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Leah Gardner

January 19, 2025 by Arseny Vesnin in 2025, Art, Lifestyle, Portfolios

In March 2020, Chicago-based Leah Gardner picked up a paintbrush as a distraction during the global pandemic. What started as an experiment soon blossomed into a passion for oil painting. After months of trial and error, Leah developed her skills and started selling her work.

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By next year, Leah went full-time into painting. Locally, her work is displayed in area businesses, shown in Chicago art fairs, and hangs in private collections, all reflections of her unique and emotive style.

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In her free time, Leah likes taking walks with her dog, doing some planting, and reading fiction novels. Her story testifies that art can indeed thrive during tumultuous times.

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Follow up artist
January 19, 2025 /Arseny Vesnin /Source
JAN, American
2025, Art, Lifestyle, Portfolios
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Erased Reality: Exploring the Boundaries of Memory

January 10, 2025 by Arseny Vesnin in 2025, Portfolios, Photography

The “Erased Reality” photo project is a visual meditation on memory and perception. In this series, Sasha Mingia reimagines the human concept of reality by erasing familiar details and leaving only fragments that serve as a bridge between the visible and the remembered.

“Reality is a ghost. It’s like having a dream in which very familiar places and events from the past are dreamed deserted. You remember all the participants in the event, but you don’t see them anymore. What really happened to you changes to an alternative version, where there is neither you nor witnesses”
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Mingia’s work explores the boundaries between what we see and how we interpret it. Photographs taken in the 2010s transform scenes of the past into enigmatic spaces, where the disappearance of elements becomes a metaphor for forgetting, loss, and transformation.

The story captured in these images unfolds in abandoned territories in the early 2010s — in Abkhazia and a defunct 1990s Moscow amusement park on the cusp of reconstruction.
Inspired by Sasha’s reflections on the role of memory in creating images and interpretation as a bearer of truth, the project “Erased Reality” was assembled in 2022 from her archive of 2010s-era photographs. Each image invites viewers to ask themselves: how much of reality remains when its contours are erased?
Sasha Mingia’s project is not only a visual experience but also an invitation to a dialogue about how the phenomenon of gaslighting shapes our memory and perception of the past.

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The series is available on Sasha’s website and features other projects showcasing her unique artistic vision.

 

About the artist

Sasha Mingia lives and works in Paris (born 1984 in Moscow). She began her career as an artist in 2020 after a long career in design. Sasha holds a BA in Graphic Design from the British Higher School of Design (2009) and an MA in Museology from the RSUH (2007). Sasha’s interdisciplinary practice blends clay, painting, and sewing techniques, spanning sculpture, photography, and digital art. Her work explores the connection between personal and social stigmas and transformations based on the convergence of the psychic and the spoken. Her work has been featured in various publications, including ‘Sasha Mingia’ in Original Magazine, London (2024), ‘Our Talent’s Portfolio’, 
project × (2024), and ‘100 Artworks curated by Rebecca Wilson’ (2023).

@sasha.mingia
January 10, 2025 /Arseny Vesnin
JAN
2025, Portfolios, Photography

Aron Wiesenfeld Art

January 31, 2024 by Arseny Vesnin in 2024, Art, Portfolios, USA

Looking closely at Aron’s art, you can feel that deep, unknown, earthly force that someone calls chthonic or hypochthonic. There is a strong connection with the unknown that makes you feel saddened and empty but engaged at the same time.

“The moody spaces of of American artist Aron Wiesenfeld thrum quietly with moments of melancholy and a deep sense of loneliness. His scenes are of dimly lit liminality: sparse, shadowy landscapes outside of borders where the wilderness and urban converge and paths or portals often appear. We don’t know whether the characters in them will take that road or make the leap beyond; they exist perpetualy at the threshold of thier own personal fable in the solitude of self reflection as they stare off into an enigmatic abyss.”
— S. Elizabeth, “The Art of Darkness”
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@aronwiesenfeld
January 31, 2024 /Arseny Vesnin
JAN, American
2024, Art, Portfolios, USA

Code artist William Mapan

January 24, 2024 by Arseny Vesnin in 2024, Digital Art, Portfolios, France, NFT Art
It is 2081, and an art student initiates research on the code artists of the century. AI randomly picks William Mapan’s name. “Dragons series of generated art is minted on fx(hash) in 2021.” - wow, they minted artwork before! In a Fx(hash)! A massive holographic gallery now hanging as the ephemeral cube above the great Pacific Data Breach Patch. Let’s dig in!

We are not falling into futuristic stories right now, but imagine this is the truth. Undoubtedly, more studies on Code as Art will appear soon, and more artists’ names will be revealed. William Mapan is defo a shiny gem among them.

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Five years ago, he started creating generative art after realizing that his coding skills could be used to make art. Seeing the innovative works of artists like Vasarely and Vera Molnàr inspired him to explore the potential of using algorithms to create art. This led him to merge his different interests and develop his artistic practice. Engaging in other fields has helped him grow and become more sensitive, thanks to his natural curiosity.

Through the span of his last 4 years in NFT (remember it is equal to 9 normal years) William has been featured through a number of significant exhibitions and auctions including Sotheby’s, Christies, Unit London, Art Blocks and etc. Currently he shares a teaser for his next collaboration with Avant Arte platform.

@williamapan
January 24, 2024 /Arseny Vesnin
JAN
2024, Digital Art, Portfolios, France, NFT Art

Oversatured imaginative worlds of Esra Eslen

January 23, 2024 by Arseny Vesnin in 2024, Illustration, Portfolios, NFT Art, Turkey

“God is in details”, one can say about minimalistic approaches to creativity. But sometimes, excessive details drive a bigger picture for an artist’s imaginative world. If you come across Esra Elsen's artworks, you may understand the oversaturated level of detail. Painstakingly created sometimes following a “pixelboy’s” isometric grid Esra artworks hit you from the very first time.

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@esraeslen
January 23, 2024 /Arseny Vesnin
JAN
2024, Illustration, Portfolios, NFT Art, Turkey
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Jérôme "Trëz" Oudot

January 22, 2024 by Arseny Vesnin in Portfolios, France, Art, 2024

Jérôme Oudot Trëz, seamlessly intertwines drawing and digital creation. His artistic journey began digitally, evolving into a successful career as a "Layout artist" for 3D animation films. A transformative 2009 exhibition (Materia Prima Art Factory, France) marked a shift in perspective, revealing the captivating allure of his creations to art enthusiasts.

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Blending traditional and digital mediums, Jérôme digitally reworks paper drawings, creating animated GIFs and limited edition prints. Bridging classical and digital artistry, he masterfully expresses emotion in drawing and a mechanical essence in the digital realm.

Inspired by German expressionists Nicola Samori and Olivier de Sagazan, Jérôme infuses violence and deformation into his work. Influenced by Hans Ruedi Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski, he combines organic and mechanical elements, reflecting a fear of pain and death. Dave McKean's creative vision further shapes his multifaceted approach.

@Trez_Art
January 22, 2024 /Arseny Vesnin
JAN
Portfolios, France, Art, 2024

Digital Poetry

January 17, 2023 by Arseny Vesnin in 2023, Digital Art, Motioncollector, Portfolios, Dubai

Digital poetry created by Konstantin Bondarev is a form of electronic literature, that displays a wide range of approaches to poetry, with prominent and crucial use of computers.
Words on the running lines cross through the hall of mirrors, break out from the clouds and illuminate the darkness.

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Appreciate
January 17, 2023 /Arseny Vesnin /Source
JAN
2023, Digital Art, Motioncollector, Portfolios, Dubai
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Ink drawings by Grisha Kim

January 05, 2023 by Arseny Vesnin in 2023, Russia, Portfolios, NFT Art, Illustration, Art

Undoubtedly, talent is 99% of sweat and 1% of genius. Exploring Grisha’s works proves this many times, bringing joy and delight by just looking at them. The attention to detail is beyond compare and the speed paint skills (you can watch below) are just mind-bending.

Grisha has full success on Tiktok and recently landed on the NFT scene with full potential to shine bright like a prodigy

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January 05, 2023 /Arseny Vesnin
Russian, JAN
2023, Russia, Portfolios, NFT Art, Illustration, Art

Fine Art Photography by Julie Blackmon

January 26, 2022 by Arseny Vesnin in 2022, Art, Photography, Portfolios, USA
@julie_blackmon

Photography artist Julie Blackmon’s works speak for themselves

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The Dutch proverb “a Jan Steen household” originated in the 17th century and is used today to refer to a home in disarray, full of rowdy children and boisterous family gatherings. The paintings of Steen, along with those of other Dutch and Flemish genre painters, helped inspire this body of work. I am the oldest of nine children and now the mother of three. As Steen’s personal narratives of family life depicted nearly 400 yrs. ago, the conflation of art and life is an area I have explored in photographing the everyday life of my family and the lives of my sisters and their families at home. These images are both fictional and auto-biographical, and reflect not only our lives today and as children growing up in a large family, but also move beyond the documentary to explore the fantastic elements of our everyday lives, both imagined and real.

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The stress, the chaos, and the need to simultaneously escape and connect are issue that I investigate in this body of work. We live in a culture where we are both “child centered” and “self-obsessed.” The struggle between living in the moment versus escaping to another reality is intense since these two opposites strive to dominate. Caught in the swirl of soccer practices, play dates, work, and trying to find our way in our “make-over” culture, we must still create the space to find ourselves. The expectations of family life have never been more at odds with each other. These issues, as well as the relationship between the domestic landscape of the past and present, are issues I have explored in these photographs. I believe there are moments that can be found throughout any given day that bring sanctuary. It is in finding these moments amidst the stress of the everyday that my life as a mother parallels my work as an artist, and where the dynamics of family life throughout time seem remarkably unchanged. As an artist and as a mother, I believe life’s most poignant moments come from the ability to fuse fantasy and reality: to see the mythic amidst the chaos.

January 26, 2022 /Arseny Vesnin
JAN, American
2022, Art, Photography, Portfolios, USA

Winter Metaverse House by Andrés Reisinger and Alba de la Fuente

January 21, 2022 by Arseny Vesnin in 2022, Architecture, Digital Art, Portfolios, Spain
@reisinger.studio

After success start of house concepts in Metaverse in 2021 by Krista Kim and its representation as an exhibition pavilion the idea of creating virtual living started evolving. Here is Andrés Reisinger and Alba de la Fuente designing modernist house in a frosty metaverse landscape. At some point they can easily swap it during the holidays with Krista’s Mars House

“Winter House is stacked on a large concrete slab to create a "floating floor", underneath which a glass box houses a chunky concrete staircase that leads visitors from the front door into the house.” writes Dezeen

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“Argentinian digital artist Reisinger created the house together with Madrid-based architect De la Fuente to reflect the early 1960s projects of industrial designer Dieter Rams, while also exploring winter in the metaverse.” Echoing with functional principles of Le Corbusier “Reisinger explained that the house's expansive windows intend to connect the inside and outside spaces, all of which have been rendered with a subtle splash of pink.”

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January 21, 2022 /Arseny Vesnin /Source
JAN
2022, Architecture, Digital Art, Portfolios, Spain
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Yusman Ali Illustrations

January 20, 2022 by Arseny Vesnin in 2022, Illustration, Indonesia, Portfolios, NFT Art
@yusmanali

Indonesian artist Yusman Ali shares beautiful skills in creating mindful characters

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January 20, 2022 /Arseny Vesnin /Source
JAN
2022, Illustration, Indonesia, Portfolios, NFT Art

Pete Halvorsen Photography

January 19, 2022 by Arseny Vesnin in 2022, Lifestyle, NFT Art, Photography, Portfolios, USA
@petehalvorsen

Pete Halvorsen is a photographer living and working in Manhattan Beach, California. His work combines fine art, travel, and commercial photography.

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January 19, 2022 /Arseny Vesnin /Source
JAN, American
2022, Lifestyle, NFT Art, Photography, Portfolios, USA

Illustrative World of Egor Golopolosov

January 17, 2022 by Arseny Vesnin in 2022, Illustration, NFT Art, Russia, Portfolios
@EGolopoloso

Long time illustrator and digital artist Egor Golopolosov (Russia) shares his skills as a colourful NFT art drops

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January 17, 2022 /Arseny Vesnin /Source
Russian, JAN
2022, Illustration, NFT Art, Russia, Portfolios

Instagram this is art

Art of Steven Dennant

January 14, 2022 by Arseny Vesnin in 2022, Art, Digital Art, Illustration, NFT Art, Portfolios, United Kingdom
@art0fsteven

London based digital artist Steven Dennant is focused on creating hyper-realistic drawings with a hint of surrealism. Everything you see is created by pencil no matter the medium

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January 14, 2022 /Arseny Vesnin
British, JAN
2022, Art, Digital Art, Illustration, NFT Art, Portfolios, United Kingdom
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Samira Ingold Illustrations

January 13, 2022 by Arseny Vesnin in 2022, Illustration, NFT Art, Portfolios, Switzerland
@__ra.in__

Go deep into the beautiful world of Samira Ingold illustrations

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January 13, 2022 /Arseny Vesnin
JAN
2022, Illustration, NFT Art, Portfolios, Switzerland

Technogenica 2022 by Guiseppe Lo Schiavo

January 12, 2022 by Arseny Vesnin in 2022, Digital Art, Italy, Portfolios, NFT Art, Motioncollector

Technogenica 2022

Giuseppe Lo Schiavo

We evolve technology. Technology evolves us.
Technogenica is a short movie animation where humanoids, technology and uncontaminated nature collaborate in a performative and theatrical act.

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Technology and digital media are becoming more and more woven into the fabric of everyday life and we are evolving alongside; and the process is mutualistic.

The title Technogenica comes from ‘Technogenesis’, a thesis by Bernard Stiegler and N. Katherine Hayles clinically defined as a process of “adaptation, the fit between organisms and their environments (humans and technologies) undergoing coordinated transformations.” 

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Humans have always been interconnected with their environment and co-evolved with it. This process is common in nature, examples are coral and coral reefs, birds and bird’s nests, plants and oxygen. We’re part of nature, and so is everything we make and use. Likewise, technology is part of nature.

In the last 500 years, technology has always been an essential tool in connecting and shaping the future. To reinforce the dialogue between past and future, the artist has designed a hybrid scenography combining contemporary theatre elements and robotics with ancient ruins inspired by the Unesco site of Palmyra.
The artist created light and photography of the piece by studying the work of visionary painters from the past such as Vermeer, Jan van Eyck, Robert Campin and even Tiziano, Antonello da Messina. 

Lo Schiavo created the vocals of the song with a virtual female vocalist modelled on the voice of a real professional soprano singer. This is one of the first examples created with this technology and the computer-generated vocals reinforce the symbiotic human-technology relationship. 
For the last scene, the artist has acquired an Intracytoplasmic sperm injection video shot by a camera from a microscope lens (In Vitro Fertilization). IVF is the most effective form of assisted reproductive technology to date.

The original orchestral music was composed by Arnaud Hug, an international award-winning music composer that creates music for films, theatre shows and advertisements. He has worked for Netflix, Nike, Adidas, BMW and many more.

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January 12, 2022 /Arseny Vesnin /Source
JAN
2022, Digital Art, Italy, Portfolios, NFT Art, Motioncollector

Digital Art by Shir Pakman

January 07, 2022 by Arseny Vesnin in 2022, Digital Art, Illustration, NFT Art, Portfolios
@shirpakman

Inspired by art history and significant artworks Shir Pakman recreates cult pieces in their own way

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January 07, 2022 /Arseny Vesnin /Source
JAN
2022, Digital Art, Illustration, NFT Art, Portfolios

Graphic thoughts by Albert Soloviev

January 05, 2022 by Arseny Vesnin in 2022, Illustration, Portfolios, Spain, NFT Art
@albertsoloviev

Mixed media and digital artist based in Spain, Albert Soloviev shares his best graphic artworks as prints and NFTs

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January 05, 2022 /Arseny Vesnin
JAN
2022, Illustration, Portfolios, Spain, NFT Art
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Digital art of Shams Meccea aka Smeccea

January 29, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Canada, Digital Art, Portfolios, NFT Art
@smeccea

SMECCEA is a motion designer based in Vancouver. Her work often examines abstract ideas, spirituality, and self discovery. She grounds her work based on careful introspection, always drawn to working in many creative mediums.

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January 29, 2021 /Arseny Vesnin
JAN
2021, Canada, Digital Art, Portfolios, NFT Art

Loop by Stuart Langfield

January 28, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Canada, Motioncollector, Portfolios, United Kingdom
@stuartlangfield

An immersive sci-fi short by writer-director Stuart Langfield. “Loop” centres around a reclusive former tech CEO’s quest to teach AI how to experience and process true human emotions. However these ’emotion experiments’ involve a series of scripted scenarios that seem to do more to call basic humanity into question as the film blurs the lines between drama and sci-fi, human and machine, real and artificial.

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“Loop is an artistic exploration of a simple hypothesis: emotion cannot be programmed, it must be felt and experienced to be real. I started exploring this concept while observing my young son discover and display new emotions through his own direct experience and contact with others. He was learning to process the feelings of anger, joy, disappointment, sadness, and I found this progression of maturity fascinating and insightful. I started to question whether replicating an emotive incident could result in a similar reaction every time and, if so, could we program a machine to feel?”
— Stuart Langfield
January 28, 2021 /Arseny Vesnin /Source
JAN, British
2021, Canada, Motioncollector, Portfolios, United Kingdom
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