{"id":7136,"date":"2023-05-15T13:40:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T13:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/jack-butcher-unveils-checks-elements-nft-collection\/"},"modified":"2023-05-15T13:40:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T13:40:41","slug":"jack-butcher-unveils-checks-elements-nft-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/jack-butcher-unveils-checks-elements-nft-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Butcher Unveils Checks Elements NFT Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-alpha\">The Alpha<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Jack Butcher, of Checks VV and Visualize Value, has announced his newest project. Checks Elements is a 152-piece, generative art collection of hand-drawn monoprints and non-fungible token pairs, which he says explores \u201cthe ever-evolving relationship between consensus and truth.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The collection will feature four elements: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. Three of the four elements will be auctioned off at Christie\u2019s on May 16. Thirty percent of the auction proceeds will be donated to St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Each digital piece will come with a 30\u201d x 42\u201d physical counterpart made by master printmaker Jean Robert Milant. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"h-dive-deeper\">Dive deeper<\/h2>\n<p>Butcher\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/features\/how-jack-butchers-checks-challenges-the-way-people-view-nfts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Checks VV collection<\/a> made a splash in early 2023 with one iconic sentence: \u201cThis art may or may not be notable.\u201d The sentence, as well as the collection, is a play on the phrase, \u201cThis is a legacy verified account. It may or may not be notable,\u201d which previously popped up when you clicked the blue check mark after Elon Musk announced he would be selling verified check marks for eight dollars. <\/p>\n<p>The Checks Ecosystem has grown considerably since then, with hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/news\/jack-butchers-checks-derivatives-have-taken-over-web3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Checks derivatives<\/a> and even a mechanism to migrate the original editions to on-chain artwork through Checks VV Editions. After this, many wondered if Butcher would keep growing and adding utility to Checks. <\/p>\n<p>Now, after months of ideation, Butcher has unveiled <a href=\"https:\/\/checks.art\/elements-preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Checks Elements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Credit: Checks Elements\/Visualize Value<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked where he got the idea of using elements, Butcher says it was conceived with his friend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/martin_klipp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin Klipp<\/a>, president of Beyond Art Creative. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe elements concept comes from the idea of translating what Checks represents digitally into something physical,\u201d Butcher said in an interview with nft now. \u201cSo this idea of consensus, what was consensus before we had these methods of digital communication? The four elements were basically present in every way, were discovered or arrived upon, and decided upon in all of these different cultures that had no way of communicating with [one] another for thousands of years.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>To Butcher, Elements is an extension of the idea of using Checks as a symbol of decentralization. It\u2019s the continuation of the story. He says using elements felt like the right way to describe the physical world. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we essentially took those four elements, built these color palettes around them, and then used a version of the algorithm that built checks generatively to produce these 152 prints. They\u2019ll be put together as pairs so that the instructions and immutable version of the NFT will live on Ethereum, and they basically then translated physically.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-15-at-12.19.52-AM-700x704.png\" alt=\"Jean working on physical editions\" class=\"wp-image-38378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-15-at-12.19.52-AM-700x704.png 700w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-15-at-12.19.52-AM-1200x1207.png 1200w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-15-at-12.19.52-AM-150x151.png 150w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-15-at-12.19.52-AM-768x772.png 768w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-15-at-12.19.52-AM.png 1452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><figcaption>Jean Robbert Milant working on physical prints. | Credit: Visualize Value<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the physical editions, Butcher and Klipp enlisted the assistance of Milant and his gallery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cirrusgallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cirrus Editions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes Jean almost a day each to make these prints handmade on the lithographic press,\u201d Klipp said. \u201cEach piece is also hand finished by Jack, so they are both physically and digitally verified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are massive,\u201d Butcher said. \u201cThey have to be rolled. So if you got 20 checks, it might be a case of a minimum of 20 rolls of each color on each on each piece of paper.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-s-next\">What\u2019s next<\/h2>\n<p>Checks Elements will be on display at Christie\u2019s until May 23. After the first auction, Butcher\u2019s 24-hour collection will also be auctioned from May 24-25. The final element, Fire, will be hidden in the 24-hour collection. Physical prints for those who purchased the 152 Checks Elements pieces from either auction will be mailed out on June 24. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>When asked about being showcased at Christie\u2019s, Jack attributes this success entirely to community support. \u201cIt\u2019s just something that I\u2019ve not experienced before,\u201d Butcher said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m learning and kind of getting to experience it with everybody else, which is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Owners of Checks, Opepen and VV 1\/1s will receive &#8220;Infinity Check&#8221; bidders editions for each auction tier they participate in.<\/p>\n<p>One check collectors will receive a full set of editions wether they participate or not, as will those who participate in Alpha and Christie&#8217;s auctions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SgsJqaqfd8\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/SgsJqaqfd8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Butcher (@jackbutcher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackbutcher\/status\/1657925329552564224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>If you are an owner of Checks, Opepen, and Visualize Value 1\/1s, you will be able to have a special participation in Checks Elements auctions. Butcher stated in a tweet (pictured above) that you will receive \u201cInfinity Check\u201d bidders\u2019 editions for each auction tier you participate in.<\/p>\n<p>One Check collectors will receive a full set of editions, whether they participate or not, as will those who participate in Alpha and Christie\u2019s auctions. There are currently only 31 \u201cOne Checks\u201d out of a possible 250 that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattob_eth\/status\/1657527273669513217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">currently exist<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>If that seems confusing, it simply means that if you aren\u2019t a One Check holder, you must bid and own one of the collections mentioned to get a full set of Infinity Checks (all four elements). <\/p>\n<p>When asked if Checks Elements will be related to Visualize Value\u2019s other popular project, <a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/collection\/opepen-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opepen Edition<\/a>, Butcher says they are separate projects. But, there is \u201cloads of work to do\u201d that we will all see more on that soon.  <\/p>\n<h3>In case you missed it:<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/news\/jack-butcher-unveils-checks-elements-nft-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alpha Jack Butcher, of Checks VV and Visualize Value, has announced his newest project. Checks Elements is a 152-piece, generative art collection of hand-drawn monoprints and non-fungible token pairs, which he says explores \u201cthe ever-evolving relationship between consensus and truth.\u201d The collection will feature four elements: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. 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