Expanding the Spotlight for Artists of Tezos
Welcome to the May 2025 edition of ‘ART’icle of the Month, where the mission is to spotlight artists minting on Tezos who capture the community’s attention. I may do the writing, but the community drives this project. If you see a Tezos artist whose work deserves more love, just drop a nomination by commenting under their art on X with the hashtag #tezARTicle. Whether it’s a one-off masterpiece or a consistently growing body of work, your nominations help surface talent that might otherwise fly under the radar.
Each month, I comb through the hashtag to curate five featured artists. If there are more than five names with a single nomination, I turn to a randomizer (wheelofnames.com) to fairly select who gets the spotlight. This also helps create a list of backup nominees for months with fewer nominations. A nomination doesn’t guarantee a feature right away, but it always puts an artist on my radar for future ‘ART’icles.
This month’s featured artists each bring their creativity and talent to Tezos in unique form. From intimate expressions of identity to bold exploration in form, their work reflects the incredible range found across the ecosystem. Thanks to your nominations, for this month, let’s spotlight @lensonskin, @Kathara_l, @stereohopper, @nymiart, and @zvarniara.
Rosaline @lensonskin: Self-Portrait Photographer
Rosaline creates nude self-portraits using natural light, shadows, and props to strike a delicate balance of detail, mystery, and meaning. Throughout art history, the female form has remained a constant subject, from cave carvings to AI prompts and every art form in between. Though nudity in art is a long tradition, it is still often censored. Decentralized, censorship-resistant NFT platforms now offer artists like Rosaline the freedom to share art more freely.
In the 1/1 Black and White Self-Portrait, “Bridge”, Rosaline represents a bridge between two worlds. Despite all the darkness, we must build a bridge to the light of our dreams. There is a cloud of smoke in the air, perhaps representing the fog above the water often found under bridges. The pose for this photo is balanced and purposeful, like the architecture to a bridge’s structure.
Rosaline’s photography is a bold and thoughtful exploration of the self. You can discover all of her available art by visiting her linktree here.
Katy Lakatos @Kathara_l: Visual Poetic Symbolism
Katy Lakatos has been minting on Tezos since November 2023. Her art welcomes you into a world of soft pastels and gentle nostalgia, like a quiet walk through childhood memories. Each piece carries emotional depth and poetic calmness.
In her collection “The Song of Womans”, ten unique works depict women in emotionally rich, collage-inspired scenes. With flowing textures and varied styles, the series maintains a cohesive feel through consistent portrait formatting.
In the artwork titled, “Gold Dust”, we see a stunning golden sunset behind an eclipsed moon or sun, the color and texture blending into a dark blue base, and that’s just the background. A woman in an oriental robe seemingly flies through the sky along with birds. Her head centered over the eclipse. A few golden leaves floating downwards give hints of motion to the static composition. Every element is delicately blended with a collage-like influence.
Another magical scene with golden skies can be found when admiring “Golden Leaf”, which is a mixed media drawing that is “an offering carrying cosmic stories”, based on the description on Objkt. The composition is visually poetic in how each element flows loosely as if in the breeze. From the girl’s detailed swirly hair to the blue bird’s wings and legs in mid-motion, down to the different strokes of the same golden hue creating a separation between sky and ground. To me, it even resembles water with the way the bird’s leg fades at the ankle line. I truly enjoyed stopping to reflect and write about Katy and her art, and I hope you will too. Visit her Objkt to find more here.
Stereohopper @Stereohopper: Artist, Director, Musician
A true Tezos OG, Stereohopper dropped his first NFT on Hicetnunc in March 2021. Since then, he’s delivered a steady stream of electronic music paired with seamless visual loops, offering collectors a rare two-in-one experience where both sound and motion are thoughtfully crafted.Exploring his work on TEIA or Objkt is a treat for anyone who enjoys electronic beats and animated digital art. He also curates a platform called hoppers.gallery, which showcases a wide range of art on Tezos. While we can’t showcase music directly here, we encourage you to dive into his world and listen through the links below.
To further illustrate my point regarding a MusicNFTs “double value”, let’s take a look at the visual component behind “Inexorably Loud Silence”. This seamlessly looping GIF stands on its own as a compelling artwork as shown above. Two figures blend into a complex network of moving shapes and textures that represent the awakening of a city and the loudness that comes with it. I found myself staring at this loop for several minutes before even hitting play on the music. However, once you begin listening to the cinematic soundtrack it brings new life and meaning to the visual aspect of the piece. The way the instrumentation builds truly feels like the awakening of a city. With the percussive elements lining up to the animation and the professional quality of the mix this is truly an audio/visual experience worth having. The NFT is also available as a 1/1 on primary, here, for those into collecting hidden gems.
In the visual artwork “It’s all just a facade — Movement 03”, we get to experience another perspective from the imagined world we see in “inexorably Loud Silence”. In fact, this artwork was minted before the 1/1 Music NFT. When considering this timeline a story is introduced: at first these two figures crossed paths going opposite directions, but in the next scene we see that they found their way back to each other. Between the thoughtful depth of the story from one release to another, and the skillful combination of so many diverse multiple media formats, a spotlight on this fantastic artist was definitely long overdue. So grab some headphones and embark on the full journey here.
Nymi @nymiart: Drawing, Storytelling, Clown
Another artist that truly puts all of themself into their art, which spans from oil on canvas, to their creative work as a literal clown. Combining these art forms to bring a unique, colorful, and imaginative world to the Tezos art community. Too often we hear the phrase “Clown” being used in a derogatory way, but the art form has been around since the time of Pharaohs. It’s a valuable piece of art history and we are lucky to have it represented on Tezos. Another interesting benefit to our digital art movement is we get to see the creativity of Nymi beyond the costume. Perhaps the first time I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying the diverse creativity of digital and physical artworks created by someone who is also a clown. Thanks to the community’s nominations, we can now experience some of Nymi’s creativity together.
In this colorful self-portrait, “Lost in Transition”, Nymi explores the shifting layers of their inner world. The masks represent different sides of themself, each one linked to a feeling or memory from childhood. It’s a personal piece about change, emotion, and identity, with a dreamy touch inspired by Marc Chagall’s approach to memory and imagination. For me, I think of the many different versions of myself that have existed and how all of them together equal who I am today. A powerful artwork with many more layers I’ll leave for you to discover for yourself.
Nymi’s most recent release on Tezos, “Gaze”, utilized the new open objkt feature as a part of the objkt4objkt event. This digital painting expresses the feeling of being an outsider, far from the spotlight and unnoticed. A lone clown and a transparent crow look from the shadows at a group of people socializing in the light. The composition forces the viewer to look over (or overlook) the clown’s shoulder in order to process the bold figures in the distance. Thoughtfully tapping into and drilling home the messages behind the artwork. Discover more of Nymi’s creativity and visual stories here.
Eleni @zvarniara: Dark Art, Drawing
Our final artist spotlight for this month’s ‘ART’icle is Eleni, who is also exploring the infinititly creative ways to showcase the human form, but with an emphasis on dark art and hand-drawn illustrations of the unusual. First joining the Tezos art community in May of 2023, let’s celebrate her two year anniversary of minting on Tezos by exploring some of her art together.
One of the pieces that instantly stood out to me, “Heavy Thoughts”, is a charcoal drawing on paper that strongly speaks for itself. It’s safe to say that every single one of us has moments where our thoughts feel like they are weighing us down. Sometimes to the point of splitting headaches. The way this composition abstracts and distorts the subject’s natural form, is exactly how it feels to me when I have a migraine or simply cannot shake heavy thoughts. It’s captivating and thought provoking.
In “Moon Monologues”, we see another charcoal drawing on paper, but this one is combined with digital moonlike textures. The composition suggests the subject as a nude female figure embracing the moon. Her arms radiated warmth. To me this piece represents our inner conversations that occur when gazing up at the moon at night, safely from our own home where we can be more exposed and free. The warmth we feel when embracing our imaginations is the same warmth I feel when viewing this art work. Enjoy the rest of Eleni’s art on Objkt here.
See You Next Month For Another ‘ART’icle
That’s a wrap for the May 2025 edition of ‘ART’icle of the Month. A heartfelt thanks to everyone who tags #tezARTicle on X. Your nominations help shine a light on creators who deserve to be seen.
If you’d like to support this series, share the article and keep tagging the artists who move you. Whether you’re a new face or a seasoned OG, your voice helps build visibility and keeps the Tezos art community thriving.
See you next month for another round of artistic discovery on Tezos.
‘ART’icle of May 2025 was originally published in Tezos Commons on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.