It Astar Networka multi-chain smart contract platformtoday announced its collaboration with legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano to create an exclusive NFT create and release collection on the Astar blockchain. This is the first time Amano’s fantasy worlds and characters have come to life on a blockchain, where his art can interact with Astar’s projects and communities.
Yoshitaka Amano
Yoshitaka Amano is a well-known Japanese artist responsible for iconic artworks such as Speedracer, Sandman: The Dream Hunters, and especially Final Fantasy. A pioneer in creating impossible worlds that draw on his interests in Western culture, Yoshitaka’s unique style of Japanese art is admired the world over.
“Without a doubt, Yoshitaka Amano is a legendary artist in the 21st century. I am deeply honored to partner with him and host his first NFT on Astar Network,” said Sota Watanabe, Founder and CEO of Astar Network.
This also marks the beginning of Astar Network’s partnership with Twin Planet to help visual arts professionals coin their digital assets on a trusted and secure network to bring their art to the public. Twin Planet is the talent management company that represents Yoshitaka Amano and other popular artists.
“That people see and appreciate my work is a bonus. It makes me want to draw even more. It was like that when I was a kid, and it hasn’t changed since,” said Yoshitaka Amano.
Astar Network will be Yoshitaka Amano’s Candy Girl manage artwork, a sensational collection featuring 108 angels. The art is young and glamorous, yet sophisticated and appealing to media applications – already inspiring clothing design at “Tokyo Girls Collection 2017” and high fashion at Mitsukoshi Ginza’s “Discover Tokyo” event. Astar will build a Web3 entertainment site for the Candy Girl collection to take root in its ecosystem and branch out into new galleries, entertainment or design.
So, NFT fine art property will have a direct connection to real value through the partnership. Candy Girl will lead the way for Japanese content creators to own their art, music and stories, but with a global audience and to do business.
Mr. Amano’s powerful art has led him to collaborate with more than 20 authors and to successfully create illustrated books that have sold millions of copies. The cooperation with Mr. Amano and Twin Planet makes Astar Network the favorite blockchain for professional artists to create, auction and display their valuable works of art.
Creating this limited NFT collection on Astar is important not only for Japan, but also for Astar’s vision to bring the East to the West, move fine art to blockchain technology, and introduce international leaders to the world. web3-world.
About Astar Network
Astar Network is the future of Smart Contracts for Multichain. Astar Network supports building dApps with EVM and WASM smart contracts and provides developers with true interoperability with cross-consensus messaging (XCM). They are made by developers and for developers. Astar’s unique Build2Earn model allows developers to get paid through a dApp staking mechanism for the code they write and dApps they build.
Astar’s vibrant ecosystem has become Polkadot’s leading Parachain worldwide, backed by all major exchanges and tier 1 VCs. Astar offers the flexibility of all Ethereum and WASM toolings for developers to start building their dApps. To accelerate growth on Polkadot and Kusama Networks, Astar SpaceLabs an Incubation Hub for the best dApps.
