TAKUROMAN x COCOTONO Collaboration NFT Art Exhibition and Sale at Cryptovoxels

SBINFT Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Toku Takanaga), with the vision of "creating the school closest to society in the world," is collaborating with Vantan Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) to announce a joint project between the 9th ASIA FASHION COLLECTION and nanakusa certified artists.\nIn this project, collaborative NFT artworks by the six brands that won the right to participate in New York Fashion Week at the 9th ASIA FASHION COLLECTION (AFC) and nanakusa certified artists will be sold on the nanakusa NFT marketplace from January 21st (Fri). Concurrently, the works will be exhibited from the same day in a special exhibition venue in the virtual space (metaverse) "Cryptovoxels."\nSource:\nSBINFT Co., Ltd.\nhttps://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000052.000013931.html\nConcept of TAKUROMAN x COCOTONO Collaboration Works\nCOCOTONO's concept for this collection, "lol (laugh of little)," focuses on the amusing moment of a chuckle when noticing something unusual in everyday life. In addition to this concept, they have announced eight styles based on individually set themes. Based on COCOTONO's concept, TAKUROMAN set the concept as "life w/ lol (a life full of chuckles = discoveries). " In contrast to COCOTONO, which highlighted the amusement of noticing everyday incongruities, TAKUROMAN's theme was discoveries over a relatively longer time axis.\nFor example, in the work "Awai Koigokoro," inspired by COCOTONO's "KANPAAI," bubbles meet and fall in love at the moment of a toast, then disappear like bubbles. However, the lingering feeling suggests that the passionate emotions will not be forgotten even after the moment passes. (See Work Introduction 5.)\nCOCOTONO Instagram here:\nhttps://instagram.com/cocotononocoto\nTAKUROMAN x COCOTONO Collaboration Work Introduction (All 8 works)\n(*Click on the work title to go to the nanakusa page.)\n1.\nFlower Blooming After Melting\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s Scorching Heat-\nAfter everything melted, a beautiful flower bloomed. How and when was it cultivated? A flower that blooms only for me, invisible to anyone else. Melting, mingling, and being reborn. That repetition.\nFlower Blooming After Melting\n2.\nEncounter with Rumination\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s CHECK the Check-\nChecking the check. Repeating checks. The check reveals a new face again. That's why I can't stop checking.\nEncounter with Rumination\n3.\nEncounter is Sudden\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s Breaking the Pattern-\nBreaking the pattern. Hitting the ground. Sometimes something is found from the opened hole. Destruction is a process to discovery.\nEncounter is Sudden\n4.\nClouds, Sheep, and a Loved One\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s Napping-\nLying down and gazing at the clouds floating in the sky. The clouds eventually become sheep. Counting sheep, one by one. The flock eventually transforms into the face of that person. A wonderful world of slumber.\nClouds, Sheep, and a Loved One\n5.\nFaint Love\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s KANPAAI-\nThat encounter melted my heart in an instant. People say it's a bubble-like love. But I will never forget that burning feeling, even after the moment passes.\nFaint Love\n6.\nDreaming While Drunk\n-Inspired by COCOCOTONO’s Hebereke Sweater-\nAfter the feast, a feeling of loneliness sets in. To distract myself, I dive into ecstasy again. The sun sets and rises again. Dream-like time passes by.\nDreaming While Drunk\n7.\nDrunk Friend\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s Staggering Old Man Plaid-\nWalking together, supporting each other. That's what I thought. Sometimes staggering is good.\nDrunk Friend\n8.\nWorld Peace\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s 2828-\nMay the world be filled with 2828, LOL, w, laughter, and grass.\nWorld Peace\nList of all works\nYou can view the works in an immersive atmosphere at the cryptovoxels virtual gallery (accessible easily from PC or smartphone without login) 👉 https://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=S@607E,640N,-0.5F\nWork purchase page 👉 https://opensea.io/TAKUROMAN\nAbout TAKUROMAN\nDriven by a lifelong dream, TAKUROMAN enrolled in a manga school at age 35, where he learned drawing techniques directly from Mae Takakuwa, author of the influential book "Human Figure Croquis." His works are based on drawing accidental shapes colored intuitively and are nearly impossible to reproduce identically.\nWebsite: https://takuroman.com\nCareer Highlights:\nApril 2021 - First exhibit at Creator EXPO\nJuly 2021 - Began selling art on online art shop Fancy Art\nJuly 2021 - Selected as a nanakusa 2nd term certified artist\nSeptember 2021 - Collaborative NFT art "36FUJI" sold for 3.4568 ETH (~1.3 million yen)\nOctober 2021 - Designed key visual and logo for ART LIVE 2021\nNovember 2021 - First solo exhibition "That Crowd Was a Treasure" at hair salon "Lounge"\nNovember 2021 - Performed at ART LIVE 2021, NFT auction of live painting works resulted in full sales on nanakusa\nDecember 2021 - Auctioned 3 live painting NFTs from ART LIVE 2021 on nanakusa, all sold\nDecember 2021 - Exhibited at 5th Christmas Art Competition in YOKOHAMA, won Special Jury Prize\nJanuary 2022 - Solo exhibition "Toraware no Tora" at hair salon "Hair club paris"\nJanuary 2022 - Produced collaborative work with finalist brand COCOTONO of ASIA FASHION COLLECTION 9th\nJune 2022 - Scheduled exhibition at Spain's World Heritage site "Hospital de Sant Pau"\nEvent Information:\n■ Sale Information\nStart time: Around 18:00 on January 21 (Fri)\nNumber of editions: 13\nSales venue: nanakusa (https://opensea.io/TAKUROMAN)\nPrice: Please check each work\nSeller: SBINFT Co., Ltd.\n■ Exhibition Information\nVenue: Cryptovoxels\nURL: https://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=S@607E,640N,-0.5F\nPeriod: January 21, 2022 - January 27, 2022\nThe venue screens actual footage of the AFC runway (TOKYO STAGE). Please enjoy it.\n■ Nanakusa Certified Artists Selected\nThe nanakusa certified artists selected this time are:\nNauGhtEd (Twitter: @NauGhtEd_eth)\nTAKUROMAN (Twitter: @TryingUnity)\nTaiichiro Hibiya (Twitter: @pinky_pink222)\nKazuma Ono (Twitter: @ka2uma_ono)\nRYO3GATA (Twitter: @Ryo_suk_3)\nHikage (Twitter: @Hikage369nft)\n(No honorifics)\nTotal of 6 artists.\nSource: SBINFT Co., Ltd. https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000052.000013931.html\nWe hope you will enjoy the works and the event.\nWork sales page 👉 https://opensea.io/TAKUROMAN\nWe look forward to your visit.