@yekiM_o From a Boston sports fan:
gMAYE - mvp finalist and brought team to SB in second year, bright future.
gFREAK - Giannis, if he comes to Boston could bring championships and mvp trophies.
gROMAN - top baseball prospect, face of Red Sox, could become face of league.
Immortalized among The Twelve!
@PanterXhita For me, it was believing in an innovative project, helping to support a talented creator, connect more with people from across the globe with a shared interest and collect some great art along the way. Mission accomplished!
THE PORTRAIT of a wonderful year ❤️
A portrait of my twelve patrons who, for different reasons, supported me through this year. Whether it was for feeling connected to my artistic concepts, for believing in an innovative project, for supporting an artist who comes from far away and found her family here, for betting long-term on the appreciation of my career, or perhaps for the combination of all these reasons, this support allowed me to find and solidify my own style.
Many of you know me specially because of “A History of Cryptoart”, a project that greatly helped me stand out in our space but that also required a methodical approach on my part, guided by numerous artistic constraints.
But this year, thanks to these amazing patrons, I was able to paint with no purpose beyond expressing what I felt. Completely free, unchained: the way art is meant to be. I created exactly what I needed to say, and that in itself is invaluable.
What I love about this portrait is how it encapsulates all of my work in this space. It carries the structure of a directed piece, with a clear purpose set from the start: to celebrate each of my collectors with a portrait. But within that structure, it’s also filled with symbols that emerged from my subconscious over the course of the year. It represents my artistic imprint. Something I plan to continue developing and growing in the following years.
This work is a special little gift, which is why I created it in 13 editions: one for each of them and one for myself, because I want it to live forever in my wallet as a symbol of one of the best years of my life 🫂❤️.
This piece is a portrait of a very special year, and of a very special group of people, scattered across the world but intimately connected by “The Twelve” 🪑1️⃣2️⃣❤️.
Love you, guys 🫂:
@MattKaneArtist@basileus_eth@Kaprekar_Punk@0xaeight@punk9527@unityofmulti@bryanbrinkman@petewnoble@XQTStrategy@WAPSHOP_ETH@FlyingBeagle_@fan_yfi
🎨 THE MASK
💎 My new 1/1
Raffled among "The twelve" 🪑1️⃣2️⃣ (see my pinned tweet for more info about the project! 🔥)
And the winner wasss… 🥁🥁🥁 @0xaeight !!
Thank you for your long time support, dear aeight! 🙏🏼😍
You are one of my biggest collectors and thanks to amazing patrons like you I can dedicate most of my time to my artistic career 🫂❤️
Thank you and congratsss!! 🔥
Meridian by @mattdesl has always been one of my favorite Art Blocks collections based on its aesthetics + variety and distribution of traits. Happy to add #520 to the collection.
This year, I was able to be myself. I managed to professionalize my natural artistic impulses. I began building my universe digitally and, I feel, I laid the foundational stone for my style.
I want to deeply thank my patrons: @MattKaneArtist@bryanbrinkman@basileus_eth@Kaprekar_Punk@punk9527@fan_yfi@0xaeight@FlyingBeagle_@XQTStrategy@WAPSHOP_ETH@petewnoble@unityofmulti ❤️❤️❤️
You trusted my project “The Twelve.” You allowed me to dedicate 100% of my time to my creative work. You supported me through the birth and development of my artistic identity.
The work of an artist is almost impossible. And it becomes possible thanks only to people like you.
I will keep growing. You know I will keep pushing.
2024 was just the beginning 💪🏼🔥.