Sotheby's Auctions Hybrid Robot Art: Physical Painting Meets Digital Twin
Sotheby's Auctions Hybrid Robot Art: Physical Painting Meets Digital Twin
🤖 Robot Art's Secret Past
A unique auction at Sotheby's combines physical and digital art history. The lot features an original 2017 robot-painted artwork with its certificate of authenticity, paired with a fully on-chain high-resolution digital twin.
This auction follows a 2018 event where 128 robot-painted physical works were distributed at the 'Views' conference in NYC. Those pieces included unclaimed Bitcoin blockchain certificates of authenticity, with few paintings known to still exist.
- Original framed robot painting from 2017
- Complete with certificate of authenticity
- 100% on-chain digital twin
- Historical connection to 2018 'Views' conference pieces
🎨 CloudPainter Mystery
**CloudPainter** is launching soon, but creator Pindar Van Arman hints at another surprise coming this week. The project features: - **Autonomous AI art** that Van Arman no longer controls - **bitGANs** fully on-chained - **100% on-chain AI art** on Bitcoin This follows previous updates about building something new in the Ordinals space. The mysterious "surprise" suggests additional developments beyond the main CloudPainter launch. Check [historyofbitcoin.io](historyofbitcoin.io) for updates.
🎨 Cloudpainter Drops Limited Edition Postcards
**Cloudpainter** is celebrating its reveal with complimentary limited edition postcards featuring the first landscape **"Palo Dura [0]"** on the back. **Key Details:** - Free postcards available while supplies last - Features cloudpainter's debut landscape artwork - Following on YouTube and Instagram increases chances **How to Get One:** Enter your mailing address through the [Google Form](https://forms.gle/Qaj9ywUsjbAEf77P6) This marks a significant milestone in cloudpainter's autonomous art journey, offering collectors a physical piece of digital art history.
Robot-Touched Postcards Available
Artist clarifies confusing announcement about **limited edition postcards** (1/200 available). **Key Details:** - Everyone can request a free signed postcard - Some postcards will be **"touched by robots"** - First 200 requests get postcards **Priority System:** 1. **Emergence to Reflection Set holders** - guaranteed robotic postcard 2. Previous postcard sharers on timeline 3. First come, first serve **How to Get One:** - Fill out [Google Form](https://forms.gle/xeZZpeq6c3bTZCDNA) with mailing address - Completely free - Limited to 200 total Set holders can learn more at vanarman.com/sets. Artist encourages sharing postcards on social media to spread awareness.
Shape Introduces Reflection Medals on Rarible
Shape has launched Reflection Medals, a new achievement system on Rarible that rewards user engagement through dynamic NFTs. Key earning opportunities: - Minting single or multiple (10+) NFTs - Collecting all inaugural Shape drops - Participating as a partnered artist The medals are tracked via Shape Stack, a dynamic NFT that evolves with user activity. Collectors can monitor their progress on leaderboards and unlock additional rewards as they accumulate achievements. This initiative builds on Shape's January launch on Rarible, expanding their ecosystem of interactive NFT rewards.