ANA•MOR•PHIC

by Steve Tanchel

This project was designed to launch USURPA and our roster of incredible African Fine Artists. The aim was to create portraiture with a sharp contemporary edge and most of all a body of work that is fundamentally cool…

I have always used portraiture as a way of understanding human nature and how best to represent each personality I come into contact with.

No one wants to be misrepresented!

Artists by nature are incredibly complex creatures.

For this project I shot multiple portraits of each artist and used morphing techniques to reveal the extra layers that lie hidden within each subject. The results at times are hard hitting with moments astounding beauty. You can’t have light without the dark.

Each NFT sold on the primary drop will be accompanied by a limited edition print of the specified artist taken from the morphing work. Alongside this, all holders will have automatic access to all USURPA exhibitions and activations. Which are quite fundamentally cool.

All works edited by Nicholai Thomas - Instagram