Glitch Art on Tezos: 3 Years of Beautiful Glitches
Electric Chronicles
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- Electric Chronicles
- Author
- Jon Cates
Essay by Jon Cates (jonCates) for Electric Chronicles (June 17, 2024) tracing the history of Glitch Art on Tezos from HEN's launch in early 2021 through three years of community growth. DOS Punk X by MAX CAPACITY (minted October 31, 2021) is reproduced as a featured example. Analog Video Union linked.
Glitch Art on Tezos: 3 Years of Beautiful Glitches
- Publication: Electric Chronicles
- Author: Jon Cates (jonCates — “making Glitch Art since the mid-late 1990s”)
- Date: 2024-01-17
- Type:
Feature / Essay
Summary
Sweeping essay by Jon Cates tracing the history and ecosystem of Glitch Art on the Tezos blockchain, from HEN (Hic Et Nunc) in early 2021 through three years of growth on Objkt. Frames Glitch Art as “the Art of Surprise” — a continuous thread from 1960s Electronic Art through Punk, Cyberpunk, net(dot)art, Y2K, Tumblr, Vaporwave, Seapunk, and into 2020s Crypto Art on Tezos.
Max Capacity is featured as a representative artist with longstanding commitment to glitch art and digitalPunk approaches. DOS Punk X is reproduced on page 6 with the caption: “DOS Punk X by MAX CAPACITY, Minted October 31, 2021 (left); both artworks created by Digital Artists with longstanding commitments to Glitch Art and digitalPunk approaches.”
The Analog Video Union is listed in the “Explore further” section at the end with its Objkt link.
Works Mentioned / Shown
- DOS Punk X — reproduced p. 6; mint date confirmed October 31, 2021 (Tezos / Objkt; part of DOS PUNKS collection)
Exhibitions Mentioned
(none)
Links
- Article
- Analog Video Union on Objkt (linked in article)
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