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M E R G E
Artist and collector merged with artwork
Project Merge is a fated meeting in the metaverse between the artist, the artwork and the collector. A limited series of self-portraits and portraits merging the artist with the artwork vs. the collector with the artwork. It aims to convey how creation is one with the artist’s soul, arises from it and then becomes part of the collector’s soul, illuminating both. Between them, a soul bridge is formed, beyond time and space, and that bridge is the artwork.
The project as a story begins as a collection of self-portraits of the artist in various moments in time depicting the intimate union with the artwork, either painting, photography, sculpture, digital, multimedia, video and other forms the project evolution might bring about. This is a baby being born now.
Then comes the second chapter, when the artwork is merged with the collector through their special portrait. Art becomes legacy, passing from creator to art lover, in a unique moment in time. With this project, I want to immortalize this moment and I mean it to be a love dedication to my collectors, especially the first collectors, who are the ones who truly discover the artwork. The part of me that created this art and the part of you that discovered it are coming together.
Creation is an eternal flame, haunting the spirit. Its beauty is exaltation and pain, glory and misery. Creation is talent, need, torment, passion, release, destiny, vision, celebration. Perfection is its impossible dream, always alluring, always so close. Art is my soul.
Every art collector is a Maecenas, a patron of the arts, a high protector of muses. Just like the artist’s life is intertwined with their art, the collector’s life, their destiny now change when touched by it, and they are carrying that flame burning inside the artist to the world, to the unknown, to the heart, where it belongs.
The collector of each NFT in the series will receive:
1.
The self-portrait of the artist merged with the artwork
(the bidding NFT)
2.
The collector’s portrait merged with the artwork
(upon request), which will be minted as NFT and transferred to the collector.
3.
The artwork
(upon request). You can view the artworks in the Merge Gallery.
For physical artworks, the collector may request its delivery, free of charge, anywhere in the world OR for it to be minted as a 1/1 NFT. The collector will choose one or the other. For digital artworks, the collector will receive the NFT of the digital artwork. All physical artworks will come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Conclusively, the first owner of each NFT in the series will receive 3 items.
TERMS OF SERVICE
1. For the purpose of creating the portrait, the collector will use the form on this project page to send me 2-5 photos, preferably profile and/or semi profile, closed mouth, JPG or PNG only (no zip or archive files). The photos can be head portrait, full figure or even esthetic nudes. The idea is for the collector to choose a photo(s) of themselves that they love and that they would want to use as basis for the Merge portrait. If the collector wants to gift the 3 items to another person, they can send their photos instead. Whatever photos are provided, the collector must be the owner of these photos or own the right to use them. The artist declines any responsibility of use for non-copyright photos that are provided by the collector. The photos are confidential and will never be used by the artist for any other purposes than the creation of the specific portrait.
2. The artist will choose a photo as basis for the portrait or use sketches after the photos at their own discretion and will create the portrait as they feel inspired. This is not a custom portrait where the collector indicates certain features. However, each owner of a Merge may request additional custom portraits which will be the subject of subsequent private sales. As artist, with this portrait, I aim to feel and express the spirit of the collector and how it is touched by the artwork, and to create the art bridge between us.
3. If you like the project but you feel inspired by a different artwork I created (physical or digital) and that artwork is not yet part of the Merge Project, please contact me and I will create the Merge, mint the self-portrait and notify you so that you can acquire it and thus receive your portrait and the artwork as well. Check my website shop and footer sales profiles on Artsy, 1stDibs etc. to browse other available works.
4. Apart from sending the photos, the collector will use the form to send their name for the portrait or, if they wish, they can remain anonymous and use a pseudonym for the portrait. The collector can also send a few details about themselves or their story, as an optional feature. The details will be added to the portrait description.
5. Each collector portrait will be unique and will not replicate the self-portrait (unless an intentional mirroring becomes inspiration) and just like the self-portraits, will reflect a certain view of the artwork, either as digitalization, detailing, animation or a generative technique. The final result will be a video or a digital painting or sculpture, upon inspiration, all minted as digital NFT.
6. The Merge technique sometimes implies a recreation of the original artwork in the metaverse, as creation is infinite, neverending and an artwork continues to live, change, transform, even beyond fixed imagery and for the artist, for me, what I create has a life of its own, always calling me to contemplate it, to interact with it, to finish it, but it can never be finished, it has just started a journey through the world, a secret destiny, running wild, running free. In all cases, the collector will receive the original artwork used as a source.
7. The portraits will be created according to sales order and will be minted and transferred each Saturday.
8. All artworks belonging to the project will be published on my website in the project gallery as Project Merge is unfolding, and only the images in this gallery belong to the project. © Copyright Zazulete 2022. All rights reserved.
For any other questions about the project, contact me on Twitter or email.
Please fill in the form (reserved for buyers only).
MERGE - COLLECTOR FORM
DISCLAIMER
Zazulete declines any responsibility of use for non-copyright photos that are provided by the collector and assumes all photos provided by the collector are owned by them, either as sole ownership or rights of use, as it is instructed in the Terms of Service.
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