0xDEAFBEEF, an artist and engineer based in Toronto, Canada, has gained attention for his generative audiovisual art using a C compiler. His collection of six works sold for $6.8 million in August 2021, and one piece recently fetched $241,300 at Sotheby’s. His work “Entropy” is unique in that the tokens degrade in quality each time they are traded, which adds a narrative of permanence and immutability. Notable collectors of 0xDEAFBEEF’s work include Brevan Howard founder Alan Howard and other artists such as Snowfro and Mitchell F Chan.
Key points:
– 0xDEAFBEEF uses low-level computer code and a minimal toolset to craft raw information into audiovisual artworks.
– His monochrome visual style is a great hook to unlock the audio aspect of his art.
– “Entropy” was an experiment ahead of its time, as it questions the idea of permanence by having a digital artwork that changes and degrades every time it changes ownership.
– Other notable NFT artists to watch include Operator, Trevor Paglan, Paul Pfeiffer, and Holly Herndon.
– 0xDEAFBEEF’s favorite NFT in his wallet that isn’t his own is “Stipple Sunsets” by Jack Rockland.
