• Prototype 001
    Prototype 001
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    Prototype 001
    2024
    ERC-721 token accompanied by an experimental painting (soaked acrylic ink and plotted ink on unprimed synthetic canvas)
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    $1,100.00
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    $1,100.00
  • Prototype 002
    Prototype 002
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    Prototype 002
    2024
    ERC-721 token accompanied by an experimental painting (acrylic spray paint and plotted ink on paper)
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    $1,100.00
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    $1,100.00
  • Prototype 003
    Prototype 003
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    Prototype 003
    2024
    ERC-721 token accompanied by an experimental painting
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    $1,100.00
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    $1,100.00

About Prototype Series

The Prototype series by Anna Beller, presented by GAZELL.iO during the artist's Residency for June 2024, is a captivating exploration of the synergy between intuitive human artistry and digitally generated systems. Comprising Prototype 001, 002, and 003, this series bridges the gap between traditional painting techniques and digital methodologies, creating a dialogue between control and spontaneity, structure and fluidity.

Prototype 001 marks the beginning of this journey, blending soak-stain painting on raw canvas with pen-plotted digital grids. This piece juxtaposes organic, blurred contours with precise horizontal lines, highlighting the coexistence of digital and physical elements. It embodies a nuanced interplay between these realms, exploring themes of transparency, layering, and minimalism.

Prototype 002 continues this exploration, focusing on geometric, carpet-like designs and colour field paintings. The artwork begins with plotted marks indicating where to tape and cover sections before spray painting. This structured framework allows for spontaneous choices in colour scheme and density, merging digital precision with a natural, tactile character. The piece emphasises the interplay between control and artistic intuition, resulting in a harmonious blend of technology and traditional artistry.

Prototype 003 builds on its predecessors by introducing central dots on horizontal lines to guide the placement of stencils for spray painting circles. In the digital work, overlapping red transparent circles create dense, merged areas while black fine dots remain visible, underscoring the system's consistency. The physical artwork, however, embraces a playful, experimental approach, allowing for imperfections and creative freedom. This iteration highlights the relationship between digital precision and the human touch, pushing the boundaries of both mediums.

Overall, the Prototype series showcases the potential of merging digital and physical elements, underscoring the enduring relevance of handmade art in an increasingly virtual world. Each iteration presents a new opportunity for creative expression, continuously evolving and expanding the dialogue between art and technology.

About Anna Beller

Anna Beller is an abstract painter and digital artist from Germany. She experiments with colour relationships and its transparencies in different painting techniques. In combination with her architectural background, Beller is following a minimalist digital art route, recently adding a pen-plotter to find an experimental symbiosis between human and automatic art expression.

Her 'Lacquer Studies' balance between mechanical repetition and natural colour flow and got acquired by collections such as the 'Anne + Michael Spalter Digital Art collection' and exhibited by 'Verse', 'Expanded Art' and 'VERTICAL'.

Beller started to mint her digital and phygital artworks on-chain in summer 2022 and sees her art as an ongoing experimental process, digital and physical series inspire each other constantly. Not the final product is her aim but how it inspires the next piece. This movement, imperfection and unpredictability to some extend can be found in her expression.