Minimalism, much like the NFT movement, was a turning point in the narrative of art history, as it raised questions about what art is and what it is not. In turn, galleries had to expand physically to hold these massive sculptures, similar to the way screen technology has been evolving in the past two years.
Artists like Donlad Judd would simply send instructions to fabricators that would then deliver the works straight to the galleries.
Many people were quite upset with the presentation of large industrial objects that showed no trace of the artist’s hand displayed in galleries and sold for enormous amounts of money. Back in the late 1950’s, the Minimalist movement was making headlines. There is a famous quote attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci: “A work of art is never finished, merely abandoned.” With artworks coming alive on the blockchain, innovative artists like Vexx can utilize dynamic NFTs to make their works remain in a mode of creation forever. Games, like movies, novels, and paintings, are often made up of stories, and when the gaming world and the artworld intersect, we are bound to soon encounter new methods of interactive storytelling and art experiences. Blockchain, and specifically smart contracts, have the ability to radically change the way we experience art. By gamifying NFTs–part of a trend that’s paving new ways for creators to interact with their collectors and audiences–Vexx is exploring the possibilities that smart contracts offer. Vexx describes the airdrops as another way the artwork continues to evolve past its point of purchase. He has hinted at other future surprises that will be released alongside important crypto milestones. Similar to a game, each animated eye of the sculpture represents a different coin, and when Bitcoin hits $100,000 and Ethereum hits $10,000 the lucky collector is programmed to get air-dropped two additional 1/1 NFTs. Vexx has written his own smart contract that uses WiFi to communicate with the screens to show the real-time changing price of Ethereum and Bitcoin. In the place of the eyes are two paper-thin, 17-inch screens.
A product of a months-long, labor-intensive process, the final digital statue is a colorful skull-like face, hand-painted with acrylics and sculptured with a laser cutting technique. Like in his previous drop, the auction winner will receive a physical sculpture in addition to the digital artwork. Having stayed true to the physical format, Vexx is finding new ways to bridge the physical and digital works in his second 1/1 NFT, “MOON.” The NFT will feature original music from Belgium producer Chuki Beats.
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