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Cube_1997

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06 Oct 2019
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video
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“LIA is an original, she’s created generative art with code and released it online since the 1990s. Through the aughts, teens, and twenties, she has continued to explore performance, animation, sculpture, and drawings created with her custom software. Her early work was a strong influence for me personally — it helped motivate me to learn how to code back in the 1990s. ‘Cube_1997’ is an iconic work for that moment in LIA’s work. When a2p was launched in 2019, it didn’t support generative software, so LIA converted her code to the video you can watch here. When Feral File was launched in 2021, software artwork was supported so work like LIA’s could be seen the way the artist intended.” —Casey REAS
“‘Cube_1997’ was never lost. Its creator, LIA, brought forth its existence in 1997 using the power of her mouse and her keyboard and her will (and some electricity, too); it had failed to sufficiently please her at the time and, after just a few years, she abandoned it, and it lay, forgotten, in a folder within a folder, at a dark corner in the furthest reaches of her realm of ancient backups. But things that are only forgotten are not actually lost; things that are only hidden can be found once more. It has been 22 years since ‘Cube_1997’ was forged and, even if many things have changed meanwhile, many things are still the same: a pixel is still a pixel, black is still 0x000000, white is still 0xFFFFFF, and LIA still loves both black and white with all her heart. Like love letters to a former self, ‘Cube_1997’ was rediscovered and recovered, and brought into the 21st Century with much care and love. Sadly, not all things can be preserved in such a transition, and what was once a fully living and breathing application, capable of generating an infinite number of images forever (albeit at a somewhat shabby resolution of 640×480), can, today, only manage 24 seconds in one sitting — but for that 24 seconds, ‘Cube_1997’ shines forth in glorious 1080p.” —Damian Stewart, writing about LIA’s work on a2p in 2019
LIA debuted new work on Feral File in the first exhibition, Social Codes, in March 2021.
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<System Pinned Message> : How has web3 changed art over the past few years? Has it been a net positive or negative change?
06-29 00:40 <-> : (Chris Coleman - digitalcoleman)
06-29 02:28 <-> : Thank you Chris and Aaron! <3 Casey
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06-29 05:06 <> : Through a discord group i got the tip about Instructions Follows. Loved several works and bought a set, number 26. Then got hooked because of the constant quality
06-29 05:07 <> : Best ones: Mario Klingeman and Refik Anadol. Very meaningful works
06-29 07:29 <-> : thank you 0x0C....9ed8! —casey
06-29 08:05 <> : hi
06-29 08:28 <> : Thank you to the artist, curators and feral file for putting on some amazing exhibitions. I learned about feral files after discovering Casey Reas work in 2021.
06-29 22:03 <-> : Hi everyone!
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06-30 00:53 <> : How did you first hear about Feral File? / through my friends and my art collector guru CryptyNifty who can spot the trends and grails early on in this space. Thanks to her John Gerrhard's amazing work of Smoky hands ended up in the collection of our foundation
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06-30 23:14 <-> : Really thinking back and appreciating how much a2p was a lego connector to so many other artists for me. Even more importantly was this chance to hear from people in the chat and recognize that we all mostly shared a sense of uncertainty and wonder about having this chance to swap work on a new platform. Big community vibes! Very special project and I'm so glad we get to hear folks talk in more depth this week! Cyborg hugs....lee
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07-03 01:51 <> : I became aware of FF via Casey Reas Twitter feed. With my curiosity piqued, I had to see what this new medium for creative expression and ownership was about. FF and Bitmark (and Autonomy) fed my habit of learning by doing and sparked a deep habit of collecting art on the blockchain. Looking forward to FF2.
07-03 03:24 <> : bought my first refik (and surely not my last) on Feral File.
07-03 03:39 <> : excited to be here. discovered feralfile through the amazing refik anadol.
07-03 03:58 <> : gmgm everyone. what a great exhibition!!
07-03 03:58 <> : looking forward to Feral File 2.0
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07-04 03:03 <> : First time I heard from Feral File was when I minted unsupervised by Refik Anadol.
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07-05 00:03 <> : First time I heard about Feral File was after a friend told me about Transparent Grit
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07-06 09:31 <> : First time heard of FF was on exhibition showing Mario Klingemann. Enjoy seeing all the different styles since then.
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07-06 16:26 <> : Obviously a positive change :>
07-06 20:42 <> : web3 has definitely grown into it's own in the past 2-3 years, offering a lot more security, autonomy and incredible platforms. But along with that has come numerous scams, countless $$$ and NFTs stolen or lost and a complete sense of grift to anyone outside of it. Don't get me started on gas fees, please. Until this is remedied, web3 will not grow.
07-06 21:06 <> : Hi all, long time FF lurker until recently when I purchased a Lee Mullican edition for my collection. Several other FF projects are on my wishlist but those will come.
07-06 21:48 <> : gmgm patiently waiting for ff 2.0
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07-06 21:58 <> : one more week to go
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07-10 23:19 <> : Gm! Excited for the N=12 exhibtion upcoming
07-10 23:21 <> : hi hi - fun to see all the chat here
07-11 00:35 <> : Net positive. As a photographer who understands the impact of technology on storytelling, web3 art makes complete sense in the ever evolving world of art.
07-12 06:26 <> : Two more days to N=12!
07-12 20:41 <> : GM all
07-12 20:43 <> : personally, net positive. Increased my art exposure 1000x
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07-12 22:28 <> : gm! definitely a net positive because it made it so much easier to engage and gave so many more artists a pathway to create
07-12 22:31 <> : Oops -- sorry for the double post. Looks like it got eaten on the first post
07-13 01:54 <> : This question is best answered by people who have traveresed Web3. One of the many positive aspects of blockchain is the potential for a ramp onto the stage, the expansion of the concept on what a 'stage' is, and a sentinel to preserve all artworks equally. A preservative for the work of the introverts, the recluse, and the misunderstood; who don’t speak the common language and are unable to rise above the noise. One day the frequency of an explorer may harmonize with this art, which can then finally be deciphered.Congrats&♡2FF
07-13 07:29 <> : For me, net positive for sure.
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07-13 13:48 <> : It has been a joy to browse the artworks in the FF1 retrospective, so much fantastic work and many new favorites. I look forward to launching the N=12 exhibition and kicking off FF 2.0 in a few hours! The future is bright for digital artwork and Feral File is modeling the way forward. Congratulations to the team at FF, and to the artists & curators that are part of their story 🎉
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