Enter the mind of Impact, London based 3D Generalist and Art Director responsible for a host of creative projects found across the internet. Infamously described as an artist first and a designer second, he revels in creating universes capturing surreal 3D imagery, often accompanied by a strong storyline and concepts open to interpretation. Notably focusing on predominantly static imagery for his creative endeavors, he finds something compelling about the challenge of telling a story with just one frame. 

Guiding Light,2021, NFT

Guiding light is classed, in his opinion, as his first official art piece, despite other projects that preceded it. Having been featured in the 3D Artist magazine, multiple times by Adobe and awarded on creative network Behance, Guiding Light is one of the most recognized pieces in Impact’s catalogue. The initial inspiration behind this piece stemmed from the idea of the Tardis (from the popular British TV show Doctor Who) and it’s ability to travel through time. The idea of a seemingly everyday object like a telephone box being able to teleport was applied to the lighthouse in Guiding Light. This ability was adapted to the lighthouse in a more visually dramatic way, resulting in the disintegration effect seen in the final image.

Without any context, Guiding Light as a whole is shrouded in a cloud of mystery, the overcast sky makes it impossible to determine where the lighthouse is. How does the lighthouse have the ability to teleport? Why is it summoned to various locations? And who is manning it are all questions left unanswered. 

Semi-Detatched, 2020, NFT

Semi-Detached is widely regarded as Impact’s magnum opus from 2020 and with how widely it was shared it’s deserving of that title. This is a piece semi-detached from reality and one that depicts a desire to rise up and break free, a common theme in a lot of the ‘Enter the Mind’ pieces around this time frame. Despite still having his signature ‘floating object’ characteristic, the house in the image is still somewhat bound to the ground and the slight artistic style change with the pop of extra colour and stylistic clouds give this piece a unique and interesting look when placed next to the other pieces in this collection. 

Neverland, 2021, NFT

Another piece from the ‘Enter the Mind’ series following a similar theme of traditionally grounded objects taking flight is Neverland. Its name is a play on words with the Netherlands (inspired by a trip there) and the phrase to ‘never land’ which encourages the viewer to embrace a blissful euphoric state above ground and never let go of that feeling.

The foreground depicts a bleak scene with a broken barbed-wire fence, the cause of which is left up to the imagination of the viewer. One compelling interpretation is that from beloved collector and owner of Neverland, Bharat Krymo, in which he believes that ‘’the future is based increasingly on alternative energy so the windmill generated power and broke away from the fence with the grounding.’’

Krymo describes it as a: ‘’piece about independence, freedom and self sufficiency.’’

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The present work features in “Bonhams & SuperRare: CryptOGs, The Pioneers of NFT Art, June 21st-30th 2021”, Lot 6” and can be found HERE

When I learned about crypto currencies in 2017, I became obsessed by this technological revolution and all its philosophical and financial promises. As an artist entering Crypto Twitter for more info, I found a smart and joyful community that was hungry for my visuals. I started making memes, propaganda posters, twitter headers artworks, working for big names and projects. Price of Bitcoin was falling for months, people were available and it was the perfect time to build relations and friendships, Twitter direct messages were open.

I think the motivation that came with connecting directly with collectors and other artists was the most important change. It made it easier for me to explore my own desire and see precisely what I wanted to share. Add to this the financial freedom, meaning better tools, all the time needed and a peace of mind I never knew before.

I want them to enjoy a little trip out of this world, surprise and laugh would be the reactions I expect the most. I highly value art making me laugh, I need this humoristic prism to watch life through and hope I can share the view.

I love to think this movement is about the revolution that are crypto currencies in the History of mankind, above all things, that’s what connected us all.

Future is bright for NFTs in general as everything will be a NFT, from birth certificates to cemetery plot ownership. I hope that everything that makes CryptoArt great stays, things like the welcoming community, the perpetual royalties on secondary sales, the trustless and permissionless market, all the things traditional arts never had.

Click here to visit the Bonham’s CryptOGs auction page.

The present work features in “Bonhams & SuperRare: CryptOGs, The Pioneers of NFT Art, June 21st-30th 2021”, Lot 2” and can be found HERE

I got lucky.  Late 2017, I bought some bitcoin and fell down the crypto rabbit hole.  Soon after that I discovered Ascribe.io which was using Bitcoin to create digital editions.  I started selling these for a couple of bucks through twitter and geeking out with other nerds.  In early 2018 I ended up beta testing what became SuperRare.

We all thought what was happening was groundbreaking but no one else seemed to care.  I was trying to convince artists to join but everyone thought it was a scam.  There was barely anyone to sell to.  A small group of collectors and artists kept the platform going for a long time.  We were just happy to see bids on each others work and it felt like we celebrated every sale. 

Because it was the first and only way to sell my digital artwork in its true form.  Minting tokens was a way to sign my art and make it collectable.

As a new medium, the possibilities feel endless.  I find it impossible not to be sucked into the culture.  I’ve learned so much from pixel anons on twitter; it’s an entertaining and inspiring space.

I hope it gives them a break from the everyday for a few seconds.  If it inspires them somehow: amazing.  I want everyone to create more, I always feel better when I’ve made something. 

Everyone can be an artist.  Everyone is creative.  That’s what it means to me – open access to art.  The world beats it out of us, but creativity is in our DNA.  With cryptoart all you need is an internet connection and an idea.

I imagine we’ll see works that evolve and interact with each other, that decay over time or react to IRL events.  It’s already happening.  NFTs can be so much more than a signed image.  As platforms evolve to give artists access to new tools we’ll find more ways to have fun with them.