Booyasan

France

At the intersection of art and crypto, Booyasan skilfully blends timeless aesthetics with digital horizons. The artist's signature style rests upon the voxel - this single data point on a three dimensional grid that represents both pixel and building block - the ideal medium to combine both digital and sculptural practices. Drawing inspiration from classical masterpieces, he reinvents their essence in a contemporary context, while exploring the innovative potential of digital art. Many of the artist's work also references cryptocurrencies and Web3 culture, taking on neon, cyberpunk hues, or integrating images from some of the most mediatised NFT projects, such as Bored Ape Yacht Club, Cryptopunks, or the Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptocurrency symbols. His bold approach opens up new artistic avenues, creating a dialogue between eras and technologies. More recently, the artist has also been exploring unexpected and humorous uses of AI into his practice.

Booyasan has been exhibited at NFT Paris at the Grand Palais Éphémère, IHAM Gallery, the NFT Factory, and the Korean Cultural Centre in Paris, amongst others. He has collaborated with leading digital artists such as Trevor Jones.


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The Hack of the Sabines

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"The Hack of the Sabines" is a tribute to the sculpture "The Rape of the Sabines" by Giambologna displayed in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, Italy. In this reinterpretation, the wealthy Sabine kneeling on the ground is shocked and powerless as he witnesses the hacking of his bitcoins. The Roman kidnapper, ghostly and glowing, is as elusive as he is anonymous. In his hands, a Sabine made of bitcoins represents his loot. In the original story, Livy tells us that Roman Romulus had kidnapped the Sabines to found a just society and that this violence should only be attributed to the pride of their fathers. An ethical hacking in antiquity.

technique

3d

format

portrait

duration

05:33

year

2023

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