TL;DR

• We asked our intern (​Kevin​) to write an article on the Manifold x Andy Murray ​NFT​ series - and it was a massive error in judgement. This is what he had to say:

• “Manifold.xyz​ made an open edition NFT, which used a whole bunch of sports data from Andy Murray’s (tennis) games to create this 3D color burst artwork.”

• “I can't figure out how the sports data relates to the artwork - but I think that's kind of the point? We all wanna seem smart, so we pretend to 'get it.'“

• “Idk, maybe I'm missing something? I don't really understand modern art.”

• “Except Andy Warhol. He seemed to have a fascination with canned soup - and I pretty much live off the stuff.”

• (Sorry if you lost any brain cells while reading that - we should've just asked ChatGPT to write us something).

Full Story

We asked our intern (​Kevin​) to write an article on the Manifold x Andy Murray ​NFT​ series - and it was a massive error in judgement.

This is what he wrote (we apologize in advance):

"Apparently Andy Murray is some hot shot tennis player? News to me.

(To be fair, I only follow sports where there's a high-if-not-certain likelihood of someone getting punched in the face).

Anyways, ​manifold.xyz​ made an open edition NFT, which used a whole bunch of sports data from Andy's games to create this 3D color burst artwork.

(I'll create a gif of the art and use it as the header image).

I can't figure out how the sports data relates to the artwork - but I think that's kind of the point?

→ They make a video of Andy hitting volleys with a motion-capture suit on.
→ Anyone that watches it is impressed by all of the effort put into it.
→ But no one really knows how it's being used to create the art.
→ We all wanna seem smart, so we pretend to 'get it.'

Idk, maybe I'm missing something? I don't really understand modern art.

Except Andy Warhol. He seemed to have a fascination with canned soup - and I pretty much live off the stuff.

Hey, you know what'd be cool? If the UFC did the same thing, but instead of art generated by tennis volleys - it's punches.

Alright, peace out nerds."

Sorry if you lost any brain cells while reading that - we should've just asked ChatGPT to write us something.