De-Automated delves into the realm of redefined automation and the fusion of human creativity and digital precision. Amidst the deluge of artificial neural network content, "De-Automated" addresses the urge to reverse the current course of automation. Takens Theorem's algorithm transforms blockchain history into vivid automated visuals, capturing the essence of its evolution.
Patternbase takes the reins, interweaving human aesthetics through intricate hand-drawn processes. This synergy reveals the coalescence of human intuition and automated forms.
Venturing beyond the virtual, "De-Automated" extends a tactile invitation to the collector. NFT token holders can claim physical embodiments of the art, embodying the shift from automated data to tangible textile art pieces. These embodiments stand as tokens of reclamation and artistic prowess.
Join us to witness innovation and tradition intertwine. "De-Automated" is an immersion into the marriage of art and technology, where automation finds companionship with human ingenuity and aesthetic intuition.
We wrote an algorithm to illustrate some blockchain history. The algorithm produced automated visuals, densities of data capturing history on chain. We used NFT history on Ethereum to express this automation.
The algorithm uses a sample of market data spanning 2018 to the mania that took hold in later 2021 with the “on-chain SVGs” like Loot and its derivatives. The algorithm visualizes market activity around a given date, and using a distinct color for each project, it captures the volume of market activity for a set of projects around that date.
An example is shown below for an early and later date (note: the sample for each will be around an approximate date, so the visual might represent several weeks of market activity). The color densities get more complex as the market grows, with larger numbers of projects occupying the blockchain as the NFT space expands. The result can be a gaudy, noisy mixture of projects as the mania takes hold.
One of us (Takens Theorem) sent these automations to another (Patternbase), whose hand-drawn process compels the automations to reveal the presence of human aesthetic intuition. Patternbase preserves the density of colors, but rearranges them with provocative complexities (trait: “Glitch”) or satisfying symmetries (trait: “Illustration”).
To amplify this expression to de-automate, pieces can be de-digitized. Owners of tokens can claim a physical realization of the piece. Captured and worn. A velvet representation that was once automated data, a proclamation of reclamation. See details below.
Collectors can claim their textiles at: https://patternbase.io
Collectors can claim their textiles at: https://patternbase.io
— TAKENS THEOREM
