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SPIRE / BOKASHI CONE

2023

Series of 52 unique digital outputs


Spire, (later renamed Bokashi Cone), highlights truncated cones painted with soft gradations of color. The truncated cone as a shape with its smooth upward sloping sides symbolizes stability while its symmetric nature around the vertical axis imparts a sense of balance. The soft gradating color with subtle transition creates a calming effect that further grounds the cone giving it portrait-like quality. Bokashi Cone explores variations of these elements and on occasion warps and distorts the cone in playful gestures. The gradients are inspired by those seen in Ukiyo-e prints for example in the depiction of sky. The gradient techinique in the world of Japanese wood-block printing is ocassionaly referred to as “bokashi”, meaning “faded”. 

Minted in collaboration with Proof for Grails 5

Contract Address: 

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