HUGOS

June 17, 2024 by Arseny Vesnin in 2024, Illustration, Italy, NFT Art, Portfolios

Hugos is an Italian illustrator bending the art world where tradition meets digital innovation.

His work goes into the traditional limits of illustration, achieved by contemporary tools and techniques, to evoke a compelling, detailed form of storytelling. It is an imagination mixed with emotion and technique that begets original illustrations, which touch deep within viewers.

Each piece is an exemplar of his mastery of both classical methods and cutting-edge digital artistry.

In Hugos's work, innovative fusion preserves the cultural legacy of Italian art and takes it into uncharted territories. At the same time, it seduces audiences worldwide with its unique visual narratives.

@Hug0ne

IT'S A JOURNEY by INA VARE

June 13, 2024 by Arseny Vesnin in 2024, Art, Glitch, Digital Art, Latvia

'TIDES' is the opening chapter of 'IT’S A JOURNEY,' an epic visual saga by video artist INA VARE that celebrates exploration, valour, and axe mastery. This first part features several GIF artworks, marking the journey's beginning.

INA VARE is a seasoned analogue video and glitch artist with over a decade of experience and has been a part of the crypto art scene for over three years. Her work uniquely blends technical skill with poetic expression, often incorporating performance art.

In winter 2023, INA VARE debuted with an axe in her conceptual video artwork 'BEAR SERENITY'. This piece was part of the 'BITCHES, BUTCHES AND BEARS' exhibition, curated by OONA and SamJ, and minted on the CampFire platform (Avalanche blockchain).

By December 2023, INA VARE repurposed footage from 'BEAR SERENITY' to create a meme artwork aligned with the #TEZPOLE trend, which she minted on the Tezos blockchain.

THE JOURNEY

INA VARE's cross-chain project kicked off with the minting of 'THE TIDE IS COMING' on the Tezos blockchain on June 7, 2024. This single-edition NFT was auctioned off to much acclaim. Now, INA continues the saga on Foundation/Base with three new artworks that build on the original piece.

These three artworks depict the arrival of the main characters at the sea.

INA describes it as a sea of opportunity that is cold and salty. There's not much to do here, so it's a good idea to practice some axe moves in the calm and chilly air.

About Artist

INA VARE is a Latvian glitch and analogue video artist.
Her artistic journey stems from her innate technological curiosity, which crosses from the physical world of analogue to digital. Her creative energy has given her growing recognition in the CryptoArt movement.

Her signature style has developed through her deep understanding of digital, VHS and circuit-bending tools and processes. By experimenting with retro-analogue video aesthetics, INA re-creates a nostalgic visual experience which reflects the depths of noise, error, and glitches. Her artistic narrative is balanced between sentimental and deeply personal matters ranging from complete abstraction to parody and the grotesque.

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PosterLad

June 07, 2024 by Arseny Vesnin in 2024, Czechia, Graphic Design, Illustration, Lifestyle, Lettering, NFT Art, Portfolios

Vratislav Pecka, known in the art world as PosterLad, is a celebrated artist renowned for his minimalist and colourful designs. Born in Prague, Czech Republic, Pecka's journey to artistry began after graduating from film school as a video editor.

Discovering his passion for graphic design, he co-founded Pecka Studio and worked with prestigious clients like Adobe and HP. His art, influenced by the Bauhaus movement and 90s nostalgia, emphasises basic shapes and vivid colours. With exhibitions across four continents and a book titled "PosterLad: Colorful Minimalism," Pecka's work transcends traditional poster use, aiming to captivate visually and please the observer.

“Vratislav managed to get international exposure for his excellent work. I appreciate the fact that the work is purely formal and does not pretend to advertise or promote anything, there is no function that manages to drag the work into the gutter”

— Stefan Sagmeister (Forbes, 12/2022)

@posterlad

Bored Josei

June 03, 2024 by Arseny Vesnin in 2024, Illustration, Digital Art, NFT Art, Portfolios

Talented illustrator Bored Josei creates nostalgic flat-coloured isometric artworks calling out a lot of 90s childhood flashbacks.

Josei's art is a vibrant and captivating delight that effortlessly draws the viewer into a world of creativity and imagination. Their self-taught style sets them apart in anime art and adds a unique charm and authenticity to their creations. Through a masterful use of rich colours and intricate details, Josei's pieces beckon onlookers to explore every nuance, promising a journey of visual discovery and artistic appreciation. For those yearning for novel and exciting artistic expressions, Josei's work offers a refreshing and immersive experience that lingers long after the initial gaze.

@BoredJosei

Simulation Hypothesis by Maxim Zhestkov at Unit London

Unit London

June 22, 2023 by Arseny Vesnin in 2023, Digital Art, Events, United Kingdom

20 June - 22 July 2023
Unit London

Unit London proudly presents Maxim Zhestkov’s debut solo exhibit, Simulation Hypothesis - a profound and immersive delve into the interconnection between artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and our human roots. Inspired by Noam Chomsky's thought-provoking literature, Zhestkov seeks to surpass the limitations of language by painting and creating art that explores originality and storytelling in novel ways.

Inspired by pre-historic cultures of cave art and ancient bas-reliefs, artist Zhestkov uses programming and software to create simulations that explore the visuality of a time before written language. By fusing machines and algorithms with Artificial Intelligence, he hopes to reshape the perception of AI from adversary to descendent of human consciousness. His current exhibit takes viewers on a conceptual journey through Clouds of Creation—a large-scale projection reenacting the Big Bang—and Dimensional Dreamscapes, which suggests that humanity’s desire to create, build, and alter the world is in harmony with primary cosmic energy.

zhestkov.studio

AI enhanced photo of artist Refik Anadol experiencing his work

‘Glacier Dreams’ by Refik Anadol

June 16, 2023 by Arseny Vesnin in 2023, AI Art, Digital Art, NFT Art, USA, Motioncollector

Glacier Dreams is a breathtaking new art commission by the talented Refik Anadol that sets out to capture the exquisite beauty and fragility of the world's glaciers.

The artwork results from an extensive research project at the intersection of multisensory new media art, machine learning, and environmental studies. Refik Anadol has processed a vast dataset of visual materials from online and institutional archives, supplemented with glacier visuals he collected in Iceland, through machine learning algorithms to create an audio-visual masterpiece. The artwork also features a pioneering artificial intelligence model that adds an olfactory component to the multisensory experience. This groundbreaking work of art is a powerful reminder of our planet's vulnerability and the urgent need to protect it.

Refik Anadol

Wonders of the World, misspelled by AI

June 03, 2023 by Arseny Vesnin in AI Art, Illustration, 2023

We tried hard, but then we cracked :D

Reddit user mossymayn imagined how Wonders of the World might look like following their popular misspellings. For this task, he asked AI to help him, and the results are beyond ridiculous and funny :)

The main point we share is not only because it is funny but how AI tools democratise the onboarding to arts

KRILLER

June 02, 2023 by Arseny Vesnin in 2023, Digital Art, NFT Art

An audiovisual experience by artist James Paterson (@presstube) and musician Stephen Ramsay (@younggalaxy), that creates an eternal seven-day looping art broadcast.

The collection is divided into 6300 CASSETTES, 900 for every day of the week and all are available for purchase as NFTs

KRILLER.COM

CG Surrealism by Nakdtoys

June 30, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Digital Art, India, Portfolios, NFT Art

@nakdtoys

Nakdtoys is Faheem, a 3D digital artist based in India who likes to create twisted and surreal scenarios with human forms and strange objects

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Robotica by Giuseppe Lo Schiavo

June 29, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Digital Art, Motioncollector, NFT Art

@giuseppeloschiavo

The CG video ROBOTICA by Giuseppe Lo Schiavo is a 58 seconds animation inspired by contemporary theatre, combining elements from ancient greek culture, robotics, and digital art with a photorealistic visual aesthetic. Lo Schiavo is fascinated by some of the greatest masters of contemporary theatre and dance of the late twentieth century as well as by Bill Viola’s video art and Crypto Punks.

Despite robotic figures, the video is all about projecting humanity through technology and is inspired by artists such as Dimitris Papaioannou, Pina Bausch, and Bill Viola.

The performance is divided into three main scenes. They all manifest a particular feature of human socialisation.

The first dancing act is inspired by the idea of humans as a unique collective organism, a group of synergistically interacting organisms of the same species all working for the collective benefit. This view attains liberation from self and individualism.

ROBOTICA official release 30th June on @SuperRare x @AsteCambi
#nftdrop #cryptoart #crypto #digitalart #glos #superrare #CryptoNews pic.twitter.com/PUwfEPmXNQ
— Giuseppe Lo Schiavo (@GlosArtist) June 28, 2021

Opening today the exhibition Dystopian Visions at @AsteCambi curated by @SerenaTabacchi @bruno_pitzalis
Happy to be part of this incredible project! #nft #NFTartwork #robotica #NFTs #nftart #nftartist pic.twitter.com/265Yu8hUw2
— Giuseppe Lo Schiavo (@GlosArtist) June 24, 2021

The second act is about domestication and the epigenetic principle that the environment also shapes part of our DNA. I like to believe that our personal choices and the information we absorb are stored in our epigenome and passed into future generations. So each choice has an impact on our society.

For the final act, the artist staged a procession, a celebration to express belongingness and community inspired by the ancient greek ceremonial Panathenaic festival rituals where people were marching on the streets of the ancient cities with their offerings. In this scene, the robots carry an original Cryptopunk sculpture created by the artist and made of 576-pixel boxes.

The NFT is a part of special project organised by MOCDA within 20 artists selected for a week-long auction at CAMBI Casa d'Aste minted on Superrare

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About the artist

Born in Italy, Lo Schiavo currently lives and works between London and Milan.
He studied architecture at La Sapienza University in Rome with a specialization in visual design.

Giuseppe Lo Schiavo is an award-winning visual artist based between London and Milan. His research is aiming to create a bridge between art and science. Using AI and machine learning, virtual reality, infrared systems, or microorganisms in the lab, the artist’s research often focuses on opposing elements: creation-destruction, past-future, analog-digital, real-virtual

Valorant Anthem by HVY MNTHL

June 28, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Advertising, Agencies, Motioncollector, United Kingdom

@ulcerboy

Valorant Anthem directed by Carl Eddy at HVY MNTHL

Iceland by Tom Kondrat

June 24, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Portfolios, Photography, United Kingdom

“For me, taking photographs is like meditation”

— Tom Kondrat

@tomkondrat

“This is Paper” did a great coverage of Tom Kondrat’s photography made in Iceland

Eugene Korolev

June 22, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Art, Digital Art, Illustration, Portfolios

@eugenekorolevart

Moscow-based digital artist Eugene Korolev stretches his imagination and our perception in all possible directions

Roos van der Vliet

June 21, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Art, Netherlands, Portfolios

@roosvandervliet

Roos Van Der Vliet is an artist born and raised in The Netherlands. In her eerie series Storytellers, Roos depicts her subjects with their faces bound with hair

Boris Pelcer

June 18, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Illustration, Portfolios, USA

@borispelcerart

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.

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Seerlight illustrations

June 17, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Digital Art, Illustration, Portfolios, NFT Art, USA

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Ronald Kuang working under Seerlight moniker uses serenity twilight palette to create his magic anime-like dystopian worlds and visual stories

'Bathhouse' ✨🌊
Sorry for the terrible quality. I had to compress it so much for twitter 🥲
Would you want to be spirited away? 👀 pic.twitter.com/2JH8LA5szW
— SeerLight ✨🌙✨ (@seerlight) April 17, 2021

One of my most well known pieces 'Ramen Village' is now available on foundation with reserve bid at 5 eth. Check link below.
This will be my last nft drop for the foreseeable future. #Cryptoart pic.twitter.com/HG6Via1lvp
— SeerLight ✨🌙✨ (@seerlight) April 22, 2021

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Hannah Thornhill Photography

June 16, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Advertising, Fashion, Lifestyle, Photography, Portfolios

@twothirdshoney

Sharing the work of fashion and lifestyle photographer Hannah Thornhill

Jeffrey Czum

June 15, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Photography, USA, Lifestyle, Portfolios

@jeffreyczum

Discovered on “Accidentally Wes Anderson” (@accidentallywesanderson) Jeffrey Czum photography and photography manipulations stands out either by a colour palette or by a message and its realisation

Henrik Udalen art

June 10, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Art, Norway, Portfolios, United Kingdom

@henrikaau

Henrik Aarrestad Uldalen is a self-taught artist whose creative production revolves around classic figurative painting, presented in a contemporary manner. Henrik explores the dark sides of life, nihilism, existentialism, longing and loneliness, juxtaposed with fragile beauty. Though a figurative painter, his focus has always been the emotional content rather than narratives. The atmospheres in his work is often presented in a dream or limbo-like state, with elements of surrealism. He’s recently went active on NFT Scene with his highly requested artworks available on Hic et Nunc platform

Julia Nimke Photography

June 09, 2021 by Arseny Vesnin in 2021, Germany, Photography, Lifestyle, Portfolios

@julianimkephotography

Julia Nimke is a Berlin based photographer. She loves to physically get to a place whether it’s hiking up to the basecamp of Matterhorn for Lufthansa magazine or kayaking at 4 am to document the golden sunrise during a commercial shooting. Being in the outdoors and the joy that comes with it is the main source of inspiration of Julias work. Telling authentic stories fitted to a brand’s narrative is her mission. Julia’s craft is trusted by international companies in the field of tourism, automotive and tech. Being an early user of Instagram Julias has over 50k followers, who travel the world virtually through her work. As a former Adobe Creative Resident Julia loves to share insights of her creative process through speaking engagements.