3rd Wave of Inspiration
Since 2003
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. ”
Italian artist based in Barcelona Antonella Montes works under Lantomo moniker. She studied architecture in Italy, in Rome and Genoa; then moves to Spain, specialising in scenography and exhibition design. Just a few years ago, since 2010, Lantomo started to dedicate herself exclusively to painting, and her passion has definitely become a job. And in this journey, her stay of almost two years in Beijing, China, have left an indelible trace. Her drawings have become more accurate and detailed, her only colours the black and white, with touches of red, and the drawn faces have come to have Asian features.
“The graphite portraits I create are almost realistic, suspended in a personal universe between realism and vision, but I’m not interested in virtuous details, I look for the representation of the emotions of my subjects.
Drawing has always been present in my life, like a way of expressing myself. My portraits embody a feeling of isolation and introspection, involved in silence. Memory, fears and loneliness in this society are the subjects that obsess me.
I try to bring to the surface all traces of emotions behind a gaze.”
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.
Tye Martinez is a multidisciplinary artist currently based out of Bellingham, WA. Focusing on the connection between emotions and various art forms, Tye aims to mend the preconceived notion that feeling different is not normal. Speaking of all emotions should not be considered taboo, and art can be such an excellent gateway to help normalise what it’s like to feel down or different.
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 :)
What is “distant”, “unknown” and “amazing” for us, what could you describe in such words? Most often we think this way or talk about two things: about the future and about space.
Same things we can also say about the art objects created by the modern artist and sculptor Vasilisa Lipatova. On the one hand, it is because the artist works with these two themes - “space” and “future” and creates them in her objects. On the other hand, it is because the techniques that the artist develops to create her works cause delight among the audience and great interest among professionals. And, finally, the emotions that the works bring are emotions of joy, surprise and delight, just those that we experience when we come into contact with something “distant”, “unknown” and “amazing".
Let's sort it out in order.
So, “Space" - how can you create art objects in the form of space, in volume?
Sculpt round planets and hang them from the ceiling?
Or cut it out of some material and put it on a pedestal?
Perhaps this would be the most obvious option, but as we said above - the artist likes to invent and develop her own techniques for creating art objects. The main technique in which all the interior art objects of the artist are created is called “manual 3D printing". This is a meticulous and delicate work with molten plastic thread, which allows you to “weave” three-dimensional aerial art objects almost literally in the air. And also to create flat canvases with three-dimensional elements on their surface - literally to imprint space in space and material.
It was exactly these artworks that made the artist famous and exactly these works caused such delight and such surprise among the audience.
And it was thanks to the development of this technique that the artist began to create both exhibition objects that are included in museum collections (for example, one of the artist's works was included in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery) and small interior canvases that literally anyone can buy and hang at home, and thus not only touch art, but literally become involved in the international project of the artist “Space Atlas".
And also to make a profitable investment - every year the merits of the artist are literally growing before our eyes, and at the same time the works themselves are becoming more expensive.
Moreover, it is worth noting that the artist has entered the world art market and her international career only adds “advantages” to the main achievements.
It’s just enough to google “Vasilisa Lipatova” to see how many publications the artist has in different media.
Or you also can read her CV and see her participation and victory in international and All-Russian competitions, diplomas with first places from different years, as well as international exhibitions of such a level as the Biennale.
Separately, it is worth talking about royalties, the artist's works created specifically for a large circle of connoisseurs start from $ 100 - $ 300, this is done specifically so that a large number of people can easily afford to buy the artist's works. But at the same time, her royalties for the development of projects start from $ 5,000 and often $ 10,000, which significantly exceeds the average market prices, where the artist is often offered to develop a project for $ 1,000 - $ 500 dollars or even do it for free.
The project “Space Atlas” became for the artist another step in the arena of world fame and demand, in one year it grew from a small town project to an international one, several objects were included in museum collections, and one of the objects received the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Buryatia - the object “Legends of Baikal" became the first public art The object was located in the capital of Buryatia, the city of Ulan - Ude and immediately entered the collection of the most prestigious museum of the Republic - the TS Sampilov National Museum.
We will continue to observe the dizzying career of the artist, and we will continue to keep you informed about her new takeoffs and Space projects.
French self-taught artist David Bayo is based in Strasbourg and specialised in highly detailed drawings rendered in ink, mostly using the Stippling technique. It is a drawing technique in which areas of light and shadow are created using nothing but dots. Painstakingly and meticulously!
The face behind the alias of moodydarkroom is photographer and artist Oswaldo Cepeda. Originally from a small town in Wisconsin, Oswaldo decided to pursue his passion of art and felt that in order to do so properly, he needed to be in a new environment. Given the sprawling hub of opportunity that Southern California offers, Oswaldo decided to move to San Diego, where he is now based out of and calls home.
Oswaldo’s main focus is portraiture; however, his portfolio also showcases his passion for digital art. His portrait work is unique, featuring the abstract lighting techniques that he is widely known for. This ultimately sets his work apart from typical portraiture, often being described as other worldly, ethereal, and poignantly emotional. He uses his work to convey feelings that cannot be put into words and strives to demonstrate the raw emotions of human nature.
“Valencia-based duo Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda add a playful twist to mundane settings and architectural backdrops. Whether flaring a skirt into a wide, cheesy grin, posing to prop up a facade’s stripes, or gripping the tail of a balloon that looks like a tethered sun, their minimal compositions turn geometric elements and open spaces into theatrical sets ripe with humor and joy.” - via Colossal
By combining their spatial awareness and their artistic vision, primarily based on simple shapes and bold patterns, they have succeeded in establishing magnetic and joyful narratives that smartly suggest both the nature of human relations and the fascination with the urban environment.
Columbus based fine artist Christopher Burk focuses on depicting the American urban landscape through the vehicle of paintings, and drawings.
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.
Gregory Orekhov’s “Crossroads,” made of polycarbonate and painted over with marking paint, is a crossing across the river, among fields which seemingly have no end. This land art object is located in the Moscow region, in the area of Nikolina Gora. With this work, the artist raises the question of social, ethical and environmental behaviour.
The 21st century has faced itself with acute problems of capital constructions, which contradicts the basic principles of urbanism and summons a lot of controversy and discontent among local residents. In pursuit of non-ecological development of the economy, the authorities allow more and more ground to be built upon, the nature of which is illegally destroyed for the purpose of self-gain without any clarity or thought.
“Crossroads” is an attempt to turn the world's attention towards heritage preservation and to remind people about the ability of choice. Gregory Orekhov stands at the crossroads between the quiet, foggy natural world and an impending catastrophe. The object is situated at the intersection of historic events that took place here at the time of the Second World War, and those that are yet to come.
This installation is not a personal reflection, more so, it is something that each of us encounters on a daily basis. This is about the unrestrained transformation of the space around, because of which, tomorrow, we can forever lose memorial places, favourite
Photography by Konstantin Antipin and Ilya Ivanov
Italian sculptor Peter Demetz masterfully creates life-sized of wooden scenes that challenge the spectator’s perception with their spatial unfolding and seduce with their illusion as well as with their photographic quality of represented world
“The works of Demetz seem to be still frames of a serial, which needs to be discovered and of which the artist anticipates only some clues; not recognizable stories, but attitudes, something in a potential state, which attends to be resolved into a narrative.”
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.
Self-taught and self-starting American contemporary artist Sophie Sturdevant focuses on the woman's body in her work and art, interpreting her as strong in her vulnerability and beautiful in her femininity through abstract figuration. “A woman’s beauty is like nothing the world has ever seen; she has a unique ability to be strong, but kind, and powerful, but soft, simultaneously”, Sophie states on her website
Photographer Titus Poplawski uses an analogue camera to capture eerie and unsettling portraits of people, and his works are truly magical
“It’s not about the advanced technical challenges. It’s more about letting the film influence the final artistic result of the picture. I focus on narrative photography, which is a metaphor that tells about human beings. Thus a human being is the main subject of my photos”
“From polyester, nylon, and cotton, Japanese artist and designer Mariko Kusumoto fabricates sculptural forms that resemble the creatures and everyday objects she finds most fascinating. She uses a proprietary heat-setting technique to mold the ubiquitous materials into undulating ripples, honeycomb poufs, and even tiny schools of fish that are presented in elegant and fanciful contexts. Whether a pastel coral reef or a fantastical bracelet filled with mushrooms, rosettes, and minuscule bicycles, Kusumoto’s body of work, which includes standalone objects and wearables, uses the ethereal qualities of the translucent fibers to make even the banalest forms appear like they’re part of a dream.” - via @Colossal
Nathaniel Rackowe (b. 1975)
Rackowe’s work is designed to recreate the experience of navigating the city around us. His works are abstracted impressions of today's metropolitan experience evoked through the vicissitudes of light as it fluctuates throughout the city. Influenced by Modernism, film and video games, Rackowe uses the mass-manufactured derivative products of the modernist era - glass, corrugated plastics, concrete, scaffolding, breeze blocks and strip lights - to recreate the collective experience and visual sensations of urban contemporary life, while incorporating a deeply personal emotional response to flowing through built space.
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The second semester of 2021 is lined up with exciting projects for Rackowe: used to working in the public sphere, the artist has a new commission for the Canary Wharf outdoor sculpture exhibition with Brooke Bennington, “On the Other Hand”, from the 26th of August to the 12th of November 2021. The show will explore notions of revival and value, bringing together a group of contemporary sculptors who incorporate - or use as their starting point - found and human-made objects.
Later in the year, Nathaniel will exhibit new works with FOLD Gallery, the London-based gallery bringing UK based and international artists together. Also this year, the Art Design Lebanon will include one of Rackowe’s works for a group show in Beirut. And in November from the 10th to the 14th, the Lichtfestival Gent will include an outdoor light installation from the new MTArt Agency artist.
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“It’s really exciting to be joining the MTArt Agency roster of artists. Marine and her team have a unique approach to supporting and growing the artist, while finding wide ranging ways to bring their work to the public eye. The breath of their engagement perfectly meshes with my diverse art practice, with so many fascinating ideas for where this new collaboration may lead.”
Rackowe’s public art projects are completely aligned with MTArt Agency’s vision for the public sphere which is working towards providing everyone with access to art whilst investing in local communities and allowing artists to broadcast their artistic stories to inspire as many people as possible. Nathaniel Rackowe is part of a new breed of established artists (like Robert Montgomery, Walter and Zoniel, among others) who believe in the agency’s values and efforts to change the industry, and were attracted by our recent growth - as highlighted in this article on The Art Newspaper.
“What a dream to bring Nathaniel Rackowe on board, for the past twenty years he has proven that conceptual art could be integrated into the public realm. Bringing artists with this level of credibility is a dream come true for me as a founder”
American fine art photographer that enjoys Sci-fi like settings. Briscoe Park lives and travels in his van shooting strange concepts.
