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Martin Lukas Ostachowski

@mlo.art
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Artist, researcher and writer based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal, QC. More about my art, research (crypto art) and me: mlo.art

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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 13/09/2026
AdjaCENTS, II of VII: Merging Cents. Neighbouring cents fuse like soap bubbles, four coins becoming one where the sky flattens. Decided at draw time, stored nowhere. Copper Clouds Four, Five and Six. mlo.art/news/blog-po... ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 08/09/2026
AdjaCENTS, I of VII: Grid Cents. 625 of Rutherford Chang's melted CENTS, matched by shade to a moving sky and streamed live from Bitcoin while you watch. Copper Clouds One, Two and Three. Nothing re-inscribed, nothing stored. More about the project: mlo.art/news/blog-po... ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 22/04/2026
6 years in a row! I am thrilled to be heading back to the Annual Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas! Come find me at the BMAG Bitcoin Museum and Art Gallery and say hi. See you there! ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 21/03/2026
🧵3/4 ... explorer l’espace négatif tout autour avec des motifs génératifs. C’est un mélange vraiment trippant de logique atmosphérique et d’abstraction numérique. Voici un premier aperçu de résultats préliminaires. mlo.art/art-journal/...
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Tracing Cloud Contours - MLO.art Inc
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 21/03/2026
🧵2/3 at some of the early outputs from the collage. It’s still a work in progress, but I’m loving how the organic shapes are interacting with the code. Je me suis plongé dans un nouveau script qui trace l’horizon pour identifier et isoler les nuages, puis j’ai utilisé ces données pour ...
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 21/03/2026
I’ve been diving into a new script that traces the horizon to identify and isolate clouds, using that data to explore the negative space around them with generative patterns. It’s a fun mix of atmospheric logic and digital abstraction. Here’s a first look .. 🧵1/3
Generative sketch tracing contours of clouds and replacing the negative space around the clouds with geometry
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 07/02/2026
I’m currently upgrading my tiling tools to work better with vectors for future pen plotter projects. It’s fascinating how vectors make it possible to harmonize scale and spacing, and how a few small parameters can shift placements just enough to change the whole composition. mlo.art/art-journal/...
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 02/02/2026
... comment les motifs peuvent fonctionner comme une matière, tandis que l’espace négatif devient une structure : il sépare, mais il relie aussi, en laissant l’œil compléter ce qui n’est pas là. ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ mlo.art/art-journal/...
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Cloud Pattern Collage - MLO.art Inc
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 02/02/2026
... letting the eye complete what isn’t there. Aujourd’hui, j’ai terminé un nouveau collage, construit à partir de plusieurs études génératives superposées, recoupées et réalignées jusqu’à ce que les jointures commencent à disparaître. J’explore ... 🧵2/3
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 02/02/2026
I wrapped up a new collage today, built from multiple generative studies layered, re-cut, and re-aligned until the seams began to disappear. I’ve been testing how patterns can function like material, while negative space becomes structure: it separates, but it also connects, ... 🧵1/3
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 26/01/2026
🧵2/2 ... construit à partir de sous-produits des dernières années. J’ai l’impression que 2026 marquera un déplacement plus affirmé vers des projets génératifs intégrant l’électronique et la 3D. Certains de ces projets sont déjà en train de prendre forme. ☁️💙☁️💙☁️ #art #collage mlo.art/art-journal/...
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Geometric 3D Cloud Collage - MLO.art Inc
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 26/01/2026
I just finished another collage built from by-products of the past few years. It feels like 2026 will shift my focus further toward generative work involving electronics and 3D. Some of these projects are already taking shape. Je viens de terminer un autre collage, ... 🧵1/2
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 09/01/2026
... found its language, urgency, and resistance to easy classification. ☁️💙☁️ mlo.art/art-journal/...
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On Square Pegs and Round Holes - MLO.art Inc
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 09/01/2026
... on the role of art-world misfits in its early years, those who operated in the gaps between disciplines, institutions, and economies. Tracing these misalignments has become a way for me to better understand how crypto art ...
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 09/01/2026
On Square Pegs and Round Holes The holiday season and the end of the year are always good moments to pause and reflect, allowing patterns to surface across longer timelines. Over the past months, I’ve been thinking and writing extensively about contextualizing crypto art, with a particular focus ..
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 17/12/2025
🧵2/2 ... Isadora 4 and IzzyCast, digital tools for exploring remote stage control, live broadcasting, and the transmission of video, audio, and data across locations. Thanks to Eastern Bloc, SIT, TroikaTronix, and the Canada Council for the Arts for making this possible. mlo.art/art-journal/...
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Technological Support Grant - MLO.art Inc
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 17/12/2025
I’m grateful to be among the artists and collectives selected for the Technological Support Grant by Eastern Bloc and Scènes Interactives Technologiques (SIT). The grant supports experimentation with creative technology and teleperformance, providing access to ... 🧵1/2
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 12/12/2025
2/2 ... The video highlights a few iterations that led to the final aesthetic and concept featured in the finished piece. ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ mlo.art/art-journal/... #bitcoin #transaction #block #art #animation #clouds
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Transaction Block Iterations - MLO.art Inc
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 12/12/2025
A small behind-the-scenes glimpse into one element of my upcoming animated work. This sequence visualizes a Bitcoin transaction block coming together. I’ve long imagined these blocks as two clouds (one of senders, one of receivers) merging through their connections. ... 1/2
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 24/11/2025
... The final layer was completed by the Cloudpainter plotter during our SOVRN.art popup with Pindar Van Arman, adding a tactile, hand-coded touch that bridges algorithmic precision and material presence. Read more about Noctilucent Marfa: mlo.art/news/exhibit... ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ 🧵2/2
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 24/11/2025
Introducing Noctilucent Memento Marfa 2025, a new piece marking the second anniversary of the Noctilucent Mementi series. First shown in Marfa, Texas, this edition was gifted to collectors of the series, a gesture of gratitude and continuity. ... 🧵1/2
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 22/10/2025
🧵2/2 ... with free prints for holders as a small token of appreciation, and certainly not the last. I’ve started building a dedicated page for the series here: mlo.art/collections/... Here’s to another year of luminous memories under shared skies. ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ #art #generative #genart #codeart #cloud
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Noctilucent Mementi - MLO.art Inc
The title Noctilucent Mementi brings together two notions that define the series: noctilucent, meaning “luminous in the dark,” referring to the high-altitude
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 22/10/2025
Celebrating two years of Noctilucent Mementi, a generative series that continues to drift through memories, places, and shared experiences. Grateful to all collectors, especially those who have held their pieces since mint. This week, I joined the first SOVRN.art activation ... 🧵 1/2
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 09/10/2025
attendez-vous à une série de mises à jour dans les prochains jours, incluant quelques surprises spéciales pour les détenteurs de Noctilucent Mementi. ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ mlo.art/art-journal/... #art #photography #clouds #cloudcollector
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Back from Collecting Clouds - MLO.art Inc
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 09/10/2025
Noctilucent Mementi holders. Après une courte pause, je reviens avec une énergie renouvelée. J’ai pris le temps de me ressourcer et de rassembler de nombreuses photos et vidéos de nuages que je partagerai bientôt. Avec Marfa, au Texas, à l’horizon le week-end prochain, ... 🧵2/3
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 09/10/2025
After a short hiatus, I’m returning with fresh energy. I’ve had time to recharge and to collect many cloud photos and videos that I’ll share soon. With Marfa, TX on the horizon next weekend, expect a series of updates in the coming days, including some special surprises for ... 🧵1/3
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 08/10/2025
... the Art Ono fair in Seoul, South Korea and the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, NV earlier this year. Discover more about the PAC FA8Y Blue Variant: mlo.art/artwork/pac-... and the broader Plotting Against Centralization series: mlo.art/news/blog-po... ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️
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PAC FA8Y Blue Variant - MLO.art Inc
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 08/10/2025
Another piece from my new Plotting Against Centralization (PAC) series is FA8Y, visualization of first-time cryptocurrency acquisitions as of 2025 by year as a percentage (cloud density per triangle) from 2017 to 2024. This work debuted at ...
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 08/10/2025
... a été prise sur le traversier entre le Vieux-Port de Québec et Lévis. Il y a quelque chose de intemporel dans la lumière du soleil qui perce les nuages en rayons éclatants. ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ mlo.art/art-journal/... 🧵 2/2 #photo #collage #photocollage #collageart #art
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New Digital Cloud Collage CW37 - MLO.art Inc
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 08/10/2025
The photo for this sunset cloud collage was captured on the ferry between Quebec City’s Old Port and Lévis. There’s something timeless about sunlight breaking through clouds in radiant streaks. La photo de ce collage nuageux au coucher du soleil ... 🧵 1/2
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 07/10/2025
...cette exploration en constante évolution. mlo.art/art-journal/... ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ #styletransfer #ai #longterm #projects
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New Piece of the AI Series Two - MLO.art Inc
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 07/10/2025
Il y a cinq ans, j’ai abordé cet ensemble de données avec des GANs et des transferts de style. Aujourd’hui, en y revenant avec des modèles de diffusion, j’observe non seulement les avancées technologiques, mais aussi l’évolution de mon propre regard. Cette œuvre est le plus récent chapitre... 🧵 2/3
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 07/10/2025
Five years back, I approached this dataset with GANs and style transfers. Returning now with diffusion models, I find myself tracing not only the progress of technology but also the changes in my own way of seeing. This piece is the latest chapter in that unfolding exploration. 🧵 1/3 #art #sketch
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 09/09/2025
... ranging from copying crypto wallets’ “investment” strategies to triangulating data points that expose real-world identities for taxation or more troubling uses … mlo.art/art-journal/... ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ #art #generative #cloud #surveillance
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Cloud Surveillance - MLO.art Inc
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 09/09/2025
Recently, I’ve been reflecting on cloud surveillance, especially the role of data clouds. My practice often explores the ambiguity between clouds, data, and blockchain, and I find myself drawn to how relentless the collection and monetization of information has become, ... 1/2
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 08/09/2025
Another sketch in white acrylic ink layered over leftover ink. I’ve filled pages with stamp marks that form surprising sky gradients, collected while stamping. It feels worth exploring this approach intentionally as backgrounds. ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ #art #sketchbook #sketch mlo.art/art-journal/...
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 04/09/2025
Making of video of PAC AW8Y Grey Variant, a visualization of active crypto wallets as a percentage of the global population with smartphones (cloud density per rectangle, adjusted) by year from 2019 to 2024. mlo.art/art-journal/... ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ #art #timelapse #penplotter #datavisualization #bitcoin
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 29/08/2025
I put together a new photo collage using Python-processed cloudscapes I often use in pen plotting. I like the direction and want to test lighter inks next to layer on top of dark-pen lines with the plotter. Do you also see a face? ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ mlo.art/art-journal/... #art #collage #generative #clouds
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 25/08/2025
Collect an edition on OBJKT: objkt.com/tokens/KT1UQ... Artwork Description: mlo.art/artwork/pac-... Art Journal Entry: mlo.art/art-journal/... ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ #bitcoinart #datavisualization #animation #art
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 25/08/2025
PAC AN3Y Shape Variant visualizes the evolving structure of the Bitcoin network through layered geometry. First shown at the Art Ono Art fair in Seoul, South Korea earlier this year. Learn more about PAC AN3Y Shape Variant or collect an edition on @objkt.com 🧵 1/2 ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 22/08/2025
... the series Plotting Against Centralization mlo.art/news/blog-po.... ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ #art #penplotter #data #visualization #bitcoin
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Plotting Against Centralization Series - MLO.art Inc
For the past few months, I’ve been creating a series of data-driven visualizations highlighting global blockchain adoption.
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 22/08/2025
PAC AN8Y illustrates the rise of active participants in the blockchain ecosystem, measured through wallet numbers. The cloud density represents the adjusted growth rate over the past eight years. Learn more about PAC AN8Y Grey Variant mlo.art/artwork/pac-... and ... 1/2
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 13/08/2025
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Texas-bound Aerial Clouds - MLO.art Inc
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 13/08/2025
A few weeks ago, I flew to Texas through some truly breathtaking cloudscapes. It also happened to be my 50th flight this year. Flying through storms isn’t for everyone, but I might be one of the few who genuinely enjoy it, because that’s when the clouds are at their most spectacular ... 1/2
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 08/08/2025
Five years ago, I used GANs and style transfers to explore this dataset for the first time. Today, I’m returning to it with diffusion models, curious to see how the technology and my own perspective has changed. Here’s the latest outcome from this renewed experiment. ☁️💙☁️💙☁️ mlo.art/art-journal/...
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 07/08/2025
Making of video of PAC VV4Y Black Variant, a visualization of the remaining versus issued Bitcoin supply following the fourth Halving, contextualized by the USD value recorded at each of the four Halving milestones. mlo.art/art-journal/... ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ #art #timelapse #dataart #visualization
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 04/08/2025
... has become one of my favourite ways to slow down and play with the material. ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ mlo.art/art-journal/...
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Geometric Pattern Collage - MLO.art Inc
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 04/08/2025
I just got back from Texas with dozens of photos and videos. The clouds heading into Dallas rarely disappoint. With all this new footage, I’ve started experimenting with simple geometric patterns and shapes. Collaging clouds ... 1/2
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 03/08/2025
Throwback to a fun evening during the WorldofWomen (WoW) Gala at the Palácio do Grilo in Lisbon earlier this year. The palace’s decoration was truly special—but I still got stuck on these lamps for obvious reasons. Quentin caught me mid-awe, ... ☁️💙☁️💙☁️ #art #events mlo.art/art-journal/...
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Martin Lukas Ostachowski @mlo.art · 30/07/2025
Félicitations ☁️💙☁️
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