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This week, we continue our art exploration on Gallery Selects with a chat w/ @zancan on his groundbreaking Aux Arbres collection.

Aux Arbres is the largest generative mint in history with over 76k mint outputs.

Read on for our discussion behind the collection👇

Former painter - longtime programmer - generative art + 🌿
https://zancan.art

Meet @zancan, a French artist blending traditional oil painting with programming since the '90s, pioneering the generative art scene with a unique focus on nature’s intricate patterns and environmental consciousness.

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His recent project, “Aux Arbres”, features an impressive 76,208 artworks collection of trees, the largest generative art collection to date. It represents a fusion of art, technology, and natural patterns, released in collaboration with @highlight, @coinbase, and @brightmoments.

"Aux Arbres" intertwines the structured growth of trees with the randomness of art, capturing nature's essence digitally. Zancan harnesses the algorithmic nature of tree growth, creating a generative art collection mirroring forest complexity.

The project also fosters a collaborative community spirit, shaping a collective journey in generative art creation. It sparks dialogue and evolution among participants and embraces inclusive collaboration and environmental consciousness in the Web3 space.

The future of "Aux Arbres" holds an exciting transformation where each virtual tree token becomes a unique collectible artwork, paving the way for innovative growth beyond minting.

Here is one of @zancan's own favorite outputs:

"A "Pollen" background and a dashed thread over an Orange paper made up a piece with an incredible energy. I like to think of it as sparklingly joyful, rather than the captivatingly disastrous spectacle of a forest on fire."

View a curated gallery of Zancan's and his community's favorite outputs below.

View a curated gallery of Zancan's and his community's favorite outputs below.

https://gallery.so/zancan/galleries/2epYI9CiVLhgt1WHrflMoY4Zc3U

Curious to learn more about @zancan's "Aux Arbres" ? 

Read the full text on Mirror.

Curious to learn more about @zancan's "Aux Arbres" ? 

Read the full text on Mirror.

https://gallery.mirror.xyz/XVTdRus41__S9yrpCBlf3qa3Po6bNgrl6SvKcwred3E

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