Artist Spotlight: Xeus | MakersPlace Blog

Nigerian artist Alli Hahmmed aka Xeus Imagery has found a home for his latest series of fictional portraits, New Gods, at MakersPlace. 

The visual effects specialist’s digital work demonstrates a bold vision for Afro-futurism. In 2016, Hahmmed dove into digital art after realizing it as the perfect way to express his visual preoccupations with mythology, science fiction, and African representation. During the pandemic, Hahmmed committed to creating daily renders and soon broke into NFTs, where he found eager collectors. 

MP: Who are the new gods? 

XEUS: The New Gods are fictional characters in my universe, personifications of different blockchains. Each character, as we can see, has their respective symbol encrypted on their forehead. In ancient times, different gods were showered with praises through supplication,…