The more I look at The Beaks, the more I keep noticing new details and getting increasingly intrigued. The dotted textures, peculiar expressions, surreal outfits, and dream-like scenes make every piece feel alive and spirited. Nothing about it comes across as attention-seeking. A brief scan and you can just sense a world that has been carefully and patiently built over years.
The fact that Dima Kashtalyan has over two decades of experience in painting murals and creating editorial art makes the collection even more compelling. That history is visible in the work itself. Every character looks intentional; no excess, no eccentricity that seems forced or misplaced. It’s as though, even before any external interpretation, it already has its own fully formed visual language and mythology.
I initially wondered why Dima chose to bring this style onchain rather than keep it within galleries or traditional art spaces. It seemed, at least initially, better suited to those environments. But on reflection, this is exactly the kind of practice the space benefits from: work not chasing trends but expanding what “digital-native art” can be.
And when you factor in that TheBeaks is a Genesis collection of 1111 pieces, the sheer logic in the decision strikes even deeper. It feels like an extension of a long-standing practice entering a new medium, where work with a strong identity naturally stands out.
All in all, it’s striking to see grounded, experience-driven work getting attention in this space again. In an environment that often moves fast, something like this slows things down in a necessary way. I’m glad Dima brought it into this form. A new era of onchain art, perhaps.
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Some years ago, I decided it was a great idea to throw a big birthday party.
I booked a 4 bedroom apartment and called my guy that has a wine shop to supply drinks. He came with cartons of so much drink, you could visibly see that the weight of the taxi he came with had pressed down.
I have a friend that we share same birthday and she's the life of the party, so she knows a lot of people. We usually celebrate birthdays together so she invited her friends. I knew I was expecting people because of her, but I wasn't prepared for the crowd that came. We had the 4 bedroom completely filled till we had an overflow outside. Estimates say we had like 150-200 people.
Everyone drank from their bottle and we had a mad DJ that got everyone on their feet.
I took a bottle of drink that I don't remember the name and was gulping it till I passed out before 12am.
I threw up so much and by the time I woke up at 6am, I saw a few people just leaving.
I heard they had so much fun and the DJ didn't stop playing. Nobody left till 5am.
So here's what happened....
I threw the biggest birthday party of my life, drank so much so early and didn't participate in it!
It still pains me till this day...
Wait, did I mention I also had strippers?
Yeah, I paid for that too and didn't even get a lap dance!