What is the Blockchain? | A guide to art terminology

Blockchain

The blockchain is a distributed and decentralized digital ledger technology that securely records transactions across a network of computers.

It was originally developed as the underlying technology for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. In a blockchain, each transaction is verified and added to a chain of blocks, forming a transparent and tamper-resistant ledger. Blockchain technology has since found applications beyond cryptocurrencies, including supply chain management, voting systems and digital identity verification.

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Metropolis - prints

Metropolis is a long-form generative art collection by Michael Kozlowski (mpkoz). Avant Arte is partnering with the artist to enable collectors of Metropolis the option to purchase high-quality physical prints of the original NFT artworks.

Metropolis explores node-based systems, which are critical to computing, blockchains, logistics, and most apparently, the formation and function of cities. The artworks in Metropolis are built from five primary “city” traits, New York City, Berlin, London, Mexico City, and Los Angeles. These traits determine compositions and backgrounds which stylistically represent their respective city.

Every owner of an online edition of Metropolis had the option to journey to the city featured in their edition to mint a second, visually cohesive diptych piece. Avant Arte will be offering prints of the online editions, the diptych editions, or a combination of both. The price listed is for a single artwork. Combined diptych prints can be added at checkout. The title of each print corresponds with the token ID of the NFT, tethered together by an authenticating QR code. Every print is a 1/1 and once purchased, cannot be printed again. See below for the claim status of each edition.

Too Darn Hot

To benefit the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, silkscreen print Too Darn Hot combines a landmark moment for Tom Sachs’ practice with his continued investigations of the past, present and future of authentication.

“The thing about faith is that it's for the faithful. It only works if you believe in it.”

The acquisition of Too Darn Hot – a ‘frankenrocket’ from Sachs’ trailblazing Rocket Factory project – by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) underscored the museum’s position as one of the most progressive in the world with regard to the intersections of art and technology. To support the future of this position, 40% of proceeds from the Sachs’ first Avant Arte edition will be donated to LACMA.

Each 13-colour silkscreen print includes a group of mechanisms conceived by the artist to establish its authenticity, and as integral parts of the artwork. A debossed design includes information from the launch of Sachs’ physical Too Darn Hot rocket at LACMA in 2021. A rubber stamp in its centre denotes the print’s specific number within the overall edition. A QR code printed in UV ink connects each print with the original Too Darn Hot NFT metadata on the blockchain. On the print’s reverse is a tamper-proof holographic sticker, placed alongside a QR code sticker that links to a unique token on the blockchain – an NFT – which serves as a certificate of authenticity for the print it connects with. A second, printed certificate of authenticity shipped with each print also links directly to this NFT.

The exact edition size will be determined by the number of prints ordered in the 24 hour release window. When this window ends, artworks will be printed, authenticated and shipped worldwide free of charge.

Other words in the glossary

17th-Century Arts 1980s Art 20th century art Abstract Art Abstract Expressionism Abstract Illusionism Abstract Landscape Abstract Sculpture

Acrylic Paint Action Painting African art Afrofuturism Algorithm Antiquities Aquatint Art Nouveau

Arte Povera Artificial Intelligence Artist Appropriation Artist Commission Assemblage Automatism Autonomous System Bauhaus

Ben-Day Dots Biomorphism Black Arts Movement Built Environment Chicano Art Collagraph Conceptual Art Conceptualism

Contemporary African Art Contemporary Art Contemporary Asian Art Contemporary Figurative Painting Contemporary Impressionist Contemporary Performance Contemporary Photography Contour Line

Contrapposto Digital Art Digital Print Drypoint Dynamism Engraving ERC-1155 ERC-721

Etching Feminist Art Graphic Design Hindu Art History Painting Hyperrealism Immersive Art Installation Art

Intaglio Printing Interaction Art Intersectionality Kinetic Art Land Art Linocut Lithography Madonna and Child

Mezzotint Minimalism Modern Art Monotype Montage Neo-Expressionism NFT Offset Lithography

Oil Painting Old Masters Op Art Outdoor Art Outsider Art Performance Art Photorealism Planographic Printing

Post-Internet Pre-Columbian Art Printmaking Readymade Relief printing Self-Portrait Silkscreen Site-Specific Art

Smart Contract Sound-on-Disc Stencil Printing Street Art Textile Arts The Sublime Ukiyo-e Underground Art

VR Artwork Web 3.0 Wood Engraving Woodcut

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We collaborate with artists to create both limited editions and works on paper.

A limited edition is part of a unique series of pieces. Limited editions are fixed in quantity, meaning we will only ever produce a certain number.

Framing options vary for each piece and are listed on the individual artwork pages. All pieces are framed with 90% UV acrylic glass.

Yes, 100%. We work directly with our artists to create editions that accurately represent their body of work. Additionally, every artist personally reviews and approves their final editions.

Each edition comes with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity (COA) signed by the artist. Additionally every edition will be signed, marked, or numbered on the edition itself.

Works on paper and some originals don't come with a COA.

No—the copyright is not transferred to the purchaser of the edition.

All the ins and outs can be found on our orders and shipping page.

Parra's studio, with Parra at the centre, his back to the camera as he works on the large painting takes centre stage, showing a faceless blue woman in a striped dress, painted in red, purple, blue and teal. The studio is full of brightly coloured paints, with a large window on the right and a patterned rug across the floor under the painting.

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