The Most Wonderful Impromptu Concert

The Most Wonderful Impromptu Concert is rare digital art by Joe Chiappetta, available as an NFT on OpenSea.

My wife and I went on a double date with some friends to see a chamber concert at La Sierra University. As an artist, one of my favorite things to do is go to concerts and draw the performers. However, when we got to the campus concert hall, much to our surprise, the building was mostly unoccupied with few lights on. It soon became clear that I had the wrong date in my calendar. Yet as a man of faith, I prayed, "God, I don't know what is going on here, but please, make tonight's concert still happen."

Shortly thereafter, I discovered a mysterious young man sitting quietly in the otherwise empty lobby. His name was Rafael. I asked him if he played any instruments. He said confidently that he did. Then I asked him if he would do a solo concert for us--on the spot. In fact, I asked him if he could play 45 minutes of material for us. He said he didn't think he knew 45 minutes of material that was concert-ready.

As soon as he said that, I concluded that he was a humble man and therefore anything he performed would be genuine and inspiring. So I countered, "How about 30 minutes?" When Rafael said nothing, I rephrased, "How about 15 minutes? Just give me what you've got... please. I am sure it will be fantastic!"

"I can do that, yes," Rafael replied in an almost bewildered tone. Was he bewildered that I would ask him for a concert without ever hearing him play, or was he surprised that he was cooperating with a complete stranger? Perhaps it was both.

A new twist occurred, however. He remembered that he did not have much time as he was going to dinner with a friend and that she was just finishing practicing a song somewhere else in the building. So I asked if both of them would do a concert for us right then and there. He left to go ask his friend, and about 5 minutes later, they graciously invited us into the concert hall for the most delightful musical experience ever!

Rafael Braga and Isabel Pulido, both undergraduate students in La Sierra's music department, performed an unforgettable and heart-moving concert loaded with 6 songs plus endless inspiration for all.

Here is the list of what they boldly and passionately played with all professionalism and power:

1 - J.S Bach Prelude in g minor - BWV 558

2 - L. v. Beethoven Piano sonata Op. 13 "Pathétique" - 2nd and 3rd movements

3 - J.S Bach Gavotte en Rondeau and Gigue from the Partita no. 3 for violin solo

4 - J.S Bach Sarabande from the Partita no. 2 for violin solo

5 - J. Brahms concerto in D major for violin - 1st movement

6 - J. Haydn violin concerto in C major - 2nd movement

At the end of this spectacular evening, our tiny front row of 4 concert-goers were compelled to thank Rafael, Isabel, and God with the utmost sincerity, joy, and astonishment. Such kindness, giving spirit, flexibility, and desire for excellence (regardless of size of the audience) speaks volumes. Indeed, our gratitude resounds.

Silly Daddy 30th Anniversary

The Most Epic Battle is rare digital art by Joe Chiappetta, available on AtomicHub.

Starting July 11th, 2022, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Silly Daddy Comics, Joe Chiappetta begins releasing new rare digital artworks as editions of 30 NFTs for only 30 WAX. Some of Chiappetta's work sells for thousands of dollars in the NFT market, so this anniversary discount is a way to give back to the community.

Shortly after cartoonist Joe Chiappetta became a father, he started publishing a comic book series in 1992 called Silly Daddy. Over the years, Silly Daddy/Chiappetta has won awards from the Xeric Foundation as well as the Illinois Arts Council. Chiappetta's offbeat yet upbeat comics have earned him a historical place as an innovator in independent comic book publishing as well as in cryptoart. The loosely autobiographical and surreal comic series has branched off into graphic novels, comic strips, webcomics, merch, rare handmade books, zines, paintings, experimental art, songs, videos, metaverse gaming exhibits, and rare digital art NFTs.

Given Chiappetta's role as a cryptoart OG, project leader on ArtVndngMchn, and autobio comics pioneer on Silly Daddy, this NFT drop event is one to excite the whole family. Silly Daddy's origins began in year one as profound, silly, or profoundly silly. Thirty years later, that legacy continues, as profound and silly as ever.

https://sillydaddy.net

ArtVndngMchn Series 3 Announcement

ArtVndngMchn Series 3: CryptoSkateboards and Other Things that Fly

• Launched February 26th, 2022
• Fine art NFTs wrapped in randomized packages
• 10% donated to charity
• Cryptoart OGs and emerging artists
• On Wax Blockchain
• Coincides with 3D virtual exhibit in the metaverse

ArtVndngMchn Series 3 NFT fine art pack art by Joe Chiappetta

ArtVndngMchn is a digital fine art collection that wraps curated, top-notch paintings and drawings into surprise NFT packages on the WAX blockchain. With its new Series 3 pack release, ArtVndngMchn is back to paint the world in all colors with fun and uplifting inspiration. Much of the Series 3 art will revolve around the theme of skateboards, fantastic cars, and other high-flying vehicles.

On this same day as the NFT pack release, many of the fine art pieces from this collection will be on exhibit in a Minecraft metaverse at The Brawl Gallery, where visitors have to fight monsters and complete mazes before they win the rare privilege of viewing this special exhibition. This 3D virtual gallery is located within the massive ArtVndngMchn Amusement Park in The Uplift World. Experiencing ArtVndngMchn Series 3 paintings in The Brawl Gallery is an art adventure to die for... because the in-game monsters may (virtually) kill you a few times before you make it through the labyrinth that leads to the Brawl Gallery's main exhibit hall.

As with each preceding pack release, a percentage of the revenue will be donated to help the poor through MERCYworldwide. To date thousands of dollars have been donated. For this series, 10% from the initial sale will go toward helping youth who are blind learn independent living skills at the Kyiv School for the Visually Impaired!

Curated by award winning cartoonist Joe Chiappetta, cryptoart OGs as well as emerging artists have contributed some of their best artworks to this lively fine art collection. Artists included in Series 3 include Bruce Bachelder, Jennifer Barrett, Anna, Denise, Joe, and Luke Chiappetta, Beth and Caleb Cohen, Kara Mia, Sean O'Kana, Mike Rende, Melida Rios, Fabi Yamada, Richard Yates, and Marko Zubak.

Each piece in this collection serves as stand-alone high-quality fine art... plus some of these pieces can also be blended through NeftyBlocks into even more stunning and rare pieces of artwork. The ArtVndngMchn series is a fine art experience with an unpredictably gamified NFT life of its own. Join in the fun now!

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What Is ArtVndngMchn?

Series 1, Series 2, Series 3

Park Afternoon is rare digital art by famly.photo, available on AtomicHub.

The first thing to understand about ArtVndngMchn is that it is a multifaceted art project. As soon as a community member tries to describe it, they are simultaneously correct--yet leaving out so much. That's because ArtVndngMchn has never been about just one thing.

In fact, ArtVndngMchn is many things. Like our lives, it has multiple dimensions. Yet all of ArtVndngMchn's aspects are art-related, meant to be uplifting, and shepherded by Joe Chiappetta, having been in the cryptoart space since 2015, and a cartoonist since the mid-1980s. In one sentence it can be summarized that ArtVndngMchn is fine art experience with an unpredictably gamified life of its own. It is where the lines between gaming and fine art are intentionally blurred into many new things.

So what are these many new things that have become ArtVndngMchn?

1. Digitally wrapped and randomized packages of fine art NFTs from over 20 international artists. ArtVndngMchn was the first to do this with fine art NFTs. Much mentoring of emerging artists takes place through the many crytoart OGs in the project.
   

   

   ArtVndngMchn fine art NFT packs available on AtomicHub.

2. A 3D virtual gallery and entertainment game space called ArtVndngMchn Amusement Park, experienced through a Minecraft server called The Uplift World in their Gratitude map at coordinates 3320, 2370.
   

   

   Sunrise Over ArtVndngMchn Land is rare digital art by Joe Chiappetta, available on AtomicHub.

3. NFT assets that can be used as disposable ingredients to acquire new fine art NFTs through a process called blending in Neftyblocks.

   

   Totally California Window Scene is rare digital art by Joe Chiappetta, available on Neftyblocks.

4. An art project used to raise money for the poor through MERCYworldwide.
   

Drilling down into these varied components of the project, it is also accurate to say that ArtVndngMchn is...

1. An Artwork Theme of Fun and Family
2. A Pioneering NFT Collection
3. A Game within Minecraft
4. A Metaverse Event Destination
5. An Interactive Art Performance
   

   

   Certified Art Jumper Badge is rare digital art by Joe Chiappetta, available on AtomicHub and acquired at special art events where players fall through multiple levels of fine art.

6. A Metaverse Rollercoaster
7. And more.

ArtVndngMchn Origins

Solidified under the project name "ArtVndngMchn," this ongoing series is widely know for its May 2021 on the WAX blockchain, consisting of hundreds of different fine artworks as NFTs, which sold out in seconds. New NFT pack collections come out at least twice per year.

ArtVndngMchn Propaganda Video is rare digital art by Joe Chiappetta, available on AtomicHub where often the promotional pieces became works of art too.

However in the generic sense, art vending machine paintings and drawings released as NFTs by Chiappetta can be traced back much earlier.

Crypto-Art ATM is rare digital art by Joe Chiappetta, available as part of the CrystalsCraft Collection in the early years of NFTs on Counterparty.

In 2018, early versions of art vending machines were created on Bitcoin/Counterparty, and later on Ethereum as well as EOS blockchains prior to the project's release on WAX.

In an even bigger-picture sense, ArtVndngMchn is a statement of human artistic development and progression in more ways than one. 

Humans is rare digital art by Isa Kost, available on Atomic Hub.

The order of this creative human development online goes something like this:

1. As it relates to fine art, the internet started as an art catalog.
2. Then it became an art market via online ordering and shipping.
3. Then it became an art creation tool through sites like Dada.art and others.
4. Then, through the invention of rare digital art (later called NFT), the internet became an art vending machine.
5. Finally, through the merging of all of the above, the internet became an art metaverse.

Inside the ArtVndngMchn Amusement Park, where 2 virtual rollercoasters end.

What happens next is anyone's guess, but ArtVndngMchn is here to stay.

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Short Story Party

Short Story Party is an event flyer and rare digital art by Joe Chiappetta, available on AtomicHub.

Is this a metaverse event flyer or an animated piece of art? Yes to both.

While the below event has concluded, you can still visit this site for an out-of-this-world fine art, gaming, and reading experience.

ArtVndngMchn presents:

Short Story Party!

When: Friday October 22, 2021 from 7pm to 8pm UTC.

What: Come to ArtVndngMchn Amusement Park and read exclusive (very) short stories as part of this interactive fine art, gaming, and literature experience in our 3D virtual world.

Where: Minecraft Java Edition in The Uplift World server called Gratitude at coordinates 3320 2370. This metaverse is currently in closed alpha phase, meaning only land owners and those whitelisted can participate. To get whitelisted, direct message your Minecraft username to joeychips on Twitter before event starts.

Receive Free NFT: Complete all steps to receive free NFT:

1. Take in-game selfie screenshot reading one of the short stories.
2. Post screenshot as a Quote Tweet to joeychips' tweet from day of event.
3. Write a 2-sentence review of one of the short stories.
4. Include your WAX address.

Short Stories: At this in-game event, 7 super-short stories by Chiappetta (an award-winning author) and others are on display to be read in the main gallery. These stories are not available anywhere else and can only be accessed in the ArtVndngMchn Amusement Park. Stories include...

• Another Story Daddy (Silly Daddy short story)
• ArtVndngMchn Woman on a Mission (sci-fi)
• Me and Edgar Lee (poem)
• A Mountain of Snow (Silly Daddy surreal slice-of-life song lyrics)
• The Parable of the Creator's Kingdom (a fine art allegory)
• The Parable of the Five Elements (sci-fi)
• Starleah (sci-fi)

NFT Releases: To celebrate this event, the ArtVndngMchn NFT Collection will simultaneously release 10 new NFTs. This includes 9 unique Superblends at Neftyblocks as well as 1 new NFT on Ethereum Network called Art and Gaming Wisdom for the Ages.

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