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A Spatial Art Manifesto
Edited slightly for clarity

I see Spatial Art as deeply important to the future of digital art. There is no form more impactful or delightful as Spatial (formerly AR/XR/MR) Art.

Few treat it as a medium. Few understand the opportunities of transcendent communication and artistic connection. Fewer still understand how to unlock the value of this burgeoning medium when the addition of blockchain is introduced.

I see a future where the dominant display of digital art (and primary viewing experience) takes place in "mixed reality", on spatial headsets, glasses, contact lenses, windshields, visors, windows, brain implants, etc. -- anything where the digital realm can be truly brought to light, and seen in the context of reality

There is nothing greater and more impactful than reality. The infinite grain of reality is entirely unmatched. And there is no form of creative expression more limitless than digital art. The combination of these aspects unlocks truly insane artistic potential

As Snowfro illuminated generative art -- that is, he made the value clear to non-artists, and in doing so brought the love and attention the medium deserved -- I shall do with Spatial Art

Most likely, this involves a platform in the long term. For now, I must content myself with creating tools and techniques to unlock my own artistic potential, so I may one day gift them to others and unlock the true potential of all desiring Spatial Artists.

Consider this Manifesto a promise: I, Monster Mike, will not rest until Spatial Art is rightfully valued by the world at large as the ultimate artform of the modern age.

But like all great accomplishments, it cannot be done alone. So I call to others to take up the call. Push yourself to expand the medium. Show others how to understand it.

Spatial Art unlike any other medium prior is nearly conceptually limitless. True Spatial Art includes manipulation of space, visuals, sound, haptic, smell, and narrative (i.e. time) to induce limbic change and unlock a more biologically-potent art-viewing experience

And to do all of this while speaking from the soul

It is a task only a polymath (or architect) could endeavor, for it requires understanding and curiosity in a wide range of disciplines.

But when it comes together, it is well worth it.

And so, friends, I will end with a message: look forward to the future. 

For it is gargantuan and it is spectacular. It is human, sensual, hyper-dynamic, and above all, beautiful. 

World-scale, digital art is coming. And we get to be the ones to welcome it home.

Many thanks for reading,
Monster Mike
3/11/24, 3:00 am

We have yet to see anyone really nail it. The most interesting work I've been able to discover has nothing to do with web3. People claim to be "AR artists" in web3, but they do little more than separate layers and plop them into Artivive.