Arguably the most talked event this week was the $RARE airdrop by SuperRare. We were also considering going full-on Afghanistan cover, but as an apolitical medium, we smuggled real-life references as only details.
I came up with the idea to illustrate the SuperRare new invitations and artist curation mechanics into a 3 story house. We had almost abandoned this idea just to come back on Sunday when the time was running out.
The first floor serves as a reception for the invited artists, and they can apply directly to the DAO curation panel or any of the Spaces. The heating system is supplied from a tank filled with RARE.
The second floor represents a "Space" – an autonomous gallery/workshop where artists and collectors are united under one brand.
Here you can spot, Five members of the DAO curation panel who are carefully evaluating the contributions of applied artists. Now let's have a look at some details as there is always more than meets the eye.
On the top left, you can spot the Foodmasku artwork. The rose painting is referencing @SuperRareRoses, SR's founder.SOP below DAO is another article from issue #49.
The Curation Panel room has some rare artworks on the wall. It is the first-ever SupeRare mint (Apr 05 18) and some of the first SR XCOPYs.
Maybe the most well-known PEPE around the globe now: He negotiates with the Taliban and does more for Spanish people trapped in Afghanistan than Spain diplomacy. The chimney is obviously airdropping the tokens.
The painting of a young girl in the lobby is an interpretation of photography by Rizacan Kumas. We want to show support to Afghan women with this reference, but we have also contributed to Pranksys charity auction with very rare issue #16.
There is one fun fact around creating. I was convinced to build a photorealistic image using only Photoshop and photo manipulation. However, after 4 hours I had only a few parts of the building and realized "there is no way to finish it in time." So I had to swap to illustration, where all I need I drew, but still, it took around 10 hours to finish. The process you can see in a traditional timelapse video.
