The Weekly Stack: The Forever Calendar đď¸
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Continuum, The Forever Calendar đ
Continuum is a perpetual daily calendar that you can use year after year, created in collaboration with over 90 Gamma Partner Artists.
Each Gamma Partner Artist contributed four artworks to Continuum, spaced three months apart. It features 366 unique works by 91 artistsâfrom photography and painting to generative and pixel art.
Keep up with our X account to see each month revealed.
Cosmic Cat, Michael Hafftka đââŹ
Hafftka describes the creation of Cosmic Cat as an intuitive process where âone thing leads to another.â The cat emerges amid a burst of vivid colorsâpinks, purples, blues, and fiery orangesâset against a starry backdrop. Inspired by The Hitchhikerâs Guide to the Galaxy, the piece mirrors the bookâs whimsical tone, channeling cosmic energy through an abstract feline lens. A Craiyon prompt echoing the idea of cats drifting among stars parallels the artworkâs surreal charm.
Embracing the idea of a catâs nine lives, hafftka re-inscribed the 1/1 Cosmic Cat nine times, each version depicting a unique chapter in its cosmic journey:
Second Life: Bathed in solar flare light, the cat glows with fiery energy in vibrant oranges and yellows.
Third Life: Confronts chaotic cosmic forces, embodying the unpredictability of the universe.
Fourth Life: Encounters other cosmic beingsâabstract, cat-like entities that suggest an interstellar community.
Fifth Life: Searches for Arthur Dent, Hitchhikerâs protagonist, following Earthâs destruction and deepening the galactic narrative.
Sixth Life: Introduces a quantum twist with a duplicate catâan homage to SchrĂśdingerâs thought experiment.
Seventh Life: Experiences hallucinations in the void, its form fracturing into erratic, psychedelic patterns.
Eighth Life: Meets SchrĂśdingerâs Cat, raising existential questions through overlapping forms and energy trails.
Ninth Life: Disintegrates into the etherâyet hints at renewal: âeach cat can have nine lives, and so we start all over again.â
Cosmic Cat fuses art, science, and philosophy. Drawing from The Hitchhikerâs Guide and SchrĂśdingerâs Cat, hafftka explores reality, observation, and existence. With the limited prints release of the first life sold out, find the 1/1, which comes with 9 reinscriptions available in his Cosmic Cat collection for sale here.
Art on BTC Space đď¸
Catch up on our Art on BTC space co-hosted with our very own Brett (eliherf), and Gamma Artist Ambassador Empress Trash, as they were joined by Gamma Partner Artists and special guests to chat all things art on the digital megalith.
Against the Wall by Jiwa đ§ą
Re-watch and dive into all things âAgainst the Wallâ & more on our latest Beyond the Canvas livestream with jiwa - this release goes public on 4/10 at 10am ET.
The stream is now published to the Gamma YouTube channel available below.
Learn more about Against the Wall and collect it here.
Partner of the Week đ¨âđ¨
Meet Buitrago, a generative artist hailing from Colombia, skillfully blends his deep passion for mathematics and art to craft intricate digital works that explore patterns, movement, and algorithms, often weaving storytelling and lore into his pieces to embed deeper meaning and foster a personal connection with collectors. His creative process bridges the digital and physical realms, as he complements his algorithmic designs with hands-on painting, reflecting the vibrant cultural influences of Colombia, which he recently discussed in an interview alongside his approach to color and collector relationships.
Explore and collect his work here.
RAGE FREAKS: A PIXEL ART COLLECTION by LORS đĽ
LORS brings pixel art memes to Bitcoin Ordinals with RAGE FREAKS, a nostalgic nod to the 2008s rage comics era that helped define early internet culture. Reimagined through the lens of web3, this collection is a thank-you to the people whoâve supported his artistic journey. âI wanted to give the power of curation back to the people who've believed in my work,â says LORS. âThe success of this collection becomes everyone's interest, not just mine.â
Rather than chasing hype or raffles, LORS took a collector-first approach to distribution. Mint spots were transparently assigned based on previous support across his projects, with allocations varying by pieces held. Through a custom platform, collectors can view and manage their spotsâor pass them alongâensuring a community-driven process. RAGE FREAKS is also a many months-long creative deep dive into pixel art, combining the raw, imperfect charm of early internet memes with LORSâ experimental, expressive style. âItâs been liberating to work freely without constraints.â
TĹri no Roji by Lemonhaze
Congratulations to Lemonhaze on the sold-out success of TĹri no Roji - éăăŽčˇŻĺ° - âThe Alleys of the Streetsâ, a stunning collection that explores the vibrant contrast between Osakaâs bustling city life and its quiet, hidden alleys inscribed on block 9 sats.
Dropped exclusively on Gamma and sold through fully on-chain Bitcoin auctions, we congratulate the collectors of these 1/1âs as well.
Happy Spring/Autumn to all around the world. đą