About
Art, the essence of creativity, is once again being called into question. New technologies such as NFTs, AI, and web3 decentralization have challenged perceptions and raised many issues. Here/After The Art is an opportunity, an invitation to address these concerns and speculate on the future of others.
Diversity is paramount as this project is universal in scope. It asks 100 artists from across the globe to look beyond their "normal" sphere of creativity as they crowdsource the future of art. In doing so, each will create one NFT composed of two parts - NFT artwork and an essay on the future of art in the form of a smart contract-controlled time capsule.
HATA NFTs will be minted unrevealed for a single uniform price in three waves throughout 2023. No one will know which NFT is associated with which artist until after a mint. At that point the artwork is revealed but the time capsule with the essay remains sealed as a private asset. Now it is time for a critical choice. Should the NFT holder reveal the essay to enhance the rarity and value of the NFT or let it remain sealed? This is something of a gamble as all time capsule essays are set to be revealed automatically and randomly in a span of 1 - 5 years.
artists
The following artists represent an array of skills and accomplishments across a spectrum of possibilities. This project unites them with a common goal to make predictions on the future of art. A 1/1 NFT by each will be featured at the first IRL exhibition and first mint wave in September 2023.
MINT PASS
The HATA Mint Pass provides an exclusive opportunity to acquire a 1/1 NFT prior to the public mint. Each collector will receive special pricing plus an additional bonus NFT. This creation is historically significant as it marks the original point of intersection from which co-founders, Richard Klocke and Jana Kubátová developed Here/After The Art.
The minting will be launched at the IRL exhibition within the Prague Blockchain week on June 2-10. Are you keen to mint one? Leave us your email address.
Team
Co-founder
Richard is an artist much like any artist with a sense of adventure and a will to explore, until you consider his preternatural belief in the creative potential. Most of his professional career has been associated with museums. There were 20 years of history museums with emphasis on the past and 21 years of looking to the future while the Exhibits Manager at the Spencer Museum of Art. Hereafter The Art is in many ways the culmination of these experiences.
Co-founder
Jana graduated from Arts Management. For 10 years, she has been producing solo and collective exhibitions and multi-genre projects under the NGO Inter-Art. For 6 years, she has been a project manager and copywriter in leading Prague creative & digital studios. Her expertise is mainly in curatorship, conceptualization and copywriting. She is co-founder of digital art collective NFTense and NFT collection The Divergents.
Head of partnerships
Jan is an architect, PhD candidate in architecture and co-founder of the emerging DVRG platform, which will cultivate the NFT sphere and empower artists to establish themselves in it. Jan's key skills are anchored in networking and connecting the seemingly incompatible. As a former athlete, Jan understands the essence of creation and its path to the goal.
Graphic designer
Lukáš graduated from the Faculty of Arts and Architecture. He is a graphic designer passionate about working on creative projects. In 2020, he launched the online project Obrazohled, which sells original art prints from both emerging and established Czech and Slovak contemporary artists under curatorial supervision. Lukáš is passionate about his art installation "Rozbřesk” (Sunrise), a personal celebration of plants, light, sounds and darkness.
Full Stack Developer
Vojtěch is a co-founder and the driving force behind Artiffine's development. He is an experienced full stack developer in everything from blockchain to backend to React and UX/UI, and seamlessly manifests project visions into reality.
Legal specialist
Jan is a co-founder and legal specialist at Artiffine. As a Ph.D. in IT/IP law, he focuses on licensing schemes, compliance, and all related legal agenda. He also addresses these issues on a high level as part of the Harvard NFT Task Force.
Web3 Expert
Martin is the CEO and co-founder of Artiffine. He leads the company, shapes its direction, and is the driving force behind its vision. He has been actively involved in web3 since 2020 and has helped launch hundreds of successful projects.
Curator
Michelle is a curator, visual artist and academic researcher. She has curated several web3 projects as well as co-curated an international art exhibition Prague Biennale. In her artistic practice she is focused on new media, combining analog and digital art. As a researcher she is currently engaged in a research on Synesthetic Experience from Immersive Art Exhibitions.
Are you interested in working with us as a curator, art theorist or supporter?
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