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Artist Spotlight: Iain Nash - The BlockLamp

Iain Nash is a creative technologist and trained engineer, who graduated from USC’s computer engineering program. His artistic edge is informed by his study of photography and interactive design during his final years of university. Fittingly, his BlockLamp fuses a multimedia artist’s curiosity with an engineer’s analytical thinking. The BlockLamp is an NFT-controlled admin interface that allows its owner to set conditions — such as the fluctuating price of gas or the Ethereum (ETH) price in USD — to affect which colors of the lamp light up. With Legitimate, Iain has released the first of three prototype BlockLamps, which seamlessly incorporate a full controller system and WiFi connectivity into a standard industrial status lamp.

Iain Nash’s BlockLamp launched on Legitimate’s Drops platform August 16th. This interview is part of Legitimate’s ongoing series, Artist Spotlight, which features interviews with some of our features artist collaborators for Drops. Check out Iain’s launch on drops with Legitimate here.

Artist Spotlight: Jenna Morello - Cracks in the Pavement

Jenna Morello is a multi-disciplinary artist who is never limited by material she’s working with or the scale of the project. Morello has traveled across the world creating murals for towns and cities of all sizes. Morello is also skilled at sculpture and makes pieces with nuanced details inspired by nature and the world around her. Her work has been commercially recognized, and she’s collaborated with some of the most prestigious and recognizable brands like The Ritz Carlton, Universal Music Group, The Superbowl, and more. As an artist who is always experimenting and pushing boundaries, Morello was excited to collaborate with Legitimate for her first physical NFT pieces titled: Cracks in the Pavement. Below is our interview with the artist herself.

Jenna Morello’s Cracks in the Pavement series launched on Legitimate’s Drops platform in two drops on July 17th and August 30th. This interview is part of Legitimate’s ongoing series, Artist Spotlight, which features interviews with some of our features artist collaborators for Drops. Check out Jenna’s launch on drops with Legitimate here.

Artist Spotlight: Zimer - Heart Nebula

Zimer began experimenting with the art of graffiti on the walls of Queens, New York. As an adolescent, he mastered his craft by spending every available moment painting or studying countless international artists at 5pointz aerosol museum. After developing his personal aesthetic, he increasingly adopted fine art principles into his paintings with frequent visits to the Met. Eventually the mix of street and fine art are intertwined to the point where his art transcends any typology. In addition to painting and architecture, Zimer works in sculpture, fashion, furniture, animation and graphic design. Of the hundreds of murals Zimer has completed, many were painted nationally and internationally.

Zimer’s Heart Nebula series launched on Legitimate’s Drops platform on July 5th. This interview is part of Legitimate’s ongoing series, Artist Spotlight, which features interviews with some of our features artist collaborators for Drops. Check out Zimer’s launch on drops with Legitimate here.

Artist Spotlight: Phree Hester - Basquiat Phorever

Phree Hester is a self-described LA-based faith believer and artrepreneur. His work ranges from painting and fashion to flash mobs, activism art, and more. Always pushing the boundaries, Phree has been involved in what is now known as “web3” since 2015 when he was working on AR fashion with Jump into the Light in New York. Regarding the mixed-media physical NFT, “Basquiat Phorever,” Phree speaks of an artistic lineage and conversation between Picasso and Basquiat, Basquiat and himself. He also tells us about the adoration he had for Basquiat, the first artistic hero he found as an art student.

Phree’s “Basquiat Phorever” launched on Legitimate’s Drops platform on June 20th. This interview is part of Legitimate’s ongoing series, Artist Spotlight, which features interviews with some of our features artist collaborators for Drops. Check out Phree’s launch on drops with Legitimate here.