Impromptu Collection
Impromptu #1
Makersplace
Impromptu #1, a genesis of a puzzle series, delves into the essence of transactions. Through art, we contemplate the diverse facets of our interactions and the implicit agreements that shape our experiences.
Art Angels, a visionary project by artist Trevor Jones, spotlighting emerging talents monthly. In collaboration with NFC Lisbon and MakersPlace, Jones presents a curated exhibit showcasing 7 remarkable artists. Join us at the MakersPlace booth at NFC Lisbon on June 7-8, 2023, where Trevor Jones will provide live insights into the artworks on June 8. Each masterpiece will be auctioned exclusively on MakersPlace, starting at a reserve price of 0.5 ETH.
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2023
Impromptu #1
This piece was selected to be exhibited in NFCSUMMIT Lisbon 2023. About the Exhibit Art Angels is the brainchild of trailblazing artist Trevor Jones. Every month Trevor examines and celebrates the work of an emerging artist. In partnership with NFC Lisbon and MakersPlace, Trevor Jones has curated a very special edition of Art Angels featuring 7 amazing artists. Their artworks will be exhibited at the MakersPlace booth at NFC Lisbon on June 7-8, 2023. Additionally, Trevor Jones will be discussing the artworks live on stage on Thursday June 8, 2023. Each artwork will be auctioned off exclusively on MakersPlace with a reserve price of 0.5 ETH each.
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Influences
My work is a reflection of various influences: daily events, past experiences, and overarching cultural trends subtly woven into the concepts I explore. It's an intersection of experience and exploration on the blank canvas, where I challenge conventional themes. Inspired by artists like Escher and Dali, I delve into breaking perspectives, employing techniques like double exposure and freehand freedom to create surreal themes. Their pioneering approaches to art have profoundly shaped my artistic vision and the world I aim to create through my work.
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Description
Transactions don’t always require two parties. Everything is a transaction. Time spent doing one thing instead of another. In diving below the water’s surface, you trade breath for weightlessness. Existence itself is a grand transaction, a loan taken out on in our physical plane, to be paid inevitably in the future. This work tells a story of all the transactions —literal and metaphorical— we engage in as we traipse through the world. Ingmar Bergman’s work makes an appearance (transaction for a soul). A submerged female form reminiscent of Ophelia (transaction for love). Money being given and being taken, dollars bills proving to be imprison as well as freeing. Kristen Visbal’s Fearless Girl; fear, or lack thereof, is a transaction too. But the image that most intrigues me is the white tiger lazing atop tree limbs, staring directly at us. The transaction there is only implied. But boy, is it implied. As we look back into the eyes of the creature Paradigmstories has created, we instinctively understand the terms.
