3FACE #3381
2022 - NFT (NFT)
Ian Cheng
Ian Cheng’s project 3FACE is based on a model that is derived from both the artist’s extensive readings on psychology and cognition, and his own intuitive understanding of how people function. 3FACE positions the process of minting a generative NFT as a metaphor for personality development. While part of a series, because of the responsive coding, each NFT is unique and is informed by the contents of the owner’s wallet. The project website explains: “ 3FACE performs a reading of your wallets public transaction history and infers your immutable Nature, your semi-mutable Nature, and your mutable Posture. Then it renders an existential portrait of you.” When visiting the project website to mint, one is offered several “daemons” to choose from, aspects of personhood that will partially determine the appearance of the final image token. As the contents of the wallet that holds 3FACE change over time, it is possible to update the renderings; some 3FACE traits remain immutable while other traits change dramatically. Visit https://outland.art/3face/update/ to begin adapting the work to changes in your behavior and personality.
The work of Ian Cheng explores evolutionary processes, including mutation and adaptation in response to changing conditions. Through his work with machine learning, video game engines and ongoing inquiry into cognitive science and psychology, Cheng produces simulations that are never fixed. His practice implies the question, will static artworks that are frozen in time soon be a thing of the past? Cheng has produced a series of simulations that combine characters and landscapes, exploring (and experimenting with) forms of agency, relation, and the capacity to deal with ever-shifting environmental forces. These works culminated in the Emissaries trilogy, which introduced a narrative agent whose motivation to enact a story was set into conflict with the open-ended chaos of the simulation. Most recently, he has developed BOB (Bag of Beliefs), an AI creature whose personality, body, and life story evolve across exhibitions, what Cheng calls “art with a nervous system.” Several of his projects have taken the form of simulations—self-playing engines whose courses change each time they run within parameters and narratives set by the artist. While Cheng favors detailed environments often involving figures, he follows a compositional principle that encourages viewers to identify with characters and imagine themselves in the richly elaborated on-screen world. Cheng’s projects are informed by science fiction, and like the best storytellers of that genre, he connects the potential of sophisticated technology to the impact of ancient archetypes—the deep forms and habits of the human mind.
Colors:
Related works sharing similar palette
© » KADIST
Jota Mombaça
2018The performance title A Gente Combinamos De Não Morrer (BANDEIRA #1) / Us Agreed Not To Die (FLAG #1) is taken from a short story by Brazilian writer Conceição Evaristo, whose work addresses violence, resilience, and necropolitics with an Afro-diasporic lens...
© » ARTS EQUATOR
Performance Making during a Pandemic: Of Innovation, Form and Embeddedness | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Kornkarn Rungsawang September 29, 2021 By Adriana Nordin Manan (1,000 words, 3-minute read) If arts panel discussions are meant to reflect the times, “Critical Responses to Performance-Making in A Post-Pandemic World” positioned itself well: at this stage of the pandemic, it was less about open-ended contemplation of how the performing arts can retain vitality amidst the prohibitive circumstances, and more about sharing examples of performances that exemplify the act of moving ahead despite the barriers...
© » THEARTNEWSPER
James Ensor: series of anniversary shows to reveal ‘the man behind the mask’ Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Exhibitions news James Ensor: series of anniversary shows to reveal ‘the man behind the mask’ Belgium commemorates 75 years since the artist's death with a year-long season of exhibitions and events, often highlighting the lesser known aspects of his work Eddi Fiegel 15 December 2023 Share James Ensor, Pierrot and skeleton in a yellow robe (1893) Photo: Hugo Maertens The Belgian artist James Ensor may be easily recognisable for the macabre faces that so often feature in his works, but a major new season of exhibitions and events in his home country aims to reveal “the man behind the mask”...
© » KADIST
Benoît Maire
The series Clouds paintings by Benoît Maire features oil on canvas works in varying format, in which the artist depicts clouds, using a variety of tools, including a spray gun, paintbrush, or palette knife...
© » KADIST
Noémie Goudal
2021Noémie Goudal’s short film, Below the Deep South , is based on the work of palaeoclimatologist James Bendle who, while drilling in Antarctica, discovered coal beneath the ice...
© » KADIST
Thursday, September 22 at 7pm Artist Talk: Moshekwa Langa At Kadist’s Offices 19bis, rue des trois frères, 75018 Paris Currently in residency at the Cité des Arts in Paris, Moshekwa Langa is one of the two protagonists of the exhibition “Corner of the Eye”, with artist Nora Schultz, opening at Kadist on October 22...
© » SLASH PARIS
Philemona Williamson — The Borders of Innocence — Galerie Semiose — Exposition — Slash Paris Connexion Newsletter Twitter Facebook Philemona Williamson — The Borders of Innocence — Galerie Semiose — Exposition — Slash Paris Français English Accueil Événements Artistes Lieux Magazine Vidéos Retour Philemona Williamson — The Borders of Innocence Exposition Peinture Philemona Williamson, A Pause Requested, 2020 Courtesy de l’artiste et galerie Semiose, Paris Philemona Williamson The Borders of Innocence Encore 19 jours : 18 novembre → 30 décembre 2023 Au cours de sa prestigieuse carrière longue de plus de quarante ans, l’artiste américaine Philemona Williamson a créé un ensemble d’œuvres suggestives et fascinantes qu’elle décrit comme des « poèmes visuels »...
© » ARTS EQUATOR
Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Cambodia's Goddess of Flower, rave music in Indonesia | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Radar Via Resident Advisor November 28, 2019 ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region...
© » SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
She made gods for 70 years: meet the matriarch of Singapore’s last handcrafted Taoist deity producer | South China Morning Post Advertisement Advertisement Asia travel + FOLLOW Get more with my NEWS A personalised news feed of stories that matter to you Learn more Tan Chwee Lian is the matriarch behind Say Tian Hng, Singapore’s last Taoist idol business...
