Art Platforms
In 2018 and 2019 several Ethereum art platforms launched, offering creators the ability to mint NFTs via shared smart contracts with no coding required. While many of these sites have since disappeared, their tokens remain live on the blockchain. Among the vast quantity of digital art work there are a few historically significant AI 1/1s from Early AI Artists.
On Opensea you can search for terms such as “AI”, “GAN” and “Artificial Intelligence” on these collections. Setting the filter to Oldest will allow you to find the Earliest works. Searching by artist name can also yield results. Because of the fragmented nature of these platforms and their metadata naming conventions, finding every piece is challenging. This is precisely why there are still hidden gems to be discovered.
SuperRare
Launched in 2018, SuperRare is the original home of high end 1/1 crypto art. SuperRare is home to Lost Robbies and a wide range of 1/1 AI artworks minted as early as 2018, making it one of the most important platforms for Early AI Art.
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KnownOrigin
Launched in 2018, KnownOrigin is one of the earliest curated platforms. With a strong focus on artist empowerment and experimental media, it helped establish the foundations of the crypto art movement. In 2025 it was announced that the platform was closing.
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MakersPlace
Since 2018, MakersPlace has offered artists a secure and collector friendly way to mint, sell, and authenticate digital artwork. Known for hosting Beeple’s historic $69M Christie’s sale, it became a landmark venue in the NFT space. Sadly it closed in 2025.
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Codex Record
Codex Record functioned as an early blockchain registry for digital files, including artworks, metadata, and image records. Though not a minting or marketplace platform, it was used by a number of pioneering digital artists to timestamp and archive their work
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Editional
Editional was a mobile NFT app launched in 2018, designed to make minting, sharing, and collecting digital art more accessible. It attracted a wave of early crypto artists and served as an important launchpad for experimental work before NFTs gained wider traction.
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Digital Objects Artwork
Digital Objects is a little known but historically significant NFT platform, it is best known for hosting early works by XCOPY. It also contains a small number of AI generated pieces, minted before most platforms recognised the genre.
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Blockchain Art Exchange (BAE)
BAE’s platform hosted mainly a variety of AI and glitch art. While its visibility was limited, it hosted a number of Early AI and digital artworks, making it a relevant chapter in the history of on chain art.
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Elementum Art
Switzerland based Elementum hosted curated AI drops in 2019. Best known for hosting works by David Young and Google’s DeepDream creator Alexander Mordvintsev,
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