TAKUROMAN collaborates with the cutting-edge fashion brand COCOTONO. Announces 8 NFT works. From 1/21 (Fri) 18:00~

TAKUROMAN Collaborates with Up-and-Coming Fashion Brand COCOTONO; Announces 8 NFT Works. Sales Start 1/21 (Fri) 18:00\nJanuary 22, 2022\nDigital pop artist TAKUROMAN, selected as a finalist at the \"ASIA FASHION COLLECTION 9th,\" has created a collaborative work with the brand COCOTONO, which won the right to participate in New York Fashion Week. All 8 works went on sale as NFTs on the nanakusa platform starting at 18:00 on Friday, January 21.\n(Sales site:\nhttps://opensea.io/TAKUROMAN\n)\nWorks List\nWork Introduction Video\nAbout the Project\nSBINFT Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Tokunori Takanaga), operator of the NFT marketplace \"nanakusa,\" in collaboration with Vantan Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), whose vision is to \"Create the world’s closest school to society,\" announces a joint project with the \"ASIA FASHION COLLECTION,\" now in its 9th edition, and nanakusa-certified artists.\nIn this project, on January 21 (Friday), nanakusa will sell collaboration NFT works by six brands that gained the right to participate in New York Fashion Week at the 9th \"ASIA FASHION COLLECTION (hereinafter AFC)\" and nanakusa-certified artists on the NFT marketplace \"nanakusa.\" Simultaneously, the works will be exhibited from the same day at a special exhibition space in the metaverse \"Cryptovoxels.\"\nSource:\nSBINFT Inc.\nhttps://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000052.000013931.html\nTAKUROMAN×COCOTONO Collaboration Concept\nCOCOTONO’s concept for this collection, \"lol (laugh of little),\" focuses on the amusing moment of a little laugh when noticing the discomfort appearing in everyday life. In addition to this concept, they present 8 styles based on individually set themes. Based on COCOTONO’s concept, TAKUROMAN set the concept \"life w/ lol (a life full of chuckles (=awareness)).\" Unlike COCOTONO emphasizing the amusing moment of noticing everyday discomfort, TAKUROMAN’s theme is awareness over a relatively long timespan.\nFor example, in the work inspired by COCOTONO’s \"KANPAAI\" called \"Awai Koigokoro,\" bubbles meet and fall in love at the moment of the toast and disappear like bubbles, but the lingering warm feelings will surely not be forgotten even after passing the throat. (See Work Introduction 5.)\nCOCOTONO Instagram here\nhttps://instagram.com/cocotononocoto\nTAKUROMAN×COCOTONO Collaborative Works Introduction (All 8 pieces)\n(*Clicking the work name will take you to the nanakusa page.)\n1.\nMelting Then Blooming Flower\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s Mōsho-\nAfter everything has melted, a beautiful flower bloomed. How and when was it cultivated? A flower that blooms only for me, invisible to anyone else. Melt, mingle, and be born again; a repeating cycle.\nMelting Then Blooming Flower\n2.\nRuminating Encounter\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s Check wo CHECK-\nChecking the check. Layering checks. Check shows a new face again. That’s why I can never quit checking.\nRuminating Encounter\n3.\nSudden Encounter\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s Pattern Break-\nBreak the pattern. Hit the ground hard. Sometimes you find something in the hole you opened. Destruction is a process of discovery.\nSudden Encounter\n4.\nClouds, Sheep, and Precious Ones\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s Nap Time-\nLying down, watching clouds floating in the sky. Clouds eventually turn into sheep. Counting sheep one by one. The flock soon transforms into the face of that person. A wonderful world of slumber.\nClouds, Sheep, and Precious Ones\n5.\nAwai Koigokoro (Fleeting Love Feelings)\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s KANPAAI-\nThat encounter melted my heart instantly. People say it’s a bubble-like love. But that burning feeling, even after passing the throat, I will never forget.\nAwai Koigokoro\n6.\nYoi Nagarami Rumu Yume (A Dream While Being Drunk)\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s Hebereke Sweater-\nAfter the feast, a lonely feeling comes. To distract myself, I dive again into a state of ecstasy. The sun sets and rises again. The dreamlike time eventually passes.\nYoi Nagarami Rumu Yume\n7.\nDrunken Friend\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s Staggering Man Check-\nWalking while supporting each other. That’s what I felt. Sometimes a staggering step is good.\nDrunken Friend\n8.\nWorld Peace\n-Inspired by COCOTONO’s 2828-\nMay the world be filled with 2828・LOL・w・laughter・grass.\nWorld Peace\nComplete Works List\nYou can enjoy the works with immersive atmosphere in the Cryptovoxels virtual space gallery (viewable easily without login from PC or smartphone).\n👉\nhttps://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=S@607E,640N,-0.5F\nPurchase Page👉\nhttps://opensea.io/TAKUROMAN\nAbout TAKUROMAN\nNever forgetting his childhood dream, TAKUROMAN enrolled in a manga school at age 35 with determination and learned drawing techniques directly from Mae Takakuwa, author of the book \"Human Anatomy Croquis.\" His works are created by intuitively coloring shapes that appear by chance in his drawings, resulting in art pieces that cannot be reproduced twice.\nWebsite\nhttps://takuroman.com\nCareer\nApril 2021: First exhibited at Creator EXPO\nJuly 2021: Began selling art works at online art shop Fancy Art\nJuly 2021: Selected as nanakusa’s 2nd term certified artist\nSeptember 2021: Co-produced work for NFT art project \"36FUJI\" sold at 3.4568 ETH (approx. 1.3 million yen)\nOctober 2021: Designed key visuals and logo for ART LIVE 2021\nNovember 2021: Held first solo exhibition “Ano Hito Gomi wa, Takaramono Datta” at hair salon \"Lounge\"\nNovember 2021: Performed at ART LIVE 2021; all live-painted works in collaboration with musicians were sold at nanakusa NFT auction\nDecember 2021: Auctioned 3 live-painted works from ART LIVE 2021 as NFTs on nanakusa; all works sold\nDecember 2021: Exhibited at 5th Christmas Art Competition in YOKOHAMA; won Judges’ Special Prize\nJanuary 2022: Solo exhibition “Toraware no Tora” at hair salon \"Hair club paris\"\nJanuary 2022: Finalist at ASIA FASHION COLLECTION 9th; created collaboration works with COCOTONO\nJune 2022: Scheduled work exhibition at Spain’s World Heritage \"Sant Pau Hospital\"\nEvent Details\n■Sales Information\nSales Start: Around 18:00, January 21 (Fri)\nNumber of Editions: 13\nSales Venue: nanakusa (https://opensea.io/TAKUROMAN)\nPrice: Please check each individually\nSeller: SBINFT Inc.\n■Exhibition Information\nVenue: Cryptovoxels\nURL:\nhttps://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=S@607E,640N,-0.5F\nPeriod: January 21 to January 27, 2022\nThe AFC runway (TOKYO STAGE) video is played at the venue. Please enjoy.\n■Selected nanakusa Certified Artists\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(Honorifics omitted)\nTotal of 6 artists.\nSource:\nSBINFT Inc.\nhttps://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000052.000013931.html\nWe hope you enjoy the works and the event.\nWorks Sales Page👉\nhttps://opensea.io/TAKUROMAN\nWe look forward to your visit.