Part of my thesis for the Executive Master in Art Market Studies 2023-25 at the University of Zurich. Sam Spratt has made a significant impact in digital art with his series of paintings centered on an australopithecus named Luci. This series culminated in The Monument Game and The Masquerade, two observation-based artworks and games hosted on Nifty Gateway in August 2023 and February–March 2025. Born in 1988 and based in New York, Spratt applies traditional painting techniques to digital can...