| Rare Air by Joe Chiappetta is rare digital art on MakersPlace. |
I drew most of this during a business trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco--and back again. The purpose of these travels was to educate more people about new opportunities for collecting art on the blockchain. On the way in and out of planes, buses, and airport terminals, I created an experimental animation that portrays the over-stimulating nature of airport travel. The artwork title is “Rare Air,” partly due to this aviation theme, and also because the occasion of my journey was to speak at the Rare Digital Art Feast. That art/tech event was put on marvelously by MakersPlace. It was an uplifting event for all, and to commemorate such a historic happening, I have released this artwork on their fine marketplace as a rare digital art edition of only one.
What is a Rare Digital Art Feast?
Picture stepping in the future while still in the present, and all the while you are having fun, being fed, and having your mind pleasantly stretched along with the boundaries of art through blockchain technology. That's what we call a Rare Digital Art Feast, and such an event happened on June 20th, 2019. Indeed, at their hip work space in San Francisco's legendary Mission District, MakersPlace put on a truly remarkable show.If the art industry, tech industry, or really any industry wanted to see how to put on an excellent and thorough event, this was the place to be. It was pure joy to experience this hybrid of art exhibit, auction, educational talks, networking, and Q/A sessions... all to the beat of a live DJ and, of course, great food. To craft an event that is both down-to-earth for crypto-art-curious new people yet also inspiring for all, it takes a rare breed. MakersPlace delivered on all counts, and I thank them for it.
As the rare digital art industry grows, I would bet that more of these events will continue to spread around the globe, by the likes of industry leaders including SuperRare, pixEOS, EverdreamSoft, Rare Art Labs, and of course, MakersPlace. If these outings are anything like the first Rare Digital Art Feast put on by MakersPlace, then we can be sure that this movement has a very bright future.
Joe Chiappetta
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