{"id":11090,"date":"2025-09-18T10:41:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/sneak-peek-blockchain-meets-contemporary-art-at-tezos-berlin\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:42:01","slug":"sneak-peek-blockchain-meets-contemporary-art-at-tezos-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/sneak-peek-blockchain-meets-contemporary-art-at-tezos-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Sneak peek: blockchain meets contemporary art at Tezos Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">This November, Berlin will host a three day showcase featuring over 200 digital artists showcasing their art from some the largest marketplaces on the Tezos blockchain. Here are some highlights you can look forward to from the exhibition.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_41b651a6829698afcd64174616aaf08b\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Art on Tezos 2025 is a three-day showcase in Berlin, Germany which showcases artwork from more than 200 artists from the Tezos blockchain.<\/li>\n<li>The list of artists include Lauren Lee McCarthy, Kevin Abosch, Memo Akten, Ilya Bliznets, Olga Shpak, and suisoichi.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Art on Tezos is a three-day showcase that will be held in Berlin, Germany, from November 6 to 9, 2025. The event will feature exhibitions, artist-led projects, and film screenings, highlighting the growing range of artistic practices emerging on the Tezos blockchain.<\/p>\n<p>Art on Tezos (XTZ) brings together an eclectic mix of participants at the intersection of digital art and blockchain. Among the list of participants include American artist and computer programmer Lauren Lee McCarthy and Irish conceptual artist Kevin Abosch.<\/p>\n<p>With more than 200 artists and their works taking center stage, Art on Tezos aims to present a dynamic portrait of the diversity and innovation shaping today\u2019s digital art scene, maturing well beyond the initial 2021 hype.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition comes at a tenuous time for digital art, with both the recent announcement of Christie\u2019s shuttering its dedicated NFT division, coupled with low floor prices for NFT collections once considered the canon of crypto art. <\/p>\n<p>Yet Tezos with its focus on energy efficiency, sustainability, and its relatively low mint price has bucked this trend. That has fostered a strong and robust community and ecosystem visible via vibrant platforms like fx(hash), objjkt.com and teia, alongside <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aleksandra.art\/featured-story\/2024\/7\/20\/collecting-digital-art-historic-collections-on-tezos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">partnerships<\/a> with leading contemporary art institutions\u2014such as MoMA and Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay\u2014now collaborate on Tezos-based projects, reinforcing the blockchain\u2019s cultural relevance<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArt on Tezos: Berlin demonstrates what\u2019s possible when artists, curators, collectors, and platforms come together with a shared vision,\u201d Head of Arts Trilitech, Aleksandra Artamonovskaja, told crypto.news in an email. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event is not just about spotlighting individual works but mapping the possibilities of digital art, and celebrating the ecosystem that makes them possible. The diversity of partners involved reflects the collaborative, experimental spirit that defines Tezos as a home for art in the digital age, and we\u2019re proud to bring this global community together\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crypto.news has been granted a special sneak peek at some of the digital art that will be featured in the exhibition and the artists behind these dynamic pieces.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artworks to look out for at Art on Tezos 2025:<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Deeper Meditations #1,\u2019 2021 by Memo Akten<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Memo Akten, Still from \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/objkt.com\/tokens\/hicetnunc\/202268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Deeper Meditations #1<\/a>\u2019, 2021, Generative video | Source: Art on Tezos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Created by computational artist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.memo.tv\/works\/nft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Memo Akten<\/a>, Deeper Meditations #1 is described as an exploration into the minds of an artificial neural network displayed through a generative video. Pictured above is a still image from that video. <\/p>\n<p>A continuation of Memo Akten\u2019s past series\u2019 such as Journey through the layers of the mind (2015), Learning to See (2017) and Deep Meditations (2018), the piece is featured on the Tezos marketplace objkt and was created using VQGAN+CLIP. His artworks will be on display at Art on Tezos 2025.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Memo Akten (@memoakten)<\/h4>\n<p>Memo Akten is a multidisciplinary artist, researcher, and computer scientist working with technologies such as AI, sound, video, performance, and installations. His work incorporates themes of human-machine entanglements as well as the cultural, social, and ecological impacts of contemporary techno-lifestyles.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Autumn,\u2019 2025 by Ilya Bliznets<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1541\" src=\"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sneak-peek-blockchain-meets-contemporary-art-at-Tezos-Berlin.jpeg\" alt=\"Ilya Bliznets, \u2018Autumn\u2019, 2025, AI, digital painting, and collage | Source: Art on Tezos\" class=\"wp-image-14416768\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ilya Bliznets, \u2018Autumn\u2019, 2025, AI, digital painting, and collage | Source: Art on Tezos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This piece is part of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/superrare.com\/ilyabliznets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ilya Bliznets<\/a> larger four-part series called \u201cSeasons,\u201d which also features Spring, Winter and Summer which was minted just this year. The digital artwork is described as an AI digital painting and collage. It blends different elements within the frame to form the artwork\u2019s unique formation. His artworks will be on display at Art on Tezos 2025.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ilya Bliznets (@ilyabliznets)<\/h4>\n<p>Ilya Bliznets is an artist working in the field of digital figurative painting. His practice combines AI-generated imagery with manual post-processing in Photoshop. So far, Ilya Bliznets has about 183 creations on display in the Tezos NFT marketplace objkt, with many of them sporting similar themes of abstract art that blends together AI generated elements with a human touch.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Born out of water,\u2019 2025 by Olga Shpak<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758192112_103_Sneak-peek-blockchain-meets-contemporary-art-at-Tezos-Berlin.jpeg\" alt=\"Olga Shpak, \u2018Born out of water\u2019, 2025, Photograph | Source: Art on Tezos\" class=\"wp-image-14416771\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Olga Shpak, \u2018Born out of water\u2019, 2025, Photograph | Source: Art on Tezos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the digital artwork\u2019s description, this ultra-realistic photograph depicts a human within a watery tank. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/superrare.com\/olgashpakart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Olga Shpak<\/a> dedicated the artwork to women and the creation of new life. The artist uses the image as a medium to envision a future when life is created through plant juice and other water elements. This artwork will be on display at Art on Tezos 2025.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Olga Shpak (@OlgaShpakArt)<\/h4>\n<p>Olga Shpak is described as a conceptual staged art photography artist, using images to capture everyday moments with a conceptual or symbolic layer. Her photography leans more toward portraiture, fashion or beauty\u2010oriented, fine art while mixing aesthetic expression with commentary.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Chameleon Puzzle,\u2019 by suisoichi<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758192112_377_Sneak-peek-blockchain-meets-contemporary-art-at-Tezos-Berlin.png\" alt=\"suisoichi, \u2018Chameleon Puzzle\u2019, 2025, Digital drawing | Art on Tezos\" class=\"wp-image-14416774\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">suisoichi, \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/objkt.com\/tokens\/KT1NZjbi3U4J2wiWpyTCKHP34uivWuZmfu4K\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chameleon Puzzle<\/a>\u2019, 2025, Digital drawing | Art on Tezos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chameleon Puzzle by digital artist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/manifold.gallery\/suisoichi\/curation\/fadedmelody\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">suisoichi<\/a> is a surreal, dreamlike composition blending celestial motifs, abstract creatures, and cryptic text. The piece features golden, mask-like eyes emerging from cloudy forms, punctuated by vibrant red, blue, green, and yellow orbs. The artwork, which will be featured in Art on Tezos 2025, was conceived through a combination of digital drawing and effects.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">suisoichi (@suisoichi)<\/h4>\n<p>Suisoichi is a digital artist known online for creating pixel art, digital drawings, and GIFs with a surreal, experimental edge often infused with anime-inspired elements. He describes himself as an image and gif maker working under the alias suisoichi. A site linked to his page features a series of \u201cdirty pixel art\u201d created by suisoichi using MSpaint and GNU Image Manipulation Program or GIMP.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This November, Berlin will host a three day showcase featuring over 200 digital artists showcasing their art from some the largest marketplaces on the Tezos blockchain. 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