Moriartsy x Marshall Swearman: WARHOLICS | MakersPlace Blog

MakersPlace, in partnership with SFNFT & Infinite Reality, presents “Warholics” by Moriartsy and veteran photographer Marshall Swerman in their special collaborative Andy Warhol exhibition featuring surreal animated NFT pop art paintings inspired by the never-before-seen iconic photographs of Andy Warhol in his NYC studio in 1968.

Moriartsy

Moriartsy combines 20+ years’ experience as a Creative Director with wry humor and a playful obsession with pop icons. The artist aims to release one new pop-surrealist motion-painting per day for 365 days. 

Moriartsy has been featured at the world’s largest digital art conferences and marketplaces, including the Stratosphere DAO NFT Show in Beijing, China — the largest NFT show in the world — and aboard Space X’s Inspiration 4, where Dr. Sian Proctor took her art and Moriartsy’s piece “Child of Earth” to space with her in a special auction whose proceeds went to St. Jude’s Cancer Research.

“Child of Earth” was also featured at Art Basel in Miami and was the centerpiece of The Sagamore Hotel in Miami. 

During Miami Art Week, Moriartsy’s other works were featured at Art Basel & Bit Basel and won Best in Show in three categories:

1. “Balance” for the Justice & Peace Award
2. “Heroes Are Those Who Make Peace and Build” (Nelson Mandela Portrait) for Equality & Inclusion Award
3. “Astro Chef Extraordinaire” (Dr. Sian Proctor Portrait) for Future & Prosperity Award.

Marshall Swerman

Marshall Swerman is a self-taught photographer who began taking photographs in 1966 with his first camera, a Pentax Spotmatic when living on the Lower East Side of New York City.  Swerman studied filmmaking and videography at the School of Visual Arts and The New York School of Photography.  

His reportage work of the culture of the late 60’s through the mid-70’s has been published worldwide.  Swerman was among the first photographers to document the proliferating phenomenon of graffiti in New York CIty.  His coverage of graffiti as art was showcased in a cover story in the prestigious Print Magazine and in numerous books on the graffiti scene.  

His photography has been celebrated in solo exhibits in New York City, Martha’s Vineyard, Philadelphia and Los Angeles and his work is found in collections throughout the world.

Warholics

This unique exhibition offers an opportunity to bid online at makersplace.com or in-person at Schofield Flowers NFT with Infinite Reality Gallery at 16 Crosby Street in New York’s SoHo neighborhood. The free-to-attend live event is a viewing opportunity and social event, including champagne, craft cocktails, finger foods, live DJ, as well as: 

1. Guest speaker Chase Danzig of The Bitcoin Express
2. Mystery Box Auction (a sight-unseen auction of the highest-value piece in the collection), and 
3. 50-piece minting auction of project “Warholics,” a pre-sale of the first 50 pieces from a brand new pfp (profile pic) project…