#yuramironart

[talonabraxas]

“Situations seem to happen to people, but in reality, they unfold from deeper karmic causes. The universe unfolds to itself, bringing to bear any cause that needs to be included. Don’t take this process personally. The working out of cause and effect is eternal. You are part of this rising and falling that never ends, and only by riding the wave can you ensure that the waves don’t drown you. The ego takes everything personally, leaving no room for higher guidance or purpose. If you can, realize that a cosmic plan is unfolding and appreciate the incredibly woven tapestry for what it is, a design of unparalleled marvel.” ― Deepak Chopra

Karmic Spectrum YuraMiron @YuraMironArt

[santoschristos]

Way of Bodhisattva #6 Yura Miron @ YuraMironArt

Description: This artwork is a powerful visual interpretation of the assembly of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's emanations, as described in the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Fundamental Vow Sutra. It vividly captures the momentous occasion in the Trayastrimsas Palace, where multitudes of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's forms, each accompanied by trillions of liberated beings, gather to honor Shakyamuni Buddha.

The central figure is a striking embodiment of the Bodhisattva, radiating wisdom and compassion. This being, with a golden aura and with arms extended in blessing, represents the countless manifestations of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva from across innumerable worlds. The liberated beings surrounding the Bodhisattva are depicted with a diverse array of expressions and postures, each illustrating the myriad paths walked upon before their liberation through the Bodhisattva's profound teachings. Their faces and bodies, etched with intricate detail, reflect their journey through samsara and their ultimate transformation under Ksitigarbha's guidance.

The artwork is adorned with offerings of incense and flowers, symbolizing the gratitude and reverence of the liberated beings towards the Buddha. The celestial setting, detailed with cosmic and architectural elements, creates a sense of grandeur and sacredness befitting this spiritual gathering.

In the heavens above, the Tathagata, represented by an all-reaching presence, touches the heads of the Bodhisattva's manifestations, imparting blessings and wisdom. This represents the Buddha's recognition of the compassionate deeds performed by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva across the vastness of existence, aiding sentient beings ensnared by the defilements of the world.

Through the visual narrative, the piece conveys a profound message about the compassionate deeds of the Bodhisattva, reflecting the sutra's teachings on mercy, the cyclical nature of life and death, and the transformative power of the Buddha-dharma. The collective gaze of admiration and joy towards the Buddha, the reluctance to even blink, captures the deep reverence and spiritual fulfillment of those who have been guided to enlightenment. --YuraMiron

The Key of becoming a Bodhisattva:

One who wishes to protect oneself and others quickly, should practice exchanging oneself for others, which is a great mystery.

All those who are unhappy in the world are so as a result of their desire for their own happiness.

All those who are happy in the world are so as a result of their desire for the happiness of others.

Enough of such talk!

Note the difference between the fool who seeks his own benefit, and the sage who works for the benefit of others.

One, who does not exchange his own happiness for the suffering of others, surely does not achieve Buddhahood.

How could one find happiness even in the cycle of existence?Therefore, in order to alleviate my own suffering and to alleviate the suffering of others, I give myself up to others, and I accept others as my own self.

[the-art-of-animated-gifs]

Hexeosis:  Why I sell my gifs as Crypto Art

Hexeosis is one of the success stories of Tumblr’s golden age.  The psychedelic gifs created under the Hexeosis name became so popular that the person know as Hexeosis quit their day job and never looked back.  Now Hexeosis sells gifs as Crypto Art, something I have been mystified by.  Hexeosis was generous enough to answer my questions at length below.

Why did you decide to put your art on SuperRare and KnowOrigin?

I like SuperRare and KnownOrigin because they both feature clean interfaces and nice designs that I think complement the work being posted. And, they are some of the leaders in the cryptoart space which means they have traffic from many collectors and many artists. Both of the sites do a lot to promote the artists and the art works as well, which is a great feature.

Once a piece is sold, does that mean no one but the purchaser can see it?  Can it ever be posted online again?

This is one of the things that makes crypto art a unique way to buy and sell art. For the most part, the sites selling crypto art do not prevent others from seeing it once it's sold. It's actually more of the opposite, in that the sites will host the images for all to see whenever they want to. Also, posting on-line is a bit controversial, but most feel that posting on-line is a good way to promote the work and to get a larger audience. There's not much of a real world equivalent to how that aspect works. There's a popular saying in the crypto art world "everyone sees it, only one owns it" said by artist Hackatao. They even made and sold a gif about it:

https://superrare.co/artwork-v2/only-one-owns-it-4489

Some artists and collectors don't completely agree with this idea. Some artists argue that posting the same artwork on social media devalues the crypto art version. Some also would like it to be set up in a way that the collector could decide whether to keep the image private or share more widely with the world. I think this is one of the issues that will continue to be explored as the space grows.

What do the collectors do with the art?

There's a wide range of collector behavior after they purchase a piece of crypto art. Some collectors will create galleries in various decentralized 3d / VR worlds to display the art. This is one of the best things about the ETH NFT art now in my opinion. There's a huge degree of interoperability between many decentralized apps right now. I have a museum and a gallery set up inside of CryptoVoxels, which is a 3d / VR world accessible via web browser. The parcels are sold as tokens on the Ethereum network and the world allows users to embed gifs, video, etc.... A lot of crypto artists have been attracted to the space and are building a really interesting world. Here's two of my locations you can check out:

https://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=NE@1E,261N

and  

https://www.cryptovoxels.com/parcels/929

 You can move around with arrow keys and use mouse to look.

Some people are also buying crypto art as investments. There have been notable re-sales of digital crypto art that have traded for many times the original purchase price. Some collectors are interested in curating collections and some have set up museums for this purpose. There are also 2d web sites that work like portfolios / display pages where collectors can show off their collections. I've also seen people promoting and selling physical display panels for the home, that you can send crypto art that you own to display.

Since you have the original source files you are legally obligated to never create a copy again?  Even for portfolio purposes?

Artists agree to not reupload the same thing to multiple sites for sale, but it's ok to have in your portfolio or twitter feed. The terms of SuperRare state that the artist retains the copyright to the image, so the buyer doesn't even get the rights to re-purpose or publish the art without the permission of the artist. Some artists have decided to also include the copyright when selling the NFT.

Have you sold any pieces?  How is the price relative to real world commercial work?

Yes! I started in December of 2019 on SuperRare and have sold 34 gifs so far for an average price of 1.5 ETH  Here's a list of the artists on SuperRare

https://superrare.co/crypto-artists

where you can see number of items sold / created / average price etc......

Can the artwork be resold?

Yes, this is a big factor actually. A number of collectors do look at this as an investment and do re-sell the works. Many of the platforms even have built-in royalty payments to the original creator. SuperRare and others currently include a 10% royalty payment to the original artist on re-sales. I've already had two works resold and have received a percentage of that sale. It's a pretty cool idea, especially since many artists have seen their early creations rise in value as more people enter the space and want to collect rare items.

Do know of other artists doing this?

I've followed both XCOPY (twitter @XCOPYART) and Yura Miron (twitter @YuraMironArt) for years on Tumblr and Twitter. I noticed that they both were posting more about crypto art and their involvement in it and that's what led me to investigate the space further. XCOPY is now one of the top selling artists, if not the very top at SuperRare. Since I've gotten involved, I've met probably close to 100 other artists now through the discussions groups, metaverse meetups, discord servers and twitter messages.

Do you get the sense that this is growing?

It is growing, there are more artists coming on board all the time and the developers of the dapps keep coming up with new ideas, features and integrations. Two years ago, the early artists were selling pieces for very low prices, under $100 and lately there have been digital crypto artworks that have sold for thousands of dollars.

How do you see the future of crypto art?

It seems like it's still in the really early stages. Most people don't really understand what cryptocurrency is all about and so crypto art is still largely unknown. But I do see it growing and gaining more mainstream acceptance all the time. I think in the future, the interfaces will be more user friendly and the backend will become a bit more transparent. I really like the idea of interoperable, ownable and tradable digital assets and people are coming up with new uses all the time.

Do you feel that the idea of 'owning' digital artwork is antithetical to the open idea of the internet?

I like this question.  When I started the hexeosis project back in 2013 on Tumblr, I was making and posting art "for free" as in, anyone could look at what I was making and enjoy it and download it, etc.... If I could live in a world where money somehow didn't matter, I would be completely ok with that format. I really enjoy making and sharing art with people. The social media platforms have monetized all of the free content that we all have been providing them. They sell ads, etc... but don't share with the creators. I can't pay rent with social media likes or buy food with retweets, so I see cryptoart as a good way for creators to have direct control of the monetization of their work. Since most creators and collectors are ok with the idea of sharing the work, it doesn't really interfere with the open internet concept.

Let me know if you have additional questions! This was fun to think about and try to explain from my point of view. A lot of people in the crypto art space have come from various backgrounds, a lot of them are coders and developers and tend to explain things in a very technical manner. I am approaching it as an artist and looking at the crypto art space as a way to earn money from my digital creations. My explanations above probably gloss over some of the technical aspects and I probably even summarize some things wrong, but it's an evolving space and I am learning all the time. Thanks!

[27aume]

RT @YuraMironArt: 'Samsara' ་ཁོརྰྦ Ξ 0.15 1/10 on @rariblecom https://t.co/jWwOVW02P4 #psychedelicart #visionaryart #aiart #artbreeder #deeplearning #neuralnetworkart #artcollecting https://t.co/bROdfAhuoZ by 27aume on October 05, 2020 at 01:41PM

[talonabraxas]

The entire cosmos, gently luminous, like a city seen afar at night, glimmered within the infinitude of my being. The dazzling light beyond the sharply etched global outlines faded slightly at the farthest edges; there I saw a mellow radiance, ever undiminished. --Yogananda on Cosmic Consciousness 'Joyful Awakening' Yura Miron 💎 @YuraMironArt

[mironart]

‘Hermetica’

from 'Transdimensional beings' series. 2015-2020

#SingleEdition #CryptoArt on @SuperRare.co

Accepting bids: https://superrare.co/artwork-v2/hermetica-6972

[mironart]

‘Tlapatl’ 1/1 #RareDigitalArt tokenized on KnownOrigin.io

 Available for 1.7Ξ & open for bids 

https://dapp.knownorigin.io/edition/169375

[mironart]

‘Patterning in nature’

Tokenized on SuperRare.co

https://superrare.co/artwork-v2/patterning-in-nature-11219

A journey into this new mode of consciousness gives one a marvelously enhanced appreciation of patterning in nature, a fascination deeper than ever with the structure of ferns, the formation of crystals, the markings upon sea shells, the incredible jewelry of such unicellular creatures of the ocean as the radiolaria, the fairy architecture of seeds and pods, the engineering of bones and skeletons, the aerodynamics of feathers, and the astonishing profusion of eye-forms upon the wings of butterflies and birds. All this involved delicacy of organization may, from one point of view, be strictly functional for the purposes of reproduction and survival. But when you come down to it, the survival of these creatures is the same as their very existence-and what is that for? by Alan Watts. 

Artwork was created in virtual reality software Gravity Sketch, stylised in DeepStyle, upscaled in Upscale.io, edited in Photoshop, video edited/exported in Premiere. MP4. 1920 x 1080 pix.

Music by Synxron

[mironart]

‘Technological independence’

After the unification of the planet, the Rebouças brothers’ study showed the dangers of greenhouse effect amplification for the climate and the planetary environment, after which UN resolutions increasingly restricted the use of fossil fuels. And also of nuclear energy, after its risks were evidenced when an earthquake followed by tsunami devastated the plant of Paramonga, in the Tauantinsuio. Fifty years later, there were only thirty experimental nuclear power plants and three hundred small research reactors operating in the world, all under strict supervision by the Union of Nations Commission on Science and Culture. And coal, oil, and gas were being used only as chemical raw materials. Former mining and industrial centers disappeared in many places. Although the Union financed the substitution of renewable energy sources, the imposition aroused much resentment in Eurasia, where many saw the threat of global warming as a forged pretext to deprive them of their technological independence and subject them to the uniform and oppressive vulgarity of solar panels and wind turbines that turned magnificent landscapes in ugly things to behold. From ‘Once Upon a Time in a World’ by Antonio Luiz M. C. Costa ‘Solarpunk: Ecological and fantastical stories in a sustainable world. An Anthology’. Published by World Weaver Press in 2018. Artwork was created in Artbreeder & upscaled in Topaz Gigapixel Ai 1024x1024 pix. mp4

Now on @SuperRare.co 

Open for bidding:

https://superrare.co/artwork-v2/technological-independence-14442

Music by Aphex Twin - Rough Beat Tune

[mironart]

‘Stopper Bubble’

#RareDigitalArt tokenized on SuperRare.co

Open for bids!

https://superrare.co/artwork-v2/stopper-bubble-9926

"Well, what it look like, and what it feel like, is that time stops inside that stopper bubble, so that's what I call 'em." "So, for all practical purposes..." Jubal thought about it. "Yeah, I squinched up real tight, me, and I turn on de stopper bubble, and as soon as I touch that button... dere I am wit' you guys, and I'm fallin'..." 

From Red Lightning, by John Varley. Published by Ace in 2006. 

Artwork was created using https://artbreeder.com 

Artbreeder app was created by Joel Simon https://www.joelsimon.net

Music by @aphextwin - Analogue Bubblebath

[mironart]

‘WatchdØg’

What happens when mankind is ready to leave the cradle and seek other worlds? Who can you leave behind?

...the earth shook and the sky split as the giant rockets lifted the soul and body of man to Pluto and the distant stars.

Only he stayed behind.

Basically he was six hundred square miles of squat building, with control over a world-wide network of smaller stations and probes.

A babysitter.

From WatchdØg, by Jack C. Haldeman.

Published by Ultimate Publishers in 1972.

Artwork was created with a mix of Ai tools.

Music by DenniswithY -  GrünerGrasshalm

1/1 minted now on @makersplace.co

Available for Ξ1.333  

https://makersplace.com/yuramiron/watchdg-1-of-1-37562

[mironart]

‘Non-hierarchical forms of self-organisation’

#RareDigitalArt tokenized on @SuperRare.co

Open for bids

https://superrare.co/artwork-v2/non-hierarchical-forms-of-self-organisation-9762

Social anarchism is an ethical-political tradition which grew out of the fusion of classical liberalism and anti-authoritarian socialism in the 19th century, combining a concern for personal freedom with the desire for popular liberation from social hierarchy, political authoritarianism, and economic exploitation. It seeks, in the long-term, a decentralised directly-democratic polity and an economy of the commons based on direct participant-control of all institutions, while also prefiguring the values of such a society in the here-and-now: individual autonomy, voluntary cooperation, mutual aid, and non-hierarchical forms of self-organisation. 

From ‘Solarpunk as Anarchist Infrapolitics’ by Connor Owens. 

Artwork was created in https://artbreeder.com/ 

Artbreeder app was created by Joel Simon https://www.joelsimon.net/

Music by @aphextwin - Donkey Rhubarb Remix

[mironart]

‘Pushing the edge of meaning’ 

“We cannot evolve faster than our language. The edge of being is the edge of meaning, and somehow we have to push the edge of meaning. We have to extend it.” by Terence McKenna

Minted now on SuperRare.co 

Open for bidding! First bid of 0.9876 ETH is already placed by jkprag. Thank you!

https://superrare.co/artwork-v2/pushing-the-edge-of-meaning-14980

[mironart]

‘Decentralization and democratization’  

Tokenized on SuperRare.co 

https://superrare.co/artwork-v2/decentralization-and-democratization-11045 

Another distinct feature of social ecology is its conception of historical progress. Seeing itself as part of the legacy of Enlightenment humanism, with a strong belief in scientific rationalism blended with an ethics of non-hierarchical cooperation, Bookchin agreed with Peter Kropotkin, and contra Marxism, that the move towards capitalism and the nation-state had in fact been a step backwards; and that “industrialization from below” may have been possible had the municipal-confederations of the Middle Ages become the dominant political-economic model instead of the nation-state. Social ecology therefore always stresses decentralization and democratization over centralism and hierarchy, believing the former two are far better for both society and ecology. 

From ‘Social Ecology: A Quick Introduction’ by Connor Owens 

Artwork was created in https://artbreeder.com/ 

Artbreeder app was created by Joel Simon https://www.joelsimon.net/

Music by Aphex Twin

[mironart]

‘Gendo bio-fusion’

#RareDigitalArt tokenized on SuperRare.co

Open for bids

https://superrare.co/artwork-v2/gendo-bio-fusion-9842

Alina’s brow furrowed, and she looked at me, past me. I knew this look. She was steeling herself to do what needed to be done, itching for a hint that would lead to the replication of Gendo bio-fusion, the most tempting technology available to the Gendoji. I still don’t know what it is, what morsel of Pax provided the seemingly limitless energy that can fuel something as massive as a Gendoji. The promise of such a power source is the only reason the orbital station gets any funding these days. 

From The Death of Pax by Santiago Belluco. An anthology ‘Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation’. Published by Upper Rubber Boot Books. 

Artwork was created using https://artbreeder.com. 

Artbreeder app was created by Joel Simon https://www.joelsimon.net

Music by @aphextwin - B2.942937

[mironart]

‘Vegetal purity’

#RareDigitalArt tokenized on SuperRare.co

Open for bids

https://superrare.co/artwork-v2/vegetal-purity-9800

It was on the last floor of a building with a view of the Tagus at dawn. The terrace had been transformed in a greenhouse. They strolled leisurely among the plants, clothed only in their smiles, very green, very thin, offering refreshments. It was funny, even. But to get something from the little flowers one had to make a certain investment. The thing was rigged so these little things could get their money. The therapies to reach vegetal purity aren’t cheap, no sir. 

From ‘When Kingdoms Collide’ by Telmo Marçal. ‘Solarpunk: Ecological and fantastical stories in a sustainable world. An Anthology’ Published by World Weaver Press in 2018.

Music by DenniswithY - Self Oscillated Tipi