Timepiece
Timepiece is an exploration in objective and subjective time. Each Timepiece is a dynamic figure with different graphic and kinetic characteristics that give it a unique personality — from calm and subtle to fast and playful. The piece is a clock that runs in real-time, and the form is generated by the positions of the clock hands, which appear when clicked and reveal the underlying mechanics of the piece. The thumbnail of each piece reflects the time that it was purchased (in UTC).
Timepiece is an on-chain generative art project that was released on Art Blocks on August 7, 2021. The following charities each received a portion of the proceeds — Every Shelter, Rainforest Foundation US, Clean Air Task Force, and Climate Vault.
Here is a selection of a few of the 500 mints (click the image to view each piece run in real-time):
#258 / 499
#348 / 499
#157 / 499
#17 / 499
#449 / 499
#495 / 500
#489 / 499
#34 / 499
#496 / 499
All 500 Timepieces. Each image reflects the time at which that piece was minted (in UTC).
Five frames from Timepiece #294
attributes:
Each of the 500 mints is unique and generated at the time that it is purchased (neither the artist nor buyer knows what the piece will look like until the purchase is complete). It is assigned attributes based on the pseudo-random hexadecimal string that is generated by the transaction. The following is a breakdown of the key attributes that make each piece unique:
EDGE:
Crisp
Glow
Blur
Gradient Stroke
White Stroke
If Edge is White Stroke — then Background is Gradient
Color Stroke
If Edge is Color Stroke — then Background is Gradient
BACKGROUND:
Solid
White
Black
Light Gradient
Gradient
Only occurs if Edge is White Stroke or Color Stroke
VOID:
False
True
If Void is True — Blotch Mode is None
BLOB SIZE:
The threshold of the metaball function influences the size of the blob
Larger
Smaller
If Blob Size is Smaller, figure is more articulated and splitting of the blob is more likely to occur
MOVEMENT:
Normal
Spirograph
Figure oscillates around clock hands based on spirograph function. If Movement is Spirograph, the blob is more likely to split.
BLOTCH MODE:
None
If Movement is Spirograph and Blob Size is Smaller — Blotch Mode is None
Pulsing
Fixed
If Blotch Mode is Fixed — Blotch Color is Fluid
BLOTCH COLOR:
None
If Blotch Mode is None — Blotch Color is None
Match Center
Blotches match the center color and disappear if they move towards the center
Match Hands
Blotches match the corresponding hand color and disappear if they move towards the hand
Fluid
PALETTE:
Deep Space
Cloudy
Grayscale
Fire
Grapefruit
Key Lime
Lava
Emerald
Chalk
Merlot
Sea Foam
Aqua
Lavendar
Radioactive
Peach
Blue Bonnet
Aurora
Midnight
Ice Pop
Glacier
Bubble Gum
Glacier
Rainbow
Cotton Candy
Sherbet
Glacier
Nautical
Color Order:
Determines which color is assigned to which element.
0
1
2
3
4
Other attributes include:
Pulsing frequencies of each of the clock hands as well as the center of the clock
Minimum and maximum position of each of the clock hands