Project 8 - Artist Reviews Final Assignment

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Project 8 - Artist Reviews Final Assignment

For the final assignment, you will research three artists listed at the course syllabus: https://www.mat.ucsb.edu/~g.legrady/aca ... pr265.html whose practice engages with blockchain, NFTs, generative systems, or on-chain creative processes.

Each review should consist of the following:

Biographical and Contextual Overview: Begin with a concise introduction to the artist: their background, training, and how they arrived at blockchain-based or generative prac

Analysis of a Key Work or Series: Choose one specific work or series for each artist.
• Formal qualities: What does the work look, feel, or behave like? Describe its visual language, palette, motion, or structure.
• Technical process: What is the generative or computational method? Is it on-chain or off-chain? How does the smart contract function, if relevant?
• Conceptual intent: What ideas, critiques, or questions does the work engage — about authorship, ownership, randomness, value, or identity?
• Blockchain specificity: Could this work exist without blockchain? What does the on-chain medium add or change?