Welcome back to our 14th edition of the 2022 weekly top 10!
As usual, we are glad to have you all onboard with us. Our community has been expanding ever since we started, and we wanted to thank every single one of you who joined the NFT Community and followed us to Substack.
For our new members, the Weekly Top 10 is a way to showcase some of the best art we’ve seen and help artists gain visibility in the eyes of the community.
The Weekly Top 10 is curated by @KateMacDonald, an exceptional artist and writer who is deeply involved in the community.
10. “Agua Profetica”, by @rebellicca
Agua Profetica by @rebellicca is a stirring multimedia piece that celebrates ’the unimaginable power of water and the magic of the Amazon River.' Its rippling pool of cool jewel tones and the soothing voice of its artist and poet makes for a mesmerizing tribute to the life source that has carried and sustained us for eons.
“Water comes to bring a new world through its mysterious prophecies. It carries the wisdom of constant change and ancient powers, of life that infuses everything with its magic only to create more beauty in its turn. Its soul is eternal, its body ever transforming. It cannot be captured or tamed. It rules over everything with gentleness.”
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9. “The B-Sides triptych", by @cryptopom1
The B-Sides triptych by @cryptopom1 raises important questions about the prevailing opinions surrounding female nudity and the male gaze in art, and whether the difference is in the gender of the viewer or artist. Three figures dominate the panels in vibrant colour and texture, each one with a different question strategically posed to cover those body parts deemed most provocative. I have three questions – in sequence of the figures – to add to those posed by the artist: Can the average-sized woman be art? Is it the raised middle finger that makes her offensive? Does she become porn by suiting an ideal of desirability? From the artist’s description:
“The B-Sides triptych, by CryptoPOM, is intended to create a dialogue about the various views of nudity within the art world. Is nudity offensive? Is it pornographic? What is the distinction between illustrated nudity and photographed nudity? If the artist is male, is there a difference in the way it's perceived?”
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8. "Buoyant astronaut //", by @retract_visuals
Buoyant astronaut // by @retract_visuals distinguishes itself in the genre of collage with its wonderful use of composition, scale, and dimension. The angular details and unique perspective create a compelling depth of field in this moody, dreamlike piece.
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7. “Disillusion”, by @DNA_NOT_ALIEN
Ominous beings and a tense atmosphere dominate Disillusion by @DNA_Not_An_Alien. Numerous patterns are captured in the dense black and white linework of this nightmarish tableau that sucks you in and forbids you to look away. From the artist's description:
“Unknow yet so familiar.
You can't put your finger on it.
It is constantly in motion.”
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6. “The Judas Trip”, by @thestorydj
A compelling multimedia piece, The Judas Trip by @thestorydj is a spoken word poem that follows the biblical character Judas. Cursed by predestination and hitchhiking to Galilee, Judas’s almost certain trip to hell (via a long haul trucker and a trip to the bar) is described in spellbinding cadence. Before long, you soon realize that Judas may well be all of us. You might choose to read the poem in the accompanying video, but I recommend listening to it as well. The refrain will echo in your head:
“Tell me, is Judas in hell?”
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5. “Female Worshiper And Clown”, by @NargesKhazaei
Female Worshiper And Clown by @NargesKhazaei illustrates a woman squatting in front of a clown while a rabbit magically floats above the vase in her hands. The checkerboard tiles beneath the figures create the illusion of depth in what might otherwise be a static plane while the warm palette and soft half-tone textures invite the viewer in for a closer look. As per the artist’s description, Susa was an ancient city in the lower Zagros Mountains of Iran – to enjoy the archaeological figure referenced do a quick search for the journal paper “A Proto-Elamite Silver Figurine in the Metropolitan Museum of Art”. In the artist’s words:
“Female Worshiper, this beautiful praying figure, found at Susa or maybe in Mesopotamia, wears a long skirt that covers her knees and her hair falling down the back like all the Susian worshiper figures.
In an imaginary world, she uses a clown to pull a rabbit out of a jar for the audience.”
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4. “Impractical Raise”, by @sidvisuals_
A prequel to his previous artwork "Urban Growth", Impractical Raise by @sidvisuals_ veers between the modern version of - and antithesis to - the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. In a surprise departure from the super dystopian sci-fi cities often depicted in digital art, these civic developments hover above a natural landscape where trees and towers are tiered to hang in impossible toppling pods among construction crews and cranes. In the artist's words:
“A visual depiction of how intellectual engineers are able to figure out to build civilization on mountains and Raise the Impractical floating cities to the vast skies, saving the mother land from diminishing natural resources.”
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3. “Oculus House”, by @umutsezerkoc
Oculus House by @umutsezerkoc is the fantasy world I aspire to, serene and modern with woods and water views. Its sinuous curves and warm textures invite even the most discerning collector to sit down and enjoy an evening at home. There is only one superfluous detail - I could never wear slippers on that magically luxurious rug. From the artist’s description:
“Oculus House was designed to be a serene getaway spot, away from chaos and filled with an eternal light day and night.
This is how I think our future houses will be!
-- What a lovely place, can we live here?
"When twilight pours from the oculus with the dance of a million curves."
30.03.2022 - update after being collected:
"The message has been revealed. What do you see?"
"May you find your inner peace in Aden."
Created with Cinema4D & Redshift and Marvelous”
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2. “Out of frame.”, by @pipouz01
Out of frame. by @pipouz01 streaks and flashes across your screen in a joyous explosion of energy, light, and excitement. Don’t miss out – be sure to click through to watch this animation. In the artist’s words:
“Jump through the unknown,
go beyond your limits
to discover new worlds...
Getting lost,
through the lights or shadows,
it's the best way to find yourself.”
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1. “#4 Iguana the colors of a camouflage”, by @cryptopher_art
#4 Iguana the colors of a camouflage by @cryptopher_art is a glittering gif of flashing scales in eye-popping colour. Cheerful and fun, it is the metamorphosis as magical as any chameleon. In the artist’s words:
“Like a soldier, he camouflages himself among the colors of nature. So is the iguana.”
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