Sarajevo-born Portland-based artist Boris Pelcer creates his work as a way to explore the intangible complexities of human emotions, thoughts, ideas and behaviours. Deep down, it is all an effort to better understand his human experience.
Ronald Kuang working under Seerlight moniker uses serenity twilight palette to create his magic anime-like dystopian worlds and visual stories
'Bathhouse' β¨π
— SeerLight β¨πβ¨ (@seerlight) April 17, 2021
Sorry for the terrible quality. I had to compress it so much for twitter π₯²
Would you want to be spirited away? π pic.twitter.com/2JH8LA5szW
One of my most well known pieces 'Ramen Village' is now available on foundation with reserve bid at 5 eth. Check link below.
— SeerLight β¨πβ¨ (@seerlight) April 22, 2021
This will be my last nft drop for the foreseeable future. #Cryptoart pic.twitter.com/HG6Via1lvp
Discovered on βAccidentally Wes Andersonβ (@accidentallywesanderson) Jeffrey Czum photography and photography manipulations stands out either by a colour palette or by a message and its realisation
Aaron Nagel is a figurative oil painter living in Oakland, US. As the self taught artist he is using classical oil painting techniques and traditions to show vivid images of the female form and portraiture. He has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Philadelphia, Tucson, Miami, and New York and has shown at international art fairs such as Art Miami, Scope, and Art Revolution Taipei
Cyril Lancelin develops a hybrid work made up of sculptures, immersive installations, drawings, virtual experiences and videos that forge links between the physical and the fictional.
It is from a plastic vocabulary based on primitive geometry that he links architecture and the human body, the everyday and the functional, the perennial and the ephemeral, science and nature.
He began his career working for architects and artists in Paris and Los Angeles, using 3D modeling techniques and virtual images that he developed in the 1990s.
Cameron Burns known as CaptvArt specialises in music album cover art and animation. He's worked with Run The Jewels, Daddy Yankee, summer walker, ACER computers, The Lumineers, Neon trees, The Word Alive, Juice Wrld, MGK and many more. Recently he is into NFT scene doing his drops on Foundation and Knownorigin
Jon Ching is a self-trained artist originally from Kaneohe, Hawaii and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Steeped in natural beauty of Oβahu, Hawaiβi, his island upbringing instilled in him indigenous lessons of appreciation and respect for nature, forming the foundation of his fascination with the natural and wild world, which deeply influences and drives his current work.
Jonβs devoted art practice and detailed realism is inspired by the interconnectedness of nature. His work is a surreal imagining of what limitless wonders and combinations nature can produce. New creatures and symbioses emerge in his meticulously rendered oil paintings, exemplifying the endless potential of life on Earth through metaphor and allegory.
Jonβs ultimate hope is to inspire love and admiration for the universally unique beauty and intrigue of our planet. He regularly works to bring awareness to endangered species, the current mass extinction crisis and climate change and continues to partner with environmental organizations in fundraising and educational efforts.
Meet the Ksoids, an impossibly addictive NFT collectible that not only creates a world all its own, but also helps protect our world.
Each one of these curious creatures was generated by a hand-crafted algorithm and then lovingly selected by creator Danil Krivoruchko to join an elite group of 1,000 Grade-A Ksoids, all available to the discerning investor.
The first few drops will be sold on the NFT marketplace OpenSea, and available in randomly selected packs of 1, 4, and 10. Itβs also possible there will be a few easter eggs thrown into the mix, but thatβs all weβre saying for now.
We reserved an original release format for a special #collectable. A group of 1,000 Grade-A Ksoids dropping by the pack! Randomly selected by an algorithm, each pack has 1, 4, and 10 Ksoids. Available on the #NFT marketplace @opensea, the first batch of 100 KSOIDS dropping today! pic.twitter.com/gd6OpSD6Pf
— One Thousand Ksoids (@ksoids_home) April 22, 2021
Clap your hands! Mind your head! Make some noise! Here they drop! KSOIDS! #NFT debut is tomorrow on @opensea! Made in 2013 by award-winning studio @myshli_com finally coming as NFTs! We will bring more news out about the KSOIDS cutielicious project! #NFTcommunity, stay with us! pic.twitter.com/y7L6ECj5rN
— One Thousand Ksoids (@ksoids_home) April 21, 2021
Thankfully adopting a Ksoid doesnβt have to mean decimating either their habitat or ours. In an attempt to counteract NFTsβ negative environmental impact, Ksoids will work to reduce their footprint through the purchase of carbon offsetsο»Ώ.
Not only that, but 20% of all profits will be donated to the Orangutan Outreach, an organization dedicated to protecting orangutans in their native forests, while also caring for orphaned orangutans.
Brooklyn-based Myshli Studio was founded by Danil Krivoruchko, a motion designer, director, and visual effects artist. Krivoruchko's NFT works are already well-known to digital art collectors, having been featured on platforms such as KnownOrigin and Foundation; the Ksoids will mark his premiere on OpenSea. His digital art work is also well-known in the film community. Last October, a collaborative group of designers and artists under the direction of Krivoruchko used 3D-imaging to transform the sci-fi novel "Blindsight" by Peter Watts into a short film. The movie has won over a dozen awards, including the Best Animation Award at the Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival. In the past 17 years, Danil has collaborated with clients such as Apple, Nike, Boeing, Verizon, and Intel, to name a few.
Anthropomorphic abstract paintings by Anthony Hurd attract with itβs deep layering of thoughts and senses one can decode based on its own life experience
GRIF β³ Superrare
The collection explores themes of escapism, re-birth, nature, and energy. Seen here in βGoing Greenβ, weβre transported to a remote desert location, desolate and dry. A luxury car reflects the barren landscape from its manufactured shell.
March 20th! GRIF X @SuperRare - The "Equinox Collection".
— Grif (@Mr_Grif) March 13, 2021
5 Unique works coinciding with the spring equinox - bringing nature to your metaverse. https://t.co/U6SNa3sEQl#NFT #nftart #NFTCommunity #NFTartists #grif #shanegriffin #NFTcollection #NFTcollectibles #VisualArt pic.twitter.com/IZvCzAFNU2
Yes. But I humbly request a collab. https://t.co/6CZd81JzHQ
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) March 17, 2021
Brooklyn Brownstone
In conjunction with the 2021 Spring equinox, βThe Equinox Collectionβ by GRIF will be exclusively available on SuperRare.
The collection presents surrealist depictions of the everyday as it is overtaken by nature. An invisible catalyst moves through each piece - a transfer of natural energy that pollinates each environment, reimagining it as an expansive floral tapestry.
The pieces are a juxtaposition between our manmade environments and nature. βThis concept was born out of wanting to craft something optimistic and beautiful, but to create works thats can only exist within the medium of 3Dβ says GRIF. βWhat I love most is that these expressions of nature could never exist in the natural world, itβs a reinterpretation born only from the digital space.β
And now available exclusively in the digital space. The Equinox Collection will be released in weekly increments over the late March to April period on SuperRare.
See @GRIFβs page for official release dates as well as additional artworks.
Moreover, the introduction of floral growth finds itself in evolving on the more unexpected, non-organic surfaces in the scene. Populating the graphic and geometric lines of the basketball court markings, seen here in βAngels Gateβ
3D as a medium
Here, in the re-imagining of βGirl with a Pearl Earringβ (Johannes Vermeer 1665), the flat oil painting becomes βdimensionalizedβ, as our camera investigates the finer details of the cracking paint and textural details. The form of the girl becomes appended with a blooming floral arrangement, representing the passing of time with something that is timeless, nature
The cinematography of βGreat Basin Skate Heavenβ is a blend of fish-eye and long lens zooms, paying homage to that of classic skate videos style thatβs remained prevalent in the culture since its inception.
We follow a skater as they perform tricks and stunts in a skaters paradise, located in the Utah Great Basin. The idyllic sunset scene bears witness to the transfer of energy between this floral figure and the contrasting concrete environment beneath, saturated in graffiti. The figure acting as a catalyst, pollinates the park causing nature to reclaim the concrete
New York-based photographer and art director Arch McLeish likes the solace of empty places. His photography embraces traces of people, freeing up the space they leave behind for a myriad of interpretations.
Living in this masterpiece city always a pleasure to see how travelling artists accept it and admire its beauty. NYC-based Kelly Beeman was commissioned by Louis Vuittonβs Travel Book Series to create a body of work that play off the many unique traits of the city.
Being a pioneer of digital art promotion - Designcollector is always looking for the breakaway artists whose intuition way ahead of the main peloton. Groundbreaking digital artist Mike Winkelmann known as Beeple is one of them. Since 2007 Mike has created 5,000+ digital artworks by following a simple rule: one image per day. The diligence paid off when the rise of NFT trading burst like a fresh wave onto the digital art scene just at the moment of another lockdown after another lockdown during 2020. Beeple played a huge role in reinforcing beliefs in quite an ephemeral way of selling unique artworks for cryptocurrency by imprinting them βforeverβ into Ethereum blockchain.
His Januaryβs drop of a dozen phygital artworks (non-fungible token JPG + physical collectible including a certificate βsignedβ by artistβs hair in a capsule) rocketed the NFT scene by a one week auction on Nifty Gateways platform.
And here come Christieβs what means art institutions started to look (if not late) onto the opportunity to catch an NFT wave by putting Beepleβs EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS - a huge stitched image featuring all images he created over 13 years. Organised in loose chronological order, zooming in on individual pieces reveals abstract, fantastical, grotesque, and absurd pictures, alongside current events and deeply personal moments. The NFT is minted on another platform Makersplace and is available for bidding on Christieβs website
βThe notable difference between the pictures from Day 1 (1 May, 2007) and Day 5,000 (7 January, 2021) reveals Beepleβs immense evolution as an artist. At the projectβs inception, Everydays consisted of basic drawings. Once Beeple started working in 3D, they took on abstract themes, colour, form, and repetition. In the last five years, however, his digital pictures have became increasingly timely, often reacting to current events.β says Christieβs in its groundbreaking article
βArt should be everywhere and everyone should live like an artist and create their dreams. In a decentralized world, this is possible.β
Jade Purple Brown is an artist living in New York City. Her work uses strong figures, vibrant coloΠ³rs, and messages of optimism to create new, dynamic worlds of individuality and empowerment. Her artistic practice spans across Illustration, Design, and Creative Direction, and has attracted a wide range of global clients.
The works of Cobi Moules reminds us the scenes from βLord of Fliesβ book of William Golding but with a deeper self-exploration
LA based motion graphic designer Jermaine Saunders shares his best digital artworks
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Selva Aparicio is an interdisciplinary artist working across installation, sculpture, and performance to create artwork that digs deeper into ideas of memory, death, intimacy and mourning.
βChildhood Memoriesβ (2017), hand-carved rug into utility oak wood floor
βVelo de luto (Mourning veil)β (2020), magicicada wings, sewn with hair, 32 x 47 x 2 inches
βHysteriaβ (2020), thorn branches woven with ligature and Hamilton obstetric table from 1931, 9 x 4 x 6 feet
There is no doubts Science, Art and Technology are the Three Whales on whom the 21 Century Rests: here why the body of Sebastian Errazuriz work is an illustration of this. Sebastian is a designer, artist, entrepreneur and activist based in New York. He is known or a diverse body of work that demands reconsideration of familiar objects. These works often challenge viewers perceptions of how things are, and blur the boundaries between contemporary art, design, and craft.
Element No. 5, oil on canvas, diptych, 80" x 180", 2012
Artist Ran Ortner was born in 1959 in San Francisco and raised in rural Alaska. His first career was as a professional motorcycle racer. He continues to ride and remains an avid surfer. A decade ago Ortner began to confront his life long intoxication with the ocean. Influenced by the emotional complexity of great old master paintings, Ortner began to explore a particular kind of intensity realised through the layering of oil paint. Through this process Ortner holds both the muscular immediacy and the delicacy he experiences in the ocean.
Element No. 1, oil on canvas, diptych, 160" x 118, 2013
βThe ocean mirrors the tempo of my body, the beating of my heart, the in and out of my breath. Waves like a metronome mark the present, each insisting: Now. In the ocean I am immersed in now. Yet in the ancient body of the sea I feel the root of time. In the pulsing surge I feel the wild place of my wilderness beginnings. There is no totem to the irrational more potent. Nothing points to the stirrings of my unconscious more than what lies below the surface. No peril feels more ominous. Yet the sea is where I bathe my wounds, where I get lost in all that is luxuriously infinite. Nothing is more symphonic, more effervescent, more delicately complete than the endless sea. β
Element No. 2, oil on canvas, triptych, 72" x 234", 2013
Element No. 31, oil on canvas, triptych, 80" x 316", 2016
Element No. 3, oil on canvas, triptych, 72" x 234", 2011
Sutu (aka Stuart Campbell) uses art and technology in new ways to tell stories. He has been commissioned by the likes of Marvel, Google and Disney to create VR art for properties such as Doctor Strange and Ready Player One. He has also created three VR documentaries; Inside Manus for SBS, Mind at War for Ryot Films and The Battle of Hamel for the Australian War Memorial. He is also known for his interactive comics including Nawlz, Neomad, Modern Polaxis and These Memories Wonβt Last. He holds a Honorary Doctorate of Digital Media from Central Queensland University, is a 2017 Sundance Fellow and is the co-founder of EyeJack an Augmented Reality company.
Recently Sutu took a part in collaboration with electronic musician Deadmau5 to create a special piece for SuperRare cryptocurrency art auction
