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The term “Fuku” refers to fortune or good luck. “Shiva” refers to the Hindu deity who represents strongly polar qualities, both severe and delicate. On a beach inspired by adventures on Phi Phi island in Thailand, three youths cavort. Two are representational figures and the third is psychologically rendered. A dynamic relationship ensues between the triad; a reciprocity of active and passive states. The boy on the right engages in maneuvers of evasion, defense, and is dressed in a speedo which reiterates the colors and symbolism of the caution tape on the left and upper right frame of the composition. In concurrent reaction the psychedelic figure shoots out a rocket powered paper airplane. The nude boy seated in the froth and sand approaches in passive repose, and is met with active attention but equal physical reserve by the psychedelic being. Perhaps the most naked figure is also the least representational. Looming large, dynamic, and active, it engages its companions playfully. Various symbols interject into the otherwise naturalistic scene, most notably a beach ball and two contaminated barrels nested in the sand. The upright barrel reads “FukuShima” in Kanji. The barrel laying down reads “Dharma”. To the left the scene is bounded by caution tape, reiterating the danger of the nuclear waste while also hosting alien archetypes, whose presence, as is the nature of these entities, runs up and just behind the consciousness of the psychedelic figure’s eggshell-like skull.

Once upon a time... a little boy named Leo loved to paint, draw and experiment. He also loved to play with blocks and chains, which drew him again and again into the rooms of his friends Michel and Angelo. Often they also met in virtual rooms of Cryptovoxels, Decentraland, Somnium Space or Sandbox to create new inventions, read books about new technologies, or just swing the brushes. But on this day something gigantic happened. A good friend of Leo came to visit and brought his girlfriend Mona, who wanted a piece of Leo's art on her skin. This was the birth of the NFT's, as Leo developed Non Fungible Tattoos in the Block Chain Dungeon of Michel and Angelo. From that day on people from all over the world came to get NFT's from Leo or one of his students, like "Skeenee the rat", who controls the NFT machine with his laptop. A new age began.

The Rabble on the TV.

In this image, a giant sphinx spoons itself in erotic play within an aquatic styled environment littered by various denizens. These creatures include symbols and archetypes both current and nostalgic–each inhabiting a rootedness within mass cultural adolescence. Among the roster are Servbots, video game inspired mushrooms, a Pacman-like creature, a distant sea faring rubber duck, creatures sporting the symbols reminiscent of popular anime, and a Pokemon-like rabbit (a novel incarnation of Ganesha indicated by the Shiva trident on its nose). In addition, a few sea creatures partly inspired by sea monsters of western antiquity conglomerate along the mid left side of the composition. The Sphinx itself is an amalgam of aquatic, fetishist, ancient Egyptian, and 80’s style adornments, both living, as in a clown fish, or material, such as a cassette tape. Nautically colored antennae receive somatic signals from the atmosphere, perhaps from the 8 Ball moon or giant ringed planet beyond.

Back into the void

Title: Nobody Likes Me - Glitch Original (animated) Artist: iHeart Edition: One of one, unique. Medium: mp4 This unique variation, "Nobody Likes Me - Glitch Original (animated)” is part of an exclusive NFT release on KnowOrigin. in collaboration with Art Rapture. This variation is part of the Genesis NFT Drop of iHeart's iconic work, "Nobody Likes Me." DETAILS: The iconic, "Nobody Likes Me" street art piece by urban legend, iHeart has garnered the hearts, eyes and minds of art fans since 2014. In collaboration with Art Rapture and KnownOrigin., iHeart is dropping his first ever NFT release of several variations of his tour de force image, "Nobody Likes Me." In 2014, this captivating stencil mural, created in Stanley Park, Vancouver, earned iHeart a massive following and ultimately took down the second place price for most popular street art piece in the world (Street Art News article below). To truly understand the scope and reach of this iconic art piece, that symbolizes the impact of social media on our lives every single day, all you need to do is Google, "Nobody Like Me iHeart street art" and see the results. This release of "Nobody Likes Me" NFTs has a variety of 2D still & 2D animated versions ready for collectors to consume all around the world! Happy collecting! iHeart instagram: www.instagram.com/ihatestencils Street Art News article: https://streetartnews.net/2014/12/the-25-most-popular-street-art-pieces.html Huffington Post article: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sunny-lenarduzzi/vancouver-street-artist-banksy-iheart_b_4953880.html #loveyourcollection #evolveyourcollection