There are many NFT Artists of 2023 to mention, but as the year is ending, fellows of the NFT space look forward to a vast assortment of unique art from some of Web3’s most noteworthy creators.

The following is a selection of NFT artists we believe caused an impact in 2023.

These NFT Artists of 2023 are creators from disparate sectors of the NFT market to help readers diversify their social feeds over the next year, and each is a creator of culture that deserves to be recognized.

Cath Simard

Cath Simard is a Canadian-born photographer, digital artist and a central figure in the NFT community. One of the most prominent artists in NFT photography, she’s now almost entirely focused on NFTs.

Simard blends reality and imagination in her landscape composites. Collectors instantly recognize her aesthetic – surreal, cold, blue, mountain nights. Her innovative style and willingness to take bold risks are a result of her desire to be unique. 

A self-professed introvert, Cath feels she produces her best work when she’s alone in the mountains.

To create a single image, she’s walked as much as 250 kilometers, trekked 18 days in the mountains and shot at an elevation as high as 5,900 meters. Due to her lengthy creative process, Cath only creates and releases 5-7 images a year.

She created the world’s first image to have its rights released after its 1/1 NFT sale on the blockchain: #freehawaiiphoto. As one of the top NFT artists in the world, Simard has continued to advocate for fair compensation and recognition for artists while also using her imaginative composite images to raise environmental awareness. Having been auctioned off by both Sotheby’s and Christie’s in 2022, she is surely poised to continue her admirable mission over the next year.

 

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Daniel Isles (Dirty Robot)

Daniel Isles is a UK born illustrator based in Hokkaido, Japan. His preferred tools are pencil and ink, which allow him to create clean lines in a unique style.

He is deeply inspired by eastern and western cultures, that he combines to great effect to create highly original pieces. The focus of his work often depicts characters wearing interestingly-cool attire in moments of time. There is also a sense of spirituality about them and the world they inhabit.

He continues achieving sizeable sales throughout the entire year with his own 1/1s, making him a definite one to follow in 2023.

 

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Emonee LaRussa

Emonee LaRussa, a 27-year-old digital artist from Sacramento, California, made visuals for Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign, and the Internet. Today, her colorful, psychedelic animations are part of the GRAMMYS x OneOf NFT partnership.

You might recognize her from her YouTube channel, her Emmy Award-winning animation, or the excellent tutorial she did for some online MoGraph school. Emonee is also the founder and CEO of Pamanama Studios LLC., an animation studio specializing in music visuals by diverse digital artists, specifically artists of color.

 

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Grant Yun

Grant Yun is a man of many hats.

Despite being a medical student by day and a break dancer by night, the Milwaukee resident has managed to make his mark on the digital art market with six-figure sales and auctions at Christie’s and Sotheby’s. His Neo-Precisionist artwork frequently explores landscapes and scenery native to the Midwest and has become instantly recognizable in the NFT space.

In 2022, Grant Yun emerged as somewhat of a poster child for fine art NFTs. While he insists that his entrance into the NFT space was somewhat of a leap of faith, his Neo-Precisionist style continues to stand out in the now PFP-saturated NFT market. 

 

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Markus Magnusson

In the same vein as Bad Robot, the 2022 PFP market would’ve been nothing without digital artist and animator Markus Magnusson. Known professionally as Motion Markus, his slick, clean animation style has garnered hundreds of thousands of fans across social media. Although his 1/1s consistently fetch a pretty penny, Magnusson is best known in the NFT space as the creator of the popular large-scale generative avatar collection Invisible Friends. With his new project Garbage Friends on the horizon, his sway within the PFP NFT market has only seemed to increase, prompting countless imitators to follow in his footsteps.

 

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Amrit Pal Singh is a visual artist, 3D illustrator, and art director. He revels in play, world cinema, and the occasional side of fries. He is known for whimsical, diversity-driven designs, illustrations, and NFTs.

For over a decade, he collaborated with domestic and international clients to create mobile apps, picture books, digital toys, and more. 

Amrit became famous in February 2021 when he minted his first NFT – Frida Toy Face – which sold for 3.9 ETH. Since then, he has evoked nostalgia worldwide with his collection of Toy Faces & Toy Rooms, resulting in over 94 NFTs and 384+ ETH in direct sales.

Talking About Toy Face

“As a visual artist,” he says, “my primary goal is to create artwork that connects with people on an emotional level. My chosen medium for achieving this is Toy Faces, a collection of portraits reminiscent of childhood toys that evoke nostalgia and comfort.”

Each Toy Face captures the subject’s unique features, personality, and spirit. Amrit pays special attention to the colors and patterns on each portrait, using them to enhance the toy-like aesthetic.

Artist Statement

He continues: “My inspiration for Toy Faces comes from my love of toys and the memories they bring. As a matter of fact, toys have a unique ability to transport us back to when life was simpler and full of wonder. With each Toy Face, I aim to tap into that sense of childlike curiosity and create a connection between the viewer and the subject.

Toy Face is a reminder of the power of simplicity in a world that can sometimes feel overwhelming and chaotic. I hope Toy Face brings the viewer comfort and joy, reminding us that there is always room for playfulness in our lives.”

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Method & Hefty. Art present: A New Exhibition by AMRIT PAL SINGH

LOCATIONS- DELHI, MUMBAI, BANGALORE

Stir, Delhi: April 28- May 7

Method Kala Ghoda: Mumbai, June 8 – June 25 

Church Street Social, Bangalore: July 7 – July 23

To register, go here > 

Delhi Timings: daily 12-8 pm

Entry: Free to All 

About The Exhibition

Amrit Pal Singh’s adorable toy faces celebrate a whimsical childhood that transcends age and persists through adulthood. A delightful sense of playfulness characterizes Amrit’s 3D toy-like renditions of characters, figures, and movements through contemporary culture. 

Amrit’s ever-growing collection of toy faces has reimagined inspiring humans from music, technology, and 90s web culture. Coinciding with his 100th NFT drop, Amrit’s first solo exhibition returns to the project’s origins by delving into icons from the art world. Presented in a physical art collector’s toy room with a toy-like interpretation of iconic furniture works, Amrit unveils eight new toy faces of iconic artists highlighted by an official collaboration with the M.F. Husain estate. 

Exhibition’s Close-Up

The exhibition brings a virtual world to reality by enabling visitors to enter a digital toy room for the first time. The digital meets physical, and art meets utility in the liveable expression of one of Amrit’s fantastical rooms. In this offline world, viewers will embrace childhood wonder while celebrating the artistic contributions of the art world’s legendary greats.

Quote from Sahil Arora, Founder of Method 

“Method’s vision has always been to present artists representing the generation we grew up in – the ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s. Amrit Pal Singh is an artist whose work resonates with us at multiple levels – the medium, the culture, the inspiration, and everything we love. We’re extremely excited to present Amrit’s digital works in a physical avatar and present it in 3 cities as a tour.”

Method is a creative space for Urban, Street & Contemporary Art by emerging artists worldwide. Go here to learn more about Method > 

Quote from Aashish Singh, Co-Founder, Hefty:

“We are absolutely thrilled to be joining forces with Amrit Pal for his upcoming solo showcase, where his acclaimed Toy Faces and Toy Room creations will come to life in a physical environment. The exceptional value of Amrit’s work is undeniable, and witnessing it in a tangible form is genuinely exhilarating. With HEFTY.art and Method leading the charge, this project signifies a groundbreaking moment in the evolution of digital art and NFTs, and we are eager to see its influence on art lovers throughout the Indian subcontinent.”

HEFTY.art stands as a premier curator-driven marketplace, displaying a diverse assortment of digital and physical art, known as “phygital” art, from talented artists around the world.

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Gizem Dogan is a digital artist and visual designer who specializes in simulations and conceptual renderings. Her work and artistic style falls under the surreal, modern, and metaphysical. Her work has deep ties to outer space, the universe, and physics laws.

Gizem was born in Izmir, Turkey. She attended Istanbul Yildiz Technical University where she majored in Interactive Media Design. She has worked on a variety of projects including music videos and commercials. Gizem is also a successful artist in the NFT space, her art has been acquired by multiple collectors on SuperRare.

Gizem first met digital arts at 18 and participated in her first group exhibition within UNHCR in 2019.

She enjoys various art forms, including digital art and crypto art, and started this early on. Gizem particularly appreciates creating simulations with Houdini as she feels it allows her to express herself the most. 

Curiosities about Gizem.

Cinema is one of her biggest passions, especially movies from her favorite directors such as Darren Aronofsky, Gaspar Noe, Tom Ford, Bong Joon Ho, Yorgos Lanthimo.

She loves food and will never eat for survival rather than for absolute pleasure as an authentic Turkish girl. She also loves the nordic lights and would like to travel to Norway or Iceland for some inspiration as she believes there is a correlation between those effects and the simulations she creates.

Her favorite artists are Bernini, Neri Oxman, Pigo Lin and Can Büyükberber.

As for the NFT ones, she likes Hexeract and Murat Pak, with a special eye for The unsold by Murat Pak. 

Gizem and NFT Art.

She has recently been working nonstop on an NFT series for SuperRare.

Gizem’s approach to NFTs started in 2020, while she was already interested in the technology behind crypto and blockchain. After all, NFT is a combination of two of her favorite things: blockchain technology and digital art. 

Gizem has just finished a 3 piece series Xibalba and is already working on her next project soon. 

 

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Since the NFT Market is booming worldwide, many artists are considering turning their content into an NFT.

Whether this is profitable will usually depend on how much you can expect to pay to create your NFTs.

There are a few costs to consider. Foremost, you will need to pay the gas fees. These will average around $70 on the Ethereum blockchain. You might also pay site fees, like those involved with listing the NFT for sale, which can vary from almost nothing to $900 (drastic situation), depending on the site you are using. 

Specific platforms will allow you to postpone the minting fees to the buyer, or you can always mint an NFT supported by a blockchain that doesn’t have costs.

So, the charges of creating an NFT aren’t onerous, especially when compared to the ones of buying an existing one.

Our suggestion is to start with the basics. If you want to create your own NFT project or NFT art, you will need to get used to the process of minting. 

What is Minting an NFT? 

“Minting” an NFT means publishing your token on the blockchain to make it purchasable. You will need to have some items that you intend to turn into an NFT: digital art, books, Tweets, random images, memes, audio, concert tickets, or video, to name a few. 

Oh yeah, you’ll also need to have a wallet and the right software; a wallet like Metamask will generally work. 

From there, it will be easy, as you will need to upload the items to your platforms of choice, like Rarible or OpenSea. In this way, your digital artwork will move onto the blockchain with a click. Of course, you will still need to pay some fees for the transaction.

Once completed the minting process, it can then be listed for sale and sold like any other NFT. There are multiple options for selling your NFT, like an auction or fixed price. 

So what are the Costs Associated With NFTs? 

You will need to consider a few costs when minting an NFT, like: 

• Gas fees. These are common to all cryptocurrency expenses. It is a form of reward for the people providing the computational power to secure the network; it can fluctuate, depending on how many transactions perform at the time. 
• Account set-up fees. Whether this will apply will often depend on the site. 
• Sales fees. Sometimes, you will be able to mint the tokens for free. But if you want to sell them, you will need to pay the price. 

Knowing what you will need to pay for allows you to look at roughly how much this will cost you in total. 

While these fees are essential, and you should research them carefully, they aren’t the only thing to consider. It’s also important to consider the type of audience of the site. For this, it might be worth paying a slightly higher fee if it grows the chance that someone will buy your NFTs. 

Often, one of the most considerable fees you will need to pay is gas, which applies to all transactions on the blockchain. Yet, creating an NFT takes up more time than transferring money. Because of this, you will need to pay higher gas fees. 

On average, though, you can expect to pay around $70 in gas fees when using the Ethereum blockchain to secure the token. 

This fee can frequently change, depending on a range of factors. Here are a few tips to reduce the amount you need to pay: 

• Delay until it’s the night before processing the NFT. Often, the number of fees you will need to pay will depend on how busy the network is. By staying up late, you should be able to reduce the number of transactions occurring. 
• Be patient. If you need something urgently, the network will prioritize that task. In exchange, you will need to increase the gas fees. 
• Avoid the weekend. Most people will be trying to access the network during this time. Because of the increased demand, gas fees will be higher. 
• Create an NFT series. Create one NFT with multiple editions and sell the editions individually.
• Choose the correct currency. You will often find a significant difference between the currencies. 

If you take these tips, you should get reasonable fees. However, you won’t know how much you will need to pay until it comes time to process the transaction. Plus, cryptocurrency’s price constantly fluctuates, making it even harder to predict how much these transactions will cost. 

How to pay the fees

It would be best to consider how you will pay these fees, knowing that they will often depend on the site. In some cases, you will need to have the money upfront before adding an NFT to the blockchain. 

However, some other sites will take a percentage from the initial sales price. For example, some sites might charge around three percent per sale. 

At other times, you will pay a subscription fee, which is a monthly fee required to keep the NFTs up for sale, which can quickly add up if your NFTs aren’t selling. 

If you have the option, it’s best to pay upfront, as you have a clearer idea of how much profit you stand to make from any potential sales. Plus, any additional fees involved in the buying or selling will be relatively low. 

On Rarible, though, you can mint your NFTs for free. Rarible indeed allows you to pass the minting and listing costs to the buyer, a process known as lazy minting. 

Other than spending money to create NFTs, focusing on earning is useful to choose the right royalty option. What if you made a royalty every time it sells for the life of the NFT? That’s the magic. You could add a whatever you want % royalty into your NFT contract, meaning you get that percentage every time the NFT sells!

Want to know how to create one?

Or perhaps you first need an overview of the best NFT Marketplaces?

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While non-fungible tokens are up and rising, there’s still a quizzical for fashion brands and NFTs. 

Will fashion brands grow by NFTs? Questions on whether the young crypto wealthy public will be inspired by luxury fashion NFTs and what they will look like are starting to settle.

As for today, while stories of NFTs record sales continue to break the news, the fashion world still sits quietly. The truth is, fashion brands are starting to studying blockchain creativity and business opportunities.

The question is just who will pull the trigger first, says Marjorie Hernandez, founder of Lukso, a blockchain platform for fashion and digital lifestyle. Hernandez takes over the urge for fashion brands to keep ahead of the e-commerce trend, hence the enthusiasm to experiment with new technologies like blockchain.

As anything digital can be turned into a unique NFT with its ownership recorded on a digital ledger or blockchain from art to music, people in the fashion world are starting to ask themselves what they can do in the NFT space. 

Proponents claim that NFTs’ scarcity and ability to accrue value can bring digital fashion closer to authentic fashion. Last March, Burberry luxury fashion brand has designed outfits for one of China’s biggest video games – for which players can buy the clothes – known as skins – to adorn in-game characters.

The current Fashion NFTs attitude.

 At the moment, though, NFT fashion still has an artistic over the commercial appeal. Brands can currently sell NFTs as GIFs which have limited usage for the buyers. The current fashion NFT user experience requires the luxury fashion shine that is presently replaced by a virtual gaming offer, as on the virtual platform Decentraland, where players can buy fashion NFTs to inhabit their avatars. On Decentraland, we encounter various marketplaces holding real-world brands, although the outfits are cartoonish and pixelated. More further, the annoyance of setting up a browser-based Ethereum wallet is not appealing to luxury fashion brand buyers.

Things are yet to change.

Recently, Neuno CEO Natalie Johnson, a new platform for digital fashion collectibles and wearables to buy, collect, wear or trade and sell on the Flow Blockchain, says things are at a turning point.

They are working with a social media platform specializing in filters, so the owner will post a photo of themselves ‘wearing’ the dress. Furthermore, they are also working with one of Asia’s biggest games to make it possible to dress their gaming avatar in the outfit. The buyer will need to buy the NFT once to use it in multiple different ways.

Neuno only works directly with brands to ensure a premium user experience and authenticity. Also, the buyer may pay with credit cards to exclude the need to own cryptocurrency. 

Fashion NFTs as digital collectibles

Many smaller brands and retailers have already hopped into the NFT game in various creative ways and are selling fashion NFTs on marketplaces like OpenSea, Nifty Gateway, and KnownOrigin.

For example, Clothia – a US online retailer in the accessible luxury department, applies NFTs as a digital counterpart of a real-life garment by auctioning NFT dresses. The winning bidders will receive the analogous real-life dresses. Also, both the NFTs and the physical garments are one-of-a-kinds.

Clothia also became the first established fashion business to launch a community-driven cryptocurrency known as $Cloth. 

The real opportunity is that one may now create all kinds of digital couture looks that could never exist in real life, says Amber Jae Slooten, co-founder of The Fabricant, a digital fashion house. They recently ran a 3D fashion design competition in collaboration with Adidas and Karlie Kloss’s nonprofit, Kode With Klossy. The top 20 submissions were then auctioned as NFTs. They were on display in a gallery in Decentraland. This way, visitors inhabiting avatars could view the artwork and bid on the designs virtually. 

The winning design netted 1.4 ETH, about $2,400 at current exchange rates. Proceeds from the auction went directly to the featured artists. The voluntary contributions instead supported new events and programming for Kode With Klossy’s alumni community of more than 5,000 scholars.

Not bad for now!

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