Ordinals Go Harto
Ordinals collections take over the weekend narrative with Harto at the top. Artist sees big volume:
FloraForms /10k: 1,409 sales for 20.12 BTC, floor: 0.015 BTC
The Golden Ratio /420: 14 sales for 4.509 BTC, floor: 0.39 BTC
SATs /99: 0.99 BTC, floor: 0.96 BTC
Via Harto, just before it all kicked off:
“gm it's art season 🟧”
AI Aligns
alignDRAW /2,709 by Elman Mansimov x Fellowship leads on ETH with 68 sales for 84.66 ETH, floor: 1.85 ETH.
Via Alejandro Cartagena:
“A simple proposition of ‘Can we create images from captions (prompts)?’ yielded one of the most transformative moments for art and image-making of our time.”
Via Elman Mansimov:
“very happy to see the value of the alignDRAW collection grow! it is a win for everyone from collectors, FellowshipAI, me, and general AI art community.”
All At Once
Other World sees two artworks from his 1/1/12 ‘Visions’ Collection find different homes for 15 ETH.
‘Believe Again’ is collected by GVG.eth and ‘Everything at Once’ joins “the collection of an esteemed traditional collector. This is the first NFT in their collection.” (via Eli Scheinman)
Via Other World:
“The collector said they were ‘shook to the core’ with this piece. Can’t wait to share photos of it in their home.”
Collection: Highlights
FLARES /512 by FAR: 2.664 BTC volume, floor: 0.09 BTC
BitBlocks /6.5k by Billy Restey: 2.189 BTC volume, floor: 0.0065 BTC
Blocks /256 by Matrica: 1.179 BTC volume, floor: 0.08 BTC
Remnants /1.1k by Nullish: 1.042 BTC volume, floor: 0.037 BTC
Deus Ex Machina /400 by CyberSea: 1.041 BTC volume, floor: 0.06 BTC
POL /707 by Harto: 16 ETH volume, floor: 0.44 ETH
Terraforms /9,911 by Mathcastles: 13 ETH volume, floor: 1.44 ETH
Proceed w/ Caution by DesLucrece: 14 ETH volume, floor: 0.06 ETH
DeepBlack /3,074: 11 ETH volume, floor: 1.05 ETH
Opepen Edition /16k by Jack Butcher: 11 ETH volume, floor: 0.26 ETH
Persona /210 by Rupture: 0.523 BTC, floor: 0.077 BTC
LIVE (MakersPlace) - 100,000 Rose Petals by Sarah Meyohas
LIVE (Nifty Gateway) - Murals by Efdot
LIVE (Nifty Gateway) - 33 Day 2024 with Brilly, Trevor Jones, Mindzeye, Lucho Poletti, and Zhuk
LIVE (Sotheby’s) - Contemporary Discoveries New York
LIVE (SuperRare) - {R(Evolutionaries);generations;} by MORROW collective
INCOMING (TENDER) - PUPPIES by ClownVamp
INCOMING (Verse) - Barbarians by Jacek Markusiewicz
1/1: Highlights
Secrets #4 by Sleepr: 10,000 USDC to Quincy_Sol
Secrets #7 by Sleepr: 10,000 USDC to NomBurner
Ixion by Oxia Palus: 1 ETH to Antagonist4ever
Once Upon A Lifetime (June 2022 SR) by Tim B: 1 ETH to mr_spacely
Algorithmic Soul by THEM: 0.8 ETH
pigs on the wing by caravaggio: 0.71 ETH to jonathanlittlevault
Nathan Boey Day #9 - RIP Richard (Dec 2023 Daily): 0.69 ETH to okaynothing
Summertime Dreams #38 by Archie Morley: 15 SOL
Growing Up by Alice Gordon: 0.56 ETH to antidisiplin.eth
Rest Easy by Nathan Head: 0.485 ETH to fvckhot69
Roset Dreams by Cory Van Lew: 0.44 ETH to RDToTheMoon
Mind Wank and Ethereal Gwirl Day #20 - SCOOTER MAN GETS A DOG (Jan 2024 Daily): 0.36 ETH to okaynothing
Uncovering Decay by wetiko: 10 SOL
1/1/X: Highlights
Twelvefold /300 by Yuga Labs: 0.65, 0.55 & 0.52 BTC
Art Blocks - Chromie Squiggle /10k by Snowfro: 7.55 ETH, 6.5 WETH
6529 Gradient /101 by punk6529: 6 WETH to mrpartypeoples.eth
Winds of Yawanawa /1k by Refik Anadol: 5.5 & 4.68 ETH, 4.52 WETH
Art Blocks - Meridian /1k by Matt DesLauriers: 5.31 & 5 ETH
Art Blocks - Archetype /600 by Kjetil Golid: 4.95 ETH to ApeG
BrainDrops - Life In West America /500 by Roope Rainisto: 3.75, 3.5, 3.5 & 3.35 ETH
BrainDrops - Genesis /500 by Claire Silver: 3.33 WETH & 3.29 ETH
Next Gen 6529 | Pebbles /1k by Zeblocks: 2.55 ETH, 1.56, 1.51 & 1.5 WETH
Sketchbook A /64 by William Mapan: 1.99 ETH to clavdio-stage
Art Blocks - The Harvest /400 by Per Kristian Stoveland: 1.59 ETH, 1.325 WETH
Bright Moments - 100 Untitled Spaces by Snowfro: 1.4 WETH
Rising Echoes /200 by Medusa x VIVID: 0.072, 0.07, 0.06 & 0.05 BTC
Synthetic Dreams /1k by Refik Anadol: 1.29 ETH
Signature /200 by Jack Butcher: 1.25 ETH, 0.925 & 0.9 WETH
Art Blocks - Screens /1k by Thomas Lin Pedersen: 1.25 WETH to 0xRob
Blocks /125 by Harto: 1.2, 1.19, 1 & 1 ETH (3 to saafnft.eth)
Colorglyphs /520: 1.2 WETH
Damien Hirst - The Currency /1,999: 1.07 ETH to CalmansVault
Fellowship - Fragile Memories #05: Loneliness, On An Autumn Evening by Irina Angles and Dr Formalyst: 1 ETH to Antagonist4ever
Art Blocks - Human Unreadable /400 by Operator: 0.96 WETH to prutux
1111 by Kevin Abosch: 0.95 ETH to iComeinPeace
Fluctuations /1,257 by Aleo: 0.86 & 0.8 WETH
Auntieverse /1k by Nicaunties: 7 sales for 4.25 ETH (avg: 0.61 ETH)
Edition: Highlights
Stillness /100 by Trevor Jones: Sells out on primary for $99 each ($9,900 total), secondary sees #1 edition sell for $1,000 to moderatsart, 20 additional sales for $3,323
Checks - VV Inscriptions /499 by Jack Butcher: 0.288 BTC
QQL Mint Pass /701 by Tyler Hobbs: 1.93 WETH to have_another_coffee
PROOF Collective /1k: 1.35 & 1.33 ETH
Asprey Studio Club /241: 8 sales for 9.98 ETH (avg: 1.24 ETH)
Afterburn /870 by XCOPY: 1.15 ETH to NZToddyB
PROOF - “Epiphany” /50 by Jack Butcher: 0.749 ETH to DegenYogi
Liberty Apartments /10 by Filip Hodas: $2,000 to cyberpip
The Memes by 6529 - The Institutions Are Coming /510: 0.49 WETH
The Gold Vanguard by Pak: 0.45 WETH
Velocity Series: Velocity Pass /1k: 0.44, 0.44 & 0.44 ETH, 0.4 & 0.4 WETH
The Memes by 6529 - SeizeJPGs /1k: 0.4 WETH to reno99
MAX PAIN /6,093 by XCOPY: 11 sales for 4.22 ETH (avg: 0.38 ETH)
OBLIVION /500 by XCOPY: 0.33 WETH to losthighway.eth
Closing Thoughts
Sweeps are in full swing, and we see big volume hit art. The most natural place for it to go first are larger collections with perceived liquidity. The Ordinals ecosystem and its early artists have been the big winners thus far.
Live Today:
1:00pm ET: 24 Hours of Art X Spaces with Special Guest Eli Scheinman of PROOF