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Joining OpenSea’s Flagship Collection... Gift of Time by @mlarino. A generative system built during the @artblocks_io x OpenSea residency in Marfa, Texas, that has been moving since the moment it began and keeps running whether or not anyone is watching. Gift of Time was created during the @artblocks_io x OpenSea Artist Residency in Marfa, Texas — a month in the desert with no meetings, no emails, and a single responsibility: to think about art. Manuel arrived expecting the landscape to shape the work. Instead, around the third day, time itself slowed down, and that shift in perception became the piece. The title points in two directions at once: time as a subject and the time given to him by OpenSea, Art Blocks, and his family. The work treats time as a structural system rather than a theme. Drawing a parallel between the mechanics of a watch and those of a blockchain, it weaves together the many ways humans have tracked time — calendars, the moon, the stars, the sun. It runs on blockchain time, already in motion before you load it and continuing after you leave. Its origin point is fixed: 5:30 PM on June 10th, the moment Manuel photographed the Marfa sign upon his arrival. The inclusion of Gift of Time 230 in our Flagship Collection honors an experiment in letting a generative system live on its own time — built in the desert, tied to the chain, and left to keep moving whether or not anyone is watching. Welcome home, 230 🌊
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By @mlarino: Gift of Time — WIP Time is the only material we can’t edit, pause, or duplicate. This piece is built moment by moment, shaped by systems that measure change and transform it into form. Currently in progress. Gift of Time is my @artblocks_io × @opensea Marfa Residency piece. Generative algorithmic network art created with @p5xjs ● get new fonts & submit works: ● contemporarytype.com
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Gift of Time Last year, in the wide open landscape of Marfa TX, resident artist Manuel Lariño—selected for our Art Blocks x @OpenSea Marfa Residency program—noticed a shift in time. “In the desert, I felt time move differently. It stretched, slowed, and became something I noticed… Moments felt longer, attention sharpened, and I became increasingly aware of each moment as it passed.” -@mlarino Marfa allowed Lariño to direct his newfound awareness into focused creativity, developing a rhythmic generative art system that is driven by time. In Gift of Time, colorful pulleys and gears harmonize like the internal movement of a jeweled watch. Behind the scenes, these component parts are controlled by an algorithm built on real, measurable events. “Different ways of measuring time, such as mechanical cycles, calendars, and lunar phases, are translated into rules that continuously transform the work.” -@mlarino Lariño’s thoughtful code is designed for its networked environment: the algorithm is a beneficiary of the blockchain’s uninterrupted movement, keeping time whether we observe it or not. “It synchronizes with the present moment, but it does not begin when it is viewed; it does not stop when it disappears from the screen.” -@mlarino We are appreciative of this enduring work of art, part of the unfolding story of artistic expression in Marfa, TX. Many thanks to Manuel Lariño for sharing his unique experience with us. Gift of Time by Manuel Lariño releases on OpenSea on April 30, 2026.
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45/365 - Family Day
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#genuary27 (“Lifeform”) Life is just organized combustion. (Prompt credit: @mlarino). By applying flame-inspired feedback turbulence to volumetric raymarching, I forced the geometry to consume energy, morphing from coral to viral capsid in a violent, glowing cycle of synthetic respiration. Designed in ISF editor and recorded within VDMX6 Plus (@vidvox). Performed to the haunting musical stylings of @proqxis of @resonantlocus
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#genuary2026 #genartclub #creativecoding #generativeart
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#genuary25 , the prompt was to create organic geometry, that is to create something which feels organic from geometry Prompt by @mlarino Initially I thought of this brief from a very 3d geometry sense where I was going to use noise to bring organic movement etc. but I wanted to challenge myself to tap into a feeling. This time around I wanted to mimic crayon animation and how since by virtue of the material having its own unique noise texture each frame would be very unique as it would evolve in each frame even by the lines that make it. So keeping that in mind I created a crayon garden focused on a crucial ecosystem interaction, the flower and the bee. Made using @p5xjs #newmediaart #creativecoding #art #genuary2026 [P5.js, creative coding, creative technology, nature, ecology, bees, generative pattern, generative art interaction, graphics]
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For #genuary25 (“Organic Geometry”), I grew an algorithmic organism. (Prompt credit: @mlarino). The shader fuses fractal architecture with fluid metaballs. The math breathes so the membrane can grow. Designed in ISF editor and recorded within VDMX6 Plus (@vidvox). Performed to the track “Dawn” by @____goodbyeforever____ released on @geometric_corruption 
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#genuary2026 #genartclub #creativecoding #generativeart
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Genuary - Day 11 & 12 Quine × Boxes only Prompt by @mlarino & @stranger_in_the_q This project combines both prompts into a single system. At its core, this is a quine: a program that outputs its own source code. The code you’re seeing on screen is not a copy or a recording it is the program continuously printing, executing, and referencing itself in real time. The quine is built as a self-contained execution loop that: Tracks which functions are running Logs its own behavior Outputs its own source code line by line Resets and reorganizes itself over time Each frame, the program updates an internal state that represents its “identity”, execution history, coherence, and runtime events. These values are not just visual they are exported as live data and used to drive the 3D scene. For Day 12 (Boxes only), the visual world is built entirely from instanced boxes using the POPX system by @_mini_uv. There are no custom meshes everything you see is boxes reacting to data coming directly from the quine. The quine exports CHOP channels such as: Current function being executed Number of function calls Execution cycles Coherence level Glitch triggers Runtime uptime These values control: Camera position and movement Lighting intensity and direction Box scale, spacing, and instance behavior Scene resets and transitions The system is audio-reactive: The music by @pauk2001 drives the timing, resets, and intensity of the quine. When the music peaks, the quine destabilizes, glitches, and eventually resets itself, starting the self-writing process again from zero. What I like about this piece is that nothing is decorative. The text is the program. The glitches are execution errors. The boxes are driven by real runtime data. The reset is an actual reset. It’s a system watching itself run, exposing its internal logic, and using that logic to shape the visual output. Music: @pauk2001 (片頭痛 - Kata zutsū) POPX: @_mini_uv GodRays: @sarv.vj Motionblur: @matterform.xyz Fully crafted in @touchdesigner #genuary #genuary11 #genuary12
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For #genuary11, the prompt was “Quine”. This is a program that outputs its own source code. (Prompt credit: @mlarino). This ISF generator manually maps the ASCII values of its own source code, character by character, into a 3x5 bitmap font grid. It reads its own ISF JSON header and GLSL logic, then feeds that data through chaotic sorting algorithms, row shifting, and digital entropy. It is a program dedicated solely to rendering its own existence. Music by @_iadema. Designed in ISF editor and recorded within VDMX6 Plus (@vidvox). —— #genuary2026 #generativeart #genartclub #glitchart
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#genuary #genuary2026 #genuary4 Day4 Prompt: Lowres. An image or graphic with low resolution, where details are simplified or pixelated. Credit: Manuel Larino @mlarino Geometry and music against fascism - Code Is Soul - - Code is Clay - - Code is Free - #processing #p5js p5jsart Source Code: https://openprocessing.org/user/425399/ gaudiramone apocalysisphotographers apocalysisphotographers💀
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✨¡ESPACIO PECULIAR CUMPLE 1️⃣ AÑO!✨ 6 exposiciones 6 artistas 23 obras de arte 300 asistentes a nuestras inauguraciones Más de 200 postales repartidas Más de 30 menciones en prensa Más de 50 suscriptores Casi 500 seguidores en Instagram Y todo esto, con un equipo muy pequeño y 14 m2 de superficie. Gracias por acompañarnos, por vuestro apoyo y por tanto cariño ❤️ ¡El arte continúa muy pronto en @espacio.peculiar! #espaciopeculiar #aniversario #naturalezadigital @mlarino
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@artblocks_io Marfa weekend 2025 🙌🏼
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