September 2026 Edition
Time to write my favorite article of each month, because no matter what changes happen out there, one thing stays the same: art discovery on Tezos is inspiring and fun. Within a few clicks at my computer, I can transport myself to a virtual art gallery filled with incredible art from around the world, showing anything you can imagine and, more importantly, what you never would have. The ‘ART’icle of the Month aims to spotlight examples of the amazing art that can be discovered on the Tezos blockchain, by artists who have simply decided their art deserved to be seen by more people on their own terms.
This month we spotlight five artists publishing art on Tezos. If you know of an artist who deserves more recognition, you can nominate them to be spotlighted in a future ‘ART’icle simply by commenting the phrase #tezARTicle on socials (or under this publication) and tagging the artist. Thank you to Tezos3D on X for making a nomination last month, shown as an example below, followed by the first artist spotlight.
Screen Shot From “The Endless Gallery” by Torbh TORBH: Illustrator, Graphic Designer, 3D Artist
“The Endless Gallery”
This spotlight gives Tezos3D’s X thread another place to live, retold in my own words. You can find the X thread here.
Where Tezos3D’s spotlight of TORBH leans into the 3D artworks and the details that go into them, I wanted to spotlight an example of the experiences that utilize such 3D artworks. Games are often where I see .glb files become use cases, yet in the digital era, games can also be presented as art installations.
“The Endless Gallery” is one of those games as art. The mission is the reflection, and there is no loser or winner. The maze simulates the disorientation of being an artist in the age of generative art, offering endless possibilities without complete control over any of the outcomes.
The artwork description gives the user something to fall back on, written poetically yet informatively. It also names the paradox at the heart of the piece. “The Endless Gallery” was made with the help of artificial intelligence, yet it reflects on the sense of loss that AI brings to the artistic process. TORBH uses the language of the machine to stage their own disorientation, asking from inside the labyrinth whether creation and generation can still be separated.
The black and white tiles of the gallery floor hint towards intentionally composed balance within the experience. The art on the walls is all abstract pixels, with no single painting standing out. Nothing aims to stop you in your tracks. The body of work, the experience, and the message together form the intended subject.
When I walked through the maze, I definitely got “lost,” until I realized there was no destination to be found. The confusion softened into a comforting form of disorientation. Discover more by TORBH here.
Low-Res Sample of “Termiilonș” by hmm.labs Hmm.labs: Digital Glitch Artist, Pattern Geometry
“Termiilonș”
This next artist has recently captured my attention, and their name really expresses the art they create very well. Hmm.labs is a lab outputting thought-provoking visual glitches that make you stop and go “hmm.” The scientist behind these creations is Odi Kusuma. Through a balance of composition and destruction, a story unfolds in the viewer’s mind, accompanied by thoughtful descriptions when viewed through Objkt.
In “Termiilonș,” the subject serves as the boundary between emotion and technology. The figure is caught mid-leap, with blue terminal text glitching in the background and a spectrum of light trailing behind it like a comet tail. The pixelated body acts like a prism, refracting incoming light into the full spectrum. It mirrors how we receive data and attempt to explain it in our own way, or how we turn feelings into art. The three layers of existence are represented in this one artwork: mind, body, and spirit. Discover more by hmm.labs here.
Low-Res Sample of “Depression Mix” by Ferezila Ferezila — Painter, Animator, Sculptor
“𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘹 🧸📚 📼🔋”
It always connects with me when a fellow artist literally puts themselves into their artwork. It gives viewers something to become familiar with over time, like growing fond of a dynamic character on a television show. We have not interacted a bunch by any means, but the colorful and personal representations of Ferezila’s world have frequented my timeline enough to feel that familiarity.
Ferezila makes art that is colorful even when the subject matter is dark, often adding a twist of silliness to serious topics. In “Depression Mix,” part of a newer collection called “Cassette Chronicles,” the usual sharp tones are dulled. Where we usually see faces in her compositions, here the subject lies face down, the message on the back of her shirt reading, “Why Even Try?” Drained batteries scattered across the floor, along with the open battery pack on her back, suggest forced effort followed by burnout. The cassette label reads “for the girls who smile too much,” capturing more of the tension hiding behind the expectations of society. Discover more art by Ferezila here.
100% Accidentally Directed. Episode #191 Entou Deais: Post-internet Artist
“100% Accidentally Directed. Episode #191”
In the era of AI where it can be hard to tell if a photograph is real or not, the art of absurdity can really become something refined. I stumbled upon an artist on the Objkt feed who has fine-tuned that absurdity.
Entou Deais works with culturally familiar scenes that look like photographs but are AI-assisted generative artworks. Known as “Synthography,” these “fake photos” are created from imagination instead of capturing a real-life moment. Exaggerated and outrageous depictions of reality ease the stress of wondering if it’s “real.” In Entou’s own words, “Recognizable symbols appear as transformative commentary, not endorsement.”
Within the collection “100% Accidentally Directed,” I found Episode 191 to fit my brand of comedy while also triggering the nostalgia of childhood visits to McDonald’s in the ’90s, a time frame the clothing in the scene points to. At the center of it all stands a giant gingerbread man in a trench coat, icing brows furrowed, flashing a vest of Mentos rolls at the crowd. No one could explain what is happening here, yet no one could look away without wondering what is going to happen next. The idea of Mentos sticks replacing dynamite, surrounded by all the Coca-Cola, is rather terrifying. The people’s reactions are well warranted. Discover more absurdly awesome art by Entou here.
“CRYPTEMES Lightpaint Kitchen Scene 001” by Studio Martin aka Cryptemes Studio Martin aka Cryptemes: Artist, Observer
“CRYPTEMES Lightpaint Kitchen Scene 001”
As a final spotlight for this month, we rewind to 2021, when artist Studio Martin aka Cryptemes minted Objkt number 573, “CRYPTEMES Lightpaint Kitchen Scene 001.” This multidisciplinary observer and explorer of artistic possibilities minted a stunning piece of light painting photography onto a brand-new platform called hic et nunc.
The photo appears to be a self-portrait at first glance, while the disruption from moving lights makes the composition abstract. The description on Objkt invites a more literal reading, naming the place as the kitchen and describing the observation in the third person. A clock hangs in the corner of the frame, and I read the light as the passing of time, with the blur capturing time in motion.
Studio Martin is still actively minting on Tezos, taking part in recent open calls like #Art4Life on Teia. Discover more art from several years of active minting here.
Until Next Month
Closing this edition with a HEN mint from 2021 brought me right back to my own early days on that brand-new platform, minting music and art with no idea where any of it would lead. So much has changed since then, yet this month’s spotlights reminded me why I keep coming back. A maze with no destination, a leap through refracted light, a day with the colors dulled, a gingerbread man with a very bad idea, and a kitchen where time blurred into light, each asking me to slow down and sit with what I was seeing. That is still my favorite part of art discovery on Tezos, and I hope a few of these pieces stay with you the way they stayed with me.
If an artist has been catching your eye on your timeline lately, help them get seen by more people. Comment #tezARTicle on socials (or under this publication) and tag the artist to nominate them for a future ‘ART’icle. The next edition could start with your discovery, just like this one started with Tezos3D’s.
‘ART’icle of the Month was originally published in Tezos Commons on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.