A deeper dive into the RARI Chain’s kickoff event
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• Ten by RARI marks the first artist showcase on the new RARI Chain, featuring 10 Open Edition drops from 10 digital artists.
• The lineup includes ALIENQUEEN, Amber Vittoria, Andre Oshea, Ed Balloon, Jimena Buena Vida, Lindsey Byrnes, Ottis Ots, Saeideart, Techkeyz, and Trizzy Trunk.
• The exclusive Ten by RARI drops will be available on Rarible.com from January 29 to February 9. Each drop will only be available for 24 hours, mint prices will range from free to 0.02 ETH.
• RARI Chain, powered by Arbitrum and Caldera, is a creator-centric L3 blockchain that boasts low costs, high transaction speed, and royalties enforced at the node level.
Now that the RARI Chain mainnet is up and running, let’s dive into its next exciting chapter: Ten by RARI.
This series of open edition drops is all about highlighting what RARI Chain stands for: putting creators in the spotlight. In a collaborative effort with RARI Foundation and HUG, we’ve carefully curated a selection of ten NFT artists whose work we admire.
Ten by RARI drops aim to demonstrate the full potential of a platform that respects creator royalties and is tailored to both creators and collectors.
From January 29 until February 9, you can snag these unique pieces on Rarible.com. Remember, each drop will only be available for 24 hours!
But it’s not just about collecting; it’s about connecting. Join us on X Spaces at @Rarible on each drop date to hear directly from the artists themselves.
Now let’s take a closer look at each open edition:
Set the stage, here come the artists
Jimena Buena Vida
Nefarious Meditation
Drop date: Jan 29 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC
Price: 0.0088 ETH
Jimena Buena Vida, a Colombian artist based in the US, creates abstract art using P5.js coding. Her digital canvases, reminiscent of Sol Lewitt’s Minimalism and Bridget Riley’s Op Art, come alive through algorithmic patterns—as Jimena puts it herself, she merges art, emotions, and technology.
Ed Balloon
HEADLESS KENNITH
Drop date: Jan 30 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC
Price: 0.02 ETH
LA’s Ed Balloon mixes performance art with immersive stop-motion visuals. His ‘HEADLESS KENNITH’ artwork offers a visual play on the iconic Jumpman logo, showing why playing it safe is not always an option.
Ottis Ots
A Balada da Lua Púrpura (The Ballad of the Purple Moon)
Drop date: Jan 31 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC
Price: 0.00888 ETH
Brazilian digital painter Ottis Ots combines street art’s energy with high-tech tools like PaintingVR. A Balada da Lua Púrpura is the dance between the sun and the moon, an expression of joy overcoming negative daily events.
Lindsey Byrnes
Wish You Were Here (Sk8 or Die #1)
Drop date: Feb 1 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC
Price: 0.02 ETH
Lindsey Byrnes is an American photographer who captures moments with a flair that reflects her fine art and skateboarding roots. The 35mm film scan shot for this artwork was made in 2021, aka “year of the bull” 😉
Saeideart
Intrinsic Deity
Drop date: Feb 2 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC
Price: 0.01 ETH
Iranian artist Saeide digitalizes traditional Persian miniatures, creating contemporary scenes that echo ancient aesthetics. Her work speaks to the female experience, while she describes herself as a “protest artist”.
ALIENQUEEN
Euphoria
Drop date: Feb 5 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC
Price: Free
A Cambodian refugee, living in the United States, ALIENQUEEN creates works that are influenced by themes of psychedelics, dreams and death, effectively “normalizing the terrifying and transforming the sweet and mundane into the unsettling”.
TechKeyz
Rejoice
Drop date: Feb 6 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC
Price: 0.00555 ETH
TechKeyz blends ancient and futuristic in his 3D sculptures. You may recognize Greek and Incan art inspiration in his pieces, using light and digital techniques to create ethereal, transcendent pieces.
Andre Oshea
Town Square, Wednesday Afternoon at 1:47
Drop date: Feb 7 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC
Price: 0.02 ETH
Digital creator Andre Oshea from Atlanta crafts 3D animated worlds that challenge time and space. This work offers his perspective on the hectic scene of a Town Square on a Wednesday afternoon.
Trizzy Trunk
“乃 工 Ꮆ 乃 ㇄ ㄖ ㄖ 爪”
Drop date: Feb 8 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC
Price: 0.00555 ETH
Canadian artist Trizzy Trunk skillfully crafts glitch art pieces. His work is influenced by his background in skateboard filming, subtly incorporating ’90s visual elements.
Amber Vittoria
A Creation Created by a Creation
Drop date: Feb 9 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC
Price: Free
Los Angeles-based artist Amber Vittoria’s work delves into the complexities of human emotions and nostalgia through abstract forms. “A Creation Created by a Creation” is a piece that explores the fact that behind any creation (the artwork) is also a creation (the artist).
