Highlights and eccentricities of the Meme Maxis, weeks of May 22 and 29, 2023 — cover art excerpted from G9ralt’s full poster, an insta-ReMeme of jackbutcher’s Meme Card 103 in twin orbit with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and incorporating multiple masterworks by 6529er.

Has our world-o’-crypto commenced its grand unthawing? It matters not to The Memes, for they shall rocket swiftly past 100 cards. The mystical beyond beckons, twinkly space dust swirling balletically, with stirrings of life that are either actually alien or yet another reminder, that all we behold is ever but a reflection of ourselves. Evidence might suggest things are happening faster and faster — be they artificial intelligence applied statistics, the stirrings of politics and economies, or ReadyPereOne’s ability to spot a green hill with white clouds — but while some humans accelerate change around us, others endeavor to … 💨 be the acceleration, expanding the frontiers of biology and the place where perception meets imagination.

A reversion to the meme is imminent — especially when we’ve had too many outlandish events strung in a row. LordJamieVShiLL transports us to a simpler time, a time of lasers, a world beyond the event horizon, from which we might never return.

But why would we want to?

TRON invites PEPE to “WAGMI: Legacy” (6529Collections announcement) where the pond’s pristine enough for even the youngest tadpoles to explore, frolic, perhaps eventually run a 6529-athalon:

That’s LordJamieVShiLL’s teaser for the iconic card drop 🎤

You can explore Lord Jamie’s extensive back catalog with the curation of Pepe.wtf (“an endless education” -Punku), Foundation, and elsewhere, to include entire compendia of Fake Rares.

Not content to be Admiral of PreMemes, WintermuteGAN taps a fondness for batzdu’s work in the creation of “Legacy ReMeme” —

…and aRegularDad combines The Legacy with The Irresistible, mixing in the innocent vistas of fvckrender…

Michael Hirshon (MikeHirshon) shares his thoughts in a wide-ranging romp through how he got started illustrating, what brought him to Blockchain World, and what’s going on with LizardLabNFT — collected all by 6529Gradientz for Meme Artist interview #15.

An astonishing turn awaits at this latest art drop, for the latest Meme Piece from GxngYxng seems to transcend any expectations of what a card might look like (announcement) —

Artwork so exceptionally minimal yet expressive (and in distinguished style, no less) is an ideal pairing for the memetic potential of “Survive”, both in collective mission and imperative of action.

Catch GxngYxng’s collection of ghxsts (website), made in partnership with the effortlessly cool JxnetNFT.

WintermuteGAN is in with the PreMeme (OM_Pub_‘s GxngYxng artist profile) before the drop, fidelity of prescience unmatched yet again. Cheeriness-wise, however, the editorial team now, by contrast, discerns an overflow of optimism emanating from GxngYxng’s piece…or could it go either way?

Whether you missed Week 44’s kerfuffle over Meme Card 100, or would simply entertain a refreshing summer spritz of its volatile fragrance, nft_lady_007’s ReMeme of last week’s infamous work will jolt you upright from even the most defeated cower, through the sheer power of Julia’s craftsmanship. Indeed, 007 has expanded the universe of what a ReMeme can be (announcement) —

art_icu_late’s Memes Outside hits the big four-oh with “Degen Collective” — wrapping up its first season with help from Uccio_eth and TransientLabs — featuring artwork by cyber_humanoid (announcement) —

Memes are, of course, real life, as further evidenced by #45 in the series, featuring rakesh_pulapa (announcement) —

mbstuart repurposes a classic meme from decades prior (secondary market listing) —

9256memes drops a blockbuster of an admonition (primary mint page) —

Tireless are TheMeansCreator collaborators, introducing cards 30 (6529 Fam Starter Pack f. leaf_swan), 31, 32 (Is this RL? f. ImBrendanNorth), 33 (No Metaverse, No Life f. TOKYOLUV), and 34 (No Fomo/Cope Today f. 6529er) of their SZN2 collection. Here’s 31, “Battleground” featuring the work of Mindzeye, the stage upon where humanity’s very future shall be fought:

https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x83a079036879F878F438e8dF79A76DbD98eC23cF/37

“Meme Whiplash” exists on several parallel dimensions, as evidenced by spydenator’s Meme Lab airdrop this week entitled “Serum X4” (announcement) —

fmiasp continues the noble quest of ReMemeing every single possible jpeg, here mashing up 6529er and XCOPYART (announcement) —

FPeykanpour gets a well-deserved nomination from NaimePakniyat for best derivative artist; certainly this Meme Factory retooling is no slouch (nomination) —

RicardoTakamura also renders a Meme Factory (original work of GrantYun2) so close to home you could commute to it (announcement) —

A compelling argument from TimpersHD:

How to make friends with neighbors, according to a_marrast —

Late night moods with SebastianMVibes, with a lovingly assembled piece (collected by h3xum_) featuring work by 6529er and RikOostenbroek (sale announcement) —

It could be luck, for a piece of art to go viral; but knockin’ whiffle balls clear outta the park time and again, to see those whiffle balls become widely disseminated to crowds who aren’t aware of who was responsible for them? That takes skills, and skills are jackbutcher’s forte.

Introducing “Don’t Trust, Check.” (announcement), jackbutcher’s entry to The Memes collection and a mesmerizing spin on his scintillating work with checks (with helpful context courtesy mattob_eth) in galactic pass-through collision with the messages of decentralization.

Jack’s background is helpfully illuminated in-depth, replete with plenty of trade wisdom, in an interview with ourZORA, commemorated on-chain (secondary market). Explore his visualizevalue and opepenedition collections, as well as a veritable ecosystem of creations at vv.xyz.

G9ralt is on a PreMeme streak this week, including this inspiringly sparse number mixing 6529er’s “NakamotoFreedom” with jackbutcher’s checks aesthetic (announcement) —

eduardocruz immortalizes punk6529 threads in audio form, minted to blockchain.

“living cells” is apeinacoupe’s second piece in the Parametric Pepe series (announcement) —

“SZNS” is a captivating collection from JakNFT in collaboration with HirojiKotegawa (announcement, making-of thread) —

Meysvm has authored a Pepe Tracker to gather the entire Pepe diaspora into a fine gallery on 0xDecaArt.

One gm from MeltedMindz to be aspirationally right-clicked-saved-as:

boldleonidas’s work is often simultaneously scathing and hilarious; this piece nails that balance right down to the rektguyNFT:

Pack your bags, kids! We’re takin’ off for Pepe Island and fmiasp’s our guide (announcement) —

ryankoopmans and alicewexell collaborate with bottoproject on a stunning menagerie of a piece entitled “Flowering of Ideas” (announcement and backstory) —

The distinctive, mind-opening light of morning shines through rakesh_pulapa’s gorgeous photo work:

…and PixelGustavo summons a scene straight from the heart, a must-gander:

Decades of pixel art, squintingly hand-molded, have accumulated from around the world, forming a formidable layer of kaleidoscopic color upon Earth’s soils and streets: an entirely new second crust that goes crunch wherever you might accidentally step without looking.

And yet, most of it is exceedingly charming.

And yet, there are vanishingly few artists whose work floats shimmeringly above the rest. This week we become better acquainted with one, for TimpersHD cavorts in the stratosphere.

“The WAGMI Brigade” (6529Collections announcement) evokes the moment we’ve gotten the team back together, mfers in spirit all, ready to take on the universe. Enter the world of TimpersHD (a.k.a. timpers.chimp) at ChimpersNFT, Foundation, and elsewhere.

As though tuned in to the level of quality and world-building of Timpers’s work, WintermuteGAN’s PreMeme kicks off a spectacular side-vision-quest (om.pub artist profile thanks to brookr) —

🌱

jose_ramos has authored a fantastic introduction to himself and his work: a perfect companion to his meme card offering this week (announcement) —

Especially intriguing is his focus on therapeutic art and mental health. Follow Jose’s collections on SuperRare, Quantum Art, as well as his newsletter and other platforms.

A decidedly forward-thinking WintermuteGAN shows us a possible multiverse instantiation, with the PreMeme “Hopium Springs Eternal” (om.pub artist profile) —

As the SZNs progress it becomes more rare for a collector to sweep an entire set — even in times of falling prices there’s a conceptual leap required, which also happens to ratchet up in difficulty level with each new card added to the set. DGMD22 returns to The Memes, on top of acquiring a 6529 Gradient; and even better, they’re eloquently expressing the reasoning behind the conviction with consistent aplomb.

h3xum_ celebrates 4 years running Noble Wave in Salem, Oregon with a birthday bash, with Memes by 6529 made into cocktails for a boisterous good time. They also feature a rotating art gallery — here’s a hearty welcome from CryptoClimates and Sshayni_:

davincithreads wraps up a 3-part series inspecting The Memes as an NFT project, strengths and weaknesses from a bird’s-eye view.

“gmgn” by RikOostenbroek fits perfectly in the light of a mystical forest, seen here for an upcoming game (and open call for artists) by Di_animals:

The_Kid_Icarus and NoCreative_Eth team up for another crackling good outing as Bloom Collective in the creation of the latest grail…in this case a cheeky comment on the nature of cash currency wrapped in an air of state-approved legitimacy. Grab a loupe and pore over the phenomenal detail on this thing before you spend it all on a Dollar Meme (announcement) —

Both artists on this collaboration have extensive background in the traditional art world, with commensurately colorful back catalogs to boot. NoCreative_Eth, a.k.a. Kristian Levin, can be found on Makersplace, SuperRare, and further, featuring pieces like this stunner entitled “Yearn” (announcement) —

The_Kid_Icarus, a.k.a. ICKI, has written a captivating thread about his artistic journey and relentless forays into generative-art experiments. Peruse his collections at SuperRare, objkt, and elsewhere:

We’ve got two persuasive versions of the other side of the $1 bill, first up by 6529er with a Pepe decked out and looking very Kaejunni:

As well as g9ralt’s “Network State of OM” Meme Pass, created for the DollarMemeShop:

• Lots of exciting news on the docket this week! We begin with a banger insight about web3, thanks to evan_van_ness

• mintfaced launches a Geodetic Art Competition

• I don’t know about your bingo card, but mfers hanging out at Lowe’s hardware store is by far the biggest surprise write-in entry on mine — MLeeJr with the scoop:

• rakesh_pulapa’s photography is featured throughout India for the new Vivo phone campaign

• How should we reckon with the bandits? according to SundayFundayLFG

• ape6743 on PFP aesthetics and value assessment

• Some of us think we know what conviction looks like, but paulwilsonimage is out here commemorating Sgt. Pepe by Ars0nic for real

• The most important thing in life, also spoken by paulwilsonimage:

• milestones_nft gives us the lowdown and highlights on the Chinese government’s web3 whitepaper

• Zigmarillion interviewed by NFT_pulp_ for Creators of Metaverse #23

• The foundational pillar of everything crypto is Satoshi Nakamoto’s “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” whitepaper, and Burnasso is here to distill its main points

• willdepue embeds every Arxiv research paper (!) in an initiative called Alexandria

• The generational churn of technology as told by

• NFT metadata changes got you down? punk6529 has a solution for that. Introducing On-Chain NFT Timelines

• A fascinating and monumental discovery has been made for the first time in history! Behold: the chiral aperiodic monotile (h/t emollick)

Happy meme-seizing and life-seizing to all !

⚡️

Highlights and eccentricities of the Meme Maxis, weeks of May 22 and 29, 2023 — cover art excerpted from G9ralt’s full poster, an insta-ReMeme of jackbutcher’s Meme Card 103 in twin orbit with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and incorporating multiple masterworks by 6529er.

Has our world-o’-crypto commenced its grand unthawing? It matters not to The Memes, for they shall rocket swiftly past 100 cards. The mystical beyond beckons, twinkly space dust swirling balletically, with stirrings of life that are either actually alien or yet another reminder, that all we behold is ever but a reflection of ourselves. Evidence might suggest things are happening faster and faster — be they artificial intelligence applied statistics, the stirrings of politics and economies, or ReadyPereOne’s ability to spot a green hill with white clouds — but while some humans accelerate change around us, others endeavor to … 💨 be the acceleration, expanding the frontiers of biology and the place where perception meets imagination.

A reversion to the meme is imminent — especially when we’ve had too many outlandish events strung in a row. LordJamieVShiLL transports us to a simpler time, a time of lasers, a world beyond the event horizon, from which we might never return.

But why would we want to?

TRON invites PEPE to “WAGMI: Legacy” (6529Collections announcement) where the pond’s pristine enough for even the youngest tadpoles to explore, frolic, perhaps eventually run a 6529-athalon:

That’s LordJamieVShiLL’s teaser for the iconic card drop 🎤

You can explore Lord Jamie’s extensive back catalog with the curation of Pepe.wtf (“an endless education” -Punku), Foundation, and elsewhere, to include entire compendia of Fake Rares.

Not content to be Admiral of PreMemes, WintermuteGAN taps a fondness for batzdu’s work in the creation of “Legacy ReMeme” —

…and aRegularDad combines The Legacy with The Irresistible, mixing in the innocent vistas of fvckrender…

Michael Hirshon (MikeHirshon) shares his thoughts in a wide-ranging romp through how he got started illustrating, what brought him to Blockchain World, and what’s going on with LizardLabNFT — collected all by 6529Gradientz for Meme Artist interview #15.

An astonishing turn awaits at this latest art drop, for the latest Meme Piece from GxngYxng seems to transcend any expectations of what a card might look like (announcement) —

Artwork so exceptionally minimal yet expressive (and in distinguished style, no less) is an ideal pairing for the memetic potential of “Survive”, both in collective mission and imperative of action.

Catch GxngYxng’s collection of ghxsts (website), made in partnership with the effortlessly cool JxnetNFT.

WintermuteGAN is in with the PreMeme (OM_Pub_‘s GxngYxng artist profile) before the drop, fidelity of prescience unmatched yet again. Cheeriness-wise, however, the editorial team now, by contrast, discerns an overflow of optimism emanating from GxngYxng’s piece…or could it go either way?

Whether you missed Week 44’s kerfuffle over Meme Card 100, or would simply entertain a refreshing summer spritz of its volatile fragrance, nft_lady_007’s ReMeme of last week’s infamous work will jolt you upright from even the most defeated cower, through the sheer power of Julia’s craftsmanship. Indeed, 007 has expanded the universe of what a ReMeme can be (announcement) —

art_icu_late’s Memes Outside hits the big four-oh with “Degen Collective” — wrapping up its first season with help from Uccio_eth and TransientLabs — featuring artwork by cyber_humanoid (announcement) —

Memes are, of course, real life, as further evidenced by #45 in the series, featuring rakesh_pulapa (announcement) —

mbstuart repurposes a classic meme from decades prior (secondary market listing) —

9256memes drops a blockbuster of an admonition (primary mint page) —

Tireless are TheMeansCreator collaborators, introducing cards 30 (6529 Fam Starter Pack f. leaf_swan), 31, 32 (Is this RL? f. ImBrendanNorth), 33 (No Metaverse, No Life f. TOKYOLUV), and 34 (No Fomo/Cope Today f. 6529er) of their SZN2 collection. Here’s 31, “Battleground” featuring the work of Mindzeye, the stage upon where humanity’s very future shall be fought:

https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x83a079036879F878F438e8dF79A76DbD98eC23cF/37

“Meme Whiplash” exists on several parallel dimensions, as evidenced by spydenator’s Meme Lab airdrop this week entitled “Serum X4” (announcement) —

fmiasp continues the noble quest of ReMemeing every single possible jpeg, here mashing up 6529er and XCOPYART (announcement) —

FPeykanpour gets a well-deserved nomination from NaimePakniyat for best derivative artist; certainly this Meme Factory retooling is no slouch (nomination) —

RicardoTakamura also renders a Meme Factory (original work of GrantYun2) so close to home you could commute to it (announcement) —

A compelling argument from TimpersHD:

How to make friends with neighbors, according to a_marrast —

Late night moods with SebastianMVibes, with a lovingly assembled piece (collected by h3xum_) featuring work by 6529er and RikOostenbroek (sale announcement) —

It could be luck, for a piece of art to go viral; but knockin’ whiffle balls clear outta the park time and again, to see those whiffle balls become widely disseminated to crowds who aren’t aware of who was responsible for them? That takes skills, and skills are jackbutcher’s forte.

Introducing “Don’t Trust, Check.” (announcement), jackbutcher’s entry to The Memes collection and a mesmerizing spin on his scintillating work with checks (with helpful context courtesy mattob_eth) in galactic pass-through collision with the messages of decentralization.

Jack’s background is helpfully illuminated in-depth, replete with plenty of trade wisdom, in an interview with ourZORA, commemorated on-chain (secondary market). Explore his visualizevalue and opepenedition collections, as well as a veritable ecosystem of creations at vv.xyz.

G9ralt is on a PreMeme streak this week, including this inspiringly sparse number mixing 6529er’s “NakamotoFreedom” with jackbutcher’s checks aesthetic (announcement) —

eduardocruz immortalizes punk6529 threads in audio form, minted to blockchain.

“living cells” is apeinacoupe’s second piece in the Parametric Pepe series (announcement) —

“SZNS” is a captivating collection from JakNFT in collaboration with HirojiKotegawa (announcement, making-of thread) —

Meysvm has authored a Pepe Tracker to gather the entire Pepe diaspora into a fine gallery on 0xDecaArt.

One gm from MeltedMindz to be aspirationally right-clicked-saved-as:

boldleonidas’s work is often simultaneously scathing and hilarious; this piece nails that balance right down to the rektguyNFT:

Pack your bags, kids! We’re takin’ off for Pepe Island and fmiasp’s our guide (announcement) —

ryankoopmans and alicewexell collaborate with bottoproject on a stunning menagerie of a piece entitled “Flowering of Ideas” (announcement and backstory) —

The distinctive, mind-opening light of morning shines through rakesh_pulapa’s gorgeous photo work:

…and PixelGustavo summons a scene straight from the heart, a must-gander:

Decades of pixel art, squintingly hand-molded, have accumulated from around the world, forming a formidable layer of kaleidoscopic color upon Earth’s soils and streets: an entirely new second crust that goes crunch wherever you might accidentally step without looking.

And yet, most of it is exceedingly charming.

And yet, there are vanishingly few artists whose work floats shimmeringly above the rest. This week we become better acquainted with one, for TimpersHD cavorts in the stratosphere.

“The WAGMI Brigade” (6529Collections announcement) evokes the moment we’ve gotten the team back together, mfers in spirit all, ready to take on the universe. Enter the world of TimpersHD (a.k.a. timpers.chimp) at ChimpersNFT, Foundation, and elsewhere.

As though tuned in to the level of quality and world-building of Timpers’s work, WintermuteGAN’s PreMeme kicks off a spectacular side-vision-quest (om.pub artist profile thanks to brookr) —

🌱

jose_ramos has authored a fantastic introduction to himself and his work: a perfect companion to his meme card offering this week (announcement) —

Especially intriguing is his focus on therapeutic art and mental health. Follow Jose’s collections on SuperRare, Quantum Art, as well as his newsletter and other platforms.

A decidedly forward-thinking WintermuteGAN shows us a possible multiverse instantiation, with the PreMeme “Hopium Springs Eternal” (om.pub artist profile) —

As the SZNs progress it becomes more rare for a collector to sweep an entire set — even in times of falling prices there’s a conceptual leap required, which also happens to ratchet up in difficulty level with each new card added to the set. DGMD22 returns to The Memes, on top of acquiring a 6529 Gradient; and even better, they’re eloquently expressing the reasoning behind the conviction with consistent aplomb.

h3xum_ celebrates 4 years running Noble Wave in Salem, Oregon with a birthday bash, with Memes by 6529 made into cocktails for a boisterous good time. They also feature a rotating art gallery — here’s a hearty welcome from CryptoClimates and Sshayni_:

davincithreads wraps up a 3-part series inspecting The Memes as an NFT project, strengths and weaknesses from a bird’s-eye view.

“gmgn” by RikOostenbroek fits perfectly in the light of a mystical forest, seen here for an upcoming game (and open call for artists) by Di_animals:

The_Kid_Icarus and NoCreative_Eth team up for another crackling good outing as Bloom Collective in the creation of the latest grail…in this case a cheeky comment on the nature of cash currency wrapped in an air of state-approved legitimacy. Grab a loupe and pore over the phenomenal detail on this thing before you spend it all on a Dollar Meme (announcement) —

Both artists on this collaboration have extensive background in the traditional art world, with commensurately colorful back catalogs to boot. NoCreative_Eth, a.k.a. Kristian Levin, can be found on Makersplace, SuperRare, and further, featuring pieces like this stunner entitled “Yearn” (announcement) —

The_Kid_Icarus, a.k.a. ICKI, has written a captivating thread about his artistic journey and relentless forays into generative-art experiments. Peruse his collections at SuperRare, objkt, and elsewhere:

We’ve got two persuasive versions of the other side of the $1 bill, first up by 6529er with a Pepe decked out and looking very Kaejunni:

As well as g9ralt’s “Network State of OM” Meme Pass, created for the DollarMemeShop:

• Lots of exciting news on the docket this week! We begin with a banger insight about web3, thanks to evan_van_ness

• mintfaced launches a Geodetic Art Competition

• I don’t know about your bingo card, but mfers hanging out at Lowe’s hardware store is by far the biggest surprise write-in entry on mine — MLeeJr with the scoop:

• rakesh_pulapa’s photography is featured throughout India for the new Vivo phone campaign

• How should we reckon with the bandits? according to SundayFundayLFG

• ape6743 on PFP aesthetics and value assessment

• Some of us think we know what conviction looks like, but paulwilsonimage is out here commemorating Sgt. Pepe by Ars0nic for real

• The most important thing in life, also spoken by paulwilsonimage:

• milestones_nft gives us the lowdown and highlights on the Chinese government’s web3 whitepaper

• Zigmarillion interviewed by NFT_pulp_ for Creators of Metaverse #23

• The foundational pillar of everything crypto is Satoshi Nakamoto’s “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” whitepaper, and Burnasso is here to distill its main points

• willdepue embeds every Arxiv research paper (!) in an initiative called Alexandria

• The generational churn of technology as told by

• NFT metadata changes got you down? punk6529 has a solution for that. Introducing On-Chain NFT Timelines

• A fascinating and monumental discovery has been made for the first time in history! Behold: the chiral aperiodic monotile (h/t emollick)

Happy meme-seizing and life-seizing to all !

⚡️