It's a coded collage, where the layers of a collage are separated and rebuilt using code.
This allows for emergent motion, interactivity, and an outside influence on the art.
In this case, the artwork spins to match the time of day, revealing real and legendary animals, sunrise and sunset, and more.
Double click/tap for a clock. Triple click/tap or type 'demo' to auto-rotate.
“Days” at noon
“Days” at midnight
“Days” at 9 am
The art for “Days” is made of code. It’s dynamic art.
Every minute, the art changes by rotating to match the time of day. In addition, some layers of the digital collage move, and they all react to user input.
Dynamic art may very well be a huge part of the future of digital art in general, as dynamicism is a native blockchain characteristic. As more artwork is displayed on screens, artists can make their work increasingly dynamic and interactive.
To me dynamic art is an amazing mix of aesthetic (art) and technicals (code), just like generative art. I've been heavily exploring what dynamic art can look like in the context of today's art and tech worlds. "Days" is part of my "Early Coded Collages" collection.
Bob Jones was a woodworker and a master craftsman. He was my grandfather. The inspiration for “Days” is a grandfather clock that he hand crafted more than 40 years ago.
The clock is dated 1982, a year before I was born, which means every 15 minutes for my entire life, I heard chimes throughout my entire house.
The clock is pretty magical, though. It’s powered by weights and a pendulum. There are hidden gears behind the face, ornate black metal hands, and gold inlays. Glass doors open to expose the physical inner workings of everything. And of course there’s perfect woodworking detail up and down every line of the outside.
Above its face, there’s an illustrated disc that spins to represent the time of day.
Similarly, the artwork of “Days” spins to match the time of day, local to wherever you're viewing it. If you watch more than a minute, you’ll see it rotate a tick in real time. Or you can spin the artwork yourself by moving your mouse or dragging your finger.
“Days” is dynamic art, which means it changes and interacts. It’s not a single, static image. Specifically, “Days” is a coded collage and one of my early works exploring the style. It’s a digital collage that’s been separated into layers and rebuilt using code.
“Days” is an ode to my grandfather, his craft, and that clock. His medium was wood, and he made beautiful works of art. My medium is code.
Truedrew (Drew Thomas) is a blockchain artist living in Austin, TX, USA.
Past works include coded, long form generative collections and photography-based 1/1s. His recent work combines these two disciplines into a unique style that explores the question: What is blockchain native artwork?
Days by Truedrew | truedrew.art