What is the relationship between color, sound, and movement? Artist Jaime Derringer continues to explore this question in her collection Chromesthesia: Ascend. In this body of work, Derringer investigates the phenomenon of experiencing colors in response to certain sounds or other stimuli. She employs vibrant and contrasting hues to create a sense of movement, energy, and emotion.Derringer begins with her personal archive of works, both those created on paper and digital paintings. Over the years, Derringer has repeatedly digitally manipulated and distorted these original images using a combination of phone applications, computer software, and AI. Each successive collection or group of works cannibalizes what came before it and is reborn in the wreckage. The final piece is further deconstructed and ultimately reconstructed with a MIDI controller, a device typically used to control or play music, as Derringer turns each knob of the device to distort a section or characteristic of the image. Through this iterative process, she creates a sense of depth and movement within her pieces, as well as a sense of history and evolution.<blockquote>“I see each of these pieces like a phoenix, completely destroyed, but then reborn and ascendant as something new.” </blockquote>For Chromesthesia: Ascend, she relinquished that control to a complex algorithm that mirrors the rhythm of her hands guiding the MIDI controller, destroying the works over and over again to form a type of abstract brutalist composition.Each time the algorithm is run, a new composition is born. The algorithm keeps time and acts like a beat, periodically altering parameters and taking rhythmic snapshots as the composition unfolds. Each piece is composed of a mix of visual parameters of varying rarity which all have a relationship to music and which Derringer names timbre, duration, frequency, and rhythm.

Standard digital prints are printed on Hahnemühle German Etching paper. Framed digital prints are float mounted.

Chromesthesia: Ascend

<div align="center"><a class="chakra-button css-h03262" type="button" href="https://www.addevent.com/event/Xq17008871" target="_blank" style="color:white;">RSVP TO BIDDING PARTY</a></div>Iskra Velitchkova entered 2023 with a clear goal—to slow down. After two frenetic years she needed to take a step back and focus on developing her technique and art practice. ESCAPE is the product of this pace change, its icon, and a map guiding us towards this same freedom.For Velitchkova the relationship between artist and machine is deeply collaborative, nurturing unexpected elements that emerge from the code. This algorithm began in systems that balance order and chaos. First a distinctive style reminiscent of architectural maps emerged. From this grew the brutalism characteristic of former Soviet cityscapes of the artist’s early childhood in Bulgaria. Ultimately stifled by this rigidity and repetition, Velitchkova pushed the algorithm further—breaking it and in the result discovering the form of an opera house, a structure that had become a symbol of freedom to the artist, the promise of losing oneself in art.The overwhelming superstructure of architectural lines breaks the picture plane and seems to go beyond three dimensionality. By avoiding easy categorization, the viewer spends time considering the forms and making sense of the composition. It becomes possible to escape everyday concerns for a moment longer, lost in the almost mathematical task of viewing these geometries. The opera house icon emerges as an antidote to these illusive structures. This central figure is suddenly recognizable as a flat or three dimensional shape. Whether in dense black or highlighted as a central white figure, it is a condensation point, a place for our mind to rest. The images combine the icons of this escape but also serve as a visual guide to achieving it.We are reminded of what art can offer us—mental freedom. Yet ultimately this is an illusion. Just as the opera is a staged fiction with its own rules and schedule, this composition is not real; it is a staged performance specifically created to evoke this reaction.
<h3 style="font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px;" class="chakra-heading css-1alue7o">ADDITIONAL DETAILS</h3><ul> <li>PRE-AUCTION PURCHASES of a limited number of available works will be available starting on Tuesday, May 16, 10AM PT. During the pre-sale only, you will be able to select which work you would like to buy.</li> <li>PRE-REGISTRATION OF BIDS using a credit card can be executed anytime before the auction begins. Bids can be set at any available price level and will execute on a first-come-first-served basis when the auction reaches that tier. Use the pre-bid button on this page to submit your pre-registered bid, starting on Thursday, May 18, 10AM PT until 24 hours before auction start. <a href="https://faqs.tonic.xyz/kb/guide/en/buying-before-the-auction-Qf0nldNdPU/Steps/2294943" target="_blank" >Learn More.</a></li>
 <li>HOLDER REBATE: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bjnqDY8jNzIXCFcdlrzD_NYM5ssulxNTTYC6EfgKyLg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Click here for list of qualifying wallets.</a> Collectors who hold ANY Tonic work will receive a rebate to the auction sell-out price. Wallets must hold one Tonic NFT 24 hours before the auction. Note that all rebates will be issued in ETH, regardless of original payment method, after the auction concludes. </li> <li>SEASON ONE SET HOLDER BENEFIT: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bjnqDY8jNzIXCFcdlrzD_NYM5ssulxNTTYC6EfgKyLg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Click here for list of qualifying wallets.</a> Collectors that hold at least one Chromesthesia: Ascend, one Intimità, AND one Strands of Solitude work will receive free shipping up to $1,000 on all prints and framed works, including those from Iskra Velitchkova’s ESCAPE.</li>

 <li>PRINT OPTIONS: If you buy at mint, you are entitled to a complimentary 16 × 12-inch print with the option to upgrade to a larger size or add a frame for an additional fee. You can request one more print after the complimentary one. If you buy on the secondary market, you also have the option to purchase a printed version of the work.</li> <li>RESERVED WORKS: The first 10 pieces will be minted in advance and not available for sale during the auction: 5 for the artist and 5 for Tonic.</li> <li>COPYRIGHT LICENSE: At the artist's discretion, this specific collection is governed by the copyright license: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>. Under this license, you are allowed to (1) Share the material in any format and (2) Adapt and transform the material. You must attribute the artist, indicate any changes, and use the material only for non-commercial purposes. <a href="https://meta.tonic.xyz/collection-policies/Escape.pdf" target="_blank">Click here</a> for collection-specific terms.</li>
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All prints on paper are printed on Hahnemüle German Etching. Artist Iskra Velitchkova chose to have framed prints float mounted, trimmed straight against the artwork.

Escape

<a href="https://tonic.xyz/series/heartsleeves-portrait/?tab=works" target="_blank">VIEW 💖HEARTSLEEVES: PORTRAIT COLLECTION </a> 💖heartsleeves is a multifaceted generative video project. Part one is code-based, abstract video art that then becomes the basis for community portraits once minted. In this layered generative process, the artists take advantage of the distributive nature of art on the blockchain to elevate the community to co-creators who can generate their own portraits within the environments LoVid has defined. The work is both a culmination and a departure point for the celebrated artistic duo, LoVid, weaving together disparate shapes and symbols that evoke projects from their decades-long career as video and performance artists. These icons are organized on grids that weave above and below each other, moving across the screen to form an abstract video fabric. The live generator will play forever without looping, suggesting an infinite abstract plane only visible in the square window of the art object, to be passively observed. The work exploits two unique qualities of the blockchain—the ability to store code on-chain allowing for the transmission of this never-ending generative video, and the unique aspect of verifiable ownership. The second part of this work is only unlocked by this ownership. Each video skin becomes an immersive environment in the portrait studio, but only the owner can access the specific skin. Opening the portrait studio shifts agency away from the artists, as the collector becomes the co-creator. Through the portrait studio, the portrait sitter is pulled into the video environment created by the original code-based generative video. Faces slip inside it, get pulled in, and become defined by color woven amongst the shapes along the three-dimensional planes of the face. While the studio distorts color and projects shapes onto the face, the participant has their own agency in the portrait’s color, exposure, zoom, and more predetermined elements. This opens up a second phase of generative production. The artists leave the community with instructions and parameters to produce the final stage of the work—video portraits created in collaboration with the generative mechanic the artists predetermined. The portrait subject transforms from a passive participant into something much more integral. They are physically present, engaged, and able to directly influence the final product. This means radical sharing of agency, as collaborative portraits created away from the artists can be automatically entered into the canon. <h3 style="" font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px;"" class="" chakra-heading css-1alue7o"">ADDITIONAL DETAILS</h3> <ul> <li> PORTRAITS AND SKINS: Each skin is eligible to mint up to five portraits. Portraits cost 0.05 ETH each for the first month following the auction, and 0.1 ETH afterwards. The number of portraits remaining will be tracked and displayed in the skin’s metadata. Portrait credits purchased during the presale will be associated with the wallet used to purchase and can be used across skins. </li> <li> PORTRAIT STUDIO: Each video skin acts as a video environment in the Portrait Studio. The Studio includes both manual and biometrics; responding to movement, facial expression, and even heart rate. You can record as many times as you like in the Portrait Studio before finalizing which portraits you would like to mint. </li> <li> CANVAS PORTRAITS: Your choice of portrait is paired with an additional artwork created by LoVid, serving as the portrait's border. The portrait and the border are printed through dye sublimation on poly canvas and stretched on a 12 x 12 x 1.5" wood and aluminum stretcher so that the portrait occupies the front face and the border occupies the edge of the stretcher. LoVid's signature is included on the back of the stretched poly canvas. </li> <li> RESERVED WORKS: 150 skins will be made available through the auction and the presale. There are an additional 150 reserved skins: 50 skins already spoken for and 100 skins earmarked for events & installations in development. </li> <li> NYC LAUNCH PARTY: Works available for preview in New York, NY on the evening of Thursday, February 8. </li> <li> PRE-AUCTION PURCHASES of a limited number of available works will be available starting on Thursday, February 1, 10AM PT. During the pre-sale only, you will be able to select which work you would like to buy. </li> <li> PRE-REGISTRATION OF BIDS using a credit card can be submitted anytime before the auction begins. Bids will execute on a first-come-first-served basis. Use the pre-bid button on this page to submit your pre-registered bid, starting on Saturday, February 3, 10AM PT until 24 hours before auction starts. <a href="https://faqs.tonic.xyz/kb/guide/en/buying-before-the-auction-Qf0nldNdPU/Steps/2294943" target="_blank"> Learn More. </a> </li> <li> AUCTION REBATE: Collectors will receive a rebate to the auction sell-out price. Note that all rebates will be issued in ETH, regardless of original payment method, after the auction concludes. </li> <li> COPYRIGHT LICENSE: At the artist's discretion, this specific collection is governed by the copyright license: <a href="https://meta.tonic.xyz/collection-policies/heartsleeves.pdf" target="_blank"> Click here </a> for collection-specific terms. </li> </ul> <h3 style="" font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px;"" class="" chakra-heading css-1alue7o"">CREDITS</h3> <ul> <li>💖sleeves by LoVid Generative Pattern Coder: Douglas Repetto Portrait Studio Developer: Tyler Henry Curatorial Advisor: Michael Connor Artist Manager: Ben Simon Produced with E.A.T__WORKS </li> <li> Special thanks to: Cabelle Ahn, Amy Benson, Jeff Bergman, María Paula Fernández, Roxy Fata, Lindsay Gilbert, Regina Harsanyi, Ariel Hudes, Lulu Hedstrom, Julia Kaganskiy, Karen Lawler, Danika Laszuk, Rama Lapidus, Dlisah Lapidus, Lo’am Lapidus, Alex Mills, Shayna McClelland, Jennifer McCoy, Kelani Nichole, Aaron Penne, Derek Piech, India Price, Sarah Ridgley, Tyler Rutledge, Magda Sawon, Betsy Seder, Alice Scope, Sarah Rossien, Benjamin Tischer, Ben Tritt, Oriana Wang, and Soren Wrenn </li> </ul>

💖heartsleeves: skin

💖heartsleeves is a multifaceted generative video project. Part one is code-based, abstract video art that then becomes the basis for community portraits once minted. In this layered generative process, the artists take advantage of the distributive nature of art on the blockchain to elevate the community to co-creators who can generate their own portraits within the environments LoVid has defined.The work is both a culmination and a departure point for the celebrated artistic duo, LoVid, weaving together disparate shapes and symbols that evoke projects from their decades-long career as video and performance artists. These icons are organized on grids that weave above and below each other, moving across the screen to form an abstract video fabric.The live generator will play forever without looping, suggesting an infinite abstract plane only visible in the square window of the art object, to be passively observed. The work exploits two unique qualities of the blockchain—the ability to store code on-chain allowing for the transmission of this never-ending generative video, and the unique aspect of verifiable ownership.The second part of this work is only unlocked by this ownership. Each video skin becomes an immersive environment in the portrait studio, but only the owner can access the specific skin. Opening the portrait studio shifts agency away from the artists, as the collector becomes the co-creator. Through the portrait studio, the portrait sitter is pulled into the video environment created by the original code-based generative video. Faces slip inside it, get pulled in, and become defined by color woven amongst the shapes along the three-dimensional planes of the face. While the studio distorts color and projects shapes onto the face, the participant has their own agency in the portrait’s color, exposure, zoom, and more predetermined elements.This opens up a second phase of generative production. The artists leave the community with instructions and parameters to produce the final stage of the work—video portraits created in collaboration with the generative mechanic the artists predetermined.The portrait subject transforms from a passive participant into something much more integral. They are physically present, engaged, and able to directly influence the final product. This means radical sharing of agency, as collaborative portraits created away from the artists can be automatically entered into the canon.<h3 style="" font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px;"" class="" chakra-heading css-1alue7o"">CREDITS</h3><ul> <li>💖sleeves by LoVid Generative Pattern Coder: Douglas Repetto Portrait Studio Developer: Tyler Henry Curatorial Advisor: Michael Connor Artist Manager: Ben Simon Produced with E.A.T__WORKS </li> <li> Special thanks to: Cabelle Ahn, Amy Benson, Jeff Bergman, María Paula Fernández, Roxy Fata, Lindsay Gilbert, Regina Harsanyi, Ariel Hudes, Lulu Hedstrom, Julia Kaganskiy, Karen Lawler, Danika Laszuk, Rama Lapidus, Dlisah Lapidus, Lo’am Lapidus, Alex Mills, Shayna McClelland, Jennifer McCoy, Kelani Nichole, Aaron Penne, Derek Piech, India Price, Sarah Ridgley, Tyler Rutledge, Magda Sawon, Betsy Seder, Alice Scope, Sarah Rossien, Benjamin Tischer, Ben Tritt, Oriana Wang, and Soren Wrenn </li></ul>

Dye-sublimation on poly canvas, on a 12x12x1.5" stretcher. LoVid's signature included on the back. LoVid-designed border added to the canvas edge. Also available as a 12x12" standard digital print, printed on Hahnemühle German Etching paper. Framed digital prints are float mounted.

💖heartsleeves: portrait

Until December 31st, order a limited edition, signed & framed 11 x 16” risograph print. Order from your gallery page or buy on the secondary market to explore this unique form. In Interference, Phaust foregrounds two scientific discoveries in a search for purity of generative systems—an 18th century German physicist and a 20th century Japanese electronics corporation. Investigating acoustics, Ernst Chladni took a violin bow and drew it against a metal plate lightly covered with sand. When the plate reached resonance the sand would settle on particular nodal lines–leaving what is known as Chladni patterns. These proved to be important in fields as diverse as acoustics and instrument design to wave theory and quantum mechanics. Chladni patterns vary according to a range of factors and can be described with some pleasingly simple equations. Those equations lie at the heart of this collection and perhaps show generative art at its purest: a set of simple equations which give rise to near infinite variation. Phaust drew upon a 1980 invention by the Riso Kagaku Corporation to bring these forms to life–a machine that looks like a photocopier but works like a screen printer. The Risograph uses stencils and vibrant semi-transparent spot color inks to print a single layer of color at a time, producing prints that are vivid, textured and unique thanks to subtle imperfections in the printing process. Interference embraces the quirks of Risograph printing, adopting the semi-transparent colors of Riso inks and exaggerating the mis-alignment found on Risograph prints. Instead of plotting solid bands of color, the collection mimics the texture of Risograph prints through over half a million distinct tiles, each subtly varied in shape and color. This treatment suggests mosaics when viewed up close and harkens back 200 years to sand particles settling along nodal lines on Chladni's plates. Unlike earlier collections such as Pointilla, where the artists had to define much of the forms through code, this is fundamentally a handful of mathematical functions and transformations that create a dramatic variation of composition. Phaust chooses to break the faithful presentation of a physical phenomenon by deviating from standard Chladni patterns — introducing polar coordinates that create a pinching effect to otherwise more rounded forms and an additional distortion that occasionally disturbs these flows. These interventions remind the viewer that this is an unreal depiction, algorithmically generated. This mathematical and conceptual simplicity speaks directly to the beauty of generative systems. By foregrounding a familiar physical phenomenon, the vibration of sound, Phaust elevates the unique beauty of generative art. <h3 style="font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px;" class="chakra-heading css-1alue7o">ADDITIONAL DETAILS</h3> <ul> <li>LONDON LAUNCH PARTY: Works will be available at the preview event in London, UK on the evening of Tuesday, July 18th. Email concierge@tonic.xyz if you would like an invite to the event.</li> <li>PRE-REGISTRATION OF BIDS using a credit card can be executed anytime before the auction begins. Bids can be set at any available price level and will execute on a first-come-first-served basis when the auction reaches that tier. Use the pre-bid button on this page to submit your pre-registered bid, starting on Thursday, July 13, 10AM PT until 24 hours before auction starts. <a href="https://faqs.tonic.xyz/kb/guide/en/buying-before-the-auction-Qf0nldNdPU/Steps/2294943" target="_blank" >Learn More.</a></li> <li>HOLDER REBATE: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Iv0z9R3iylt_9rfGhDqJKEbBP8esJQzWB0gP49B3wCY/edit#gid=2001322338" target="_blank">Click here for list of qualifying wallets.</a> Collectors who hold any Tonic work will receive a rebate to the auction sell-out price. Wallets must hold one Tonic NFT 24 hours before the auction. This includes if the wallet has been declared a delegate to another wallet utilizing <a href="https://delegate.cash/" target="_blank">delegate.cash</a> holding the Tonic NFT. Note that all rebates will be issued in ETH, regardless of original payment method, after the auction concludes.</li> <li>SEASON ONE SET HOLDER BENEFIT: Collectors that hold at least one Chromesthesia: Ascend, one Intimità, AND one Strands of Solitude work will receive free shipping up to $1,000 on all prints and framed works, including those from Phaust's Interference.</li> <li>PRINT OPTIONS: If you buy at mint, you are entitled to a complimentary 16 × 11-inch print with the option to upgrade to a larger size or add a frame for an additional fee. You can request one more print after the complimentary one. If you buy on the secondary market, you also have the option to purchase a printed version of the work.</li> <li>RESERVED WORKS: The first 10 pieces will be minted in advance and not available for sale during the auction: 5 for the artist and 5 for Tonic.</li> <li>COPYRIGHT LICENSE: At the artist's discretion, this specific collection is governed by the copyright license: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>. Under this license, you are allowed to (1) Share the material in any format and (2) Adapt and transform the material. You must attribute the artist, indicate any changes, and use the material only for non-commercial purposes. <a href="https://meta.tonic.xyz/collection-policies/Interference.pdf" target="_blank">Click here</a> for collection-specific terms.</li> </ul>

Interference is inspired by risography–a printing technique where vibrant spot color inks are layered onto Context Natural paper using stencils. We're offering unique 1/1 riso prints to Interference holders through December 31, 2023. Riso prints are signed by Phaust and float mounted in white wood frames.Digital prints are on Hahnemühle German Etching paper if shortest dimension is at most 42” or Epson Enhanced Matte otherwise. All framed prints are float mounted.

Interference

<blockquote>I open my eyes, and I realize I fell asleep. You’re looking at me, and start laughing. I feel safe, I feel home. My heart is yours. Intimacy. Thanks for teaching me its true meaning. This is for you, More. With love and gratitude, S. </blockquote>Intimità, Stefano Contiero's latest collection, explores the themes of intimacy and discovery. The work emphasizes uncovering the deeper aspects of our relationships and suggesting that genuine, meaningful connection can only be fully experienced when the veil of surface appearances is lifted.Building a relationship is often considered a process of construction, where two individuals come together to form a bond. However, the process can also be seen as deconstruction, where both partners must tear down the walls they have built around themselves, exposing their vulnerabilities and allowing themselves to be known.Contiero’s works feature open fields of color that melt together to create an effect reminiscent of marbling. Vibrant hues are subtly aged with a patina, enhancing each piece's visual impact and giving it a sense of depth and movement. Through Contiero's striking compositions, he invites us to consider the role physical and emotional obstacles play in shaping our experiences of intimacy. Only through time and deep exploration can these barriers be removed. <h3 style="font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px;" class="chakra-heading css-1alue7o">ADDITIONAL DETAILS</h3> <ul> <li>RESERVED WORKS: The first 2 pieces will be minted in advance and not available for sale during the auction: 1 for the artist and 1 for Tonic.</li> <li>PRINT OPTIONS: If you buy at mint, you are entitled to an optional free 12 × 16 inch print with the ability to upgrade to a larger size or add a frame for a fee. If you buy on the secondary market, you are also able to purchase a printed version of the work. Only the current NFT owner is eligible to order 1 physical print of the respective piece.</li> <li>COPYRIGHT LICENSE: At the discretion of the artist, this specific collection is governed by the copyright license: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>. Under this license, you are able to (1) Share the material in any format and (2) Adapt and transform the material. You must attribute the artist, indicate any changes, and only use the material for noncommercial purposes. <a href="https://meta.tonic.xyz/collection-policies/intimita.pdf">Click here</a> for collection specific terms.</li> </ul>

Printed on Hahnemüle German Etching (12 x 12” - 30 x 40”) or Epson Cold Press Bright (42 x 56” - 54 x 72”) paper. Artist Stefano Contiero chose to have framed prints float mounted with a torn edge.

You are eligible for a free 12 × 16” print if you bought the work at the primary auction. Want a larger print to fit your space? Upgrade to a larger size and add museum quality framing for a fee.

Intimità

Machine Dreams is an exploration of how colors impact us, expressed with a diffused effect that displays Dean Blacc’s technical mastery of generative watercolor.Within color theory, certain colors are believed to generally evoke similar emotional responses. German poet Wolfgang Johann von Goethe inscribed human-understandable descriptions into the color wheel, connecting psychology and color in a framework that continues to resonate today in art, philosophy, media, and design. Dean Blacc rebuilds colors from the wheel as abstract watercolor fields, and overlays them with an almost runic script, quick scribbles or annotations, similar to an artist’s private notes. Machine Dreams is an elegant, minimalist work that speaks to the colors’ intended reaction through gentle and ephemeral forms, keeping our conscious grasp of the explanation just barely out of our reach.Watercolor through computer code is a challenging endeavor, modeling how water spreads over paper, gravity and the angle of the easel, the water content of the brush, and the viscosity of the paper itself. Inspired by the color tests of 19th century painter Joseph William Turner, Dean Blacc explores modernist abstract color explorations and showcases technical mastery through understated simplicity. Machine Dreams blends the purity of color exploration with the ephemeral nature of watercolor, calling our attention to the meaning behind an artist’s choice of color and the impact of the medium on which they choose to present their work.<h3 style="font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px;" class="chakra-heading css-1alue7o">ADDITIONAL DETAILS</h3><ul> <li> NYC LAUNCH PARTY: Works will be available at the preview event in New York, NY on the evening of Tuesday, October 10. <a href="https://partiful.com/e/IGo5tB5h0U18zCLGDrZe" target="_blank"> Click here to RSVP. </a> </li> <li> PRE-AUCTION PURCHASES of a limited number of available works will be available starting on Wednesday, October 11, 10AM PT. During the pre-sale only, you will be able to select which work you would like to buy. Email concierge@tonic.xyz for more info. </li> <li> PRE-REGISTRATION OF BIDS using a credit card can be executed anytime before the auction begins. Bids will execute on a first-come-first-served basis. Use the pre-bid button on this page to submit your pre-registered bid, starting on Friday, October 13, 10AM PT until 24 hours before auction starts. <a href="https://faqs.tonic.xyz/kb/guide/en/buying-before-the-auction-Qf0nldNdPU/Steps/2294943" target="_blank"> Learn More. </a> </li> <li> PRINT OPTIONS: You are entitled to a complimentary 5 × 8 or 11 × 16-inch print with the option to upgrade to a larger size or add a frame for an additional fee. You can request one more print after the complimentary one. If you buy on the secondary market, you also have the option to purchase a printed version of the work. </li> <li> RESERVED WORKS: The first 10 pieces will be minted in advance and not available for sale during the auction: 5 for the artist and 5 for Tonic. </li> <li> COPYRIGHT LICENSE: At the artist's discretion, this specific collection is governed by the copyright license: <a href="https://meta.tonic.xyz/collection-policies/Machine_Dreams.pdf" target="_blank"> Click here </a> for collection-specific terms. </li></ul>

All framed prints are float mounted. For small prints only (5.3x8" and 10.7x16"), you also have the option to add matting in the "Size" dropdown.

Machine Dreams

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Artwork framed. Price is based on options below:

Mock Auction MAY 23

Until December 31, order a limited edition, signed & framed 30 × 30” mixed media silk screen work on paper. Order from your gallery page or buy on the secondary market to explore this unique form. Our world is made up of near infinite examples of events that paradoxically represent both order and chaos. Chaos theory’s most famous tenant, the Butterfly Effect, explains how imperceptible changes in initial conditions can lead to massive and unpredictable differences in outcomes: how a butterfly flapping its wings weeks earlier may lead to a hurricane taking a different course. Wander positions Rhythm & the Machine at the paradox point, building a system that visually suggests both order and chaos, striking a different balance in each composition. Saturated color fields reminiscent of paint moving through water are seemingly randomly distorted and dragged across the canvas. All the while repeating colors and evenly spaced gestures point to an underlying ordered system. Intuitively you would not expect repeating the same thing over and over would lead to disorder, yet this is exactly what you find with many systems, such as pseudo-random number generators that are foundational to algorithmic generative art. Through a reduced system that elevates a few “random” elements—the placement & size of colored geometric shapes, the direction & intensity of the gesture—Rhythm & the Machine introduces distortionary forces that Wander does not dictate nor completely control. Suddenly each cluster of colors takes on a life of its own, creating new forms we cannot predict. Each work in the collection contains a second ‘instruction’ layer, which maps how the original colored shapes are placed and then distorted. This ‘instruction’ layer reminds us that chaos is in fact rooted in ordered systems. We can see the before and the after of the directional forces, how regular shapes became an abstracted color field. At the same time, the interactions are so complex and layered that trying to anticipate the future is a futile effort. We can try to understand but we cannot predict: a visual articulation of the butterfly effect. This insight is given added weight since the instruction layer is artificial and not a priori to the original digital work, where all of these functions happen simultaneously. The artist constructed it to provide the viewer this unique insight. We see the moment of divergence, repeated not just in a single canvas but also across the collection. The wide range of possibilities alludes to infinity—a concept impossible to fully comprehend but in this reduced visual language Wander shows us a piece of it and our minds are able to begin to explore the spread if not the edges. <h3 style="font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px;" class="chakra-heading css-1alue7o">ADDITIONAL DETAILS</h3> <ul> <li> UNIQUE PHYSICAL: Until December 31, order a limited edition, signed & framed 30 × 30” mixed media silk screen work on paper. Order from your gallery page or buy on the secondary market to explore this unique form. </li> <li> LA LAUNCH PARTY: Works will be available at the preview event in Los Angeles, CA on the evening of Tuesday, August 22. </li> <li> PRE-AUCTION PURCHASES of a limited number of available works will be available starting on Tuesday, August 15, 10AM PT. During the pre-sale only, you will be able to select which work you would like to buy. Email concierge@tonic.xyz for more info. </li> <li> PRE-REGISTRATION OF BIDS using a credit card can be executed anytime before the auction begins. Bids can be set at any available price level and will execute on a first-come-first-served basis when the auction reaches that tier. Use the pre-bid button on this page to submit your pre-registered bid, starting on Thursday, August 17, 10AM PT until 24 hours before auction starts. <a href="https://faqs.tonic.xyz/kb/guide/en/buying-before-the-auction-Qf0nldNdPU/Steps/2294943" target="_blank"> Learn More. </a> </li> <li> HOLDER REBATE: Collectors who hold any Tonic work will receive a rebate to the auction sell-out price. Wallets must hold one Tonic NFT 24 hours before the auction. This includes if the wallet has been declared a delegate to another wallet utilizing <a href="https://delegate.cash/" target="_blank"> delegate.cash </a> holding the Tonic NFT. Note that all rebates will be issued in ETH, regardless of original payment method, after the auction concludes. </li> <li> SEASON ONE SET HOLDER BENEFIT: Collectors that hold at least one Chromesthesia: Ascend, one Intimità, and one Strands of Solitude work will receive free shipping up to $1,000 on all prints and framed works, including those from Rythm & the Machine. </li> <li> PRINT OPTIONS: If you buy at mint, you are entitled to a complimentary 12 × 12-inch print with the option to upgrade to a larger size or add a frame for an additional fee. You can request one more print after the complimentary one. If you buy on the secondary market, you also have the option to purchase a printed version of the work. </li> <li> RESERVED WORKS: The first 10 pieces will be minted in advance and not available for sale during the auction: 5 for the artist and 5 for Tonic. </li> <li> COPYRIGHT LICENSE: At the artist's discretion, this specific collection is governed by the copyright license: <a href="https://meta.tonic.xyz/collection-policies/Rhythm_&_The_Machine.pdf" target="_blank"> Click here </a> for collection-specific terms. </li> </ul>

Mixed media silk screen works consist of a digital print on Entrada Rag paper, two layers of semi-gloss varnish, and at least one layer of silk screened color over the varnish. The number of silk screen layers depends on the artwork. These are framed full bleed. (Framing is required to protect the work.)

Standard digital prints are printed on Hahnemühle German Etching paper. Framed digital prints are float mounted.

Rhythm & the Machine

A Tonic promotional collection by Sarah Sherman Samuel

Sarah Sherman Samuel Collection

Seating Arrangements uses code to create algorithmically generated chairs. The NFT is an interactive digital schematic & rendering, and contains the blueprint used to produce a one-of-a-kind chair. Order a full-sized or tabletop-sized chair, along with the corresponding woodblock print and instruction booklet, at tonic.xyz. The instruction booklet, which is itself an open edition print, has stylized infographic instruction on the front, and a hand-made woodblock print on the back. All chair purchases come with the booklet, or the open edition booklet may be purchased on its own. Woodblock printing uses a single wooden carving (aka “the matrix”) to produce multiple prints that each have their own subtle variation in texture and registration—in this way, the matrix is the “true” source of new work. In Luke’s algorithmic process, a single body of code produces many unique matrices which represent related but distinct perspectives on a single idea. A systems based approach to creation leaves space for things to emerge that the artist had not conceived. In its best form, it also enables the creation of artwork with complete unity of concept, system, and manifestation as they become one and the same. In Seating Arrangements, Shannon highlights both the matrix and its product, the print. The algorithm generates a digital file that serves as the blueprint. These unique instructions are then executed by a CNC machine to carve out the distinct sections of the chair. The carved wooden slab is inked, simultaneously creating the print and painting the final chair. Finally these pieces are assembled to create a free standing chair entirely from the matrix—without any hardware. The print becomes a record of an intermediate event, and the matrix is shared as the final assembled sculptural piece of furniture. In this series, the generative algorithm does more than ornament the final structure: it is central to the very essence of the chair. The artist defined 220 short, straight segments of wood that can be included or excluded by the algorithm and can intersect with up to 13 other segments. The repeating geometry of the design allows the viewer to see the positive form of the chair in the included segments and the negative form of the chair in the absence of those that are not. The range of possibilities for this algorithm is 2^220, or 1,684,996,666,696,914,987,166,688,442,938,726,917,102,321,526,408,785,780,068,975,640,576 unique chairs. The incomprehensible multitude of potential chairs elevates one of Shannon’s core questions in the work: what is a chair? Many of the potential outcomes are not sittable, but does that exclude it from being a chair if it still registers as one visually? If you were to overlap all of the chairs, there would be no single element that is shared by all. The viewer is denied an understanding of the platonic form of a chair, as there is no one common feature that can be distilled as the essence of chair within this series. The removed segments insert a new dimension to the relationship between body, consciousness, and object. So much of what we come into contact with on a daily basis is designed to recede in our minds— consider “pain free” UI/UX or an office chair. We constantly interact with engineered systems that do not assert themselves. Their recession can mean forgetting that they exist at all, and forgetting that they are designed for their own purposes outside of our wants and needs. The unique generative structures and simple materiality of Seating Arrangements mean these chairs do not disappear, but rather insert themselves into your consciousness. You must think of how to sit down, perhaps where to put your arm. This awareness of your body and your relationship to the piece reminds you that it has its own identity. <h3 style=""font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px;"" class=""chakra-heading css-1alue7o"">ADDITIONAL DETAILS</h3> <ul> <li> GENERATOR INSTRUCTIONS: <a href="https://luketshannon.github.io/chairs/public/" target="_blank">Link to generator</a>. A link to the generator for each respective piece is located on each individual token page. Keystroke toggles while in live generator view: <ul> <li>i: exploded view</li> <li>p: chair view</li> <li>b: background color</li> <li>f: structural fill</li> <li>s: save svg image</li> </ul> </li> <li> NYC LAUNCH PARTY: Works available for preview in New York, NY on the evening of Thursday, November 16. </li> <li> AUCTION FORMAT: Dutch auction with rebate for all participants to the sell out price. Note that all rebates will be issued in ETH, regardless of original payment method, after the auction concludes. </li> <li> PRE-AUCTION PURCHASES of a limited number of available works will be available starting on Friday, November 10, 10AM PT. During the pre-sale only, you will be able to select which work you would like to buy. Email concierge@tonic.xyz for a catalogue of available works. </li> <li> PRE-REGISTRATION OF BIDS using a credit card can be submitted anytime before the auction begins. Bids will execute on a first-come-first-served basis. Use the pre-bid button on this page to submit your pre-registered bid, starting on Monday, November 13, 10AM PT until 24 hours before auction starts. <a href="https://faqs.tonic.xyz/kb/guide/en/buying-before-the-auction-Qf0nldNdPU/Steps/2294943" target="_blank"> Learn More. </a> </li> <li> FULL SET HOLDER BENEFIT: Collectors that hold at at least one work from all released Tonic collections will receive free shipping up to $1,000 on all physical works, including those from Seating Arrangements. </li> <li> RESERVED WORKS: The first 10 pieces will be minted in advance and not available for sale during the auction: 5 for the artist and 5 for Tonic. 15 additional works will be minted to the Tonic treasury and be made available during future releases. 5 additional works from the series will be held back for commissioned works in collaboration with the artist. They will be minted to the Tonic treasury and will have placeholder images. </li> <li> COPYRIGHT LICENSE: At the artist's discretion, this specific collection is governed by the copyright license: <a href="https://meta.tonic.xyz/collection-policies/Seating_Arrangements.pdf" target="_blank"> Click here </a> for collection-specific terms. </li> </ul>

Each work in Seating Arrangements is a schematic for a chair. You have the option to purchase a full-size or model-size chair, made in NYC from Baltic birch wood. Each chair comes with a woodblock print made from the chair's components.

You can also purchase an instruction booklet for assembly. Assembly requires no glue or hardware.

Full-size dimensions:
Chair: approx. 37”H x 22”W x 21”D, Woodblock print: 4'x8'
Model-size dimensions:
Chair: approx. 8”H x 5”W x 5”D, Woodblock print: 18x24"

Seating Arrangements

Strands of Solitude is a meditation on connection and isolation in the digital age. Through a series of intricate and highly detailed digital compositions, William Mapan delves into the ways in which social media and our increasing reliance on technology has both connected and disconnected us from one another. The proliferation of social media and other digital platforms, Mapan's art highlights the ways in which we can still feel isolated and disconnected from those around us. His use of saturation, experimentation with density and negative space, and flow fields serves to emphasize not only this sense of disconnection, but more importantly remind the viewer that we are still part of a larger whole. As the viewer is drawn into the works, it is Mapan’s hope that we can recognize that we may be more similar than we are different. Despite this underlying sense of isolation, Mapan's work also celebrates the ways in which we are able to connect and find common ground through our shared experiences and connections. By bringing together a variety of different elements and influences in his art, Mapan creates a sense of unity and connection that is palpable to the viewer. As we navigate the complexities of the digital age, Mapan's art serves as a reminder of the ways in which we are all connected, even in the midst of seeming disconnection. A central tenant to Mapan's practice is his attempt to inject a sense of humanness into the algorithms that drive his generative art. Through his use of organic forms and rich textural elements, Mapan seeks to bridge the gap between the artificial and the human, creating works that are both technically impressive and emotionally resonant. <h2 class="chakra-heading css-1946wkw">ADDITIONAL DETAILS</h2> <ul> <li>RESERVED WORKS: The first 2 pieces will be minted in advance and not available for sale during the auction: 1 for the artist and 1 for Tonic.</li> <li>PRINT OPTIONS: If you buy at mint, you are entitled to an optional free 9 × 16 inch print with the ability to upgrade to a larger size or add a frame for a fee. If you buy on the secondary market, you are also able to purchase a printed version of the work. Only the current NFT owner is eligible to order 1 physical print of the respective piece.</li> <li>EARLY MINTER REBATE: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-5gWe7KckrROMWUmgbsSKnZyiBA0SV2GHmOZmaVwxZA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Click here for the list of qualifying wallets.</a> Collectors who minted in the auction for Chromesthesia: Ascend or Intimità will receive a rebate to the sell-out price during William Mapan’s Strands of Solitude auction. The same wallet must be used in the Mapan auction that minted from previous Tonic auctions and 24 hours before the auction it must hold one work that you originally minted. <a href="https://faqs.tonic.xyz/kb/guide/en/community-benefits-BgHn7ezYpb/Steps/2294942" target="_blank">Learn More.</a></li> <li>HOLDER PREFERRED PRICING: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-5gWe7KckrROMWUmgbsSKnZyiBA0SV2GHmOZmaVwxZA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Click here for the list of qualifying wallets.</a> Wallets that hold at least one Chromesthesia: Ascend and one Intimità work 24 hours before the auction will be able to mint William Mapan’s Strands of Solitude collection at one price tier lower than the current price tier. For example, if the Dutch auction price is currently at 1.5Ξ and set to decrease to 1.0Ξ in 3 minutes, qualifying collectors will be able to mint with an effective price of 1.0Ξ. <a href="https://faqs.tonic.xyz/kb/guide/en/community-benefits-BgHn7ezYpb/Steps/2294942" target="_blank">Learn More.</a></li> <li>PRE-REGISTRATION OF BIDS using a credit card can be executed anytime before the auction begins. The bid can be set at any available price level and will execute on a first-come-first-served basis when the auction reaches that tier. You can use the pre-bid button on this page to submit your pre-registered bid, starting on Tuesday, March 7 at 8AM PST. <a href="https://faqs.tonic.xyz/kb/guide/en/buying-before-the-auction-Qf0nldNdPU/Steps/2294943" target="_blank" >Learn More.</a></li> <li> PRE-AUCTION PURCHASES of any of a limited number of available works for can be made for 8Ξ. During the pre-sale only, you will be able to select which work you would like to buy. Please email concierge@tonic.xyz and a concierge will assist you. <a href="https://faqs.tonic.xyz/kb/guide/en/buying-before-the-auction-Qf0nldNdPU/Steps/2294943" target="_blank">Learn More.</a></li> <li>COPYRIGHT LICENSE: At the discretion of the artist, this specific collection is governed by the copyright license: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>. Under this license, you are able to (1) Share the material in any format and (2) Adapt and transform the material. You must attribute the artist, indicate any changes, and only use the material for noncommercial purposes. <a href="https://meta.tonic.xyz/collection-policies/Strands_Of_Solitude.pdf" target="_blank">Click here</a> for collection specific terms.</li> </ul>

Printed on Hahnemüle German Etching (9 x 16" - 31.5 x 56") or Epson Cold Press Bright (40.5 x 72”) paper. Artist William Mapan chose to have framed prints float mounted with a torn edge.

You are eligible for a free 9 × 16” print if you bought the work at the primary auction. Want a larger print to fit your space? Upgrade to a larger size and add museum quality framing for a fee.

Strands of Solitude

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