QQL is a collaborative generative art experiment by Indigo Mané and me, where collectors become the co-creators and curators as they’re provided a new way to generate art and mint NFTs that celebrate emergence, unpredictability, and happenstance over forced rarity.
With 999 available tokens and an undefined, long-term minting window, the project allows co-creators to spend time exploring the algorithm and refining their taste and preferences.
The hope is that collectors will view their engagement as an adventure and make a creative contribution to the art. Adding a curation step by the collector also allows the generative algorithm to take more risks and explore a more interesting potential output space. We trust collectors to seek out and identify the truly special outputs that emerge. With this approach, the collector is now the curator.
This collaboration between Indigo and I began as a thought experiment on how to best tap into emergence in generative art. As the discussion deepened, interesting possibilities for collaboration by the collector arose. This partnership brings together multiple perspectives around creating, collecting, and curating generative artwork into one cohesive project.
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The Overview
The InterviewS
I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with some of the most thoughtful contributors in the space where we’re able to dive into wonderful, in-depth conversations.
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Tyler Hobbs on QQL and the Future of Generative Art: Fresh from his new collaboration with Indigo Mané, the artist speaks to Alex Estorick about his search for the grail
October 24, 2022
PROOF
Project Spotlight: QQL with Tyler Hobbs and Indigo Mané.
September 26, 2022
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The Site
Come see for yourself! Anyone may play with the algorithm through the Create page.
When you connect your web3 wallet, you’ll be able to generate and save unique outputs/images/renders. Each time you find a piece that feels right, save it and keep going. You can always come back and iterate with the same parameters you’ve set.
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The EXHIBITION
I’m thrilled to have had the opportunity to exhibit with Pace Gallery in the spring of 2023. QQL: Analogs is a show centered around a series of 12 physical paintings that are derived from QQL-generated images. I’ve always been fascinated with taking steps back and forth between the digital and physical worlds, and this was another exciting step down that road for me.
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Explore and collect the Work
The best place to browse the QQL images is on the site, which has great tools for filtering images by traits, parametric artist, and mint occasion.
To collect an existing QQL, I recommend browsing what’s available on the secondary market through OpenSea.
If you are interested in minting a seed that you generated and saved, or found via the QQL marketplace, browse available QQL Mint Passes on the secondary market through OpenSea. Simply purchase, connect your wallet to QQL.art, and mint.
ORDER PRINTS
Studio prints and Community Prints are now available to order! See our QQL print page for details.