what's Archetype by Kjetil Golid?

Archetype is a generative NFT art collection minted on the Art Blocks platform by Norwegian artist and programmer Kjetil Golid. Released on February 27, 2021, as part of the Art Blocks Curated series #2, it comprises 600 unique, fully on-chain artworks. Each piece is generated through deterministic code executed at mint time, ensuring provenance and immutability on the Ethereum blockchain. The collection is built on the concept of rectangle partitioning, recursively splitting a canvas into smaller rectangles filled with procedural patterns. Archetype explores repetition as a counterweight to chaotic randomness: individual components appear unruly in isolation, but their tiled duplication creates emergent order, harmony, and visual rhythm. Variations in shading (e.g., bright, subtle), color palettes, and structural density produce diverse geometric compositions that evolve with rarity traits like Corner Scene.

Archetype by Kjetil Golid joined OpenSea's Flagship Collection, increasing visibility.