Exploring Zorbitecture

Inspirations and Origins of a Zorbish Art Collection

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When I joined Zora a couple of months ago, I stumbled upon the homepage and encountered a couple of Zorbs that immediately sparked my inspiration.

I was captivated by the uniqueness of the concept. The idea of a collective expression under the same theme intrigued me, prompting the creation of my initial Zorbish art piece, Think Inside the Box.

https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x8ecfe760cf25c5a03b00a3c95695d3e081a78514/10

Then I started thinking inside the box. As I delved deeper into the Zora community, I created Cumulative Effort Zorb, drawing inspiration from the blockchain itself and the diverse group of participants contributing to it.

https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x8ecfe760cf25c5a03b00a3c95695d3e081a78514/2

Given my appreciation for long-form series and world-building, I took pen and paper to develop ideas. My first notion was to explore various styles, art movements, and mediums within the framework of Zorbs, leading to the inception of Zorbtopia.

https://zora.co/collect/zora:0xdfad1f1336236a63d8ec1c3c8aeaf3549230013f

While working on Zorbtopia, I created Zorbs set in garden/landscape settings and others inspired by brutalism. These endeavors served as the catalyst for the birth of the next collection—Zorbitecture.

https://zora.co/collect/zora:0xdfad1f1336236a63d8ec1c3c8aeaf3549230013f/25https://zora.co/collect/zora:0xdfad1f1336236a63d8ec1c3c8aeaf3549230013f/131

I delved into various architectural styles, crafting a collection of 120 styles. Some were influenced by classical styles like brutalism, while others embraced a more abstract approach, such as bio-inspired deconstructive postmodernism.

https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x3a8f88d63d4c142757670d773a484f80055de342/9https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x3a8f88d63d4c142757670d773a484f80055de342/46

This exploration then led to the conceptualization of spaces—a bar, a rooftop, a meditation room, a wine cellar, a shopping mall, among others.

https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x3a8f88d63d4c142757670d773a484f80055de342/43https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x3a8f88d63d4c142757670d773a484f80055de342/33

In the end, I created 100 exteriors and 200 interiors for this project. Zorbitecture is essentially a fusion of my love for architecture and the exciting possibilities offered by the Zorb concept.

https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x3a8f88d63d4c142757670d773a484f80055de342/23

Arweave TX

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Danica Swanson
Danica Swanson
Commented 1 year ago

When I featured Zorbtopia 297 in my essay "The Magic of Zorbs" about a month ago, I remember thinking: "How come I haven't seen any other Zorb-themed architecture mints out there yet? We need more!" Unbeknownst to me, you were way ahead of me, and had already developed a whole collection of 300. I feel lucky to have discovered them so early. As I wrote on Farcaster, I spent hours looking at them, and I keep returning to them again and again. Really beautiful work. So glad you're on Farcaster and Paragraph, and are planning more Zorbitecture mints. I'll DM you soon with more thoughts.

afergFarcaster
aferg
Commented 1 year ago

It's been a minute since I casted about how the Zorbitecture collection by @edit is under-appreciated and under-collected. #40 is one of my favorites from the collection, and I was inexplicably fortunate enough to also be the first minter of it.

simonFarcaster
simon
Commented 1 year ago

One of my all-time favorite collections! I'm so glad that @edit is creating here on WC now!!!

afergFarcaster
aferg
Commented 1 year ago

I love how much variety there is across the pieces in Zorbitecture! Plus the “lore” of Farcaster fans tracking Edit down and getting him to create an account :-)

simonFarcaster
simon
Commented 1 year ago

I was one of them! 😄 @danicaswanson and I donated and collected Warps to gift a year of storage to invite edit to join!

TomFarcaster
Tom
Commented 1 year ago

Love it. Just minted 2 of em ✅

DambassFarcaster
Dambass
Commented 1 year ago

Beautiful 420 $DEGEN

afergFarcaster
aferg
Commented 1 year ago

Big Edit fan here for sure! Thanks for the tip!

Exploring Zorbitecture