Welcome to our 50th edition of the Artist Spotlight Series, where we highlight artists from different backgrounds, mediums, and blockchains.
This edition’s featured artists include:
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Mason London (Illustrator and Animator)
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Yader Fonseca (Concept Artist and Illustrator)
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AnimaToey (Watercolor Artist)
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Shihotana (Illustrator and Animator)
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Ryan Anderson (Animator and Visual Artist)
The Long Way Home by Mason London
Mason London is an illustrator and animator from London, creating detailed narrative animations, record covers, and illustrations with work ranging from collaborative audiovisual loops to conceptual scenes of life’s daily occurrences.
The Long Way Home is a collaboration between Mason London and musician Kiefer. Over the past three years, the duo have collaborated on ten animations based on music from Kiefer’s acclaimed EPs released by Stone Throw Records.
This animation is an epilogue to the series, featuring brand new visuals and music, and the first to be released as an NFT. Set decades after the other animations in the series, it depicts a moment of calm in a city where solitude is hard to come by.
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The Bassist by Yader Fonseca
Yader Fonseca is a New York-based concept artist and illustrator passionate about minimalistic design, expressed through simplistic form and shape, depicting various characters in colorful, textured settings.
The Bassist is an illustration of Ray Brown, who was a pioneer in defining the modern jazz rhythm and flow in addition to being a first-rate soloist.
This piece showcases the class and elegance Ray Brown's artistry had infused with the complimentary solo schemes of cools and warms.
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Takoyaki 2.0 by AnimaToey
Chatchai Thammaphirome, aka AnimaToey, is a watercolor artist from Thailand who creates Japanese and fish-themed character animations and illustrations that depict bustling city scenes, thrusting viewers into his imaginative worlds.
Takoyaki 2.0 is an enthralling animation of a man waiting for his meal from a street food shop on a busy street in Osaka, Japan, specializing in octopus dishes.
AnimaToey describes Osaka not as a place but as a Takoyaki: a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter, cooked in a specially molded pan.
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Cactus Time by Shihotana
Shihotana is an illustrator and animator from Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, creating colorful, textured artworks inspired by nature and imagination.
Cactus Time depicts a vibrant cactus-filled world where the character sees into the future. This piece is part of Shihotana’s pink series, created with hopes of them finding relaxation and enjoyment in each composition.
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The Barn by Ryan Anderson
Ryan is a comedian, animator, and filmmaker who spends most of his time writing and animating episodic animations and sketches. His work explores various concepts, from nostalgia to an anthropomorphic orange orb with a baked potato as a best friend.
The Barn is part of Ryan’s Past and Presence series, which revolves around nostalgia, with each piece focusing on a sub-theme relative to that theme. This piece represents acceptance of the past being what it is and leaving it behind.
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