3rd Wave of Inspiration
Since 2003
Peyman Naderi is a young Persian contemporary fine art and portrait photographer. As he began his career as a professional photographer, his first motto was to create original and creative photos through which his own perceptions of the world and art could be understood. Also, he is eager to represent a unique way of looking at various concepts in the world.
Jeanne d'Arc
UK based multi-disciplined published artist Ash White utilising code and math to create digital art. We adore his transformation from contemporary painter and collage artist to NFT digital creator recently
Carpoolers is an acclaimed documentary photo series and self-published project from Mexican photographer Alejandro Cartagena started in 2011. Concerned with the neoliberal policymaking in the city of Monterrey and rapid housing expansions on the outskirts of the city, Cartagena critically documents the fissures between blue-collar urban centres and the lack of infrastructure connecting the suburban overgrowth.
“The collection of The 50 Carpoolers depicts laborers in México captured from an overpass, commuting between distant suburbs and urban centers. Like much of my work, this project comes from a desire to tell the story of the dramatic environmental, economic, and demographic changes playing out in my home city of Monterrey. This series has circulated the internet since 2011 and has been exhibited widely around the world”
“From the vantage point of a highway overpass, the photographer has vividly and repetitiously documented the contract workers and tradesmen who hitch rides in the back of the trucks that will take them to that day’s worksite. As many as eleven labourers are seen at a time in open beds scattered with equipment and commercial goods; many sleep side-by-side, perhaps as strangers to each other. Provoking in its apparent ubiquitousness, this fiercely conceptual series raises concerns regarding the failure of urbanism and neoliberalism in Mexico; its ecological ramifications; and social and economic stratification—within the confines of the image itself even the driver and owner of the vehicle, concealed in the cabin and unseen to us, holds a superior status to the labourers who are exposed to the elements.“
“The way the worker is lying on the bed of the truck with the old wood really gives the sense of the invisibility of the people that build our cities. Having worked in the service industry for years myself...in hotels and restaurants, traveling for hours in buses, that invisibility was latent and a burden that is not to be taken lightly. It was also a space to build an idea of the life I wanted. 10 years, traveling 3-4hrs a day back then, has made me very thankful of my life today”
If Viktor Vasnetsov ever joined pre-raphaelites, the art of Anthony Ventura can be their logic heritage. “A trip into the world of Anthony Ventura is a memorable one, bringing you through pop culture, horror and earth grounded fantasy turned Greek tragedy.”
Transylvanian artist Camibus is a visual artist that explores the aesthetic of the human figure, using surreal elements to depict psychological and philosophical themes.
Self-taught Moroccan photographer experimented with various creative fields before landing on photography. He draws inspiration from family and heritage. Despite heavy regulations on crypto in his homeland, Ismail was able to mint NFTs while travelling, they are worth to view and support on Foundation app
One of the first crypto artists (considering the start of NFT platforms) Jenisu has been on scene since late 2019
“Themes such as technology, architecture, retro aesthetics and interior design are all frequently found throughout my artwork. I aim to pull the viewer into my imaginary world with realistic perspective and scale, combined with my signature color palette and detailed outlines. ”
16 months in creation, a piece inspired by LAN internet parties at the time Designcollector just started, released by gifted CG artist Cornelius Dämmrich as an NFT on @Superrare.co
“In 2011 I made a piece called "Ancient Area Network" which depicts a LAN Party in an old building that wasn't anything like the half-timbered house I lived in for many years, but it was my attempt to capture the atmosphere and chaos these gatherings had. I started this cycle 10 years ago with a depiction of a LAN Party and I'm closing it with another. This time with more delpherian touches to it. Mr. Wanderer is back with a whole duffle bag full of connectivity issues.”
“When I was 14, the most common LAN theme we had were birthday and weekend LANs that would go for two days and were never attended by more than 8 people. There was one LAN hosted by a student committee at my Highschool with roughly 130 people attending but that was never the norm for us. Most of us were not (yet) nerdy enough for the demo scene and we were too young and poor to attend the big boy LAN parties in early 2000 Germany.”
“The host’s parents would organize soda, snacks and a hearty alternative ("real food"). Every attendee would arrive half an hour apart and the first third of the night was usually spend with troubleshooting the network ("can anyone see me?","okay, let's all set the same workgroup", etc.), the second third was spend sharing porn, DVD rips, MP3s and games and the last part was either playing actual games or a combination of playing games and re-installing windows on someone’s PC because something broke.”
Anthony Azekwoh is a Nigerian-based author and artist. He has gathered worldwide attention for his art and writing and has worked with Show Dem Camp, Masego, Adekunle Gold, BlaqBonez and many more international clients. He has written five books so far, and is now working on the sequel to his fourth book Ṣàngó, Oya.
Saint-Petersburg based digital artist working mainly with self-portrait photography manipulation by delivering new captivating image every week (or at least she promised that :)
Numerous visits to France since 1995 had a huge impact on Alexis Olin's art. Since then, painting, music, photography, and fashion have become connected in all the projects to which he relates. Despite the variety of activities, brushes with canvas and computer with digital pen remain a priority. The seven-year edition of the K9 comic book magazine and the fascination with the Franco-Belgian School of graphic novels form the basis for writing paintings and illustrations. Later, the work of the Renaissance, as well as contemporary artists from Europe and Asia, became the inspiration. Creating the Métrique brand gives the ability to constantly display his paintings on clothing fabrics, using them as canvases, thus taking the work outside the walls of the studio and gallery. An approach to all activities like NFT art is the key to Alexis.
Murat Saygıner is a self-taught digital artist who works as a motion designer, filmmaker, photographer and composer presents his new NFT series “Refractions” as an ongoing collection of 4K / 60FPS seamless loops.
Morphing Dreamscapes from a Cosmic Exhibition.
About artist
Born in Prague in 1989, Murat Saygıner got involved with photography and digital art in 2007 and won numerous international awards. As early as 2008, his works were selected for "IPA Best of Show" exhibition in New York and in 2010, he was awarded Emerging Talent of the Year in "The Photography Gala Awards".
He has written, directed and produced several animated short films since 2013 which were screened in over 200 film festivals including Academy Award Qualifying Festivals such as "Animest" and "AIFVF". Six of his films were Staff Picked on Vimeo. In 2019, he assembled ten of his short films under the title of "The Flying Fish" which drew various reviews by acclaimed film critics and received the Vitriol Award as the Best Experimental Film in The First Hermetic International Film Festival in Venice.
Olivier Caron is a freelance director and motion designer who is based in Paris, busy creating outstanding characters filling the digital void of screen nature
3D designer based in the UK, Carla Batley, specialising in creating pieces of work that immerse the viewer in exciting and imaginary worlds. Carla particularly loves to create environments that have an abstract twist.
Russian artist Roman Casus explores conflicts, politics, nudity and anonymity. Painting allows him to impart these digital phantoms with a substance.
“I observer the digital stream. The modern content delivery methods such as instant posting and live broadcasts, allow viewer to be in the epicenter of events without physical participation. I construct my own stories based on these impressions. Painting allows me to impart these digital phantoms with a substance.
Sketches for my works are assembled from digital artifacts. I produce digital manipulations with fragments of news, videos, and live broadcasts. I combine contradictory elements to deconstruct the original narrative.
While creating painting I combine figurative and abstract painting. Elements of realism make works plausible. But random deformations, cropping of forms, breaking of space, and color distortions make the interpretation almost impossible. Each fragment dissolves its meaning within the frame. Blurring one image into another, one narrative into another, one way of seeing into another. Stories behind these forms capture the unpredictability and redundancy of reality.”
Nakdtoys is Faheem, a 3D digital artist based in India who likes to create twisted and surreal scenarios with human forms and strange objects
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
— Giuseppe Lo Schiavo (@GlosArtist) June 28, 2021
#nftdrop #cryptoart #crypto #digitalart #glos #superrare #CryptoNews pic.twitter.com/PUwfEPmXNQ
Opening today the exhibition Dystopian Visions at @AsteCambi curated by @SerenaTabacchi @bruno_pitzalis
— Giuseppe Lo Schiavo (@GlosArtist) June 24, 2021
Happy to be part of this incredible project! #nft #NFTartwork #robotica #NFTs #nftart #nftartist pic.twitter.com/265Yu8hUw2
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.
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
Ronald Kuang working under Seerlight moniker uses serenity twilight palette to create his magic anime-like dystopian worlds and visual stories
'Bathhouse' ✨🌊
— SeerLight ✨🌙✨ (@seerlight) April 17, 2021
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
One of my most well known pieces 'Ramen Village' is now available on foundation with reserve bid at 5 eth. Check link below.
— SeerLight ✨🌙✨ (@seerlight) April 22, 2021
This will be my last nft drop for the foreseeable future. #Cryptoart pic.twitter.com/HG6Via1lvp
Dutch-Canadian photography artist Ryan Koopmans continues his ongoing photographic exploration of surreal architecture, structures and megacities around the world with an emphasis on the social and environmental consequences of hyper globalisation. Recently he has teamed up with Swedish artist Alice Wexell to create The Wild Within, a series that brings new life into abandoned buildings from a bygone Soviet era.
“Based on real-world physical spaces, an animated rebirth into a digital realm has been created.
During the Soviet Union, the Georgian town of Tskaltubo was a popular health destination famed for its therapeutic water and luxurious sanatoriums.” - read full interview on Superrare Editorial
The idea behind POPSIKI is to reflect internet culture as well as drop collaborations with popular artists and platforms and create a funny marketplace for Crypto enthusiasts. Ilya will create only 1000 unique jumpers, drawn frame-by-frame.
DESIGNCOLLECTOR logo by Turbomilk, 2003-2006
It could be a perfect age test if you can remember the first logo of Designcollector I created in 2003, that was later pixelated by @turbomilk studio and even unintentionally mocked by @Mr_Bingo while he signed me a book at @OFFFest
Now the logo is immortalised with NFT POPSIKI
