by Alex Kittoe
As The Days Go By
AS THE
DAYS
GO BY
As the Days Go By marks a new collaboration between artist Alex Kitto and the Museum of Art + Light, presented in partnership with ICONIC as part of the Permanent Collection Series.
Bridging the ephemeral and the enduring, this release exists both as a dynamic digital artwork and a physical print, responding in real time to the day–night cycle in Portofino, Italy. Edition number one of As the Days Go By—in both NFT and print form—will be accessioned into the Museum of Art + Light’s Permanent Collection, marking the first photography-based work to enter the museum’s permanent holdings.
In addition, editions from the series will be made available to collectors, each existing as a dynamic NFT paired with the option to acquire a corresponding physical print. Prints may be collected as a daytime edition, a nighttime edition, or as a diptych uniting both states, offering complementary expressions of Kitto’s exploration of time, light, and presence.
As The Days Go By (Daytime), 2025
ABOUT
AS THE DAYS GO BY
“As The Days Go By is a dynamic digital collage composed of twelve of my own photographs taken across Italy, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, Florida, and Wyoming. The piece transitions in real time, appearing in daylight hues during the morning/afternoon and shifting into moonlit tones at night, mirroring the natural rhythm of time passing.
The work was inspired by my time in Portofino, Italy, where the pace of life felt unhurried and intentional. People lingered at cafés, watched the light change on the water, and moved throughout the day with an ease that felt cinematic. That sense of being present stayed with me. I wanted to create something that embodied the quiet awareness of those moments, the feeling of slowing down enough to notice how beauty exists not only in grand gestures but in the gentle transitions we often overlook.
By blending photographs from across continents into a single imagined landscape, As The Days Go By becomes both a memory and a metaphor, a place that does not exist yet feels familiar. The dynamic nature of the piece allows it to live and breathe with time itself. It is a reminder that light is never still, and that the digital medium gives us a new way to express this continual transformation. Dynamic works like this could only exist through digital art, reflecting not just the passage of a single day but our evolving relationship with time, technology, and attention.
Ultimately, As The Days Go By is an invitation to pause and look closer, to recognize the quiet beauty unfolding around us, moment by moment, as the days go by.”
As The Days Go By (Nighttime), 2025
Creation Process: Recursive Memory
Code as Origin
The work begins with p5.js sketches—geometric forms generated by code, setting the foundation for controlled randomness.Mechanical Inscription
A plotter translates these digital sketches into precise physical lines, echoing the permanence of Bitcoin Ordinals.Human Intervention
Harto layers oil and acrylic over the plotted forms, disrupting the algorithmic surface with gesture, texture, and imperfection.Machine Reflection
A photograph of the canvas is analyzed by AI, which proposes speculative annotations—arrows, words, and marks—offering its own “reading” of the work.Dialogic Reinscription
The artist responds, adding or resisting these cues, creating new gestures in dialogue with the machine.Final Form
Each cycle of code, plot, paint, and reflection builds upon the last, forming a recursive record of creation—an interplay between human and algorithm, permanence and change.
ABOUT
ALEX KITTOE
Alex Kittoe is a photographer and visual artist from Kansas City, with a deep love for exploration and storytelling. His work reflects a desire to live a life driven by curiosity, creativity, and a sense of freedom. Whether in the stillness of the mountains or the movement of a crowded city street, Alex chases fleeting moments that feel cinematic, quiet scenes filled with atmosphere, memory, and mood.
His work draws from both personal experience and a constant pull toward the unknown, holding a subtle tension. It captures the intimacy of a passing moment while evoking something timeless. Alex is captivated by the space between solitude and connection, in how light hits a window or a shadow stretches across the floor, and in the power of imagery to hold what words often miss.
His work spans continents and cultures, but maintains a consistent emotional tone: a longing for something just out of reach and the joy of following that feeling wherever it leads. With a distinct use of color, light, and atmosphere, his artworks invite stillness, evoke nostalgia and wanderlust, and creates room for viewers to pause and reflect.
Alex’s work is rooted in travel and a sense of constant movement, but it's ultimately about presence. He photographs not just to record what he sees but to document a life intentionally lived, a map of curiosity, feeling, and place.
His work is both an escape and a mirror, offering a quiet reminder to pay attention to the beauty in the in-between.
Digital + Physical Editions
Collectors of As the Days Go By will have the exclusive opportunity to purchase a matching hand-signed and numbered print. The print may be selected in either the daytime or nighttime version, or acquired as a diptych featuring both states, rendered on museum-quality Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper.
Print Details
Paper: Museum quality Hahnemühle photo rag paper.
Signature & Edition: signed and numbered by Alex Kittoe
Print Size: 14 x 20 in. / 35.5 × 50.8 cm.
Numbering: Your print matches your As the Days Go By edition number
Buyers are responsible for any applicable import duties or VAT on their print purchase. Please allow up to 10 weeks for your print to arrive.
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ABOUT:
THE RELEASE
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Every collector of As the Days Go By by Alex Kittoe will will have the opportunity to purchase a matching, signed and numbered print.
Collectors can choose the daytime version, the nighttime version, or acquire both as an exclusive diptych.
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Each collector of As the Days Go By will receive a dynamic NFT on the Ethereum network, which transitions between the daytime and nighttime states based on the local time in Portofino, Italy. In addition, NFT owners may claim a corresponding physical print, hand-signed and numbered by the artist.
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The Museum of Art + Light’s Permanent Collection Series is a groundbreaking initiative designed to celebrate and preserve the evolving world of contemporary and digital art. This series features exclusive releases that bridge the physical and digital realms, offering collectors the opportunity to acquire limited-edition artworks from some of the most influential and innovative artists of our time.
As part of each release, a piece will be added to MoA+L's permanent collection, further enriching the museum's legacy and commitment to showcasing groundbreaking works. By curating these unique pieces, the Permanent Collection Series not only engages the global art community but also solidifies the museum's role in exploring the dynamic intersection of art and technology for generations to come.
As the Days Go By
Wednesday, January 28th at 12PM EST
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Collection Size
150 Editions & Matching Prints
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Purchase Price
$150 USD Paid ETH
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Print Price
$150 per print / $250 for the diptych
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Purchase Link
TBA OpenSea Sale
About
The MoA+L Permanent Collection Series
The Museum of Art + Light’s Permanent Collection Series is a groundbreaking initiative designed to celebrate and preserve the evolving world of contemporary and digital art. This series features exclusive releases that bridge the physical and digital realms, offering collectors the opportunity to acquire limited-edition artworks from some of the most influential and innovative artists of our time.
As part of each release, a piece will be added to MoA+L's permanent collection, further enriching the museum's legacy and commitment to showcasing groundbreaking works. By curating these unique pieces, the Permanent Collection Series not only engages the global art community but also solidifies the museum's role in exploring the dynamic intersection of art and technology for generations to come.
About Iconic
At the core of Iconic’s mission is the integration of traditional art institutions and emerging digital networks.
Founded in 2015, Iconic is a global pioneer in expanding the reach of cultural institutions and the arts. Iconic partners with museums, digital artists, and brands to produce incredible digital and physical art for cultural collectors around the world.
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