“Relative Value”

BRIGHT MOMENTS VENICE

January 12, 2023 | 6 - 8pm | 46 Market St, Venice, CA 90291

1-of-1 paintings on sheets of uncut international currency fractionalized into individual NFTs

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ABOUT “RELATIVE VALUE”:

‘Relative Value’ is a collection of 1/1 physical paintings on canvases of uncut sheets of international currency, fractionalized into individual NFTs. The number of NFTs in each collection will depend on the number of bills making up each uncut sheet.

The collection explores art, value and how centralized currency impacts citizenship, patriotism, self respect and self deprecation through the eyes of a 16 year old witnessing a global transition from FIAT to crypto.

Raw canvases were procured from an international network of rare currency dealers (illicit and legitimate) and includes currencies from Canada, USA, Mexico, Iraq, Fiji, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine

10% of all proceeds will be donated to a non-profit that supports international youth arts programs.

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About eerieum_

eerieum_ is a 16-year-old skater, musician & street artist (and nearly straight-A student) who’s been ’breaking the rules of breaking the rules’ since 5th grade. From plastering his neighborhood with graffiti name tag stickers to hiding tiny plastic babies around his school campus, eerieum_ creates participatory art that engages, challenges and invites others to discover treasures in plain sight.

During the Crypto bull run of 2022, he became fascinated by the evolving value of money, art, wealth and power as he and his generation transition from physical to digital currency.

He began using US currency as a canvas for his art and put those pieces into circulation to see how the public would respond (videos below). Some recipients took the currency at face value while others recognized its uniqueness and creativity.

Soon, the public got into the game using social media to track down the artful dollars to the stores and vendors where it was spent.

His first collection, The \V/alue Project sold out in January 2022. He has collaborated with leading crypto wallet MetaMask, participated in a Ukraine fundraiser and in March 2022 was selected to design the official merch for NFT-LA.

From eerieum_:

Is a dollar just a dollar, or is it a piece of art? Does it make you rich or does it make you poor? Are you the creator, collector or the dealer? The \V/alue project is about challenging our ideas of money, currency and art as the world moves from physical to digital and fiat to crypto.

With this project, I‘m trying to blur the lines between the physical and digital worlds by connecting collectors of tactile art and tokenized NFTs.

Some of you will purposely collect my art while others will have it thrust upon you. You may find it, receive it as a gift or get it in exchange for something I buy from you for a dollar.

My hope is that someday, the value of a dollar can change all of our lives.

About eerieum_

I’m a 16 year old street artist, skater and musician from Los Angeles, CA. In LA, I grew up around some of the best graffiti in the world and I got exposed to a lot of different styles and techniques. I’m inspired by the idea that these graffiti artists literally give their art away- for free. I think it’s funny that some people think graffiti is vandalism while other people pay millions for a Banksy.

When I was in 6th grade, I hid 500 tiny plastic naked babies all over my school. Kids & teachers kept finding them around the school for years- some kids started collecting them and I’d always laugh when I saw people comparing their plastic baby collections. I think I’d consider that my first ‘street art’ project. Also, I never told anyone it was me.

I’m fascinated by the idea of money and how people value it- especially while so many people are transitioning to cryptocurrency. The \V/alue project is really about using art as a platform to trigger a multi-generational conversation about how we all perceive money.

I started drawing more regularly during the pandemic as a way to entertain myself and keep myself distracted from the chaos of Los Angeles. I was introduced to NFTs by the amazing folks at BrightMoments Gallery in Venice and even had the opportunity to participate in a IRL minting of a CryptoVenetian. Since then, I’ve gotten really excited about the space and have had the chance to meet some of my artistic heroes including Danny Cole, FEWOCIOUS and Art Block’s chief engineer and generative artist, Arron Penne.

I have no idea where this project will lead but I hope you like and support it and join us on this journey. We have a lot of great people wanting to help us and have some incredible ideas of where to take it. Ultimately though, I’m looking forward to hearing from the community and making decisions (and art) with their input.

I don’t know you, but I know I love you. Stay valuable.

eerieum_

Special requests? Email me.