Welcome back to our 26th 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. “NFT Glitch News #002”, by @_cryptophobia
Conceptual art meets crypto deniers in NFT Glitch News #002 by @_cryptophobia. Repeating patterns build across the composition creating harmony through the digital texture while its bright colours smack the viewer square in the retina. From the artist’s description:
“Screen-grabbed and Glitched from THE VERGE news article: "IS NFT ANY GOOD?" … The article says "The current state of NFT art is best described as “visual dogshit” so i mint this to make the new even more like a visual dogshit.”
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9. “HENTAI HAREM”, by @wolfofballmeat
Hentai Harem by @wolfofballmeat is a handmade digital photo collage made from hentai images. While there is nothing sexually explicit about it, one could make assumptions about all of those pale pink and beige bits cavorting across the screen. Abstract and expressive in nature, the eye is drawn throughout the composition to alight and there on its angular shapes and curves, never resting for long.
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8. “Unicorn Watersplash Assassin”, by @ARauenschwender
In Unicorn Watersplash Assassin by @ARauenschwender, the subject’s intense expression contrasts with the fun details with which she has been depicted (but then again who isn’t intense in the midst of a waterfight?!) Things of note are how the water gun mimics the diagonal of the unicorn horn but rather than leading the viewer’s eye off the page, the subject’s black-gloved hands and arms pull the eye back into the frame.
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7. “.;*¨/»>ÆßV@&#$!”, by @braun_______
.;*¨/»>ÆßV@&#$! by @braun_______ continues the artist’s explorations of generative pixel movement in this mesmerizing monochromatic gif. Click through to enjoy sweeping ASCII textures. From the artist’s description:
“brightness overlay ASCII texture // grid size 64x64 // 1080x1080 px | 300 frames | 30 fps | 10 s //”
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6. “King of Prehistoric”, by @NFTdecorative
King of Prehistoric by @NFTdecorative uses the physical textures of carved and exposed corrugated cardboard to great effect as both substrate and frame. The use of simple materials is elevated by the royal nature of the drawing and allows for a comparison of found (or local) materials across millennia.
“Contains the history of interaction in ancient paintings, story of the king with background of his kingdom in Neolithic period, PREHISTORIC NFTs.”
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5. “Blind Brutality”, by @ilham_nft
Blind Brutality by @ilham_nft celebrates the psychedelic art of Indonesian culture while balancing symmetrical designs against intricate patterns and textures in this engaging composition with its distinct muted palette. From the artist’s description:
“meanwhile, the universe seems to be turning into uncertainty and brutality, who knows when it will stop”
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4. “Grief and Pain Flowers Bloom”, by @Crearjun
Grief and Pain Flowers Bloom by @Crearjun features rich and abundant florals in this memento mori which examines our relationship with grief and death. The delicate blue tone to the bandages and their translucent quality stands in stark contrast to the rich warm reds that dominate the composition.
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3. “_selfdoubt”, by @growthrev
_selfdoubt by @growthrev highlights the artist’s double exposure photography with an eerie sense of contrition. The silhouettes of four figures of various sizes stand facing in different directions, in a seeming examination of oneself in relation to the problem (or opportunity) at hand, while cool blue tones lend a nostalgic feel to the work.
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2. “into polarity”, by @BenHarleyNFTart
A skull emerges only to dissolve into an abstract painting in the work into polarity by @BenHarleyNFTart. Despite the bright palette with its prodigious pops of violet, there is a quality of solemnity or sadness that permeates the painting. From the artist's description:
“Embrace this dive into the deep waters. This is why you chose to be here”
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1. “flores aeternum”, by @Crypt0Warr10r
flores aeternum (roughly translated as “flowers forever”) by @Crypt0Warr10r combines digital painting with urban textures in the artist’s unique style. Lush flowers overlay bricks in a romantic wash of colour, softening the rough textures, while the repetitive nature of the brickwork stands in stark contrast (and provides an anchor) to the organic shape and rich colour of the flowers.
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