Kim Asendorf
Kim Asendorf is a visual and conceptual digital artist working with real-time generative systems. Asendorf is widely known for his Pixel Sorting script, the creation of file formats as works of art, and First animated GIF sent into Deep Space - Humans watching Digital Art.
PXL DEX
PXL DEX is a series of fully on-chain real time animations, where each pixel is a token in itself. PXL DEX is the first artwork within the PXL ecosystem, an ongoing work series to experiment with pixels as utility tokens. The collection consists of 256 NFTs that are deployed via a custom Smart Contract on the Ethereum Mainnet.
Event Horizon
Created for Bright Moments Tokyo, Event Horizon is a responsive real-time animation series. Each piece is a minimal simulation of circular energy fields that are traveling along paths to manipulate all matter within their reach. Various energies are mixing and interacting when colliding in the same space, creating dynamics and movements that alter the underlying grid and draw new patterns along their way through space.
SABOTAGE
Sabotage is a series of real time animations that move pixels in a simple but oddly surprising way. Central to the animation are various sets of patterns such as grids, lines and gradients that are arranged on the canvas to create an initial state of order. The rows start to shift to the left and right and in the middle of the canvas: the 'saboteur' is shifting pixels from the top to the bottom to manipulate the order of the patterns. The process runs endlessly and mixes pixels into new compositions while also restructuring the order on its edges.
COLORS OF NOISE
The “color” of noise refers to the frequency distributions that describe specific spectral properties. This concept is analogous to the idea of the color of light and refers, for example, to white, pink, or brown noise. The effect of each color depends on how it is used and the context in which it is applied: while white noise generates a flat spectrum on a frequency graph, helping a person to sleep, the sonic pink noise hue is deeper and promotes concentration. Asendorf has developed an algorithm that generates intricate and dynamic patterns of color-based noises. The algorithm processes these noises by shaping different frequencies, creating distinct properties of different colors.
Alternate
Alternate is a collection of abstract real-time animations. They start with simple compositions and color palettes to evolve endlessly and to develop a depth in geometry and color over time. All pixel movements are restricted to their eight surrounding neighbors and occur at the speed of exactly one pixel per frame. Unlike usual, the work extends into the field of action of the preview image, making it part of the work. Each NFT includes 4 versions of the artwork that can be alternated by its owner by calling the modify function of the Smart Contract. The alternation call is protected by a fee and can not be reverted.
Cargo
Cargo is a responsive and pixel-exact artwork and it will fill the screen on any display size, thus changing the total amount of used pixels accordingly. This results in the detail level changing depending on the dimensions. The overall structure is consistently stretching the x and y axis independently. Cargo is part of Asendorf’s ongoing series of pixel pattern animations. The work depicts a real-time WebGL software that at its core is a flip-flop render buffer, also known as feedback buffer. That means the animation is alternately rendered in two different frame buffers. This technique allows the usage of the previous frame of the animation as an asset in the current rendering, which allows for a series of reactive animation strategies.
Bright Moments Finale
Finale #38 was minted in person during Bright Moments Venice, April 2024. The collection was conceived of as a retrospective featuring the artists Bright Moments minted IRL over the previous three years during their globe-spanning event series. 1,000 pieces were minted during the event from 60 contributing artists, who were each asked to submit 24 kilobytes of code. Both the art and artist were randomly assigned to the recipient during the generative processes.