Work in progress

Abiding drivers of art markets are wealth and status signaling, glamor, gambling and of course beauty and finesse. However, gambling and wealth flexing is often not openly discussed in connection to blue-chip art when it is being shown and sold. It is often the elephant in the room. Monte Carlo is a light-hearted attempt to build a visual language that evokes a romantic stylization of that elephant. Evoking vintage glamor, 1970s Grand Prix, Monaco Casino and James Bond Ritz all in a language that feels techno and native to the crypto focused ecosystem in which it lives. The work is a visual celebration of an undeniable aspect of the Art market that's both easy to love or hate, but hard to be real about. The retro stylization is a way to put some distance between us and what would otherwise be an expression of casino bling and shameless ostentation. When it has a nostalgic patina, somehow it feels more tasteful, sophisticated and civilized.