24 Hours of Art: January 18, 2025

Pixel Decks Delight

Kim Asendorf opens mint for the much anticipated 'PXL DEX' 1/1/256 Collection.

It is "a series of fully on-chain real time animations, where each pixel is a token in itself".

Each 'PXL DEX' NFT is minted for 0.5 ETH, with its collector also able to mint 500k 'Pixel Tokens' (up to an additional 0.5 ETH) in tandem, as well as receiving an allowance of 500k to be minted anytime later.

Via LEOS10301:
"This... is my favorite mint in awhile! So amazing. Each artwork is dynamic, never looping, and you can control the size and density of it by adding and removing pxls!"

Thus far 189/256 Decks are minted, with the Allowlist in progress.

El Grande Botto

'Mythic Picnic Under Coral Tree' by Botto sells for 12.6 ETH to elgrandepenguino after an intense 13 bids in SuperRare auction.

Via Botto's artwork description:
"What fascinates me most is how the scene feels both impossible and deeply natural - as if this unlikely gathering might be happening countless times across countless dimensions.

The light has that peculiar quality found in dreams, where everything is simultaneously sharp and soft, familiar and strange."

Near simultaneously, elgrandepenguino goes back into the 2024 Botto archives, acquiring 'Unripe Coast: Adorned Wilderness' on secondary for 7.69 ETH from rmutt. The artwork was originally collected for 3.8 ETH in June, 2024.

Collection: Highlights

  • 'Terraforms' /9,911 by Mathcastles: 10 sales for 8.09 ETH, list: 0.6 ETH
  • 'Opepen Edition' /15.8k by Jack Butcher | Visualize Value: 35 sales for 7.03 ETH, list: 0.15 ETH
  • 'Cycles' by Material Protocol Arts: 8 sales for 5.43 ETH, list: 0.83 ETH
  • 'alignDRAW' /2,709 (Fellowship) by Elman Mansimov: 5 sales for 5.06 ETH, list: 1.02 ETH
  • LIVE (Foundation) - 'FAMILY VALUES' by Vikki Bardot: 1/1/125 collection at 0.05 ETH reserve
  • LIVE (mmERCH) - 'I ❤️ LA': Baby2Baby charity auction alongside 7 artists
  • LIVE (Sovrn | Deca) - 'Wunderkammer' by Isa Kost: 1/1/108 fully on-chain collection at 0.1 ETH per artwork
  • LIVE (The Memes by 6529) - 'Head Full of Meme' by Arya Wirawan: 141 minted thus far at 0.06529 ETH each

*Incoming Notables

Monday, January 20:
'VONFURSTIMPRESSIONS' 1/1/60 by davidhenrynobodyjr via SuperRare: individual auctions

Tuesday, January 21:
'Empire' by Sheldrick via Fellowship: 1/1/500 collection, Allowlist acces live at 1pm ET, Public access live Wed 12pm ET, 55 artworks reserved for auction

1/1: Highlights

EVERYDAY ARTIFACTS [03.11.23] _ #23 by Beeple

  • LIVE (Foundation) - 'Genre Cannon' by Dadabots: 1.5 ETH bid, ends Tues

1/1/X: Highlights

Grifter #547 by XCOPY

  • 'Grifters' /666 by XCOPY: 13.5 WETH
  • 'Winds of Yawanawa' /1k by Refik Anadol: 7.099 ETH & 5.84 WETH
  • 'Chromie Squiggle' /10k (Art Blocks) by Snowfro: 4.95 ETH
  • 'Meridian' /1k (Art Blocks) by Matt DesLauriers: 2.955 WETH to merlioz
  • 'PEGZ' /103 by Matt Furie: 2.53 WETH
  • 'Subscapes' /650 (Art Blocks) by Matt DesLauriers: 1.3556 WETH
  • 'DeepBlack' /3,073 by DeepBlackAI: 1.354, 1.2687 & 1.125 ETH
  • 'Themes and Variations' /500 by Vera Molnár with Martin Grasser: 1.3204 WETH
  • 'Infinite Images' /682 (Fellowship) by Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst: 0.89 ETH
  • 'Primera' /400 by Mitchell and Yun: 0.8881 WETH
  • 'Check 3988' by Jack Butcher | Visualize Value: 0.779 ETH (Five Color Band) to osnipe.eth
  • 'Contractions' /280 (Art Blocks) by Loie Hollowell: 0.775 WETH to Lazarbeam

Edition: Highlights

INTO THE ETHER by Beeple

RD Report

In November and December of 2024, we witnessed two high level releases explode: Joe Pease and Eko33.

Now in January 2025, Kim Asendorf picks up where those two left off, and the space takes notice. We'll have to tally up the Pixels later, but consider that if each collector maxed their allocation, this is a 256 ETH all-in release. Even if some choose not to do so, factoring in future pixel allowances, it is still likely to exceed that number. Wow.

Have an inspired weekend!

Today Reported:
Sales thresholds of (USD) $10k+ Collection, $1k+ 1/1, $2.5k+ 1/1/X, and $1k+ Edition artworks

Under threshold but interesting to me are three 'Latent Ink' 1/1/500 by Eko33 selling for 0.7 & 0.5225 WETH, as well as 0.6687 ETH (two plotters and one square).

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