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Digital art organization Fingerprints DAO has teamed up with Dutch artist Harm van den Dorpel and German automaker Mercedes Benz to release a generative art non-fungible token (NFT) collection inspired by automotive concepts.
Van den Dorpel’s collection, entitled ‘Maschine’, is supported by Mercedes-Benz NXT, the automaker’s new Web3 arm that focuses on digital collectibles and virtual experiences.
Featuring 1,000 unique Ethereum-based tokens, the collection plays on themes of speed and perception as the artwork mimics a moving wheel. The sale opens as a Dutch auction on June 7.
According to a series of tweets, Mercedes-Benz NXT plans to release three “core” collections planned, developed and managed by creative studio 0xNXT. It also plans to include satellite and peripheral projects in its NFT ecosystem.
Van den Dorpel told CoinDesk that Mercedes-Benz’s emphasis on innovation and aesthetics is related to its practice of creating generative art.
“It was an honor to be asked for this drop and given the confidence to create a truly generative experimental piece of art,” said Van den Dorpel. “The technical features of blockchain have helped consolidate the fluid nature of digital art in all its variations, in terms of ownership, provenance and preservation.”
Luiz Ramalho, founder of Fingerprints DAO, told CoinDesk that working with Mercedez-Benz NXT bridges the gap between emerging digital art and the traditional art world.
“Ordinary people who are usually unaware of the developments in the Web3 space are likely to draw their attention to a collaboration like this… we can show them that there is substance to artwork being created here, artwork that impossible to make.” done without the use of these new technologies,” said Ramalho.
Fingerprints DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization, has curated a gallery of NFT art selected by a community-elected Curation Committee. The collection includes a number of Larva Labs Autoglyphs, Loot Bags, and other works it has deemed “imitable and irreplaceable.”
Last week, Mercedes-Benz introduced Mercedes-Benz NXT, which has been hailed as a “long-term commitment to building a dedicated presence within the Web3 community.” According to the website, the new team aims to bring the collectability of its vehicles and memorabilia into the digital realm, touching all Mercedes-Benz brands and product portfolios.