Hi, I’m NIINOMI founder of NEORT.
I would like to write a little bit about the NEORT Vessel NFT project that we recently announced, and today I would like to write a little bit about the artwork itself.
For background of this project, please see this article.
Interpretation of Vessel
When I was thinking about the work for this NFT project, I wanted to reflect the characteristics of NEORT and what it values.
NEORT is a tool-agnostic digital art platform, a place where various artists can share their expressions and get inspiration.
The word that came to mind was “器” in Japanese which means a vessel or bowl.
NEORT is like a vessel that accepts a wide variety of artists and expressions.
I immediately checked the dictionary and found “vessel” as a good word to describe a vessel.
There is another word “bowl” but I was concerned that it would give the impression of a plate.
NEORT Vessel, an NFT started by NEORT, which is a vessel that accepts a variety of works, sounds like a good idea.
In addition, Vessel seems to have the meaning of “ship”.
It may be an image of a large ship carrying containers.
It seems to me that NEORT is not only a vessel, but also a ship that transports artists and art fans to a new world.
The goal is to support artists’ production activities and create an environment where art fans can enjoy digital art more.
I thought these words were perfect for NEORT’s philosophy.
Thus, the name of this project became NEORT Vessel.
About the expression
In the NEORT Vessel works, the NEORT logo and the art inside are the expression of the artists.
This represents the significance of NEORT’s existence as a platform by expressing NEORT as a vessel with the logo and allowing artists to freely create the contents.
In addition, the artists participating in this project are frequent users of NEORT.
In addition to the past activities of NEORT, we would like to work together to create the future of NEORT.
I think this will be a NFT that is unique to NEORT, created not only with NEORT but also with artists.
How to make
NEORT’s logo is SVG.
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y="0px" viewBox="0 0 841.9 595.3" style="enable-background:new 0 0 841.9 595.3;" xml:space="preserve">
<style type="text/css">
.st0{fill:none;}
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<g>
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202.1,239.3 "/>
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<g>
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</svg>By specifying this SVG file in the CSS “mask-image” property, the artist’s work is displayed only in the “NEORT” text area.
Although NEORT has a relatively large number of works created by programming, video and image works are also welcome, and NEORT Vessel can support a wide range of media, including programs, video, and images.
We will continue to place importance on being a place for diverse expression that is not bound by tools or genres.
A little trick of the piece
Press the “c” key on your keyboard to switch between the NEORT logo and the artwork only.
You can also add a query parameter to the work URL to display only the work.
https://vessel.art.neort.io/?seed=105&content=true
This may be a useful feature in the future when you have an environment where you can decorate your NEORT Vessel.
Logic for generating artworks
This work will have up to 10000 unique editions.
Each artist has a range of corresponding numbers (seed), and the logic is to make each work unique within that range.
Furthermore, in the case of programmed works, there are multiple parameters for each work, and the work is generated by the combination of these parameters.
Seed is a sequential number starting from 0 and exists up to 9999.
The parameters that are applied to the work are
- graphicId: The type of the base work
- color: 5 color patterns
- offset: A value between 0.0 and 1.0
These parameters to be applied are determined from the seed values given.
In other words, the total number of works per artist is “type of graphicId * type of color * type of offset”.
ex. 5 base artworks * 10 color * 10 offset = 500
Even though the base artwork is the same, the colors are different, and the appearance is different depending on the offset, so I hope you enjoy looking for the differences.
Participating Artists
As I mentioned in the “Expressions” section, we have been working with a number of artists who have been using NEORT since its inception.
Since this is an NFT project to be released by NEORT, I wanted to create it together with artists who have been deeply involved in NEORT.
In the world of NFT art, I see many talented artists every day, but since this is an NFT project for NEORT, I wanted to create it together with the people who have supported NEORT in particular.
In terms of diversity, NEORT may still be a platform with biased attributes.
However, our goal is to become a place where more diverse expressions gather than now.
I would like to continue my efforts to make NEORT an open platform for such diverse artists.
Call for Artists
We are also currently accepting applications for participating artists on NEORT.
One person who posts an artwork on NEORT with a specific tag during the period will be invited to be a collaborating artist for NEORT Vessel.
For more information, please visit here.
Conclusion
I believe that a work of art is a visualization of all kinds of information that is difficult to see, such as the world the artist sees, feelings that cannot be expressed in words, and conflicts that the artist has.
Digital technology is an effective way to express these things.
I feel that NFT is also very useful and interesting as a technology that gives meaning to data and leaves it for the future.
We live in an age where interesting works are being created based on various values, and I want to create an environment where people can experience more works.
That’s why I started NEORT and NEORT Vessel.
Through this project, we hope to create an environment where more people can enjoy new art.
Discord: https://discord.gg/qBdrqFuDxu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/neort_io
Website: https://vessel.neort.io/
