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Encouraged by digital artist Beeple to start making 3D art daily, Fesq uses a simple, three-color palette to render futuristic stills and animations that make viewers feel like they’re in the matrix. Based in Brazil, the 25-year-old studied software engineering in college and worked as a programmer before getting into art.Like his subject for the “Most Influential” project, Yat Siu , the entrepreneur and founder of Hong Kong-based gaming developer Animoca Brands, Fesq says he’s “pivoted a lot.
Your “Most Influential” portrait is of Yat Siu – what about his career/life most inspired your piece? It’s not actually a portrait. It's more an artwork that represents him. I dove deep into his background and tried to interpret his career more subtly. He works in the gaming industry and co-founded Animoca Brands, which does mobile gaming. But one thing that caught my attention was that his entire family, as far as I researched, studied music. [Siu] went to a proper music university.
I managed to have a full circle moment when I met him later here in Brazil. As soon as I met him in person, he pushed me to get into “everydays,” making one artwork every single day. He was the most encouraging person ever.It's common for people to ask me what I want to do with NFTs, and to me, the answer is not what I want to do with NFTs – it’s what I want to do as an artist.
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