapositions and echoes, recurring themes and visual motifs. A thread has been woven throughout. How it draws you from one project to the next is up to you to find.

As always, this issue is available to view on fx(text), especially good for those animated pieces. And if you're looking for more recommendations, check out the representational Best of Lists, the four part abstract Best of List, and the multiple issues gathering all of the many Honorable Mentions, covering December 2021.

Pixelflow by phil_osophie

pixelflow #80
Pixelflow #80 by phil_osophie

Gold Leaf by dnlsmm

GOLD LEAF #45
Gold Leaf #45 by dnlsmm

Patches by Volatile Moods

Patches #184
Patches #184 by Volatile Moods

fx(rings/dots) by andriibakulin

fx(rings/dots) #7
fx(rings/dots) #7 by andriibakulin

Trace by Morbeck

TRACE #43
Trace #43 by Morbeck

Monocell by {protocell:labs}

Monocell #40
Monocell #40 by {protocell:labs}

Edgier Polygons by Shady Headstash

Edgier Polygons #14
Edgier Polygons #14 by Shady Headstash

Dahlia by dnlsmm

Dahlia #15 by dnlsmm

Surreal Land by FahmiMursyid

Surreal Land  #22
Surreal Land #22 by FahmiMursyid

Pittore by dmarchi

Pittore #10
Pittore #10 by dmarchi

Ode to Random by Yazid

Ode to Random #6
Ode to Random #6 by Yazid

Howe by petitsapin

Howe #19
Howe #19 by petitsapin

Sintra by compute

Sintra #125
Sintra #125 by compute

Oniric Spaces by Victor Doval

Oniric Spaces #106
Oniric Spaces #106 by Victor Doval

Cave Dreams by JPupper

Cave Dreams #6
Cave Dreams #6 by JPupper

RXR Planets by JPupper

RXR Planets #21
RXR Planets #21 by JPupper

Astral Exploration by latyr

Astral Exploration #53
Astral Exploration #53 by latyr

AntiBody Tunnel by smtsjhr

AntiBody Tunnel #50
AntiBody Tunnel #50 by smtsjhr

Imaginary Resonances by Sam Tsao

Imaginary Resonances #12
Imaginary Resonances #12 by Sam Tsao

One Thing by ge1doot

One thing #221
One Thing #221 by ge1doot

Walkinthepark by balidani

Walkinthepark #70 by balidani

Flippr by bgola

Flippr #98
Flippr #98 by bgola

Reflection by Chris Randall

reflection #38
Reflection #38 by Chris Randall

BWP#8: Spiral by Stephan Vasement

BWP#8: SPIRAL #62
BWP#8: Spiral #62 by Stephan Vasement

Aeoflu by Shvembldr

Aeoflu #460
Aeoflu #460 by Shvembldr

Linez by raider

linez #23
Linez #23 by raider

Additive Synthesis by Landlines Art

Additive Synthesis #92 by Landlines Art

Glyphs From Another World by flockaroo

Glyphs From Another World #110 by flockaroo

Digital Gothic: Framed by akizuki

Digital Gothic: Framed #18 by akizuki

Finding My Way by Doble

Finding My Way #19
Finding My Way #19 by Doble

Infrastructures by KilledByAPixel

Infrastructures #81
Infrastructures #81 by KilledByAPixel

Command Line Plasma by jambonbill

Command Line Plasma #36
Command Line Plasma #36 by jambonbill

Shell Artifacts by x0y0z0

Shell artifacts #56
Shell Artifacts #56 by x0y0z0

Between The Eyes And The Brain by x0y0z0

Between the eyes and the brain #82
Between The Eyes And The Brain #82 by x0y0z0

Einstein-Rosen Memories by pxlshrd

Einstein-Rosen Memories #11
Einstein-Rosen Memories #11 by pxlshrd

fxGems is not affiliated with fx(hash) or fx(text) (hence the lack of parentheses), and none of the recommendations herein should be construed as financial advice. We’re here to celebrate the art!

Each month I go one by one through all of the projects that dropped on fx(hash) to find the strongest, most compelling work — generative art that has a unique voice, a wide variety across its many mints, and an intriguing approach to algorithms and technique.

So don't forget to subscribe, follow, and collect ;)

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