After nearly two years of research, design, and experimentation, I’ve released the first generation of Primitives (PRIM), a bespoke visual language on the Ethereum blockchain. This marks a significant milestone in my artistic journey, establishing a framework that serves as both the foundation of my practice and a living language for a lifetime of creative exploration.
This project led me to develop an emotional vocabulary of 18 distinct color palettes representing 100 emotions, each defined by 11 unique attribute including chaos, harmony, intensity, and directionality.
The true depth of Primitives will emerge over time, not through a grand gestural announcement but through the natural evolution of my work. So let this post serve simply as an introduction to the next phase of my life as an artist. As my art catalog grows, the connections between Primitives and my creations will become more apparent and reinforce their role as the essential building blocks of my practice.
This release is deeply personal. It represents years of research and design, and combines everything I’ve learned over the last five years in the Web3/NFT space. At the same time, it is just the beginning and the first step in a lifelong pursuit to understand and express my internal emotional landscape as an artist.
Moving forward, I plan to use this emotional vocabulary as a palette for exploring ephemera and the tensions between permanence and transience, further expanding my practice through the lens of memory, impermanence, and the emotional weight of life's fleeting moments.
For those interested, you can explore each Primitive and their metadata on OpenSea for now.
