Ramble #66
Project
- the animation takes time to trigger so you can read the generative prose *
ram•ble - talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way / a walk taken for pleasure in the countryside
Ramble is narrative artwork about a life (or lives). From a single observation to a long history. Part prose part painting. After a time the letters of the narrative slowly cover with tiny abstract landscapes. They are the type of landscape painting you would paint on a postage stamp. As the size of the narrative grows it becomes harder and harder to read all the letters before they are covered. Eventually when all the letters are covered the landscapes are walked over and scratched. There is no trace of what was there to start.
Just code (Javascript, no frameworks or dependencies).
Made by DSims (dillansimmons.com)
https://objkt.com/profile/tz1Q4YfANpgKAuPXd1fobzBzdjg6wtPmmw5m/created
Instructions
ram•ble - talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way / a walk taken for pleasure in the countryside
Ramble is narrative artwork about a life (or lives). From a single observation to a long history. Part prose part painting. After a time the letters of the narrative slowly cover with tiny abstract landscapes. They are the type of landscape painting you would paint on a postage stamp. As the size of the narrative grows it becomes harder and harder to read all the letters before they are covered. Eventually when all the letters are covered the landscapes are walked over and scratched. There is no trace of what was there to start.
Technical / Artistic
The prose is built around a slotted algorithm that builds sentences always starting with a universal pronoun. It then splits and randomizes the lines and fills the allotted grid space it is given. The build up of sentences creates a sort of character study or life.
The landscapes are a set of very simple rolling shapes with texture applied, they stick to a predefined color scheme chosen by the hash. They remind me of tissue paper stained glass kids make in kindergarten.
The scratches are just that, scratches or shapes that bleed through to the background. They serve to flatten and wipe away, chair scratches on a ballroom floor or bird footprints in sand.
Scaling the image up or down will yield slightly different final outputs. I prefer the 10:9 view ratio. Right click to save image.
Just code (Javascript, no frameworks or dependencies).
Made by DSims (dillansimmons.com)
https://objkt.com/profile/tz1Q4YfANpgKAuPXd1fobzBzdjg6wtPmmw5m/created
Traits
- Size
- 3224 of 85 indexed NFTs · 28%
- Spread
- very high44 of 85 indexed NFTs · 52%
- Color scheme
- Hydro3 of 85 indexed NFTs · 4%
- Background
- f9f4ef25 of 85 indexed NFTs · 29%
- Cousins
- false39 of 85 indexed NFTs · 46%
- Detail
- false29 of 85 indexed NFTs · 34%
- Orderly
- false41 of 85 indexed NFTs · 48%
- Sea bottom
- false68 of 85 indexed NFTs · 80%
- Swept
- true42 of 85 indexed NFTs · 49%
- Prose
- They knew the political apocalypse was coming, but disliked talking about it. They buried the past or painted over it. They took a lot of drugs in college but turned out alright. They gave themselves nothing. They believed that finding a penny was good luck. They kept inner monologues, they said strange and timely things to them. They started new lives. New jobs. They constantly outdid themselves, when it came to shrewd remarks. They tried to stay vigilant but cynicism got to them. They had a bath and smoked weed. They hoped for snow on Christmas. They kept pets and let them lick their dirty dishes. They mistook beer for water. They collected bad habits. They grew houseplants by the dozen. They rode the railway, cross country and close by. They remembered the lyrics to countless oldies. They watched the do-it-yourself channel. They feared failure. They ate ramen noodles with sake. They became excited under the sun. They built schools in foreign countries.1 of 85 indexed NFTs · 1%
Price history
| Date | Event | Price | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | Mint | 2.5 tez | fxhash issuer v2 |