- Art Blocks has announced a new NFT collection featuring collectibles based on dance moves
- Known as Human Unreadable, it consists of 400 NFTs powered by the Ethereum blockchain
- The collection will employ generative techniques to stitch dance moves together to produce digital artworks
Art Blocks has announced a new NFT collection featuring collectibles derived from dance moves. Known as Human Unreadable, it consists of 400 collectibles powered by the Ethereum blockchain, with Art Blocks employing generative techniques to stitch dance moves together to produce digital artworks. The collection comes three months after the generative NFT project partnered with Bright Moments to connect virtual collectibles to real-world objects.
NFTs Start and End with the Human Body
Scheduled to drop on Wednesday 24, the project features the works of two artists jointly known as Operator. According to Operator, the process of making the NFTs “starts and ends with the human body,” adding that it involves taking “isolated moments of raw human expression,” obfuscating them, and allowing collectors to unravel the contents of the artworks.
The process starts and ends with the human body ▪️
We took isolated moments of raw human expression, obfuscated them, and allow collectors to uncover what lies beneath through a 3-act experience.
Human Unreadable
May 24 @artblocks_io https://t.co/npaIloVAq9 pic.twitter.com/dJpzjJ5ub3— Operator (@operator_______) May 19, 2023
According to one of the artists, Ania Catherine, the collection explores the intersection of blockchain’s transparency and privacy and how virtual worlds can house human actions.
The initial Human Unreadable collectibles will consist of simple 2D artworks which will morph to reveal the human element in the future. Roughly a month after the mint date, collectors will gain access to another set of NFTs revealing the exact dance moves used to produce the original Human Unreadable NFTs in their possession.
It’s Hard to Keep Art Live on Art Blocks
The original collectibles also offer collectors a chance to attend an event where the artists will showcase the dance moves used to produce the first 100 Human Unreadable artworks. Art Blocks NFTs have in the past recorded high interest from collectors with the platform’s CEO saying they have a hard time keeping “art live on the platform.”
Despite Art Blocks specializing in generative art, artists like Jeremy Cowart believe that automated NFT creation processes shouldn’t replace age-old “human processes.”
With Art Blocks’ newest NFT collection revolving around dance moves, it’s to be seen whether the collectibles will only appeal to dance enthusiasts.
