Released Jan 18, 2023
|Preamble| |:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |This is a tale worth telling. When I suffered my second wallet hack of the year in December, the expressions of sympathy were profuse. But eight members of my Discord server decided to do something practical to help. OG Dan's consummate organizational skills kicked in, and he steered the team towards creation of a benefit drop within days of the hack. A benefit drop! For me! Not the most deserving or needy of candidates. But as well as having my confidence in ETH-based operations shattered (which is still true), my faith in humanity had taken a hit too, and this act of kindness from the Unhackers team, many of whom had not even been curated by me previously, went a long way towards restoring my trust that we are all on the right path, and that the virtuous circle of mutual support can continue unbroken|
|Response| |:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |So this drop is my way of saying thank you, in the best way I know how, to these star players who contributed from their skills to support me at my lowest. And they have contributed again, with a selection of top-notch artworks as you will see below, where they will be the deserving beneficiaries. Please support them as they supported me, and let's keep this supportive merry-go-round spinning!|
|Artist Link |Description| |:---------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |OG Dan (Daniel Samples| A 31-year-old AI artist currently living near Nashville, TN. He’s a Co-Founder of Libby Records (Libby.cc), an independent web3 focused music label that aims to liberate musicians and visual artists by providing them with the tools and expertise needed to thrive. His visual work is often dark, cinematic, and hyper-detailed..| |Nuclear Samurai| A versatile artist who has honed his skills over a lifetime of creating illustration and traditional fine art. In his mid-20s, he transitioned into photography and later returned to formal education, studying at a university in Melbourne, Australia. After earning his degree, he has worked in various commercial photography positions. His current focus is on creating artwork using AI, drawing on his background in art history and photography to create semiotically rich pieces that use metaphor and analogy to convey complex ideas in a surreal and imaginative manner.| |Love From Gaia| LFG is a visual artist and music producer whose work is inspired by a deep love of the natural world and a fascination with those ancient cultures who still understood how to live sustainably within the cycles of nature. Employing subtle traditional painting techniques, experimental photography, meditative digital animations, electronic music and soundscapes, his aim is always to remind us of our inherent connection to nature. A portion of all his earnings are donated to rewilding projects that aim to restore biodiversity.| |Dr Molo| Real name Giovani, he is a 13 year old electronic music producer living in Monterrey Mexico. He started making music at age 10, playing instruments including piano, guitar, and bass. Currently he is releasing music in collaboration with Libby Records. Giovani draws his musical inspiration from artists such as Alan Walker and genres including Colour Bass and EDM.| |ArtsbyAkash| A 20-year-old Photoshop artist from Kolkata, India. His main Genre is fantasy and sci-fi photoshop artworks and paintings. A keen illustrator, he tries to infuse layers of meaning into every artwork he creates.| |Vidhu Raghavan| Based in India, Vidhu has been fascinated since childhood with geometric forms. He has migrated from physical to digital depictions of sacred geometry and draws his inspiration from the Divine order of the World, Nature and the Universe.| |CoinSeer| Miriam Dunn is a poet & artist from Canada's Atlantic coast. Having begun in traditional media, her entrance into the digital and NFT space ushered in a new era for her work to evolve using new technologies and media. Her work often incorporates several technological tools including AI, digital paint, and animation.| |Rikkar| A people manager by day and an AI artist by night, living in the Midwestern United States. The creative ethos behind his work is to create work that he loves, constantly exploring the latent space looking for beauty waiting to be discovered.|
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