SEP 12TH, 2022
5 Artists From the UNDRGRND Collection
UNDRGRND DIGS is a periodical feature showcasing artists that the UNDRGRND curators dig. We sift through the social media and NFT platforms to find the best artists waiting to be discovered. UNDRGRND believes in the artists we feature and we will purchase NFTs from each artist featured. Purchases will be airdropped to reward UNDRGRND community members.
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Fian Afandi
PU(PIL) #3 REMIX
KOR(OID) #3
MAK(ULA) #1
KOR(OID) #2
PU(PIL) #2
MAK(ULA) #4
Fian Afandi is building something, quite literally. Fian reappropriates classic paintings into their works but there are bits and pieces from Fian’s original creations that appear throughout. Fian’s series KOR(OID) sets the foundation with a description that reads, “An actor group main character support who sing a song in the anxiety accompanied by tears of blood”. All the images, colors, and shapes we see in this series become the “supporting characters” in the next two series. MAK(ULA) deconstructs The Last Supper around the same geometrical shapes, colors, skulls, angels, dogs, flowers, and all the others. The same thing appears to be happening in the series PU(PIL) with each piece being an appropriation of a classic painting. Fian is blending history, with personal works that are becoming a self-referential portfolio of their original works and the works that they admire.
Ganoll Kenyoot
Fly like a bird
Campfire Chill
Whale and Lighthouse
The Temple of Harmony
I see you, my friend!
Hibernation
Ganoll Kenyoot states that they create 3D art because they can’t draw. These beautiful, low-polys scenes create mystical and realistic lands that would suit any metaverse world. Where Ganoll’s talent shines most may be on Solana where a story unfolds of Bugie, a character comprised of cardboard boxes learning about the world. The dramatic lighting and detail in these scenes make this world feel true to life despite the surreal subject. With beautiful works like these it's hard to care that Ganoll can't draw.
Ricky Retouch
They don't know you like I do
Bold lambs
Rude numbers
A whole heart
Right side wrong
A whole world
With works like Right side wrong, They don’t know you like I do, Bold lambs and Rude numbers, it's easy to miss the 2D works of Ricky Retouch. Those pieces command all the viewer's attention with the rhythmic fluttering of the image as if it were a sheet being twisted in a knot by an invisible tornado. However, if one can move beyond the incredible visual effects they will find beautiful graphic design pieces plastered over pages from a bible. Art was once a spiritual experience painted in cathedrals and Ricky’s works somehow speak to how we have not moved beyond that covering our roots while the history remains.
Circo
Tree
Arch
Staircase
Chair
A light comes on
UNDRGRND has been following Circo (aka Sergio Figares) since he entered the NFT space in March. We watched as he shared his works of abstract, graffiti-like etches evolved into a much more definitive series The Jester’s Palace. It appears that Sergio has found a stride by surrounding a physical object with his intricate, colorful sketches. These new pieces give Sergio some grounding while allowing him more freedom to explore the motion surrounding each fixture and it will be a pleasure to continue watching his development in this space.
Rossi Rahardian
Agoraphobia
Intersection #006
Law Of Equivalent Exchange
War To End All Wars
Vogue Of Triumph
Scenes From A Midnight Dreams ( Pt. 2 )
Referring to their work as “Digital Myth Crossover” it’s hard to find a better description. Rossi Rahardian’s work blends 80s-retro cartoons, with pixel art, in a matte finish reminiscent of old sci-fi book covers with yellow pages, and colorful abstract shapes to create an amalgamation that is exactly that, a crossover. However, all of this seems to be based on very personal issues as we see in War To End All Wars where Rossi describes the piece as a reference to what has been the most difficult year of their life. Agoraphobia represents the anxiety and panic attacks possibly caused by the most difficult year of the artist's life. Perhaps the biggest take away from each piece should be the resliance Rossi has shown to continue doing something they love and if we view their work through that lens we could extract new meaning.
Each UNDRGRND DIGS will feature artists our curators have purchased for the UNDRGRND Collection. UNDRGRND will airdrop pieces from our collection to community members via giveaways.
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