Upcoming drops: 16.-22. August
Let’s face it: the NFT space is moving very quickly. Considering how quickly things can change in the metaverse, a week in NFT might as well be a month IRL.
Don’t get us wrong – the more people who come on board the space, the better. But with the constant influx of great art and ideas, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with all the news, launches, and general happenings.
Well, you can put the days of endless Twitter and Discord scrolling behind you as we put together a weekly list of upcoming NFT drops you definitely don’t want to miss. Here’s what to look for this week.
LORE_II
WHO: Reuben Ireland
What: Four works in multiple editions, with a fifth reward piece for holders of all four
When: 15 August at 6:30 p.m. ET
Where: Nice gateway
Why: LORE_II marks the second part of Ireland’s LORE series: collections of works with a distinctly “ambiguous and fluid narrative style”. Like Ireland’s previous attempts to explore themes such as divination and folk symbolism, each piece in LORE_II is “made as a disruption of the last process”. Through this, collectors get the chance to own a truly unique piece from this digital artist’s portfolio.
Mask Obscura
WHO: Jenni Pasanen
What: Four works, consisting of four smaller pieces each
When: 16 August at 6:30 p.m. ET
Where: MakersPlace
Why: Pasanen uses AI tools like generative adversarial networks (GANs) to drive her creative process, manipulating the output given to her until the work is truly her own. Her latest project Mask Obscura is no different – another dance with her GAN on her digital canvas.
We bleed every color
WHO: Charisma
What: 10 multiple editions
When: 16 August at 6:30 p.m. ET
Where: Nice gateway
Why: The third and final volume of Karisma’s We Bleed Every Color concludes this chapter on the artist’s creative expression. Each piece carries Karisma’s signature style, with raw, emotionally explosive energy. With each emotionally charged piece, Karisma hopes to touch the hearts of his fans, leaving his works to “vibrate in the hearts of the viewers”.
The cemetery
WHO: Car ice cream
What: 50 works only available via a sacrifice system
When: 17 August at 2 p.m. ET
Where: Nice gateway
Why: Renowned Edinburgh-based 3D artist Bill Elis is offering his fans a chance to ‘go down to The Graveyard’ with his latest collection. Here, the artist has prepared 50 skeleton pieces in the artist’s signature style, which aims to channel the beauty found in death, the occult and the afterlife.
Till death makes us permanent
WHO: James Suret
What: Collection mechanics TBA
When: 17 August at 6:30 p.m. ET
Where: MakersPlace
Why: Renowned Edinburgh-based 3D artist Bill Elis is offering his fans a chance to ‘go down to The Graveyard’ with his latest collection. Here, UK-based digital artist James Suret prepared 50 skeletal pieces with a collection that explores themes of passion, love and connection through a macabre – if serious – lens. Each piece depicts moments frozen in time between lovers, with the gesture and emotion preserved far beyond the mortal coil of the parties involved.
Fight club
WHO: Matt Gondek
What: 280 hand-carved bats
When: 18 August at 6:30 p.m. ET
Where: MakersPlace
Why: Fight Club sees crypto artist Matt Gondek expand on previously touched upon themes such as “deconstruction, bright colors and punk rock” that are present in his work. As such, this collection allows his fans to collect various bats that Gondek has featured in his previous works, which have appeared in “physical editions, paintings and the white-knuckle hands of [his] toys and sculptures.” Collectors will have the option of owning the bats themselves when they burn their NFTs, or a physical print of the image used as the basis for each bat’s NFT.
Fractal biodiversity
WHO: Julius Horsthuis
What: Two pieces in several editions
When: 18 August at 6:30 p.m. ET
Where: Nice gateway
Why: Julius Horsthuis has long used fractals to express his various creative visions, and his latest project is no different. Fractal Biodiversity sees Horsthuis at his best, using “mathematics and infinite geometric patterns”, curating this output to find the hidden worlds within.
TBA Operation project
Famous crypto artist Drift just announced that he is dropping a new project on Nifty Gateway on August 21. Be sure to check in with us here for more this week to find out more information about the upcoming release.
