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Cipi Y, 2021
by Tupac Martir
ERC-721 token, .mov file
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About the artist
Tupac Martir is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans the fields of painting, drawing, etching, technology, lighting, projection and video, sound design, music, and composition, as well as choreography and costumes. Vogue has described him as “the visual designer and creative director behind some of the most important events in the world”. He has provided production design, visuals and lighting direction for the likes of Elton John, Beyoncé, Danny Boyle, the Coachella Music & Arts Festival and Serpentine Gallery.
Martir is renowned within the fashion industry and has worked on ground-breaking shows for Alexander McQueen, Moschino, Alexander Wang, and Thomas Tait, among others. His artistic works have been shown across the world, including the Venice Film festival, The Eye Film Museum and Carnegie Hall.
About the Artwork
This work comes with a unique physical sculpture upon purchase
"Cipi" which means butterfly in Huichol, is the latest extension of a bigger concept called "Unique". Unique is a graphic novel composed of 96 phrases and drawings which Tupac wrote from 5-7 am every day for 18 months. In it, he questions his personal human identity and feelings such as fear and joy. "Cipi" takes inspiration from the drawings and music and explores the evolution of a human, the transmutation of life and death. The piece is currently in three moments called Yici, which means different. Although all three are similar in elements, they also vary in their execution and technique. The physical element of the piece, the three sculptures, are a physical representation of the thoughts of the ideas, taking space in the world, this existing as a physical entity, not just as a thought that could be forgotten.
Verisart Certified: https://verisart.com/works/tupac-martir-8734a7b5-544b-462f-96e5-4493009a8936
Details
File size: 2 GB
Contract Address: 0x495f947276749Ce646f68AC8c248420045cb7b5e
Token Standard: ERC-1155
Blockchain: Ethereum