"Now our thoughts and souls are occupied with other things, since war started in Ukraine. All days we are busy with activity that can support our country in any possible way, coordinating information via social media (that became a wartime full-scale instrument for helping each other), finding accommodation for refugees, collecting and making donations for urgent causes (as we follow how the situation is changing in real time and adopt donating to the most urgent cause of the moment). Now we see our art as one of the ways, not just to inspire people, but to physically support somebody’s health and life, as we donate a lot of funds from selling our prints and NFTs to support Ukraine" - Ukrainian duo Synchrodogs for SuperRare Editorial
You can support Ukraine by purchasing their prints and NFTs on:
SuperRare
Foundation
OpenSea
You can support Ukraine by purchasing their prints and NFTs on:
SuperRare
Foundation
OpenSea
LAST HUMAN MOTHER AND BABY- NFT BY UKRAINIAN ARTIST BELIAEVA.
The artwork of Julia Beliaeva consist of two pieces – a digital print and virtual world, which can be entered by using virtual reality gear. In this way the viewer is invited into the picture to explore a dystopian scenario where only the savage self-reproducing nature and helpless people survive, including the last mother and her baby left alone in jungle.
The use of virtual reality glasses brings the viewer back to the golden age of the primeval times. It is the way it was seen by “naive” painter Henri Rousseau, whose painting The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope (1905) is reinterpreted in the animated jungle scene. Beliaeva has replaced the hungry lion and its prey with herself and her son with raises doubts about the mother’s intentions: Is she licking her baby in an act of care or is the gesture a deadly warning? Is she taking or losing control of her instinctive acts in survival situation? - 1stDIBS
#standwithukraine
The artwork of Julia Beliaeva consist of two pieces – a digital print and virtual world, which can be entered by using virtual reality gear. In this way the viewer is invited into the picture to explore a dystopian scenario where only the savage self-reproducing nature and helpless people survive, including the last mother and her baby left alone in jungle.
The use of virtual reality glasses brings the viewer back to the golden age of the primeval times. It is the way it was seen by “naive” painter Henri Rousseau, whose painting The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope (1905) is reinterpreted in the animated jungle scene. Beliaeva has replaced the hungry lion and its prey with herself and her son with raises doubts about the mother’s intentions: Is she licking her baby in an act of care or is the gesture a deadly warning? Is she taking or losing control of her instinctive acts in survival situation? - 1stDIBS
#standwithukraine
Kenny Schachter is an art writer, curator, digital artist and the second name coming to our minds when we hear "NFT". Recently he demonstrated how art/crypto community could actually help to those who need it most.
Kenny teamed up with David Cash and proposed to artists around the globe to donate their NFTs and support Ukraine in its fight against Russian invasion. In no time, a collection ennoscriptd NFTUkraine was launched. The list of participating artists is growing, and all proceeds will be donated to the official Ukrainian government-sanctioned ETH account.
The point is to band together to help in whatever way possible to address the unprovoked atrocities at the hand of (now) war criminal Vladimir Putin - artnet news
You can check the collection on OpenSea: NFTUkraine
Perhaps some unique work is waiting for you there.
#standwithukraine
Kenny teamed up with David Cash and proposed to artists around the globe to donate their NFTs and support Ukraine in its fight against Russian invasion. In no time, a collection ennoscriptd NFTUkraine was launched. The list of participating artists is growing, and all proceeds will be donated to the official Ukrainian government-sanctioned ETH account.
The point is to band together to help in whatever way possible to address the unprovoked atrocities at the hand of (now) war criminal Vladimir Putin - artnet news
You can check the collection on OpenSea: NFTUkraine
Perhaps some unique work is waiting for you there.
#standwithukraine
In case you want to know about our choice from NFTUkraine, it's Intimacy by Jason Ebeyer.
Personal choice of @sabbathhawk
Personal choice of @sabbathhawk
ARTISTS FOR UKRAINE, an online only benefit auction is Grisebach’s way of lending a helping hand to the victims and refugees uprooted by the war in Ukraine.
33 works of art donated by 34 contemporary artists will be sold online by Grisebach between April 1st and April 10th. All the proceeds will be donated to Be an Angel e.V., an NGO currently working with Ukrainian refugees.
Among participating artists you can find Tamina Amadyar, Eliza Douglas & Anne Imhof, Hannah Sophie Dunkelberg, Sam Durant, Ólafur Eliasson, Gregor Hildebrandt, Christine Sun Kim, Alicja Kwade and others.
Cover image: Olafur Eliasson Spheres of power and care (mind map), 2017.
33 works of art donated by 34 contemporary artists will be sold online by Grisebach between April 1st and April 10th. All the proceeds will be donated to Be an Angel e.V., an NGO currently working with Ukrainian refugees.
Among participating artists you can find Tamina Amadyar, Eliza Douglas & Anne Imhof, Hannah Sophie Dunkelberg, Sam Durant, Ólafur Eliasson, Gregor Hildebrandt, Christine Sun Kim, Alicja Kwade and others.
Cover image: Olafur Eliasson Spheres of power and care (mind map), 2017.
NFT of the day.
Road Knight Helmet by Ukrainian artist/designer stanis.slav.
Stanislav had been working with with Frederik Heyman (and you might remember that Frederik is our all time favorite). Therefore, it's a double love trouble.
#standwithukraine
Road Knight Helmet by Ukrainian artist/designer stanis.slav.
Stanislav had been working with with Frederik Heyman (and you might remember that Frederik is our all time favorite). Therefore, it's a double love trouble.
#standwithukraine
Takashi Murakami and RTFKT revealed some footage from Murakami's upcoming exhibition at Gagosian galleries in New York.
"An Arrow through History", an exhibition of never-before-seen works by Takashi Murakami, open on May 11.
The body of exhibition will consist of sculptures and paintings based on his NFT projects (CloneX and Murakami.flowers) alongside new paintings on circular canvases inspired by a fish motif on a Qinghua porcelain.
The show is aimed to bridge Murakami's art in digital and physical realms and will be augmented by experiential virtual components. It is very curious that this time physical canvases are inspired by born-digital NFT artworks and not vice versa.
It was also revealed that after a long hesitation, Gagosian finally decided to accept cyber money for art. Through a partnership with the exchange platform Coinbase, the gallery will henceforth accept payments in Bitcoin, Ether, and USD Coin.
"An Arrow through History", an exhibition of never-before-seen works by Takashi Murakami, open on May 11.
The body of exhibition will consist of sculptures and paintings based on his NFT projects (CloneX and Murakami.flowers) alongside new paintings on circular canvases inspired by a fish motif on a Qinghua porcelain.
The show is aimed to bridge Murakami's art in digital and physical realms and will be augmented by experiential virtual components. It is very curious that this time physical canvases are inspired by born-digital NFT artworks and not vice versa.
It was also revealed that after a long hesitation, Gagosian finally decided to accept cyber money for art. Through a partnership with the exchange platform Coinbase, the gallery will henceforth accept payments in Bitcoin, Ether, and USD Coin.
Celebrating the arrival of the brand’s latest Ozworld collection, adidas Originals is launching the world’s first personality based AI generated avatar creation platform, in collaboration with Ready Player Me.
Designed to empower and open up the pursuit of self expression for all, the online Ozworld experience enables users to create their unique digital selves, which can then be taken around the web exclusively with Ready Player Me – a cross-app avatar platform for the metaverse that allows anyone to explore virtual worlds with one consistent identity.
A new playground to co-create with the brand’s community, the experience launches to the public on April 8th at http://ozworld.adidas.com/
Meanwhile adiClub Members and adidas NFT holders will be granted early access via a unique URL, with the first installment of avatars arriving on April 28th across the metaverse.
Designed to empower and open up the pursuit of self expression for all, the online Ozworld experience enables users to create their unique digital selves, which can then be taken around the web exclusively with Ready Player Me – a cross-app avatar platform for the metaverse that allows anyone to explore virtual worlds with one consistent identity.
A new playground to co-create with the brand’s community, the experience launches to the public on April 8th at http://ozworld.adidas.com/
Meanwhile adiClub Members and adidas NFT holders will be granted early access via a unique URL, with the first installment of avatars arriving on April 28th across the metaverse.
Paradise Birds by Nastia Zhuk is a part of UWPO's (Ukrainian Women Photographers Organization) NFT collection.
This collection was created by more than 70 female photographers from all around Ukraine in order to help their country to resist Russian agression and its horrific consequences.
The raised funds are going to support Ukrainian volunteers, shelters and Ukrainians in need.
#standwithUkraine
This collection was created by more than 70 female photographers from all around Ukraine in order to help their country to resist Russian agression and its horrific consequences.
The raised funds are going to support Ukrainian volunteers, shelters and Ukrainians in need.
#standwithUkraine
Vitalik Buterin quietly donates $5M ETH to aid Ukraine as total tracked crypto donations reach $133M.
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Studio DRIFT will stage indoor aerial drone performance noscriptd Social Sacrifice alongside the 2022 Venice Art Biennale.
Performance is commissioned by Aorist, cultural institution supporting a climate-forward NFT marketplace for artists creating at the edge of art and technology.
For more than 10 years, DRIFT has been working with researchers to study flocking behaviour in nature and created a biological algorithm that simulates the natural flight patterns of starlings. With the help of artificial intelligence, DRIFT reproduces these emergent feats of synchronicity visible in the movements of birds, bees, and fish and transforms them into performative installations using autonomous flying drones.
In Venice, Social Sacrifice will animate a flying school of A.I. fish that will “swim” through the Church of San Lorenzo every evening.
The event is accompanied by a series of NFTs available on the Aorist platform.
Julia Kaganskiy
#venicebiennale2022
Performance is commissioned by Aorist, cultural institution supporting a climate-forward NFT marketplace for artists creating at the edge of art and technology.
For more than 10 years, DRIFT has been working with researchers to study flocking behaviour in nature and created a biological algorithm that simulates the natural flight patterns of starlings. With the help of artificial intelligence, DRIFT reproduces these emergent feats of synchronicity visible in the movements of birds, bees, and fish and transforms them into performative installations using autonomous flying drones.
In Venice, Social Sacrifice will animate a flying school of A.I. fish that will “swim” through the Church of San Lorenzo every evening.
The event is accompanied by a series of NFTs available on the Aorist platform.
Julia Kaganskiy
#venicebiennale2022
American artist Marin Vaan Zaal created a series of works to raise money for Ukraine.
The works are available through the fundraiser contract on Teia Art, a non-profit, open-source online platform for trading digital assets as OBJKT NFTs.
All the artworks are 50/50 and 4-5 TEZ each.
There's also a special detail. The project utilizes specifically created shared donation contract that will redirect tezos to multiple charity organizations in support of Ukraine relief.
#standwithUkraine
The works are available through the fundraiser contract on Teia Art, a non-profit, open-source online platform for trading digital assets as OBJKT NFTs.
All the artworks are 50/50 and 4-5 TEZ each.
There's also a special detail. The project utilizes specifically created shared donation contract that will redirect tezos to multiple charity organizations in support of Ukraine relief.
#standwithUkraine
New exciting project by Swedish artist Jonas Lund is out at the Aorist marketplace. And it is an example of art practice and NFT tech making a perfect match.
MVP (Most Valuable Painting) is an online participatory project questioning how we define the meaning of value in contemporary art across aesthetics, sales, engagement, and influence.
MVP consists of 512 individual digital paintings that evolve and transform based on public reception, until they are acquired. Once an MVP is sold and minted as an NFT, the visual properties of that work will determine the aesthetic evolution of the remaining works, which slowly optimize their features and composition to mimic the characteristics of the more desirable paintings.
Each MVP’s aesthetic outcome is determined by a fitness algorithm that tracks each individual MVP’s performance in terms of likes, clicks, and user engagement.
It is fair to say that the last painting will gain the most "wanted" features of all the items, ultimately becoming the most valuable one.
512 digital paintings are on view across 36 outdoor screens at London’s W1 Curates.
MVP (Most Valuable Painting) is an online participatory project questioning how we define the meaning of value in contemporary art across aesthetics, sales, engagement, and influence.
MVP consists of 512 individual digital paintings that evolve and transform based on public reception, until they are acquired. Once an MVP is sold and minted as an NFT, the visual properties of that work will determine the aesthetic evolution of the remaining works, which slowly optimize their features and composition to mimic the characteristics of the more desirable paintings.
Each MVP’s aesthetic outcome is determined by a fitness algorithm that tracks each individual MVP’s performance in terms of likes, clicks, and user engagement.
It is fair to say that the last painting will gain the most "wanted" features of all the items, ultimately becoming the most valuable one.
512 digital paintings are on view across 36 outdoor screens at London’s W1 Curates.
You might remember Luna Ikuta, the artist behind permanently ephemeral floating flowers that can bring you to the state of existence at the very edge of total disappearance.
Today, April 11th, she proposes the present which non of us probably deserves.
REMEMBER ME is Luna's first dynamic NFT available on the afterlife.garden for 24 hours as live mint. It is completely open to the public, which means it's free. You will have to pay only for the gas.
Luna says that the code became the heart of the artwork and that she wanted to tell a story rather than only highlight the final result. Find ways to celebrate the mechanics that are unique to the blockchain that provide value to the overall experience.
Mint opens today at 8AM PST.
Don't miss your chance to own the flower from afterlife garden. It is kinda inevitable 😈
@mzm2night
Today, April 11th, she proposes the present which non of us probably deserves.
REMEMBER ME is Luna's first dynamic NFT available on the afterlife.garden for 24 hours as live mint. It is completely open to the public, which means it's free. You will have to pay only for the gas.
Luna says that the code became the heart of the artwork and that she wanted to tell a story rather than only highlight the final result. Find ways to celebrate the mechanics that are unique to the blockchain that provide value to the overall experience.
Mint opens today at 8AM PST.
Don't miss your chance to own the flower from afterlife garden. It is kinda inevitable 😈
@mzm2night
G4UKRAINE is a collection of Georgian NFT artists in support of the people of UKRAINE and includes 50 of space’s most influential artists.
Collection is presented by ArtUp - Street Gallery. The proceeds from the sale of works will be fully transferred to the Ukrainian people for humanitarian purposes.
Moreover, all royalties from secondary sales will either go towards those same efforts, or towards supporting Ukrainian artists, charity, and/or art initiatives of the participating artist’s choice.
Cover image: Mutual Resonance by Davit Gelukashvili (dgdecay)
#standwithUkraine
Collection is presented by ArtUp - Street Gallery. The proceeds from the sale of works will be fully transferred to the Ukrainian people for humanitarian purposes.
Moreover, all royalties from secondary sales will either go towards those same efforts, or towards supporting Ukrainian artists, charity, and/or art initiatives of the participating artist’s choice.
Cover image: Mutual Resonance by Davit Gelukashvili (dgdecay)
#standwithUkraine
Fashion for Peace NFT Collection by Vogue Singapore x Vogue Ukraine.
Calling on Ukrainian and Ukrainian-based creatives Vogue Ukraine and Vogue Singapore are joining forces to help raise funds for humanitarian aid in Ukraine in wake of the ongoing Russian invasion of the country.
This special collaboration sees artworks, sketches and photographs available on ethereum-based platform OpenSea. Each NFT is available in 50 editions at 0.5ETH each.
All proceeds will be donated to the charity Save The Children Ukraine. With traditional banking institutions and infrastructures under attack, cryptocurrency has never been more of a useful medium than now. Thanks to the power of smart contracts attached to NFTs, this also ensures a royalty from each secondary sale in perpetuity goes directly to the charity as well.
Cover image: Molotov cocktail by Gunia Project
Vogue Singapore
Calling on Ukrainian and Ukrainian-based creatives Vogue Ukraine and Vogue Singapore are joining forces to help raise funds for humanitarian aid in Ukraine in wake of the ongoing Russian invasion of the country.
This special collaboration sees artworks, sketches and photographs available on ethereum-based platform OpenSea. Each NFT is available in 50 editions at 0.5ETH each.
All proceeds will be donated to the charity Save The Children Ukraine. With traditional banking institutions and infrastructures under attack, cryptocurrency has never been more of a useful medium than now. Thanks to the power of smart contracts attached to NFTs, this also ensures a royalty from each secondary sale in perpetuity goes directly to the charity as well.
Cover image: Molotov cocktail by Gunia Project
Vogue Singapore