Matt Kane
Matt Kane is a leader in a new wave of art: masterpieces that involve technical programming on the back end and can be built as nonfungible tokens, or NFTs. This type of art can transform based on an array of factors, such as time or asset prices. “Right Place & Right Time,” one of Kane’s pieces, looks different at any given moment based on the value of Bitcoin.
Kane burst into the spotlight of the crypto scene in 2020 when he used the Async Art platform to put “Right Place & Right Time” on the blockchain. In September, someone paid a record $100,000 for the NFT master version of the art piece. Down the road, 210 separate NFTs will subsequently spawn from the master copy, formed according to art changes in line with Bitcoin’s price fluctuations.
Kane has produced many other minted NFTs, including one from August titled “Nocturne Blue and Gold After Whistler.” He also minted a number of others throughout the year, including “Excessive Force (Cat Devouring a Bird after Pablo Picasso)” in July and “First” in June.
NFTs gained popularity in 2020, following in the footsteps of the decentralized finance boom. December 2020 was a record-breaking month for NFT art sales, a sign that the industry is slowly creeping into the mainstream. Kane explained that he launched the smart contract for Volatility.art (where you can track “Right Place & Right Time”) on Jan. 3, Bitcoin's birthday, and that he will begin releasing the 210 NFTs that go with the piece for public sale in February.
Volatility.art is the first smart contract on Blank Network.
Kane promises that as the limits of what is possible sync up with his own creative vision, he’ll also be making further use of the synergies he sees between art and technology.
Last update on 10-03-2023
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Featured Artworks
Gazers #945
still generated on July 4, 2022, 12pm
origin moon: First Stolen Paintings
The moon has been a fascination for humans since the dawn of civilisation, from the first lunar calendar dated to 23,000 BCE to modern spaceflight. Celebrating this long history of lunar obsession, the Gazers series functions in a similar way to a lunar calendar, with each work shifting and changing throughout its cyclical lifetime in relation to specific, often hidden, traits captured within the code. Each of the Gazers contains several layers that interact with each other to produce its final behaviors and colours.
Each work begins from an autobiographical ‘origin moon’, the date for which is derived from a significant event in the artist’s life. The whole series comprises one thousand artworks; the twelve Gazers here on display are mere still images of the living works, each tied to a different origin moon.
Gazers #945
2021
Still
Gazers #774
still generated on August 22, 2022, 6am
origin moon: No Sale
The moon has been a fascination for humans since the dawn of civilisation, from the first lunar calendar dated to 23,000 BCE to modern spaceflight. Celebrating this long history of lunar obsession, the Gazers series functions in a similar way to a lunar calendar, with each work shifting and changing throughout its cyclical lifetime in relation to specific, often hidden, traits captured within the code. Each of the Gazers contains several layers that interact with each other to produce its final behaviors and colours.
Each work begins from an autobiographical ‘origin moon’, the date for which is derived from a significant event in the artist’s life. The whole series comprises one thousand artworks; the twelve Gazers here on display are mere still images of the living works, each tied to a different origin moon.
Gazers #774
2021
Still
Gazers #299
still generated on August 20, 2022, 12am
origin moon: Last Record Sale
The moon has been a fascination for humans since the dawn of civilisation, from the first lunar calendar dated to 23,000 BCE to modern spaceflight. Celebrating this long history of lunar obsession, the Gazers series functions in a similar way to a lunar calendar, with each work shifting and changing throughout its cyclical lifetime in relation to specific, often hidden, traits captured within the code. Each of the Gazers contains several layers that interact with each other to produce its final behaviors and colours.
Each work begins from an autobiographical ‘origin moon’, the date for which is derived from a significant event in the artist’s life. The whole series comprises one thousand artworks; the twelve Gazers here on display are mere still images of the living works, each tied to a different origin moon.
Gazers #299
2021
Still
Gazers #374
still generated on August 28, 2022, 12pm
origin moon: Gazers Sale - 9/7
The moon has been a fascination for humans since the dawn of civilisation, from the first lunar calendar dated to 23,000 BCE to modern spaceflight. Celebrating this long history of lunar obsession, the Gazers series functions in a similar way to a lunar calendar, with each work shifting and changing throughout its cyclical lifetime in relation to specific, often hidden, traits captured within the code. Each of the Gazers contains several layers that interact with each other to produce its final behaviors and colours.
Each work begins from an autobiographical ‘origin moon’, the date for which is derived from a significant event in the artist’s life. The whole series comprises one thousand artworks; the twelve Gazers here on display are mere still images of the living works, each tied to a different origin moon.
Gazers #374
2021
Still
Gazers #857
still generated on October 3, 2022, 12pm
origin moon: First Gallery Representation
The moon has been a fascination for humans since the dawn of civilisation, from the first lunar calendar dated to 23,000 BCE to modern spaceflight. Celebrating this long history of lunar obsession, the Gazers series functions in a similar way to a lunar calendar, with each work shifting and changing throughout its cyclical lifetime in relation to specific, often hidden, traits captured within the code. Each of the Gazers contains several layers that interact with each other to produce its final behaviors and colours.
Each work begins from an autobiographical ‘origin moon’, the date for which is derived from a significant event in the artist’s life. The whole series comprises one thousand artworks; the twelve Gazers here on display are mere still images of the living works, each tied to a different origin moon.
Gazers #857
2021
Still
Gazers #565
still generated on February 20, 2022, 12pm
origin moon: First Record Sale
The moon has been a fascination for humans since the dawn of civilisation, from the first lunar calendar dated to 23,000 BCE to modern spaceflight. Celebrating this long history of lunar obsession, the Gazers series functions in a similar way to a lunar calendar, with each work shifting and changing throughout its cyclical lifetime in relation to specific, often hidden, traits captured within the code. Each of the Gazers contains several layers that interact with each other to produce its final behaviors and colours.
Each work begins from an autobiographical ‘origin moon’, the date for which is derived from a significant event in the artist’s life. The whole series comprises one thousand artworks; the twelve Gazers here on display are mere still images of the living works, each tied to a different origin moon.
Gazers #565
2021
Still
Gazers #800
still generated on September 11, 2022, 12pm
origin moon: First Sale - First Flip
The moon has been a fascination for humans since the dawn of civilisation, from the first lunar calendar dated to 23,000 BCE to modern spaceflight. Celebrating this long history of lunar obsession, the Gazers series functions in a similar way to a lunar calendar, with each work shifting and changing throughout its cyclical lifetime in relation to specific, often hidden, traits captured within the code. Each of the Gazers contains several layers that interact with each other to produce its final behaviors and colours.
Each work begins from an autobiographical ‘origin moon’, the date for which is derived from a significant event in the artist’s life. The whole series comprises one thousand artworks; the twelve Gazers here on display are mere still images of the living works, each tied to a different origin moon.
Gazers #800
2021
Still
Gazers #606
still generated on August 7, 2022, 12am
origin moon: Begin Digital Art Studio Software
The moon has been a fascination for humans since the dawn of civilisation, from the first lunar calendar dated to 23,000 BCE to modern spaceflight. Celebrating this long history of lunar obsession, the Gazers series functions in a similar way to a lunar calendar, with each work shifting and changing throughout its cyclical lifetime in relation to specific, often hidden, traits captured within the code. Each of the Gazers contains several layers that interact with each other to produce its final behaviors and colours.
Each work begins from an autobiographical ‘origin moon’, the date for which is derived from a significant event in the artist’s life. The whole series comprises one thousand artworks; the twelve Gazers here on display are mere still images of the living works, each tied to a different origin moon.
Gazers #606
2021
Still
Gazers #29
still generated on April 11, 2022, 12pm
origin moon: First One Person Show
The moon has been a fascination for humans since the dawn of civilisation, from the first lunar calendar dated to 23,000 BCE to modern spaceflight. Celebrating this long history of lunar obsession, the Gazers series functions in a similar way to a lunar calendar, with each work shifting and changing throughout its cyclical lifetime in relation to specific, often hidden, traits captured within the code. Each of the Gazers contains several layers that interact with each other to produce its final behaviors and colours.
Each work begins from an autobiographical ‘origin moon’, the date for which is derived from a significant event in the artist’s life. The whole series comprises one thousand artworks; the twelve Gazers here on display are mere still images of the living works, each tied to a different origin moon.
Gazers #29
2021
Still
Gazers #351
still generated on January 3, 2022, 12pm
origin moon: The Dream
The moon has been a fascination for humans since the dawn of civilisation, from the first lunar calendar dated to 23,000 BCE to modern spaceflight. Celebrating this long history of lunar obsession, the Gazers series functions in a similar way to a lunar calendar, with each work shifting and changing throughout its cyclical lifetime in relation to specific, often hidden, traits captured within the code. Each of the Gazers contains several layers that interact with each other to produce its final behaviors and colours.
Each work begins from an autobiographical ‘origin moon’, the date for which is derived from a significant event in the artist’s life. The whole series comprises one thousand artworks; the twelve Gazers here on display are mere still images of the living works, each tied to a different origin moon.
Gazers #351
2021
Still
Gazers #88
still generated on December 19, 2021, 12pm
origin moon: First Intro to Art on Blockchain
The moon has been a fascination for humans since the dawn of civilisation, from the first lunar calendar dated to 23,000 BCE to modern spaceflight. Celebrating this long history of lunar obsession, the Gazers series functions in a similar way to a lunar calendar, with each work shifting and changing throughout its cyclical lifetime in relation to specific, often hidden, traits captured within the code. Each of the Gazers contains several layers that interact with each other to produce its final behaviors and colours.
Each work begins from an autobiographical ‘origin moon’, the date for which is derived from a significant event in the artist’s life. The whole series comprises one thousand artworks; the twelve Gazers here on display are mere still images of the living works, each tied to a different origin moon.
Gazers #88
2021
Still
Gazers #211
still generated on July 21, 2022, 12pm
origin moon: Architects of the Future
The moon has been a fascination for humans since the dawn of civilisation, from the first lunar calendar dated to 23,000 BCE to modern spaceflight. Celebrating this long history of lunar obsession, the Gazers series functions in a similar way to a lunar calendar, with each work shifting and changing throughout its cyclical lifetime in relation to specific, often hidden, traits captured within the code. Each of the Gazers contains several layers that interact with each other to produce its final behaviors and colours.
Each work begins from an autobiographical ‘origin moon’, the date for which is derived from a significant event in the artist’s life. The whole series comprises one thousand artworks; the twelve Gazers here on display are mere still images of the living works, each tied to a different origin moon.
Gazers #211
2021
Still
The Foundry
Artist Talk: Matt Kane
16/11/22
Online
Special artist talk with Matt Kane about “Not Only RGB”, a group show curated by Chiara Braidotti and Sia Pineschi about the transposition of colour from the natural world into the realm of the digital.
Opening of the exhibition "Not Only RGB"
15/10/22
Online
Opening event of “Not Only RGB”, a group show curated by Chiara Braidotti and Sia Pineschi featuring works created by Kevin Abosch, Matt Kane, 38‰ (Mattia Cuttini and Luca Donno), Sarah Meyohas and Mathieu Merlet-Briand.
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Not Only RGB is a group show curated by Chiara Braidotti and Sia Pineschi. Supported by Decentraland DAO, Not Only RGB features works created by Kevin Abosch, Matt Kane, 38‰ (Mattia Cuttini and Luca Donno), Sarah Meyohas and Mathieu Merlet-Briand.
“Colours are a fundamental facet of how we perceive the outside world. Governed by the invisible laws of colour theory, they influence our emotional relationships to nature, from celestial bodies to distant horizons. But what happens when we try to translate these naturally occurring palettes to a man-made digital environment? Is it still possible to engineer the same complexity of feeling? Can they be used as tools to probe more deeply into the laws of nature?
Not Only RGB is meant to explore the transposition of colour from the natural world into the realm of the digital, using digital landscapes to investigate the fundamental laws that govern our emotional and physical relationships to colour.
From our own subjective perceptions to the external world around us, this exhibition is a journey from microcosm to macrocosm through colour in digital realms."
(Chiara Braidotti and Sia Pineschi, curators)