The place are you from? (Present a bit little bit of your background, have you ever moved and so forth)
Are you able to inform us about your background and what led you down the trail to turning into an artist and finally experimenting with NFTs?
I keep in mind falling in love with artwork, music and poetry at an early age. My mother would take me to musea, piano live shows and poetry readings, every time attainable. I felt very strongly that this was my world. My thoughts felt equally snug with phrases, photographs and sound, stubbornly refusing to decide on between them. I might play the piano after I was comfortable, draw after I felt I couldn’t ask or say issues, and write after I needed to grasp myself or the world round me higher. Relating to educational background, I maintain two levels, one in English and American Research and one in Administration Data Programs. Sensible circumstances made me deviate from my artistic path, so I ended up in company consulting, working for a Nordic IT concern, in the meantime making artwork on the facet. Amazingly, it was additionally my mother who predicted that I would depart the company world and return totally to my inventive core a decade later, which is strictly what occurred.
When did you mint your first NFT? What platform did you select and why?
sixteenth Might 2021 is the date on which I minted my first NFT on FND. It was a hand-drawn meditative floor sample piece titled “Metamorphosis” which was collected 9 hours later by Jesse Powell, CEO of Kraken (@jespow). At the moment, FND was a brand new platform and it was tough to get an invite for it. @realmissNFT was the type soul who invited me and made the start of my crypto artwork journey attainable. I’m eternally grateful to her.
Are you able to inform us one factor you can’t stay with out? (and why)
Artwork and love. Artwork is my oxygen, so I don’t suppose I may stay with out having the ability to create. Associated to it’s the should be linked to myself and to others via it, to really feel deep love and be liked.
Who’s your favourite artist(s) (Non NFT)? What about their model resonates with you?
Amongst my favourite artists are John William Waterhouse, Salvador Dali, Lawrence Alma-Tadema and Tamara de Lempicka. They belong to totally different eras and actions however what attracts me in direction of them is the depth of emotion, the sense of class, magic and timelessness they managed to seize of their artwork. I’m notably obsessive about Dutch floral masters equivalent to Jan van Huysum, whose vibes may be felt in my newest collection on SuperRare.
Who’s your favorite NFT artist? What makes this artist distinctive?
My favourite NFT artist is Moteh (@iammoteh). I’ve named him ‘the undisputed wizard of sunshine’ as I’ve not come throughout another artist within the area who has mastered the language of sunshine as he has. His creations captivate the creativeness with their highly effective emotion subtly expressed via elegant minimalist compositions. Moteh’s soul appears to have discovered its most fun playground in surrealism and hyperrealism. It appears like he’s all the time in the hunt for the essence of goals by defying and redefining what’s actual. At occasions, his artwork makes me really feel that actuality is one more dream and the surreal is the one actual. A few of his items are enchanting slices of paradise imbued with solitude, ready to be shared with a purpose to be totally skilled. In others, one finds the great thing about unhappiness or a way of countless eager for the deepest love and connection attainable. It’s that longing, I imagine, that leaves a lot of his admirers, collectors and fellow-artists all the time hungry for extra of his distinctive visions. I notably love how versatile but recognizable his work is. He proves that model is a lot greater than consistency of visible expression alone. It’s to be sought within the consistency of the artist’s power, imaginative and prescient, presence and their capability to seize and switch feelings.
However Moteh is particular to me for one more purpose too. He and I are blessed to share an excellent connection that enables us to dream, create and write collectively. Many fellow-artists and collectors state that the synergy between us in each poetry and artwork is unparalleled. Maybe, as a result of we create with our coronary heart and to us artwork is life. The magic of our artwork comes from a really emotional place of mutual inventive adoration, belief, a deep intuitive understanding of one another’s inside worlds and the best way we really feel and understand the world round us. We’re typically advised we’re the residing proof that artwork connects imaginations and souls in probably the most unpredictable and mystical methods. We imagine that is true. To this point we’ve met on the blockchain twice for collabs in “Like A River” (a limited-edition collection) and “I Shut My Eyes To See”. The latter was collected by the superb Hazel Powell (@hazel_pow), who believed in our synergy from the very starting and inspired us to discover it additional. As our personal artwork legend unfolds, control our feeds for extra Moteh & Rebellicca magic. We promise it’s price it.
What made you pursue NFT artwork?
I’ve been occupied with blockchain expertise and crypto forex for a very long time. I knew about the potential of tokenization of artwork however hadn’t actually appeared into it. It was Jack Butcher (@jackbutchr) who really impressed me to think about NFT artwork when he began minting his work on FND. I used to be following his journey on Twitter, discovered it fascinating, determined to present it a shot and joined the area in Might 2021.
What’s the one piece of NFT artwork you want you had bought however missed out on?
In Dec 2021 Moteh minted a chunk titled “We Are All Information”. Once I noticed it, I used to be immediately captivated by it and wrote some poetry impressed by it. I don’t suppose I’ve ever needed to personal an paintings a lot. The reserve for the piece was 10 ETH which was just about all I had made in gross sales since getting into
the area in Might. I used to be so in love with the artwork that I really thought of assembly the reserve and gathering the piece. (And yeah, I do know what you’re pondering, ‘That is loopy!’ ) I shared my intentions with a mutual good friend of ours who knowledgeable me {that a} collector was already within the piece. I hesitated and finally the paintings went to @Crip2Dax. To this present day, I remorse not inserting the bid. One thing actually nice got here out of it, although. Crip and I struck an exquisite friendship and eight months later he grew to become the collector of my SuperRare genesis piece ‘Give up’. I couldn’t be extra grateful and honored to have him mark the start of my journey on the platform.
When you may journey wherever on the planet, the place would you go? Why this location? What are your different passions moreover artwork? Why?
I’ve all the time needed to go to Japan and Australia. Each nations have been on my bucket record for a very long time. Australia’s nature is mesmerizing and one thing I might like to discover. I discover myself interested in Japan’s countryside too because it appears so serene, calm and delightful. Most lately, I additionally wish to go to Bolivia’s salt flats. This can be a place I really feel strongly drawn to and for certain want to expertise. The salt flats create a way of an infinite world by mirroring the sky and each object in an ideal method. The pictures captured by guests remind me of being in heaven on earth…
What are your different passions moreover artwork?
Exploring nature, touring, journaling, making muffins and pastries, automotive tech (sure, I do love vehicles!), and above all, spending time near the ocean and the ocean. That is what normally helps me replenish and regain steadiness after I want it.
Do you make different types of artwork?
Apart from visible artwork, I write poetry and compose music for my multi-media items. My poetic strains additionally accompany the minted works of artists equivalent to Archan Nair, Ronald Ong and Raphaël Erba, and Moteh.
How did you provide you with your particular model?
Brief reply: by experimenting with visible aesthetics till I really feel I’ve discovered what matches the very best the emotion I’m making an attempt to precise. I may fit in numerous types however my intention is all the time the identical: create artwork that comes from uncooked, deep, actual feeling. I’m going the place my creativeness takes me and attempt to dream and stay my reality on the digital canvas and on the web page.
How has your model developed over time?
Earlier than becoming a member of the area, I’ve been creating summary items for years. I began with massive canvas works and drawings, and later switched to digital artwork, which allowed me to strive new methods and create in a different way. Within the meantime, I used to be additionally writing poetry and making music unrelated to the visible artwork. A big breakthrough in my inventive evolution came about after I realized I may combine the three media I like probably the most (visible artwork, poetry, music) into coherent artworks within the format of rich-media items as a substitute of getting to decide on one in every of them. Additionally, my latest collection on SR is a breakaway from pure abstraction and a transition right into a type of magical floral surrealism. The collection a type of hybrid or blended artwork. The floral compositions are hand-drawn/sculpted by me upon AI-generated layers of texture and colour that don’t comprise any shapes or objects. It took me nearly a yr to develop the method, in the meantime researching palettes and types of nice floral masters. I
don’t suppose there was a undertaking I’ve put a lot coronary heart into as I’ve within the “Floral Eden” collection on SuperRare.
What’s coming within the close to future?
I’d like to create extra multi-media paintings, particularly utilizing C4D and integrating voice, visible artwork and poetry.
When you may collaborate with one artist who would it not be?
I like collaborating with Moteh. It’s been our dream for a very long time to create extra artwork collectively, so I feel we are going to proceed doing that.
Do you’ve gotten any upcoming drops?
My subsequent drop is coming quickly on SR. Keep tuned.
The place can collectors discover your work?
Social hyperlinks:
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/rebellicca
IG: https://www.instagram.com/rebellicca/
NFT market hyperlinks:
SuperRare: https://superrare.com/rebellicca
FND: https://basis.app/@REBELLICCA
