Inselecting these 8 works, my choices were guided by a desire to highlighting pieces that resonate particularly strongly with me.
E sol by Hvrmemoirs, is a sort of Afrofuturistic Madonna icon, a genre that even prior to my conversion never had religious significance to me but always felt like a worthy and much-needed celebration of womanhood. I was immediately drawn to it when I saw it for the first time.
E sol (2021) by Hvrmemoirs. In MOCA’s The DaïmAl-Yad Collection
Seba Segel — Astronomer King: Kingdoms of Ethiopia by Yatreda ????????????, like all of their work, feels uniquely suited to be realized as crypto art. Its dynamic nature and grounding outside of the usual narrow focus of the traditional Western art establishment make it a natural fit to crypto art’s greatest potential as a pro-social global movement democratizing art and opportunity through the combined forces of culture and technology. I also, in a perhaps grandiose way, see a little bit of myself reflected in the Astronomer King: While his inquisitive gaze scours the heavens, my own often searches the mathematical realm with no lesser wonder!