which way by compusophy
which way
Bio
I've been making art since before I can remember and making art is among my earliest core memories. Something that's always been with me. More than "with me", it is me, this creative force. We are connected by it, as it, with its longing to express itself, which is our collective calling.
About the Work
I use code to make math-inspired digital art. I am fascinated by perspective, tessellation, and mathematical structures. I often employ repetition, symmetry, and impossible geometry to challenge the viewer's perception of reality. My work is deeply influenced by infinity, transformation, and paradox.
About This Piece
My CryptoCubes piece is called "Which Way", in reference to the classic necker cube illusion, where perspective can flip between two interpretations, depending on whether you are looking from above or looking from below. The mind struggles to commit to a single orientation. Another core element of the piece is that it alternates between a fractal mode of itself. Copies of the original structure (CryptoCube#36) become each part of the whole. Like if you were to take each individual Cube in CryptoCube#36 and replace it with the full CryptoCube#36. This is a more metaphorical reference to the piece title, "Which Way", where our perspective also shifts between above and below, but ideally in relation to the world within us and the world beyond us. Underlying the paradoxical nature of this place where we find ourselves, a marvelous structure we dimly perceive.
Future
Before NFTs, I never shared any of my art. All hidden in harddrives and only ever seen by me. Nor did I realize other people would want or be willing to pay for what I create. Somewhat coincidental, but NFTs came into my life around when I had the insight that art must be shared. The greatest good I can do is to spread the message of transpersonal consciousness, because when you identify more as humanity (or life, or everything), you realize that whether you are helping or hurting someone, you are doing so to yourself. NFTs provide a unique opportunity to distribute this message. Because my aim has been to maximize the reach of it, almost all of my NFTs are free. I think this is the future for NFTs, and further that art will account for less than 1% of all use cases. Fundamentally, it's an information container that abstracts its contents to allow for digital ownership and more complex reference/pointing. Honestly I care more that collectors own the idea than a piece from me. If they remember the concept and forget me, all the better.
