Introduction
The project brings still life into interactive generative imagery, with controls for animation, rotation and capture. The platform notes substantial graphics requirements, making execution conditions part of access.
View full image ↗Preview of Chimera from its Art Blocks collection page. The series release is dated 2022-01-10; the image was retrieved on 3 October 2026. A still does not reproduce dynamic or interactive execution.
Michael Kozlowski (mpkoz) / Art Blocks · Artwork and image rights remain with their holders; research reference does not assert an open licence.
Source · Chimera ↗RESEARCH ACCOUNT
An established genre enters a live medium
ANTI-AI ARCHIVE · Revised 2026-10-03
Work and historical context
Art Blocks dates Chimera to 2022-01-10, with an edition field of 987 works and attribution to Michael Kozlowski (mpkoz). This dates the release, not the beginning of every sketch or development process.
Section sources: Chimera by mpkoz
An established genre enters a live medium
The project brings still life into interactive generative imagery, with controls for animation, rotation and capture. The platform notes substantial graphics requirements, making execution conditions part of access.
Section sources: Chimera by mpkoz
Viewing the work and its documentation
Compare individual details with the wider Chimera series: which features sustain a family resemblance, and which combinations remain surprising? Treating hybridity as a question is more useful than assigning every output a single style.
Section sources: Chimera by mpkoz · View work: Chimera #870
Art-historical significance and comparison
Editorial interpretation: The historical connection is a reworking of genre. Physical still life, computed scenes and NFT distribution remain distinct objects of study.
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Sources for this account
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The historical connection is a reworking of genre. Physical still life, computed scenes and NFT distribution remain distinct objects of study.
Dates & version record
Date displayed for this node: 2022-01-10 · Historical date recorded for the source: 2022-01-10
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Chimera
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Provenance, translation & verification
Archive node #163 · Generative-art expansion: artists, works and execution
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Date as recorded: 2022-01-10
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Chimera by mpkoz
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. Chimera: an established genre enters a live medium. Art-history node #163. https://salondesrefuses.cn/en/art-history/265
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